[vodpod id=Video.3198801&w=425&h=350&fv=] Zone out as track 13 of Cudder’s Man On The Moon: End Of Day gets an alternate version. Get up off that couch, lazy fucks. Previously: Original Version
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Two down, one to go. Again, illustration by Chris Bachalo. Art direction under Alex Haldoi. YK2 Previously: Mef
[vodpod id=Video.3194023&w=425&h=350&fv=key%3Dd47751f7a0] This is some funny shit. Who knew Scooter’s meal ticket was a song jacker? Ha. Ill Roots
Like a Tiger Woods press conference, T.I. didn’t take any questions but he did speak to the record spinners across the country as promised. Listen up, shawty. Props: DJ Judge Mental
I posted up with the Williams Brothers near the elevators, ’cause this shit was stupid hectic. Damn, shutterbugs. Stay strong, Dwayne. SFTA Earlier: Birdman & Slim Entering Criminal Court
While Tip was on a conference call with the game’s top DJs, the good folks at the NMC got their grubby fingers on his new single before the 5 pm launch. We missed you, Mr. Harris! Splash UPDATE: MC’s Be Warned: Y’all got five months to get your thing together.
In HHC’s second installment of their interview with Steve, he reflects on signing the Wu to Loud and smoking with 2Pac when he crashed at his L.A. Rifkind’s got stories to tell. Previously: Steve Rifkind On Meeting Dame & Trying To Sign Jay-Z
Wayne finally had his day in court this afternoon. Weezy was sentenced today to a year in jail for weapons possession. Before he entered Manhattan Criminal Court, Cash Money CEO’s Birdman and Slim lead the way a few minutes before. Unfortunately, cameras aren’t allowed inside the building. Up top is brief footage of the brothers outside the courthouse. Below is them leaving.
Slim Thug spilled the beans on the Q&A website Formspring that he’s featured on the offical remix to Lloyd Banks’ “Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley”. Doubt this is Banks’ surprise collaboration.
[vodpod id=Video.3196289&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D9998334%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A1407971%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] The Underground champ shot a video for this track off his new EP, 20 X. It’s also availabe for download here.
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.