Hip Hop Since 1987 gives us something new to listen to from Hot Spitta with production from Sarom. This won’t appear on Weekend At Burnies but don’t forget to cop it on June 28th.
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[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”gfk_mob_wives”] Ghostface Killah made a cameo appearance on last night’s episode of the hit VH1 reality series, Mob Wives. In the clip, cast member Renee Graziano gets back into the the groove of things and styles Ghost for one of his videos.
Tone Loc was arrested this past Saturday on domestic violence. According to TMZ, he was booked and released on $50k bond after an alleged altercation with the mother of his child in Burbank, CA. That’s wild.
At the 2011 MuchMusic Awards last night, Drizzy and Ontario’s Justin Bieber both tied for International Video Of The Year By A Canadian. Drizzy won for “Find Your Love” while the Bieb won for “Somebody To Love (Remix)”. O Canada, congrats!
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The Windy City’s Bonnie & Clyde pop off at the mouth on their latest duet. According to FSD, their long-overdue collaborative project may possibly be on the way.
Curtis isn’t backing down without a fight. Just three days after releasing a new track, he says he plans to drop his fifth solo album in five months—or did he mean in 2012? Ha! hhnm Sidebar: 50 Cent On Detox Next Single UPDATE: Turns out that Action Jackson will destruct again.
Big Boi was the other prominent rap act at yesterday’s Governors Ball concert. Below are assorted clips from his performance. Daddy Fat Sax: Soul Funk Crusade coming soon. Sidebar: Andre 3000 Sighting
Thanks to video director Decatur Dan, Alley, Jizzle and Gotti throw up their fours for track 17 off Jeezy’s latest street mix, The Real Is Back.
Mac Miller was on the bill yesterday for the annual Governors Ball Music Festival in NYC. Yo Artie, what up?! Here’s footage from Mac’s set, which includes a brief clip of “Donald Trump” and an interview after the jump.
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.