[vodpod id=Video.11664380&w=540&h=350&fv=] Last week, YN took over East Village Radio. Here’s visuals of what went down courtesy of Aristotle. Listen to the show in full here. He’s everywhere, y’all never there. karmaloop
[vodpod id=Video.11627635&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Get well Mr. Green. Ri Ri’s tour made its way across the border into Edmonton, Canada on Wednesday night. If you can tell, that is Bobby Ray warming up the audience above and then he goes into “Beast Mode” below.
While y’all on your old shit, Ron Browz stays on his new with Reek and Busta for the latest single off his upcoming set. Random/Awkward drops sometime in July.
If this Hi-Tek beat sounds familiar, it’s because its current home is on Reflection Eternal’s Revolutions Per Minute LP. As Nav predicts, this may very well be the original.
[vodpod id=Video.11653492&w=540&h=350&fv=] Phife and film director Michael Rapaport appeared on G4TV’s Attack of The Show to discuss Tribe’s film, Beats, Rhymes & Life. Don’t forget, the long-awaited release premieres in theaters July 8. nr
Black Music Month continues and the Apple Store proceeded with the performances by bringing Killer Mike to the Lennox Mall location in Atlanta. CS was there to film Bigga’s set. PL3DGE in stores now.
One half of the Thornton bros hit the Key Club in the City of Angels last night. While we wait for more footage (possibly from the man himself), here’s a quick clip of Fear Of God‘s track 9 from the front row.
[vodpod id=Video.11650976&w=540&h=350&fv=] Rakim celebrated the 25th anniversary of Paid In Full two nights ago with two shows at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan. Backstage, MTV caught up with the God and his esteemed back-up band, The Roots, as they spoke on the event. “The Roots is hip-hop royalty right now,” Rakim said. “From what they do, what they bring to the table, for them to holla at me, put this together, invite me out, that let me know, […]
The lovely Jill Scott graces the cover of the latest issue of Billboard magazine. If you don’t know, her latest LP dropped this past Tuesday, so follow The Light Of The Sun and cop it here. thesmithian
[vodpod id=Video.11603616&w=540&h=350&fv=] This past week, Big Sean appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and was performing during the commercial breaks with The Roots. Up top is footage of him talking about how he got signed with Kanye West. Finally Famous on Tuesday. 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.