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Ashford & Simpson must’ve been busy
“Lil’ Wayne performed at The Blacks’ Annual Gala to benefit The Consequences Program and Bay Point Schools on April 18th in Miami, FL. The event was held at the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach and also featured a performance from legendary R&B singer Patti Labelle and UK superstar Craig David.”
“Lollipop” after cut.
Props: KC
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Here’s footage of Wasalu performing one of my favorite tracks off The Cool in Chi-Town. I think I may be a closet Lupe fan. Fail?
Props: twodopeboyz via LupEND
Well, according to the “8 Rap Facts” feature found in the current KING magazine, he is. Take a read at #6 and send your hate mail to this guy.
Here’s something awful from Chester The Molester and Otis. Can’t believe this is the same guy that once worked with Celine Dion.
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Props: X
305 unearthed vintage audio of Officer Ricky rhyming over T.I.’s “Doing My Job,” Talk about irony. Check out the back story:
“Here’s a song Ross recorded back in 2002, produced by Kanye West. It was actually recorded for the 2002 version of Port Of Miami over a beat that later became T.I.’s for his 2003 Trap Musik
album. From what I know, this is one of the reasons that sparked a
small beef between T.I. and Ross for a little while (I could be wrong
because that’s hearsay) because T.I. eventually ended up snatching the
beat. Either way, I remember this song got leaked on a DJ EFN mixtape
– and I remember that Slip-N-Slide was fuming and mad that the song
leaked a little prematurely. And also, you hear in the song “99 Jamz
show me some love.” This was at a time when Ross and 99 Jamz were at
odds and had a little bit of a scuffle over airplay issues and if I
remember correctly, 99 Jamz made it a point to NOT play any Ross
records at time. Later that changed as “Hustlin’”, Ross’ breakthrough
single, was debuted on 99 Jamz via DJ Khaled’s nightshow and the rest
is history.”
Man, this drop from Masspike Miles is seriously smooth from start to finish. The Road Less Traveled totally delivers on that signature R&B vibe, and the production choices across these tracks are just insane. It honestly feels more complete than a lot of full-length albums out right now. Tracks like "Devoted" with Bun B and the title track hit different when you are just cruising around the city late at night. If you are heading out to grab the physical copy or hitting up a late-night listening session across town, trying to flag down reliable taxi services can sometimes be a real hassle, so planning ahead definitely saves the mood. Overall, this project proves why he is such a vital part of the Maybach crew. Definitely keep this one on repeat for a while.