Although he’s one of the label’s flagship artists, Ghost says he keeps his interaction with label heads to a minimum. Shouldn’t come as a surprise being that he’s only been to the Def Jam office twice. Ha!
It’s the concert series where Jay and Nas made peace four years ago and, this year, the most controversial man in music will be the top biller. That’s right, who’s house? It’s Fuck Boy Brown’s house. My personal feelings for dude aside, this is a smart business move. It all goes down Oct 27 in NJ. You know we’ll be there armed with flip cams. Props: Musica Telemundo
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3483543&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse] Antwan tested out his Ustream last night at Stankonia Studios and played a new joint that sounds pretty good to me. Too bad the album’s never comin’ out. The Greatest Story An ATLien Never Told. Ha! Props: Straight From The A Update: Now with MP3.
Ah, the 90s. Hip-Hop’s greatest era. Before hitting the stage, Sticky briefly speaks on his group’s classic debut, Bacdafucup. Hipsters, please exit stage left.
During a commercial break on his appearance with Cipha Rosenberg’s Hot 97 morning show, Peter gets Puff to talk about underground rap, Rae, Mos and Jay Electronica. Let’s all cop some shiny backpacks today. Props: RR (The other one)
“It’s hard to bring us all back together” Translation: It ain’t gon happen. Afterward, she comments on the lack of estrogen in rap and provides insight on her album. That’s not happening either.
No chickens were buried in the making of this video. Bromance 2.0!
Apparently the next issue of XXL is paying homage to the house Russell and Rick built. Holdin’ down the West Coast, Warren G spills the beans on his fellow cover co-stars. Previously: Triple C’s Cover Nov. XXL? | Jazzy Jeff vs. LL Cool J’s “Rock The Bells”
This wasn’t even my interview, but I couldn’t help but eavesdrop. Here Flav spares a couple minutes with a reporter from The NY Post. The significance you ask? Well, on the Public Enemy album Apocalypse ’91: The Enemy Strikes Black, PE recorded the diss track, “A Letter To The NY Post”. Doubt Mr. Murdoch got the message.
As YN stated, last night was the taping of VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in NY. This year, Def Jam was honored for its 25 years of operation. Before the ceremony, I caught DMX on the red carpet. He is often credited for changing—or as Jay-Z puts it, “DMXing the game” with his 1998 debut album It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot. Briefly, X speaks on how he intended on shaking things up.
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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.