May 25, 2011 @ 2:00 PM EDT
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Jada documented his recent trip to South Africa where he met the Royal Family and performed at AIDS benefit concert in Swaziland. I Love You mixtape is out now. More footage on the way.
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May 25, 2011 @ 1:55 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9523105&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] For Styles P new trailer for his album Master Of Ceremonies, he gives us a quick behind the scenes look. Directed by Riddles.
May 25, 2011 @ 1:48 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9547558&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] On Monday, Complex revealed the latest cover with Rozay and Andy Samberg. Now, DRE Films comes through with footage from the shoot. Don’t forget, Self Made in stores now.
May 25, 2011 @ 1:40 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9546503&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] T-Pain’s latest love song has been making the rounds lately and now he decides to give the joint the visual treatment with help from Chris Breezy. Hopefully, we get to finally see rEVOLVEr sometime soon.
May 25, 2011 @ 1:31 PM EDT
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For this Memorial Day Weekend, DJ Teknikz decides to drop a new joint from Waka & Travis Porter. No idea where this will live but not sure if this one deserves a round of applause.
May 25, 2011 @ 1:22 PM EDT
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Everyday we’re hustlin’. Ty Kidd Previously: Our Only Wish
May 25, 2011 @ 1:15 PM EDT
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During the latest Indie Life concert series at the U Street Music Hall last night in D.C., CyHi gave a live performance of his verse off his Self Made-featured track. Here’s G.O.O.D. footage courtesy of Beats & Ballads. Bonus: “All In” via hhnm.
May 25, 2011 @ 1:05 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9541842&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Remember when Detox was coming out? Well in a recent interview with Tim Westwood, Snoop says that Dr. Dre has the wrong people in his environment including the absence of The D.O.C. and himself is not a good thing.
May 25, 2011 @ 11:44 AM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9542032&w=540&h=350&fv=] Hey, who told MTV to change their video player? Anyway, photographer extraordinaire Danny Hastings recounts Nas’ cover shoot for I Am (which by the way is a slept-on album). He says his team took an actual molding of Nas’ face causing him to suffocate. That’s the kind of death that makes your soul burn slow. “The first one, you have him being a boy, very young. The second was a little bit older. And the third one, he […]
May 25, 2011 @ 11:28 AM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.9541734&w=540&h=350&fv=config%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.karmalooptv.com%2Fxml%2Ffeed%3Fvideo%3D10317] Diddy and Usher look for love in all the wrong places in their new video directed by Collin Tilley. Off that Last Train To Paris in stores now. karmaloop
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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.