For the last four years, TIDAL has put on an annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn charity concert, despite all the ups and downs of the streaming service. This year's event takes place at Barclays Center on 10/23, and the lineup's just been announced. Artists scheduled to perform at the event this year include Lil…

The star hits out at industry censorship in new interview Rapper, singer-songwriter M.I.A. performs during The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on July 13, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty ImagesM.I.A. has said that she is no longer “motivated&...

Earlier this month, Robert Glasper accused Lauryn Hill of stealing music and mistreating her band. He said, "Miseducation was made by great musicians and producers that I know, personally." Today, she shared a response to Glasper's claims in a Medium post titled, "Addressing Robert Glasper and other common misconceptions about me (in no particul...

Within one week earlier this year, two absolutely massive artists released singles that were both built around a sample of the same song. That song, Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor," turns 20 tomorrow, as does The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, the album from which it came. "Ex-Factor" cannot possibly be an easy song to sample. "Ex-Factor" samples&#8...

Robert Glasper went in on Lauryn Hill in a recent interview on The Madd Hatta Morning Show in Houston, as XXL points out. The musician and producer accused Hill of mistreating her band members and claimed that she effectively stole the music on her landmark 1998 debut album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, profiting off…