Before Dr. Cornel West’s speech at The Center for the Arts in Buffalo Friday night, he spoke with The Spectrum on random topics including his view of Hip-Hop and Pop music on the radio. Now I’m an old school hip-hop guy, and I know you’re big on that stuff and have even been mentioned in Lupe Fiasco songs. I’m kind of skeptical of modern hip-hop, pop kind of stuff. What’s your view of all of the stuff on the radio? […]
Here’s some footage from Diddy’s Super Bowl party this past weekend. With Biz Markie on the 1s and 2s, Diddy premieres a new song called, “Hello, Good Morning” around the 1:40 mark. Guess the last train is still on track. HHNM
The Rosenthals return from their three month hiatus and lick a shot for Kanye West. B-b-best chorus of all time, guys.
After the New Orleans Saints’ victory over the Indianapolis Colts last night, star running back Reggie Bush caught up with Swizz Beatz. And in their hands are the latest male Louboutin sneakers. Word on the curb is that Swizz has partnered with the designer to produce his own line of kicks. Just keep ’em away from Jennifer Lopez.
Last Saturday, The Source and Magic Shave hosted a private birthday party for Ricky aboard a yacht in Miami. In case you didn’t get the invitation below, here’s some footage from the party. 21 gun salute. EA
[vodpod id=Video.3013777&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D480625] Can’t get enough of Ludacris’ Conjure mixtape? Well in an interview with MTV. The Mouf of the Souf discusses the tape’s beat selection. If you haven’t already, check it out here. “O Let’s Do It.” “Atlanta’s been on fire for quite some time,” Ludacris said, before delving into why he got on Waka Flocka Flame’s beat. “We stay on fire. Right about now, it’s a lot of crazy aggressive beats that’s coming out of the hometown. That keeps […]
Salute to the Saints but still no mixtape? SMH.
Who Dat? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who. And the impossible happened. The franchise that was once the laughing stock of the league beat Peyton Manning and the mighty Indy Colts 31-17. The game crashed Twitter several times but we still managed to grab some of the rap community’s thoughts throughout the epic battle. Great game. Great Super Bowl.
While in Miami, Mr. Jean talks to AP and points out that even though the celebration is going on for the Super Bowl, he admires how no one has forgotten the tragic events that went down in his native country. Clef even mentions he’s team New Orleans all the way. YK2
Last night at the Haiti Needs U.S. fundraiser at SUNY Purchase, Pharoahe Monch kicks an a capella freestyle. Shhh be quiet and listen up. Yowza89
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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.