Damn, today marks 10 years since D’Angelo last put out an album. 10 years! This guy is the male equivalent of Lauryn Hill. A musical genius who couldn’t handle fame who the general public still has their fingers crossed will one day come back and return to the top of the charts. Highly doubtful. You want D’s new shit? Buy his old album. Ha. Urban Daily Update: D and The Roots cover a Gang Starr classic.
Look who brung his hometown squad some much-needed luck. On a Sunday that was all about football for most, The Raptors pulled the upset off and beat The Lakers 106-105. Thanks, Drizzy. ATF
DJ Booth’s Freestyle Series’ #131 entry comes from Freezer, as he flows over a Jake One and MF Doom collab track. If the Stimulus Package is anything like this, February 16th needs to hurry up. Earrrly! Heads Up: NR
Sean’s seed wasn’t the only one blowin’ out the candles this weekend, DJ Enuff had his own born day bash at New York’s Quo last night. Mr. Combs served as the host with the most while Jim Jones, Talib Kweli and Busta Rhymes also popped up after the jump.
Last Thursday, Bandana made his way to Reading, PA and performed oldies (“Crunk Muzik”) and new goodies (“Home Run” and “Back to The Crib”). Ay!
Last Sunday at the Highline Ballroom, Mos sent a message to Barack Obama and urged the prez to make his way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Listen up.
I put this up on Twitter this morning and it got such a great response I had to do a post. Here’s the booking photo of Gary Coleman who got bagged in Utah over the weekend for domestic abuse. I love this flick! Best. Mugshot. Ever. Bossip
Two couples that the gossip sites are always fiending for, were recently caught showing some TLC. The Carters cuppin’ some oranges as they arrive at an airport in France and below A Keys and Swizzy were spotted in Hawaii. Aloha! Hey don’t hate on Black love you single-minded folks. Get it? Ha. YBF
Drizzy scores his first cover of 2010 with Complex. Already ahead of the curve, you can read the entire feature here. Watch behind the scenes footage of the cover after the cut.
Jermaine performed at the Warehouse in H-town Saturday night. Up top, the Roc Nation signee performed his verse from “A Star Is Born”. After the jump, he does his portion of “Just Begun” and an a cappella. Spotted: Meka
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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.