June 20, 2011 @ 2:47 PM EDT
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How’s this for irony? The rapper who is most well-known for picking beefs with Hip Hop’s top MCs is writing a book about bullying. Curtis Jackson will be penning a novel titled, Playground, which is centered around a 13-year-old bully “who finds redemption as he faces what he’s done” and is scheduled for a January 2012 release. Fif says: “I had a strong desire to write ‘Playground’ because I wanted to explore how a kid becomes a bully. I drew on events from […]
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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.