It’s no lie, 2 Chainz is on the road to more. During last night’s listening session at Tree Sound Studios in the A, he recieved his gold plaque for “No Lie“. Congrats! Based On A T.R.U. Story next Tuesday. kore UPDATE: Official 3 Little Digs Recap.
The VMAs are a month away, and this year’s host Kevin Hart, pitches Ye and his perfect bitch, Kim K names for their trio. KKK? That’s rich. Ha! Mr. West is nominated for two awards including Best Hip-Hop video (Mercy). It all goes down Thursday, September 6 at the Staples Center in LA where Drake and Rihanna both lead the pack of nominees.
Rozay has more than enough reason to celebrate. And before the celebration in his hometown, he began the festivities last week in the Big Apple.
As the strum of their guitars provide the soundtrack, connect these dots and you will find Bobby Ray’s brand new music video featuring 3 Stacks.
Action Jackson arrives on the red carpet of the Grauman Chinese Theatre for yesterday’s screening of his film. Freelancers, which also stars Robert De Niro and Forrest Whitaker hits DVD August 21.
Manhattan’s Santos House Party welcomed Nipsey Hussle and the Lower End Professionals last night for a free performance. Luckily for those absent, EMETakeover caught all the action.
No 2 Chainz just yet, but Juicy J and Tunechi began filming the video for their remix and a few flicks have surfaced on the Net. Hopefully the video is as good as the audio.
As part of 2-Cent‘s lecture series at Xavier University, Lupe explains to Mannie the background of his name, industry politics, the state of Hip-Hop and the direction he plans to take with the album after Food & Liquor 2, tentatively titled, The Cooler. lupEND
Gucci dialed into DJ Whoo Kid’s show over the weekend. He spoke on the origins of his name, relationship with Future, working with Tony Yayo, Snoop’s reincarnation and his next projects including his album and role in the upcoming film, Spring Breakers.
Ne-Yo’s radio run continued with Sway the other day. He spoke on his seperation from his fellow male R&B peers, tackling fatherhood and reflected on collaborating with Country artists. Yee haw!.
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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.