When you need someone to lean on, you can lean on The Weeknd. With that said, here’s his black-and-white directed by himself. Off his Thursday mixtape and also his upcoming Trilogy. Cover art below.
If you didn’t get the special invite, no worries. For his big 3-0, TRUKFIT shares the highlights of Tunechi’s evening filled with food, booze, bikini-clad women and, of course, skating.
T.I.P. celebrated his birthday last week and rolled out the festivities through the weekend. Here’s a recap of his book signing at Books A Million, party at Vanquist, appearance at Diamonds of Atlanta and more.
Here’s a little something that needs to be heard. This afternoon, Mister Cee gave his Best Of Tuesday mix honoring Rick The Ruler and The World’s Greatest Entertainer. Enjoy the show. ifwt
In between his shows, Miguel and his ladyfriend Nazanin Mandi do what lovers do in his brand new music video. Kaleidoscope Dream in stores today.
Need a fix? Well Dr. P. gives you what you need on one of the five new tracks featured on today’s re-released The Bumpy Johnson Album. Available now on iTunes. The Alchemist on the beat. xzone
Out East, the weather is currently frightful. But in Donnis’ new video, he has some fun in the sun with a pretty mamacita. The song can be found on his Break Hundreds & Hearts EP on iTunes now.
“Nigga, get out! You never gon be better than LL Cool J.” Jay continued his concert run last night at the Barclays Center with his fourth show. At the 1:20 mark, he reflects on a time his uncle doubted his talent from a demo tape. Think he’s still on the list? mikey fresh
Tyga and Titty Boi cordially invite us to their fun-filled house. Luckily for us, the place is scattered with various eye-candy for our viewing pleasure. Thanks for the invite, guys.
Beanie displays some lines from his rap book with the first installment of XXL and Statik Selektah’s new freestyle series.
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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.