[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3530318&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D6806254%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1437584%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] It ain’t hard to tell, Ghostface has been on his super-promo grind in support of Wizard of Poetry (in stores today!). But this interview feels more like a real convo then someone peddling their latest product. Nuff respect to the folks at 247HH. In the clip above, Ghost drops an incredible gem when the subject of relevancy comes up. “I’m scared to be called a wack muthafucka. I’m afraid of that. I ask God, Please don’t let me […]
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LeRon takes a crack at the instrumental found on LeBron’s More Than A Game soundtrack. Killerrr. Props: BoBo
It’s not as bad as it sounds. Here Starks explains to Hot 97’s Angie Martinez how he had to resolve some family business. Hey, I can relate. YN keeps his lawyer on speed dial. Ha! Previously: GFK: Wizdom Of The Week #6 Related: The Abbott’s got a new book Update: Oh boy. Rakeem will appeal.
Here’s the first single from the Mechanical Dummy‘s upcoming album Graffiti. The writing’s on the wall, indeed. All Praises: Angie Mar Now with CDQ HHNM Artwork: Splash
In his never-ending quest to be taken seriously as a rock star, Lil Wayne has locked down a Jermaine Dupri-produced collabo with LA rock band Weezer. Lead singer Rivers Cuomo explains this mess to MTV: “I reached out to some friends of mine in different genres: Jermaine Dupri, for example, king of R&B, I wrote a song with him called ‘Can’t Stop Partying.’ It was a real challenge for me, taking his ideas, which are very slick, R&B party [ideas], […]
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3527975&w=425&h=350&fv=] In his second Webisode, Joe explains how “Make It Rain” came to fruition and says clubs are where he does his homework. Therein lies a problem. Just because a song bumps in the club, doesn’t mean it will everywhere else. I cringe whenever folks justify shitty music with, “It sound good in the club, though.” Regardless of the setting, more artists should take the approach of making good music. Hell, I’ve never heard an Eminem song after hours […]
Lady “Loose Lips” Gaga recently revealed what the “Fame Kills” tour name is all about. “The storyline is that Kanye is on one end of the stage and I’m on the other, and the whole show, we are trying to get to where each other is,” she said. “I want something that he has, which is the fame, and he wants something that I have, which is home, and my humble beginnings. So we battle each other throughout the entire […]
In the first installment of Pill’s Hood Necessities cooking show, the trap-a-holic schools us on how to catch a heart attack make a ‘Big Boy” pastry. Yuck.
I just don’t need nobody to smile on this. Props: Semtex Sidebar: Roc 4 Life‘s got the scans, man.
Yesterday, Lupe confirmed that he’s climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. In four months, he and other celebs will trek to Tanzania in hopes of bringing awareness to the global water crisis. No word if any A&R’s will accompany him on the trip. Props: Boombox
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.