June 18, 2011 @ 4:48 PM EDT
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Everyone has been dropping their own freestyles over Khaled’s latest hit, now it’s Trae’s turn to get some shine. Don’t forget his new album, Street King hits stores on June 28th. uhtn
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June 18, 2011 @ 2:11 PM EDT
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Cee-Lo released his It’s Ok EP on iTunes and one of the tracks that appears on the B-Side, is this Neptunes-produced track. Intended for the The Lady Killer, but for whatever reason it didn’t make its way over. hhnm
June 18, 2011 @ 1:39 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.11185661&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Last night, Irving Plaza in NYC welcomed Joe Budden for a performance. At the end of Joey’s set, he brought out Emanny to recite their collabo, “Dreamerz” off his latest project, Mood Muzik 4.5. ifwt
June 18, 2011 @ 1:29 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.11198612&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] On his born day, K.Dot premiered “Hol Up” and “F*** Your Ethnicity” at his show in Southpaw last night. Sounds good. Hear it in its pure form on #Section80 on July 2nd. hhnm
June 18, 2011 @ 10:01 AM EDT
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Bootleg Kev caught up with Tech N9ne a few days ago in Las Vegas. Tech spoke on All 6’s & 7’s debuting at number four on Billboard. He says that he’s working on a new collabo album and explains what happened to his Eminem duet.
June 17, 2011 @ 11:05 PM EDT
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SpiffTV shares what his camera caught during ‘Pac’s 40th Bday celebration last night including Meek and Ross’ performance and Rozay speaking on the late Tupac Shakur.
June 17, 2011 @ 8:51 PM EDT
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Banko lays a verse on Young Goldie’s erotic ballad for the official remix. Do remember, King Of Hearts is in stores July 5. dhh
June 17, 2011 @ 8:13 PM EDT
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A few hours ago, things got poppin’ on Twitter between Chris Brown and Odd Future’s Frank Ocean and Tyler, The Creator. What started out as a compliment from Chris and a misunderstanding from Ocean, made a turn for the worst. Yikes! Christopher lost his cool, Tyler retaliated and the back and forth carried on until referee Chuck Taylor played peacemaker. Grab a bucket of popcorn and see what you missed below.
June 17, 2011 @ 7:00 PM EDT
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Our very own YN took over East Village Radio for two hours today. Wondering what he had to say and play? Go here and click on the on-demand archive.
June 17, 2011 @ 6:54 PM EDT
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[vodpod id=Video.11174500&w=540&h=350&fv=] Ace Hood hit the blacktop yesterday at Rucker Park in Harlem. Instead of dribbling up the court, he performed his hit “Hustle Hard” and new single, “Go N Get It”. Kinda hard to tell the difference. showyaskills
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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.