Any Libra’s in the house? Yesterday, Lil Wayne celebrated his 28th birthday from his cell on Rikers Island. But a few days ago, he wrote a new letter thanking his fans. He even acknowledged NY radio stations BLS and Kiss. What, 97 can’t bounce to this? Previously: Lil Wayne’s New Letter To Fans
Last week, Bun B shot the next video off Trill O.G. in Dallas with Slim Thug, Rick Ross and more. Ozone was on location and captured stills of the shoot. You can peep the full gallery here or check out some of the flicks below. Ride slow homies.
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from Free. But today, eskay’s URL got the green light to premiere the first offering off his upcoming LP, Diamond In The Rough. Jake One on the track. Surely enough, it lives up to its title. Bonus: OnSmash with the visual. [vodpod id=Video.4532848&w=425&h=350&fv=]
Buju Banton can soon walk out of prison like a champion. After five days of jury deliberation, a Florida judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the drug case against the reggae star. Banton’s attorney requested that his client be released on bond. He hasn’t granted bail since his arrest last December. billboard
Before Vado spreads his Slime Flu on October 12th, he continues to plague the ‘net with some new music. This is pretty good fella. tss Previously: “Celebration”
[vodpod id=Video.4535630&w=425&h=350&fv=assetURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmoma.org%2Fvideo_file%2Fvideo_file%2F703%2FGil_Scott_Heron_NYIKM.flv%26linkURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fexplore%2Fmultimedia%2Fvideos%2F4%2F694%26imageURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.moma.org%2Fimages%2Fdynamic_content%2Fexhibition_page%2F46206.jpg] No Nas or Mos Def onboard, but we ride along with Gil Scott-Heron on the subway train for his latest visual. Off his latest LP, I’m New Here. pitchfork via moma
We don’t have our 3-D glasses handy, so we’re just going to kick back and try to make this one out. Check back later when the official version drops. Jeremih’s All About You in stores now.
Feels like we’re at a Rock concert, huh? Last night, Nas returned to late night television and joined Santana for a live performance of their duet on Lopez Tonight. Sounds just as good live too.
“Deuces” has made it to the top of the charts and caught the attention of some of our favorite rappers. Breezy held a Ustream chat earlier this evening and in the first :45 in the clip above, reveals a remix featuring Kanye, Drake, T.I., Fabolous and Andre 3000 is coming. heads up: hhnm via neon
Hallelujah! After releasing a new track just two days ago, Jeezy gets spiritual with his latest cut. Let us pray Jizzle gets his buzz back and that TM103 is really on they way. Can I get an Amen? dj folk x Carbon 15
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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.