July 10, 2012 @ 12:06 PM EDT
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The summer fests continue. And down in the 305, Bayfront Park’s Klipsch Amphitheater hosted the 2012 Radio One on Saturday. Here’s how the stage looked from Dazed One’s POV.
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September 21, 2010 @ 11:07 AM EDT
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Trae Tha Truth appeared on The Morning After With Angela Yee today and spoke on his ban from Houston radio. He said before Pimp C passed in 2007, he faced a similar dilemma with H-Town’s 97.9 The Box. He then played audio of him throwing programmer Terri Thomas under the bus. Can’t Ban Tha Truth next Tuesday. Break 1: Break 2: Sidebar: Throwback rants here and here.
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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.