July 23, 2013 @ 1:09 PM EDT
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Hit-Boy brought his duo, Audio Push over to Shade 45. During their interview with Sway, Hit-Boy pulled out the laptop to play a few beats as Octane and Pricetag did their thing.
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July 23, 2013 @ 11:41 AM EDT
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Consequence is back with new music and gets things rolling with an opening verse to his former boss’s single.
July 23, 2013 @ 11:39 AM EDT
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Look who’s a shot caller now. With the relaunch of Priority Records, producer Harry Fraud has formed a new label, Surf School. Fraud turned to his Twitter account and said this of his new venture. For the label I am looking to create partnerships with other independent minded artists and release wavy music. Its not about signing people.” He then went on to clarify, “As far as me as an artist/producer I do not have a record deal…yet (evil laugh).”
July 23, 2013 @ 10:08 AM EDT
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Sorry 2004 2013. The day after J.Cole apologized for his lyric on Drake’s “Jodeci Freestyle”, Drizzy turned to his blog and expressed his regret. He also said that the lyric will be removed.
July 23, 2013 @ 8:54 AM EDT
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YMCMB’s compilation LP, Rich Gang is in stores today. Last night, the gang including Weezy, Birdman and Bow Wow took the festivities to the Big Apple and RTNY was in the mix. We see you too, Juve.
July 23, 2013 @ 8:45 AM EDT
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The wait is over. Chamillionaire finally drops the appetizer to his forthcoming Poison album with his new extended play, Reignfall. Listen to the 7 tracks below and cop the album at his site or on iTunes.
July 23, 2013 @ 8:39 AM EDT
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Mac Miller has a light bulb. Hundreds of them actually. And in the latest visual off his Watching Movies With The Sound Off, he and Niki Randa take a moment to reflect in the mirror. Cop the album here.
July 22, 2013 @ 9:37 PM EDT
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J.Cole recently found himself on the wrong side of The Anti-Bullying Alliance. On Drake’s song “Jodeci Freestyle”, he spit: “I’m artistic, you niggas is autistic, retarded”.
July 22, 2013 @ 5:09 PM EDT
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While in town, 2 Chainz woke up early with the Hot 97 morning crew. During their hour chat, Chainz discusses life after “Duffle Bag Boys”, relationship with Ludacris, Trayvon Martin and tons more.
July 22, 2013 @ 4:59 PM EDT
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In support of Deep Concept Media’s mixtape, Opportunity Knox Vol. 2, a few vets from the game rep their Jamaica, Queens ground to the fullest. nr
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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.