“With eyes like Rihanna/ Face like Paula/ Patton/ Central as the Latins/ Girl what’s happening?”
Presenting the joint we told ya about that samples some Morocco sounds. Too bad it doesn’t sound as it good as the original idea did. Ha! Keep up. Yeah this joint from the West, West is a mess, mess. I hope this ain’t the single. Try again guys. Mark Jackson said, “You’re better than that!”
DJ Quik and Kurupt “Hey Playa”
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Where else would a former Corrections Officer Drug-Dealing Kingpin shoot a video? Ha!
BOOKED: Rick Ross f/ The Dream – Gil Green, director
Rick Ross in Colombia sounds like trouble…
* artist: Rick Ross f/ The Dream
* song: “All I Want”
* label: Def Jam/IDJMG
* director(s): Gil Green
* production co: 305 Films (note: Green is signed with Merge @ Crossroads)
* rep: Labuda Management
Props: Video Static
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This Philly cat’s 14 year-old son is enrolled in the Urban Youth Racing School and got him into the sport. Crazy!
Props: Rolling Out TV
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“How does a nice boy from Yonkers make it in the rap world?” *dead*
A reality show about Jada lookin’ for a new DJ? *lost*
Props: WP The TV Rip King
Bonus: The real Boss: Diana Ross sample. Breakaday Lite. 2:53 Ha!
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Started by those bastards at Media Takeout, rumors continue to swirl that Badu and her current beau have parted ways. Trying to holla at my dude Jay to get the real but haven’t been successful. Sad if it’s true, just a few months ago the happy couple was live twittering during the delivery of their daughter Mars. Keep your heads up, y’all.
I just started downloading it. How ’bout you? Ha!
Props: Please Don’t Stare via Steady Bloggin
Tracklist after jump.
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This reminds me: Now that “We Made You” is finally out, when is the lost visual for this one gonna be liberated? Hmm.
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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.