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More than 20 years after its release, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has reached diamond status. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) shared the news on Tuesday night, confirming Lauryn Hill’s debut album had sold more than 10,000,000 units since its 1998 release. It marks an increasingly rare milestone as on-demanding streaming has caused pure album sales to plummet. Hill has no […]
Lauryn Hill‘s debut album set the tone for how an artist can create an uncompromising project and still be recognized both commercially and critically. Although The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill made waves through the industry, Hill elected no to capitalize on this success. Instead, she retreated from the public eye and never produced another studio album. During a recent […]
Lauryn Hill penned a lengthy response on Facebook Thursday, addressing her daughter Selah Marley’s graphic retelling of the “discipline” she received at the hands of her mother. “Selah has every right to express herself, I encourage it, but she also got the discipline that black children get because we are held to a different standard,” Hill wrote. […]
Teyana Taylor is one of the many artists honoring Juneteenth with new music. Taylor drops The Album, featuring an all-star guest list: Rick Ross, Erykah Badu, Quavo, Kehlani, Missy Elliott, Future, Davido, Big Sean, King Combs, and Lauryn Hill all make appearances. Taylor’s husband Iman Shumpert appears on “Wake Up Love” while her daughter Junie […]
The lineup for the inaugural Lovers & Friends music festival is stacked with hip-hop heavy-hitters from the past and present. But unfortunately for organizers, the event has been overshadowed by confusion and conflicting reports. Promotional powerhouse Goldenvoice took to social media on Tuesday to reveal the festival’s first-ever lineup, which included acts like Megan Thee Stallion, Ludacris, Fat […]
In April of 2018, Cardi B dropped her highly-anticipated project Invasion of Privacy, which immediately left its mark on the Billboard 200 as the second-biggest debut of the year at the time. Her dominance on the charts continued into September when Invasion became 2018’s third-biggest selling hip-hop album, trailing only Drake’s Scorpion and Beerbongs & Bentleys by […]
This week, for the first time since last summer, G.O.O.D. Music dominated hip-hop headlines for reasons completely unrelated to Pusha-T’s beef with Drake or Kanye West’s Sunday Service. In addition to a pair of new singles from Push (the Kanye-produced “Sociopath” and Lauryn Hill-assisted “Coming Home”), and an update on the follow-up to last summer’s […]
Though he’s not president anymore Barack Obama is still doing that thing where he shares his summer playlist because, well, it’s not exactly something you need to be president to do. “With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to—some new, some old, some fast, some slow,” Obama […]
Lauryn Hill might be the least punctual singer in the world. It’s absolutely no secret that Hill frequently shows up to her sets hours late, that is, if she shows up at all. But her French fans apparently didn’t know the deal, and things got heated after the legend arrived on stage two hours late and only […]
Camp Flog Gnaw has taken over Los Angeles. The 2018 music festival kicks off today at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium, where some of the biggest names in music will take the stage. Day one performers include ASAP Rocky, Playboi Carti, Pusha-T, Majid Jordan, Rex Orange County, and the man behind the annual event, Tyler, the Creator. If […]
