July 15, 2012 @ 12:30 PM EDT
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On Friday, A$AP Rocky hit the stage at Chicago’s Union Park for the annual Pitchfork festival. After bringing “Pretty Flacko” up top, he picked up the “Bass” below.
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July 15, 2012 @ 12:28 PM EDT
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Bas is the first artist on J.Cole’s Dreamville label. He’s set to debut his mixtape, Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 2 soon, but for now, here’s the first joint off the project—for free.
July 15, 2012 @ 11:31 AM EDT
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Yesterday afternoon, Busta Rhymes headlined the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. He brought out Slick Rick, Boot Camp Clik and A Tribe Called Quest, but all that was eclipsed by his Leaders Of The New School reunion. After nearly 20 years, here’s their first live performance of “Scenario”. birthplacemag
July 15, 2012 @ 10:54 AM EDT
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Still going strong, Waka and his fellow BSM member go for the money and power on their new recording. Once Waka hits a million followers, he will return the favor with a new mixtape.
July 15, 2012 @ 10:42 AM EDT
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Cam’ron was back in Brooklyn last night and headlined a concert at The Well. The event was hosted by social media guru 40 oz and DJ’d by Plain Pat. Here are a few highlights shot by 40.
July 15, 2012 @ 10:09 AM EDT
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It’s been almost 20 years since Busta Rhymes and former Leaders Of The New School member Charlie Brown spoke. But last night at the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, he confirmed with YN that they finally buried the hatchet. That’s love the BK way!
July 15, 2012 @ 8:00 AM EDT
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A wild night of partying will do that to ya. But on this Sunday morning, Meek and Drake take us to church Club Paradise in their new video, directed by Dre Films. Pastor Johnson, where was you at?
July 14, 2012 @ 4:49 PM EDT
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Fresh off his deal with MMG, Rockie Fresh taps the Bawse for the remix, which premiered on Chicago’s WGCI last night. Clean radio rip for now. fakeshoredrive UPDATE: CDQ
July 14, 2012 @ 3:04 PM EDT
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Flo brought the wildness to 106 yesterday. He spoke on staying fit while on the road, touring, recording his new album, and raising $1 million for breast cancer. Wild Ones in stores now.
July 14, 2012 @ 2:25 PM EDT
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[tweet https://twitter.com/DMX/status/224194205633871874] TMZ reports that DMX suffered a concussion this morning at his SC home when he lost control of his four-wheeler. While riding down a hill, he flipped over and landed on his ass. What a rough rider.
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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.