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Black Thought Drops 1st Ever Solo Project ‘Streams Of Thought Vol. 1’ [LISTEN]

Source: Erika Goldring / Getty While hypebeasts and much of the pop world will have their attention trained on Kanye West’s latest album ye , Black Thought just released a project that could garner the same level of interest. The longtime Roots frontman released his first ever solo project Streams Of Thought Vol. 1 , with production from 9th Wonder and some powerful features from Rapsody and Styles P. At just five songs, the EP promises to the be the first of projects from the Philadelphia wordsmith. Opening with the blistering and soulful “TwoFifteen,” Black Thought goes on a 3-minute lyrical face-melting display and even pays homage in a dope nod to his hometown brethren Freeway. “9th Vs. Thought” is a classic head-nod-inducing banger from 9th and Black Thought once more showing and proving that at the age of 46 that he is still very much a potent lyricist. “Dostoyevsky” features the extremely talented Rapsody on the verse help out and if you know her music then you already know the bars were legendary. Another track, “Making Of A Murderer” was previously released in 2016, but still sounds quite current and Styles P of The Lox stood his ground with his veteran counterpart. Twitter fans have reacted in kind and you can catch those tweets on the flip. Below, check out the stream of Black Thought’s Streams Of Thought Vol. 1 . If you want beautiful, thoughtful, brilliant new music today, here you are. https://t.co/uJB5yxclbf — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 1, 2018 “Back when Burning Man was blacks in Birmingham”— #StreamsOfThought — Brentin Mock (@brentinmock) June 1, 2018 Ya'll can have Wyoming tonight/I'll get there eventually….right now tho, imma chill in South Philly…. @blackthought #StreamsofThought — JamesPoyser (@jamespoyser) June 1, 2018 — Photo: Getty

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Black Thought Drops 1st Ever Solo Project ‘Streams Of Thought Vol. 1’ [LISTEN]

Chocolate Beauties: 13 Gorgeous Dark And Brown-Skinned Sistas

Beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and colors. Here are 13 gorgeous dark and brown-skinned sistas.

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Chocolate Beauties: 13 Gorgeous Dark And Brown-Skinned Sistas

Ho Sit Down: Tommy Hilfiger Says “I Like To Stick To My Heritage,” Claims Hip-Hop Took His Brand Away From Its Roots!

We’re not surprised. Tommy Hilfiger Says Hip-Hop Took Brand Away From Its Roots Hip-Hop made him some serious gwap and now it has tarnished his brand? According to Financial Juneteenth: Tommy Hilfiger was already an iconic fashion designer before he began recruiting hip-hop acts to wear his clothing; but with the help of artists like Aaliyah, Snoop Dogg, and Usher, his success grew tremendously. While Hilfiger has been the center of many rumors in the media for his alleged comments about not wanting minorities to wear his clothing, the 61-year-old still does not mind sharing his thoughts on the overall effect of hip-hop on his brand. In an interview on Bloomberg News, Hilfiger recognized the way hip-hop was able to accelerate his business, but claimed that he was simply following a trend. “Look, it fueled a lot of growth, but it took us away from our roots,” explained Hilfiger. “When people ask me advice, I say stick to who you are. Stick to your guns.” While Tommy Hilfiger remains a notable brand, it does not garner the same attention as it did in the 90s. Hilfiger says he should have focused on staying true to his vision for the brand back then as opposed to chasing after what was good for the moment. “There is an image and attitude to most brands, and that’s really important,” said Hilfiger. ”I like to stick to my heritage and not chase trends, and at that point we were chasing trends. Chasing trends was easy, but it was dangerous. It’s more important to me now to be consistent.” Is he just mad because he’s no longer at the top anymore? What do you think about his comments? WENN

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Ho Sit Down: Tommy Hilfiger Says “I Like To Stick To My Heritage,” Claims Hip-Hop Took His Brand Away From Its Roots!