July 12, 2010 @ 10:43 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.4011747&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D537251%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A537251] Swizzy and the Kang have created some bangers in the past, and now the producer says the two tracks he’s crafted for King Uncaged are much bigger than their previous cuts. “What we just did is bigger than those. It’s bigger than ‘Swing Ya Rag,’ it’s bigger than all of those. We’re growing as artists. That’s one of the things I wanted to focus on with Tip, was: ‘We did that already. We don’t need to compete with nobody. You […]
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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.