Maurice Garland hosted the Red Cup Party last night at the Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta. In the clip above, Playboy Tre introduces K.R.I.T. and performs, “Return of 4Eva”. After the jump, “Moon & Stars” and “Glass House”. hiptics
Marsha will finally release her debut album, Late Nights & Early Mornings on March 1st. But for now, here’s a bonus cut featuring her tour DJ, Aktive. yk2
Yeezy phones home two verses for the remix to Katy Perry’s latest single. The tandem have already begun shooting a video for the track as well. Drew Barrymore cameo anyone?
Snoop teamed up with DJ Skee for his new mixtape, PuffPuffPassTuesdays. It wasn’t supposed to drop until tomorrow, but here it is a day early. Tracklist and download link after the cut.
Ms. Minaj hasn’t responded to any of Lil Kim’s antics since her interview with Angie Martinez but apparently the Queen Bee’s PayPal declaration finally hit her radar. Peep the bitch who sold a million off a mixtape’s Twitter responses below. The war’s still on.
Fashawn connects with Jermaine for a feature and production on his latest cut. Ironically this was played on the radio and the folks over at nqm came through with the rip. Off Fashawn’s Higher Learning 2 mixtape, which drops tomorrow.
You can find him outchea—even in the A. With that being said, here’s Mr. Folarin’s short film documenting his recent show in Atlanta. Directed by RoyalxRae with features from Waka Flocka and more.
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[vodpod id=Video.5581024&w=425&h=350&fv=] R. Les and the baddest band in the land combined their talents this past weekend during The Roots Grammy Jam by performing “Diamond Girl”. In other R. Les news, he’s set to release the remix of Fabolous’ “You Be Killin Em” soon. uhtn
By Lil’ Kim’s own accord, her old new mixtape Black Friday has made her the top seller in PayPal history. Instead of giving the tape away for free, she’s sellling it for $10 a pop. Hard to believe in one day, Kimmy moved 113,000 mixtapes. Six years ago, it took a week for her last album, The Naked Truth to sell 109,000 copies. But don’t get it twisted, the Double R can’t knock the hustle. In fact, YN put his […]
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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.