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Jill Scott mural at MIA. Photo by Leon Laing.

9/1/12
About 9:30 p.m., hip-hop tycoon Jay-Z stepped on stage and faced a sea of concertgoers at Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Later, a prerecorded message from President Obama appeared on colossal screens. During the message, Obama said he’s a Jay fan, and he encouraged people to vote in November.  Continue reading ‘Philly got it made’

Rapper Chief Keef made good use of his time during his house arrest at his grandmother’s home: He posted YouTube videos and did an interview with MTV2’s Sucker Free show.  Continue reading ‘Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like”’

Here’s Keyshia Cole’s new video for “Enough of No Love.” Weezy joins the Mary J. Blige protégé on the song. Cole will drop her new album, Woman to Woman, sometime this fall. Her reality show, Keyshia Cole: Family First, airs Oct. 9 on BET.

Check out the latest video for “Waves” by 90’s revivalist Joey Bada$$.

Some blogs have been buzzing lately about Sid Sriram. vigoronline.com is no exception.  Continue reading ‘Sid Sriram’s ‘Entropy’’

In the early 90’s, Mary J. Blige and Nas changed the game with grounbreaking debut albums: What’s the 411? and Illmatic, respectively. Twenty years later, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and Esco are still droppin’ gems. View Mary’s video for “Why?” above and Nas’ “Daughters” here.

Here’s a video from rap newcomer XV. His name refers to 15, the age when he began his musical career. Continue reading ‘‘Wichita’ video’

Miami-based Brianna Perry has been spittin’ bars since age 3. With her distinct rap delivery, Bri follows in the footsteps of Lil’ Kim, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott.  Continue reading ‘Brianna videos’

Lupe Fiasco. Photo by Leon Laing.

Some rowdy concertgoers couldn’t spoil the Lupe Fiasco concert. The Chicago-based rapper stopped his performance a few times due to the rabble-rousers. But after local police whisked them away, the concert went on without a hitch. Continue reading ‘Lupe x F&M’