[vodpod id=Video.3392077&w=425&h=350&fv=] LA The Darkman made his way to Tony Touch’s show this past Tuesday on Shade 45 and recited his verse off Willie The Kid’s The Cure mixtape. Don’t worry LAD, it’s ok to recycle. Ha!
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[vodpod id=Video.3390662&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D501369%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A501369] 50 tells MTV UK that he’s looking for a few good men to join the Unit. Yo Hot Rod, R U Still Down? “You’ll see new faces, because I’m looking for new artists now. I’ll sign new artists and take them with me and kinda groom them. I don’t specifically say, ‘I want this kind of artist’ — I look for talent that inspires me, that complements what I do with their own thing. Some of the stuff […]
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.