E-40’s ripping a page out of Nelly’s play book and dropping two albums Revenue Retrievin’ Night Shift and Revenue Retrievin’ Day Shift on the same day (March 30). “I‘m excited about this album; it’s been a year since I dropped The Ball Street Journal,” he said in a statement. “It marks an important independent business venture for me. This way, I am able to go back to the basics and run my own campaign.” Gotta respect that.
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“The game’s collapsin’/ And it’s the same shame I saw the day Jermaine became the most famous Jackson” Fresh off his European adventures with Slaughterhouse, Crook goes in over Statik Selektah’s instrumental for a lil’ lyrical exercise. Yup, the bars are still in shape. X
Helen Adu’s TV tour of title track continued last night on Dave’s show. Yep, It’s the same ol’ thing. Sidebar: Nice CNN piece today on the band.
“This beat crazy”—Mack Mittens Ok this is the final joint we’re posting from The Stimulus Package. Y’all know what y’all need to do. In the meantime, groove to the album’s mean intro. Nice to see Leslie salute the man who put him on. If only his mentor could truly take heed. Get it? Probably not. Ha.
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Another hardcore visual to another track off Gun Powder Guru. Nice hat, Mr. Bernard. ThisIs50
“Ball out with the hammer, Gilbert Arenas” This is a new sound for Killa displayed on the lead single of his new collective’s album, Gunz N’ Butta. Kinda catchy. Put your hands together. NR Previously: Cam’ron Has “Gunz N’ Butta”
We brought you several flicks, but here’s some video of the making of Khaled’s next movie. No yachts, but the energy is still high. Put your hands up!
At a recent Nike Lace Up Saves Lives Event, Asher explains how the song with B.o.B. came about. Plus like Bobby Ray’s latest May 25th, Asher too will release a new mixtape soon. We still got our eye on you Ash. 2DB
During a sit-down with ThisIs50, ATL’s own reveals the motiviation he received from his mother while pursuing music and how, despite her drug problems, he always looked up to her. Mama, you are appreciated.
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.