
At least that’s what it says in the new issue of Complex with the Cudi/Keri cover. Don’t blame me, NCB.
Jackin’ For Mags: the.LIFE Files
Who’s behind this blog? Holla at YN.

At least that’s what it says in the new issue of Complex with the Cudi/Keri cover. Don’t blame me, NCB.
Jackin’ For Mags: the.LIFE Files
Who’s behind this blog? Holla at YN.
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RR children week continues. In case you don’t know, Sean love the kids. Hard to hate, when dude occassionally does cool shit like this. Crazy to see the seeds grow. Damn. CJ got a mixtape coming? I can’t deal.

Not hard to figure out who wrote this one. But fuck it, let’s dance. Long-ass snippet. Full CDQ on the way to radio manana.
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Props: The Prophet Blog
Previously: New Whitney Single Features Hip-Hop Couple
Update: Hip Hop N More has full radio rip. We’re gettin’ closer!
Finally: CDQ from Mr. X.
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You ready for a live performance of “Run This Town” with all three mega-stars on stage together? Well, it’s finally goin’ down on Sept 14th. That’s the premiere of Jay Leno’s new 10 p.m. slot show. Get your Tivo ready.
Props: Access Hollywood
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This is some real HQ, all-access, behind-these-scenes footage of Asher Paul at his recent show in the ATL. Peep shawty tappin’ his white ass at the 4:40 mark. Jungle fever, y’all.
Props: Motion Family

Busta’s lament? My ass! Fuck a Pause! Who says Trevor’s not still on top of the game? Hey, he’s got way more covers than Drake. Drizzy has zero. For now. Tick tock.


The hot ticket last night in NY was for a private Casio G-Shock party held at Cipriani (that’s where all the cool rich industry guys grub at). Kanye West performed an entire concert and there was a lot of security trying to prevent people from flip caming or takin’ flicks. Still some stuff is already twinklin’ out and I’ll be on the hunt today for more. Oh yeah, Tabloid Prodigy says a fashion scribe named Danica Lo shot the above photo and attributes that the quote was said during one of Ye’s rants during his show. They also snagged the entire set list. Good job!

Spotted: Dre
Update: Mr. West did his verse from “Run This Town”! Footage kids. Where’s the footage? And Twitter’s down. Fuck Thursday.

Joe Crack gives an exclusive radio interview to Hot 97’s new morning show to defend himself even further against the accusations from Big Pun’s widow. Liza called up immediately after. Big shock. Trying to get audio. Props to Peter Elliot for sending this.
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Sidebar: Lawyer/Blogger Combat Jack crunches the numbers.
Previously: Fat Joe Responds To Big Pun’s Widow
Update: Liza Rios Phone Call
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GFK has an interesting idea involving the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul:
“We got the ill chemistry together,” said Ghost, on the set of his “Baby” video in Harlem. “I love Mary. I hope one day we could … get together and just make an ill classic. Some Peaches & Herb. [Hip-hop editor’s note: Google that group!] We just hop in real quick. Just one go-round, a one-off. That’s just fly.”
Sitting in his tour bus, parked across the street from Rucker Park, Ghost was also thinking about collaborating with some other R&B greats. His past R&B collaborations are highlighted on the new J-Love mixtape The Wizard Is Coming.
“That was when we was in Cali at that time,” Ghost thought back to his guest appearance on Mary’s “Your Child” remix. “I remember Mary wanted me to do that for her real quick. I did two of them [verses]. The other verse wasn’t all right. I think [the verse that made the song] might have been eight bars. Those were the days. I was stuck a little bit.”
Great in theory, but um, it’s not gonna happen. I don’t want to put people’s personal biz out there, but I’m sure Kendu ain’t havin’ that.
Props: 1515 Boys
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.