Author: YN

As a former kingpin of the print world, I can admit we sometimes go overboard with the multiple cover thing. This appears to be a prime example. You don’t believe me? Hit the button below and peep Mr. Alcohol’s other 2 looks. Just make a decision!

I thought I break all the Wale’s songs? Smh. Ok the song’s about strip clubs? You’re forgiven, Mr. Akintimehin.
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Props: DontHateBeHated & Herfection
Note: Wale leaked it himself on his Twitter. Hey it’s Follow Friday! Get him!
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Also hittin’ the Internets while some were sleep is what is sure to be the most talked-about segment of the This Is Jim Jones documentary. Oh boy! Boy! Get your fingernails dirty and watch how it all, it all falls down.
Sidebar: Jomo the video director? He’s done it all to get money. (C) Rawse! That guy’s lived a life you could write a book on. (D) You know who.
Sidebar 2: I know Guru got that Jay verse somewhere. Holla at me Gimel!
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This leaked last night and it’s one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a minute. Seriously Ricky and Curtis need to take this on the road like Jomo’s play. I gotta say I’m sorry to the Bawse for prank callin’ him and pretending I was Nelson from G-Unit. I was just havin’ a lil fun. Ha! Or maybe it was this funny guy? LOL.
I think Ricky was just grumpy cause they wouldn’t let him and his boys into Sue’s the night before. And who’s on this Mafia Music Remix he keeps hypin’ up. All I know is Ja Rule‘s on it. That’s nothing to get excited about.
Props: TorchIsNY

Who says Black people have no place anymore in America’s pastime. Word on the curb is Lupe Fiasco and his buddy Matthew Santos are gonna make some of that “Superstar” magic (what year is this?) at the Chicago White Sox home opener on Monday Apr. 6. Buy me a flip cam and Cracker Jacks.
Props: Broken Cool (who’ll be guest bloggin’ next week at the Double R!) via LupE.N.D.
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It’s a long complicated story but the finale of T.I.’s Road To Redemption didn’t air Tuesday night as scheduled due to technical difficulties. The producer of the show, Michael Hirschorn (the man also behind the ego trip shows) explains what went wrong here. True story: I would always worry something like this would happen to our shows. You do so much editing last minute you never know if something’s gonna go wrong.
Wiping the pie off their faces, MTV is gonna air the show on April 7 at 9 pm EST. I know my nigga Sway is tight. Ha!
Sidebar: Can they find a more annoying VJ than dude above? He sucks!

Here’s an “exclusive” peak at the Asher Roth mini-feature in the new Lil Wayne Rolling Stone. Black man on the cover. White man inside. Sounds about right. Big business!
Squint your eyes and try to make out the copy after the jump.




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.