August 31, 2010 @ 1:46 PM EDT
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Gucci and Swizzy get explosive for their new video, “Gucci Time”. The treatment was shot by director Chris Robinson two weeks ago in the City of Angels. The Appeal drops September 28th.
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August 31, 2010 @ 1:28 PM EDT
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Bow Wow isn’t the only rapper working on a double CD. Flo Rida is back in the lab and set to release Only One Flo and Only One Rida. We think he may be the only one buying into this. yk2
August 31, 2010 @ 12:23 PM EDT
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Looks like Birdman’s running with DJ Folk‘s mixtape title for his next album. Here’s Derikg‘s footage from the project’s photo shoot. Belee dat.
August 31, 2010 @ 12:15 PM EDT
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Thought this deserved its own post. Here’s a no-tags, clean edit of Nas’ new stellar freestyle that Green Lantern debuted. This is the Nasty guy we all know and love. More, please. flex UPDATE: Now with cusses. uhtn
August 31, 2010 @ 11:55 AM EDT
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Haven’t done one of these in dumb long. But hey that Nas shit knocks. I’m hypnotized. Ha!
August 31, 2010 @ 11:47 AM EDT
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At last, Big Sean finally drops off his third installment of his mixtape rise. All G.O.O.D. things come to those who wait? Yup. Oh yeah, he’s hitting the road too. Download here. Tracklist and Finally Famous Vol. 3 Tour dates after the jump. xxl
August 31, 2010 @ 11:45 AM EDT
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A lil early, huh? After yesterday’s preview, Get Right Music liberates Rozay’s crew’s new cut. Tagged with Limelight Exclusives 3 drops, but the CDQ drops Thursday. Stay down. Don’t drown. thi Update: All Rozay version. yaf Update 2: OK here it is in full. os
August 31, 2010 @ 11:24 AM EDT
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Looks real, doesn’t it? Photographer Dave Allocca snapped one of the first images of Rihanna’s statute at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in Washington D.C. Chris Brown better stay far away. UPDATE: You’re so vain.
August 31, 2010 @ 10:33 AM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.4322054&w=425&h=350&fv=] Here’s footage from the final round of the Red Bull EmSee Battle competition in Detroit last week. Albeit home court advantage, FowL was crowned the winner after DNA threw in the towel. There’s no quitting in hip-hop! [vodpod id=Video.4322058&w=425&h=350&fv=] amyrita23 & capitalss
August 31, 2010 @ 9:41 AM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.4345874&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1646228%2526vid%253D556730%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A556730] Although Drake’s prepping his Rhythm & Blues mixtape, It’s Never Enough, Mack Maine tells 1515, we may see a new album from Aubrey by Christmas. New LP? Tha Carter IV? Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!
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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.