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CHART ACTION: Young Money on Top |
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Drake's Take Care and Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter Four are the nation's top-selling hip-hop albums, according to the latest SoundScan figures. Take Care, which has been out for 17 weeks, sold 58,000 copies to land at number-five. Weezy follows right behind at number-six. The next closest contender is yet another member of Young Money, Tyga -- his Careless World project placed at number-12 after selling 22,000 units.We can only assume that Birdman is somewhere looking at the charts with a big grin on his face. -- |
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DRAKE: Chasing Tail Didn't Work Out |
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In Drake's says his days of chasing tail left him unfulfilled. He tells GQ, "There was a time where it was like, just [about having a lot of partners]. And for me as a person, it just doesn't work." Drizzy says the "few seconds after you climax" determine how you really feel about a person. "If I don't want you next to me in that 15, 20 seconds, then there's something wrong." -- |
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JOIE MANDA: Def Jam's New President |
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Joie Manda has left his post at Warner Brothers to take on the role of president at Def Jam. Manda calls the move "the greatest challenge of my career... The Def Jam artists roster has always been synonymous with the greatest in hip-hop, and I intend to carry that tradition into the future. While at Warner, Manda helped build a roster that includes Common, Gucci Mane and Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group. -- Source: MTV |
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AKON: I'm Not Paying for That |
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Akon has no plans to pay the construction company that's suing him for the $51,000 it says he owes for work on his Georgia mansion. In fact, he's counter-suing for $11,000, claiming the work was so poor the company owes him. According to TMZ, 'Kon's suit says he's being extorted because of his fame and fortune. --Rahim Wright |
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THE DREAM, THE WEEKND: Rhythm and Beef? |
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The Weeknd must've heard about being dissed by The Dream one too many times, because he's finally taken to Twitter to fire back. He responded earlier this week, "Hamburglar-looking [guy], you get at me, I get at you. [There's nothing] sideways about it." The Dream then tweeted a long monologue after that, praising The Weeknd as "talented" and looking to "restore order." To paraphrase Mr. Nash's message: "You're a good artist, but I'm good too. We can co-exist, but don't mess with me." --Rahim Wright Source: RapRadar.com |
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CHRIS BROWN: Girlfriend Gets Death Threats From Rihanna Fans |
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Chris Brown's girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, now has to walk around with bodyguards after receiving multiple death threats from Rihanna fans. As we've reported, RiRi threw some shots at Tran on Twitter, and now it looks like that has spun out of control. Tran has received tons of hateful messages since then, including:
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WALE: Taking His Talents Across The Pond |
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Wale has been hand picked to be a part of the Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom along with Boy George, The Kills, and more.Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt have written nine songs already and will be quarterbacking the production. The piece -- called Carbon Life -- will be orchestrated by Rufus Wainwright, choreographed by Wayne McGregor and will feature over 18 dancers. If you can picture Kanye West's Runaway, on steroids -- then you have some idea of what Carbon Life will be like. The show will debut in April. Source: AllHipHop |
