TDE’s Schoolboy Q brought the noise to Austin’s Mohawk Patio last night. Above he gives the audience, including YN, a live performance of Habits & Contradictions‘ second track.
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All eyez on 2 Chainz. And with a Weeknd sample produced by Kanye’s DJ Mano, Dos Chainz does it like no other with his latest recording. Not mad at this.
Thanks to Uncle Murda, the freaks come out at night down in Times Square. More specifially a bad-ass mamacita.
Rozay and his MMG crew have taken over NYC this week. Luckily for us Dre Films comes through with their recap including their visit to Hot 97 and last night’s show at Hammerstein Ballroom.
There’s a new sheriff in the Def Jam offices. It was officially announced today that former Warner Bros. executive Joie Manda has taken over the presidential duties of Def Jam. Manda says: “Running Def Jam is the greatest challenge of my career and I am appreciative to Barry Weiss for his faith in appointing me to this position. I’m excited to work alongside Steve Bartels, who is one of the most talented music execs in the business and who has […]
How much for that bottle? Put it on my tab. Ty Kidd Previously: Wake Up
Off his recent mixtape, I Am Who I Am, Maino brings us to one of his celebrations for his new video. Do remember, A Day After Tomorrow is in stores now.
Drake puts on his finer threads and cleans up nicely for April’s cover of Gentlemen’s Quarterly. The issue hits newsstands on March 20, but peep the excerpt on his past promiscuity below. “There’s just a time where it was like, just getting pussy. Where I was in that sort of ‘I’m young, I’m going to disconnect from my emotions and just do what everyone else tells me I should do and just a be a rapper and have my fun.’ And for me as […]
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Although Nicki’s new single may not have took us out of this world, she has already begun shooting the video for it in the 50th state. Damn, uh we got your behind on this one, Nicki. hhnm
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.