B.I.G. would have been proud. During the late rapper’s tribute concert at the Rebel Nighclub Friday night, Lil Cease and Maino finally buried the hatchet before performing, “All Of The Above”. Spread love the Brooklyn way! “Letter To B.I.G.” for the first time after the jump. sway
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Joey Crack sure got some hits. And on Friday night, Joey set off SXSW on West 5th Street by bringing more than enough of them at Austin’s Republic Live. “Lean Back” with more footage after the jump. 57
Need more soul? Well for one of the standout cuts off Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park, Raekwon and De La Soul’s Posdnuos adds a little of their energy for the remix. It don’t get better than this folks.
Not everyone is touched with the media’s support of what’s going on in Uganda. For F.A.B.’s latest recording, he gives his take on the KONY campaign. Government conspiracy? You be the judge. sermon
After Dallas the previous night, Shady’s furious four brought the noise to The Warehouse last night. Above, they run through “The Illest” and “Onslaught 2”. Catch the “BET Cypher” and Crook’s freestyle below. iamqueenbobbi
Fresh out the cooker, T Double D lowers the treble but kicks up the bass on his new track. No word on where this will live, but this may be the sound of a new project in the works. Stay tuned. dgb
Trae’s bringing his day-to-day in his new vlog series. In episode 1, he visits the set of Future’s new video, “Same Damn Time” and hits the lab to discuss his new deal with his new boss.
Sometime last night, MJB linked up with The Bawse to shoot the video for their collaboration off her new album, My Life II. Here are a few pics from the set of the video. Hopefully we see the final product soon.
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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.