[vodpod id=Video.5613001&w=540&h=350&fv=] Rozay continues his crazy All-Star Weekend and this time makes a quick stop backstage with Busta Rhymes who congratulates him on his newly signed deal. Ross also does a performance at Marbella in Hollywood. The Boss is one busy man! Previously: Blog 2
During Chris Brown’s set at the Adidas VIP All-Star party last night in Los Angeles, he brought out Busta Rhymes and performed their collab, “Look At Me Know” for the first time. Where’s Weezy? Anyway thanks to the folks at The Source, look at what you missed.
In the Style section of today’s New York Times, “The Commissioner” Steve Stoute took out a full page ad and critiqued the National Arts of Recording and Sciences for this year’s Grammys Awards. Below is a transcription of the note courtesy of the life files. He’s focused, man.
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Jermaine never knew about the annual dinner held during All-Star Weekend, but he was there last night with his Roc Nation Familia. Rap Up caught up with Cole as he spoke on his first All-Star experience, meeting Pat Riley and the concept behind his recent video.
For the first time in ten years, Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith and DJ Scratch performed together in London last night. HHC was on hand to capture their set at UK’s The Forum. New mixtape and solo LP? Back in business?
[vodpod id=Video.5608149&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D786989396001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D1126070790%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] Wiz recently sat down with Billboard and spoke on his hit “Black & Yellow” climbing to number one. He also discusses his next single “Roll Up” and future goals.
Oh my God, Lil B released his rare Devil Music Edition mixtape a few days back. Get up to speed with the tracklist and download link below. Thank You #BasedGod.
Who’s up for some “Pussy & Patron”? Well on Friday night, Kendrick Lamar brought it all at the Warehouse in Houston for he and Schoolboy Q’s tour. After the jump, Devi Dev also captures Kendrick’s “Monster” freestyle.
[vodpod id=Video.5608935&w=540&h=350&fv=] Okay there’s Rozay. In his second clip of his NBA All-Star ventures, we watch the official signing with Warner Bros. Afterwards, we get a glimpse of his take during Travis Barker’s shoot, the “Your Love” video shoot with Diddy and Trey Songz and a whole lot more. This guy gets busy. Previously: Blog 1
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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.