Ho Ho Ho! Cee-Lo flies clean on the cover of his upcoming Christmas album, Cee-Lo’s Magic Moment. The compilation of his personalized holiday tunes pulls in October 30. Better be nice. rap-up
The last time we spoke to Macklemore, he was accompanied by partner, Ryan Lewis. But this time Mack’s on his own and stopped by the Double R Mansion. He spoke on cracking the iTunes single charts, Miller Beer endorsement, collaborating with ScHoolboy Q, and the inner workings of his album The Heist.
Banks really hasn’t been on his viral grind, so were guessing this will make up for it. Off last year’s release Cold Corner 2.
With Weezy’s own line of headphones dropping in October, Beats By Dre hosted an event with his performance at L.A.’s Playhouse after last week’s VMAs. “No Worries” up top then “Pop That” below. hhnm
50 called up V-103 yesterday to speak with Ryan Cameron. He spoke on the release of “New Day”, Freelancers film, Oprah interview, Street King Immortal LP and the Lupe and Chief Keef debacle.
A decade (and four months) ago, an unknown Virgina rap duo called The Clipse shook the game up with their debut album, Lord Willin’. Powered by their groundbreaking single “Grindin”, the LP produced The Thronton Brothers a platinum plaque and planted VA’s hip-hop scene at the forefront. The Facts Remain caught up with No Malice last month to reflect on their magnum opus. Mal’s verse on “I’m Not You” is incomparable.
While out in Montreal, Wyclef shares what he learned from Baby Chris. He also mentions trying to get 50 Cent to come to Haiti during their last convo and addresses whether he spoke to Lauryn Hill during last week’s funeral. montreality
Slaughterhouse were up at Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds’ podcast on Hot 97. To hear Rosenberg tell it, “this is the best interview with Slaughterhouse that has ever been done. Yeah I said it!” Juan and Cipha also launched their Juan Epstein app, which you can download for free here.
What a title! Whether you worship one or not, F.A.B. whips out the rhyme book and drops more knowledge on his new cut. I Found My Backpack 3 coming soon. wtw
In support of his Reloaded mixtape with Don Cannon, Twista turns on the blue light and lets the cameras roll for his new clip. His album Dark Horse coming soon.
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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.