Also dropping a mixtape on Friday, Ace Hood hit YN up to talk Starvation, being underrated and his desire to even express personal tragedy through his music. Peep playlist and whole show here.
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After being disconnected while speaking on 2 Chainz absence in the “Party Heart” video, Stalley dialed YN back up to discuss Savage Journey To The American Dream, working with Young Guru and how his Blue Collar Gang movement connected to Ricky Rozay’s MMG. Peep playlist and whole show here.
Continuing his conversation with Tim Westwood, Drake discusses touring the UK, Rihanna, and getting Punk’D by Ashton Kutcher. After the jump, he weighs in on the “Marvin’s Room” lawsuit, YOLO sneakers, a possible posthumous collaboration with Aaliyah, meeting Sneakbo and more.
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Trouble held a release party this past Tuesday in Atlanta for his new mixtape, 431 Days. Quiet as kept, this is one of the better tapes so far this year. Download it here.
Bootleg Kev interviewed his first radio personality. Drama spoke on his new single, his favorite mixtapes, the likes and dislikes of the mixtape game including his distaste of re-releases without DJ drops.
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Over his fellow Nigerian brother D’Banj’s record, Maybach Music’s very own Wale doubles his flow with a quick freestyle for DJ Semtex BBC 1 Xtra radio show. xzone
Still tw0-stepping to the Slaughterhouse record? Well the Conglomerate’s Reek Da Villian keeps it moving and prances his lyrics over the araabMUZIK instrumental.
Our very own YN premiered this record earlier on EVR, but here is the CDQ version of Statik and Term’s new cut featuring Gangsta Gibbs and Crooked I. 2012 arrives May 22.
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.