BET’s 106 & Park welcomed Missy Elliott. She plugged her single “9th Inning” and “Triple Threat“, reuniting with Timbaland and touched on the loss of Chris Lighty. Welcome back Missy! Sidebar: Missy & Timbaland On Cipha & Rosenberg
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Across the border, Kardinal Offishall puts on for his city of Toronto on his new track featuring Wiz Kid. O Canada, this sounds good.
Premiered during his visit with Sway today, Asher Roth puts the mic in a full nelson (he really didn’t though) on his untitled album’s latest offering. UPDATE: One month later, CDQ has arrived.
Last Tuesday, Krondon and Phil Da Agony visited DJ Tony Touch’s weekly show and put in more than enough work on the microphone.
As the latest invitee at the Beats By Dre office, Beats TV focuses their camera on Stalley as he drops some knowledge. Pay attention. Sidebar: Stalley On 106 & Park
It’s money over bitches on young Meek’s first single featuring Kirko Bangz. Other than the auto-tune, this’ll do well on radio.
Shady’s 2.0 fantastic four provides more footage of their album release week, but this time dedicated to their beloved fans.
G.O.O.D. Music continued their radio run with Big Sean and Pusha T
Trina is playing jackin for beats this evening and rounds up 3D Na’Tee and Lola Monroe for their interpretation of MMG’s track. Guess who had the best verse. Here’s a clue: She’s not pictured above. Bonus: “Bands A Make Her Dance (Freestyle)”
Welcome to Miami. Now that he’s down with the MMG, Rockie Fresh takes over South Beach with Rozay in their brand new music video. Directed by Dre Films. Buckle up.
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.