AK made her way to the piano during this evening’s Inauguration Ball. She opened up her set with “New Day” then proceeded with a special rendition of “Girl On Fire” in honor of our President. Obama on fire.
VA’s own Nickelus F reconnects with Drake for a track off his Vice project which you can download in full here. Produced by Jake One.
Before accepting his “Street Soldier” honor during last night’s Hip Hop Inauguration Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts in D.C., Tity Boi speaks on his contribution with the “Respect My Vote” campaign. “I’ve been a felon since I was 15 years old, and I found out you could reinstate your votership. So … I wanted to use my platform [to] go notify [other] felons about what they can do to get their voices heard, and go out and […]
MMG’s Rockie Fresh arrives with his latest collection of new music. Those onboard include Rick Ross, Nipsey Hussle, Curren$y and more. Continue to download and to view his breakdown with Mixtape Daily.
Ransom is setting the tone for his upcoming mixtape, The Alternative by sprinkling a little Holy water with a new freestyle. Amen.
Sway welcomed Rockie Fresh to his morning show on Shade 45. During the interview, Rockie accepts Sway’s request for a verse (5:00 mark). Electric Highway coming shortly.
While in London, A$AP Rocky performed for BBC 1xtra’s “Live Lounge Live” with DJ Semtex and kicked an exclusive freestyle. A$AP’s cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” below.
With plenty of smoke and drank, Future and his keyboard are back in the studio for a quick visual off his mixtape, F.B.G.: The Movie. trillHD
Producers Tha Bizness invite us inside the lab to recreate the instrumental to Kendrick Lamar’s opening track off good kid, m.A.A.d city with the maschine. hhnm
Picking up where “Favorite Things” left off, CyHi and his fellow bandits bag up their goods in their motion picture. To be continued.
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This is a great reminder of how powerful and lasting Lauryn Hill’s influence has been in music. The fact that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually reached diamond status after so many years shows that truly meaningful music can continue finding new listeners long after its original release. I also like how the article highlights the combination of hip hop, R&B, neo soul, and reggae that made the album so distinctive. Achieving more than 10 million sales is an incredible milestone, especially considering how much the music industry has changed since 1998. The album’s success feels less like a temporary trend and more like proof that strong songwriting and authentic artistic expression can remain relevant across generations. It is interesting to see how numbers can tell part of a story, whether we are looking at album sales or using a proportion calculator to understand relationships between different figures.