 ©Tidal Twenty-two years ago, the album " The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", by none other than Ms. Lauryn Hill, was released as one of the most significant hip-hop albums of its time. Her first solo album won five Grammy Awards, including album of the year, and has sold over 19 million copies. Her album continues to be relevant to this day with her skillful writing sharing deep messages on love lost, family and self, bringing listeners into this journey of her experiences and feels that they can relate to through her music.
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Abel Tesfaye also known as The Weeknd, released his fourth studio album, After Hours with 14 tracks featuring his hit single; Blinding Lights. The song has over 627 million streams on Spotify and he reigns as the second most streamed artist on the app.
 ©FuseTV By Elesha Nicholls The 80’s were a time of innovation, as hip-hop artists developed not only their sound but the culture as well. Within hip-hop there have always been elements that come together to make up the genre as a whole. Back in the 80’s the four main elements of hip-hop were MC’ing, Dj’ing, break dancing, and graffiti. In this article, we touch base on the secondary elements such as fashion, geography, and music sharing of this decade.
 © medium.com By Regena Ransome We’ve all heard the words: “Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothin’ to ---- with” and that is very true. The renowned group is taking another dip into TV with their new biopic series on Hulu. The show is based off previously released books The Wu-Tang Manual and Tao of Wu and will take place in 90s Staten Island New York, following the lives of Hip Hop heroes Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Ol’Dirty Bastard and Inspectah Deck.
 © The Globe and Mail Regena Ransome Music Canada along with its label members have announced a scholarship program in honor of the late Deane Cameron. The MusiCounts Scholarship Program honors the former CEO of EMI Music Canada, which will allow aspiring industry professionals to jump start their career. The scholarship provides an opportunity for young professionals who are in post-secondary studying music performance, music business, or music production to get a head start in their career within the next 12-months.
 © The Blast By Regena Ransome Chances are, you’ve heard of a rapper named Lil Nas X and a little song called Old Town Road. Kind of popular…it’s only got 314 million views on YouTube. The Billy Ray Cyrus featured song has been able to maintain its position at the top of the charts for seventeen weeks now, setting a new record in chart history. The previous record of sixteen weeks was held by two different songs. Those being, Mariah Carey and Boys II Men’s One Sweet Day and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's Despacito.
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