On the eve of his album’s release, Nas stopped by Hip-Hop Nation’s Invasion Radio. He spoke on his writing process, ESPYs performance, “A Queens Story”, musical taste, crafting his albums and more. Sidebar: Nas Breaks Down Life Is Good
Any other real niggas in the world besides us, I ask? Ty Kidd Previously: Still Gritty
The Wu-Block album is still underway. But first Ghostface and Sheek Louch are hitting the road for the Wu-Block tour, which rolls out in NY on August 1. See when they invade your city after the jump.
Producer Mike Will’s next project, Est. In 1989 Pt. 2 drops on July 24, but words are exchanged on the latest offering featuring T.I., Juicy J and Trae Tha Truth. It’s uh, world fuckin’ premiere. complex
Lyrics come by the overload when Connor links with F.A.B. on the third leak off his When You Was Sleeping. Project drops next Thursday.
Meek appeared on 106 & Park yesterday to debut his video “Amen“. At the 3:00 mark of his interview, he responds to the Philadelphia boycott surrounding the song and apologizes if anyone was offended. In a statement, boycott leader Pastor Johnson ended his protest and embraced the rapper’s apology. “This apology was the condition for lifting the Call-To-Action boycott. While I have made the choice not to listen to or support any artist that promotes blasphemy or misogyny in […]
As a prologue to their collaborative album, Stereotypes, Strong Arm Steady and Statik hands over six tracks for free. Album drops August 14. Get the EP here. 1. Premium 2. Forever 3. Born Into It 4. Classic 5. Through The Motions Ft. David Banner x Fiend 6. Smoke On Ft. Dom Kennedy x Baby D nahright
As AraabMUZIK man handled the 1s and 2s last weekend at the Pitchfork music festival in the Chi, he brought out the city’s own Sosa for a performance. Shaky footage. That’s the shit we don’t like.
In support of the Midwest Willie project featuring new and unreleased tracks, Willie claps away with his latest cut, produced by Don Cannon.
Just in case you thought Shawnna was dead, she puts a new lease on life with her new mixtape hosted by DJ Pharris. Get acquainted below.
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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.