This is your brain. This is your brain after watching Alchemist and Oh No’s new video. In case you’re wondering, the clip is the brain child of director, Jason Goldwatch. Gangrene’s Gutter Water floods on November 22nd. nr
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Foxy speaks in her native tongue over Gyptian’s summertime hit. For those having a hard time deciphering her lyrics, it appears she’s lickin’ a shot at Nicki Minaj (Bad gyal, mi nuh wear pink hair) and Lil’ Kim (bleached out face). Lawdamercy.
Laws takes a crack at Kanye’s instrumentation with this new freestyle. Not his best freebie, but don’t get it twisted, it’s noteworthy nonetheless.
Jay-Z continued his Decoded promo run on Michael Eric Dyson‘s radio program. He more less reiterated the spiel from previous interviews, but here’s how MED broke it down. In this penetrating interview, Jay-Z shares insight into his childhood in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects, past life of hustling on the streets, the often overlooked and underestimated intellectual depth and complexity of rap music, the misogynistic lyrics in some hip-hop songs, and offers thoughtful and heartfelt advice to young people who also have […]
This slipped under the ‘Radar, but late last month, Nelly appeared on Gayle King‘s show on Sirius XM. Of course, he promoted his new album 5.0 and everything else in between.
Bobby Ray turned 22 on Monday and while overseas in London, he celebrated his born day with pop punk band, Paramore. How’s that for a wish right now? Ha! hhnm
With Nicki’s debut Pink Friday arriving next Monday, The Wall Street Journal took a look at the rapper’s upbringing in Queens and conquest to rule the world. Word to Madonna. “Hip hop to me is so much more than New York and L.A., or one place or one borough or one city,” said the rapper, who was born in Trinidad and grew up in Jamaica, Queens. “I mean, I love being from New York—I’m from Queens, and that’s where I […]
Nelly took his talents to Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night and performed his latest single “Move That Body”. After the jump, he recites his crossover hit, “Just A Dream”.
Meek Mill seeks vengeance and tries his hand at Nicki and Eminem’s duet. Needless to say, the young bol got bars. Mr. Philadelphia 2 coming sooner than later. sermon
[vodpod id=Video.4936605&w=425&h=350&fv=autoPlay%3Dfalse] Jay-Z made moves over to Comedy Central last night and plugged his publication, Decoded with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. If you haven’t purchased your copy yet, well, that’s comedy within itself.
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.