Producer Dame Grease reveals at iStandard’s “Behind The Rhymes” forum that he’s overseeing the Lox’s upcoming album, The New L.O.X. Order. Oh yeah, he says he’s not a rapper neither. Thank God. Wouldn’t want a repeat of this. Nodfactor
After Swizzy recites the chorus of “On To The Next One”, Alicia and Jigga perform “Empire State of Mind” for the first time together inside the world’s famous arena. Hands up! Previously: Alicia Keys x Beyonce “Put It In A Love Song”
The Ludameister went On The Record last night with Touré. Luda spoke on his creative process, movies, confronting Bill O’Reilly and of course, Battle Of The Sexes. More after the jump. MWP
[vodpod id=Video.3261944&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D493946%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A493946] Although Sade told the Canadian National Post last month that shys from collaborations, Drake isn’t giving up that easy. He told MTV that he still wants to work with her one day. “I don’t think she really knows who I am, really, my genre of music. I put it out there. It was more of a hopeful thing. It was a very early stage where I was at when I said that I was hoping. One day. Maybe […]
Two weeks ago, Donnis performed a new track, “More Fire”, on the first stop of the Crowd Control tour. Presumably the track is off his forthcoming mixtape, Fashionably Late dropping on the 29th. YK2
Madlib provides the backdrop on this new track off Erykah’s upcoming album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). Zone out and burn an incense. UGC
Alicia Keys shook the Garden last night when she brought out Beyoncé for their duet, “Put It In A Love Song.” When the does video drop? Well, that’s anybody’s guess. Props: Str8nyc
Last week, Travis and A-Trak tore the roof off at The Roxy in L.A. Even Lil Jon came through and performed “Get Out Of Your Mind”. LMFAO to that!
Loso shot another video yesterday for his The Funeral Service: There Is No Competition 2 mixtape. This is the second part of Fab’s “The Funeral Arrangements” viral series. Produced by: By Any Means and Directed by: Mills Miller. Full video drops Monday. Photos courtesy of Patrick Neree. RTNY Previously: Video Preview: Fabolous “Mr. R.I.P.”
On Tuesday, Ice Cube addressed his critics on his blog: Jay Rock let his fingers do the talking and responded to the entry late tonight via his Twitter account. Bang. Bang.
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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.