December 13, 2012 @ 8:08 AM EST
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As an appetizer to her forthcoming album, Friends & Lovers, Ms. Ambrosius serves up a five-track mixtape to satify her fans needs. Stream below and download after the jump.
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December 13, 2012 @ 12:22 AM EST
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Pyrex hoodied up with a kilt, Mr. West later lent his services for the relief concert and opened up his set with his latest tracks then quickly ran through his catalogue. Please donate here. yardie
December 12, 2012 @ 10:48 PM EST
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Alicia Keys was among the list of great musicians during this evening’s 121212: The Concert For Sandy Relief at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Above, she performs “A Brand New Me” and “No One”. Donations can be made here. myworldpremiere
December 12, 2012 @ 10:23 PM EST
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Nice glasses. With DJ Prostyle on the 1s and 2s, Bronsolini dishes his serving on 106 & Park’s freestyle series. Bon appetite.
December 12, 2012 @ 8:47 PM EST
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Ma$e also visited RapFix Live earlier. He reflected on his past career, retiring and coming back. He also revealed that Puff let him out of his Bad Boy contract just days ago and officially parted ways. “I’ve been in that contract for 16 years. Yeah, the other day he let me out of it, so big shout-outs to Diddy, I guess he woke up feeling good and he wanted to do something good.” When asked who he would sign with, […]
December 12, 2012 @ 8:38 PM EST
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A$AP Rocky provided the musical entertainment during today’s RapFix Live. Above, Rocky debuts his debut album’s title track. After the jump, he runs through “Goldie” and “Peso”.
December 12, 2012 @ 7:44 PM EST
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Mr. Shakedown is back with his new compilation of new music and he goes crazy on the features. Guests include Fabolous, Game, 2 Chainz, French Montana, Chief Keef and plenty more.
December 12, 2012 @ 6:11 PM EST
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For his new black-and-white, Fabolous spends his cold day in NY at the crib with some good smoke and a bad chick. Nice! Off his latest mixtape, S.O.U.L. Tape 2. Previously: “So NY”
December 12, 2012 @ 5:32 PM EST
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2 Chainz’ B.O.A.T.S. tour rolled into Wiz Khalifa’s neck of the woods last night at the Show AE. Of course, it was only right that Tity Boi bring out TGOD for their collabo “It’s Nothing”.
December 12, 2012 @ 5:27 PM EST
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A$AP’s attempted robbery and second degree assault charge was dropped today in exchange for pleading guilty to attempted grand larceny, TMZ has learned. The charge stemmed from an alleged attack on two photogs in NY back in July. He was slapped with a $250 fine along with three days of community service and is due back in court as soon as possible in February.
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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.