August 10, 2010 @ 1:34 PM EDT
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While on the red carpet for the premiere of Lottery Ticket, Bow Wow reveals that he’s enlisted Kiss to executive produce his next album. Hmm, Jada and Bow Weezy? rtny
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August 10, 2010 @ 11:40 AM EDT
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Last month, The Water flooded Tech N9ne’s hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. During his set, he performed several underground hits and his latest single “Bitch” off Revenue Retrievin’. Nigga, don’t act like one. pyramidtv
August 10, 2010 @ 11:17 AM EDT
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Critics? Fuck ’em. Playboy Tre keeps his head to the sky and comes through with a track that everyone should care about. Hurry up, The Last Call is coming soon. b rich
August 10, 2010 @ 11:02 AM EDT
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9th Wonder and David Banner finally announced November 9th as the release for their joint album, Death Of A Pop Star. The project’s next single will feature Ludacris on a song entitled, “Be With You.” Will you be there? xxl
August 10, 2010 @ 10:17 AM EDT
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Mannie and Mystikal were spotted on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans yesterday and invited the rapper into his car to play some beats. Last month, the rapper mentioned Fresh as one of the beat makers on his next album. Sounds like something to look forward too. yk2 via baller’s eve
August 10, 2010 @ 9:52 AM EDT
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One for the treble, two for the bass. Pharoahe Monch sits down for True Hip-Hop Stories with D-Nice and discusses the making of the classic, “Oh No”. Afterward, he speaks on the state of the game.
August 10, 2010 @ 9:15 AM EDT
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Last night, Lupe posted a snippet of his new song, “Go To Sleep”. Under the track’s info, it’s billed under: Food & Liquor II (TGARA). Goodbye Lasers? Take a listen to the excerpt below.
August 10, 2010 @ 9:02 AM EDT
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[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”gyptian”] Every year, one dance hall or reggae artist sneaks through the cracks. This year’s “it guy” is Gyptian, and in an interview with NBC Miami, he speaks on working with Nicki Minaj on the remix to “Hold Yuh”. Better hold on to the moment, my yut.
August 9, 2010 @ 11:05 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.4197673&w=425&h=350&fv=] The folks over at Hood Affairs On Demand compiled random footage of Gooch’s great adventures for a visual to the title track off his Mr. Zone 6 mixtape. Pretty hood.
August 9, 2010 @ 10:26 PM EDT
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“These muthafuckas mad they 5 mic me” Two in one day? Nice. This time, Mr. 5 Mics tries his hand at Ross’ instrumental and adds some trillness to it. Hallelujah, this goes hard. Pause.
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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.