Fab may be “So NY“, but a few weeks back he traveled 3993 miles to France for the Cannes Film Festival. Here’s Nigel D.‘s recap of Loso at the event, sightseeing and performing at Gotha. Chow Au Revoir!
Kendrick dusts off his photo album for the cover art of his debut album. Peep the front of the deluxe version after the jump. Good Kid, m.A.A.d City drops October 22. hhnm UPDATE: Should have known: [tweet https://twitter.com/kendricklamar/status/246672668957487106]
Crooked I sure does these with ease. But in front of the Eiffel Tower, he is joined by Joell Ortiz for a nice slab of bars.
In support of his It’s My Time mixtape, Ca$h Out punches in his grind with a sexy psychiatrist before getting lucky.
From the poor education system to the uncontrollable violence in the Chi, Mikkey addresses his city’s ongoing issues over Lil Durk’s “L’s Anthem”.
Keeping the streets on lock, Houston’s highness demands the royal treatment in the video for his Street King album’s title track. Directed by Jordan Tower Films.
A-S-S-A-U-L-T, do you know what that mean? It means a Simple Battery & Robbery charge for Webster after allegedly kicking a woman down two flights of stairs then robbing her for $340. However, a rep for Webbie tells TMZ, the allegations of assault are false, but admits his client took the money, which was rightfully his. Webbie was released on a $9,000 bond.
Three months after its theatrical release, VH1 gave a broadcast premiere of Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap documentary. Directed by Ice-T, the film explores the origins and growth of Hip-Hop with interviews and performances from plenty of our pioneers and a few of our present artists. The DVD can be purchased here. yardie
T.I. hasn’t forgotten where he came from. So on his brand new track, we follow him back to the trap. Trouble Man coming soon. Produced by DJ Toomp. dj scream
Re-mastered and re-done comes the first single from The Weeknd’s upcoming Trilogy. The track was featured on last year’s mixtape, House of Balloons. hhnm
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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.