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Friday, April 22, 2011

BILLBOARD CHART ROUND-UP - CHART TOPPERS

We took a look at the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts to see who were the Chart Toppers, reigning supreme on top. And with that being said here are the sales for the week ending April 17, 2011.

*Unit Sales below are estimated to the nearest thousand.

#8 Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers: 37,000 With the release of this highly anticipated project, Wiz sits comfy within the Top 10.

#9 Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.: 35,000 He’s close to reaching gold status with sales close to 450,000 units total.

#17 Rihanna – Loud: 22,000 Climbing another 4 spots on the charts, pushing her well over the platinum mark.

#28 Bruno Mars – Doo Wops & Hooligans: 19,000 The latest project from Bruno Mars slides up four slots on the charts as he is close to selling 1 Million copies of his debut cd.

#63 Jim Jones – Capo: 8,200 Jim Jones fell 43 spots with his latest release. He released the project under E1 Entertainment with overall sales to date at a little under 30,000.

#65 Snoop Dogg – Doggumentary: 7,200 Snoop's latest release includes production from Kanye West and features Devin the Dude, the Eastsidaz and more.

To view more information on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts click here.

MUSIC VIDEO: BIG BOI FT. JANELLE MONAE - BE STILL

New Visual for "Be Still" from Outkasts' Big Boi featuring Janelle Monae. This one is off of Big Boi's album from last year Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.

Source: Miss Info TV

VIBE TALKS WITH 50 CENT ON DRAKE, HOLLYWOOD AND DR. DRE

For the April/May issue of VIBE, 50 Cent appears on the cover and they talk with him about his relationship with Dr. Dre, his movie career and more.

Take a look at some of what he had to say below:

Do you think Dr. Dre really cares about your headphone line competing with his?

I have a strong personality, a strong character. And I can be difficult to deal with at certain points because I’m vocal. If you upset Em, he’s just gonna not talk to you. You’re not going to get him in the next room you wanna get him in. With Dre, the same. He’s not comfortable with friction. That [tweet] is, “Hey look, I’m here. Is everybody still paying attention?” So they go, “Why he say that? Why he say we mad?” Then the meeting happens.

Why should [Drake] have won [a Grammy award] this year?

He did a lot, man. I don’t believe that Drake would have been as successful or his project would have been as successful if Lil’ Wayne was home. That point where Wayne had to sit down provided a complete focus on Drake. I didn’t get it the year I was supposed to get it, for different reasons. I think the board is not young. They’re not hip. [In my case it was] just the choices to write the harsh reality. I point to that.

Now you’re dealing with the reality of Hollywood. You shed 54 pounds for your latest role. Why?

Things Fall Apart is a passion project for me. I disciplined myself physically more than I had up to this point.

Samuel Jackson said you rappers shouldn’t be taking all the movie roles.

Well, yeah. He said something about me earlier. I was a fan of him before and after he said it. You understand, if you are that passionate... That person has disciplined himself and trained himself.

You can read the rest of what 50 talked about in the full article here.

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LIL WAYNE THA CARTER IV COVER ARTWORK

Here is the artwork to Lil Wayne's next project that has now been pushed back again to June 21st, Tha Carter IV. We don't know about this choice...

PRODIGY TALKS ABOUT THE ILLUMINATI & RELEASES NEW PROJECT

Complex talks to Prodigy of Mobb Deep about the Illuminati and how it is related to some of the biggest Artists in the industry.

Also, the latest release from Prodigy courtesy of Complex, The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP. What do you think? DL link below.

Tracklist:
1. The One & Only (Prod. By Sid Roams)
2. Go Off (Prod. By Sid Roams)
3. Black Devil (Prod. By Sid Roams)
4. Twilight (Ft. Havoc) (Prod. By Sid Roams)
5. For One Night Only (Prod. By Alchemist)
6. Strong (Prod. By King Benny)
7. Told Ya’ll (Prod. By Sid Roams)(Bonus)

Download: Prodigy - The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP

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