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Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans moving two slots down to No. 6 behind Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues (36,500), Social Distortion's Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes (46,400), The Script's Science & Faith (49,300), Kidz Bop Kids' Kidz Bop 19 (70,100) and Decemberists' King Is Dead (93,900). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Mars' new album has shelled out 562,600 records after four months in stores.
Young Money artist Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday slid four positions down to No. 9 with 28,400. After nine weeks on the chart, her solo debut album 950,900 sold records. [Check out Nicki Minaj's Score]
R&B singer Rihanna's Loud fell out of the Top 10, moving down four positions to No. 12 with 26,200. Headed into her 11th week, the video vixen's latest solo offering has moved 839,600 pieces.
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy swirled six positions to No. 16, with 21,500. With nine weeks in the books, Ye's comeback LP rests at 962,200 sold records. [Check out Kanye West's Score]
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery fell three positions to No. 17 with 19,500. After 31 weeks in stores, Slim Shady's latest solo effort has pushed out 3,489,200 copies.
R&B singer R. Kelly's Love Letter dropped one slot to No. 18 with 18,100. After six weeks, Kells' new LP stands at 347,600 sold units.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' The Beginning remained at No. 22 with 15,500. With two months in the books, the crew's latest compilation project has sold 441,600 records.
R&B singer Jamie Foxx's Best Night Of My Life slid three slots to No. 24 with 15,000. After five weeks on the chart, his new LP has sold 233,900 records.
Grammy-winning rapper T.I.'s No Mercy dropped two slots to No. 26 with 14,100. With seven weeks in the books, the incarcerated rapper's new LP has moved 381,500 pieces to date. [Check out T.I's Score]
Pop star Ke$ha's Cannibal received a 12-slot boost to No. 27 with 13,700. Moving into her 10th week, the singer's latest offering has sold 264,300 records.
Young Money leader Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being dropped seven slots to No. 34 with 12,600. With 17 weeks under his belt, Weezy's newest solo project stands at 704,400 sold units.
Rapper/Singer Cee-Lo Green's Lady Killer received a two-slot boost to No. 41 with 10,600. After 11 weeks, Cee's new LP stands at 197,100 sold copies. [Check out Cee-Lo's Buy My Record]
R&B singer Keyshia Cole's Calling All Hearts fell 19 positions to No. 45 with 10,000. Moving into her sixth week, the singer's new solo LP has shelled out 203,700 units.
Evening things out in Top 50 this week is Keri Hilson's No Boys Allowed which dropped 12 slots to No. 48 with 9,400. With five weeks in the books, Miss Keri's new LP stands at 172,000.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Nas Owes $6.5 Million In Taxes
Nas may have caught a break recently when his child support and alimony payments to his ex-wife, Kelis, were cut in half, but the IRS isn’t going to be as kind to the rapper, who now owes $6.46 million to the IRS.
According to the Detroit News’ Tax Watchdog, the IRS filed a $514,298 lien against the Queens, NY rapper on January 10th with the New York City Register of Deeds. The IRS also filed two other heftier liens against Nas in the past. A $3,365,671 lien was filed on Feb. 3, 2010. A $2,584,236 lien was filed on Oct. 16, 2009.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is pop star Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which moved one notch to No. 4 with 32,400 behind Taylor Swift's Speak Now (35,400), Cage The Elephant's Thank You Happy Birthday (38,700) and Cake's Showroom of Compassion (44,300). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Mars' new album has shelled out 528,300 copies to date.
Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday dropped three slots to No. 5 with 31,900. With only two months in the books, the "Barbie's" debut rests at 922,400 sold units. [Check out Nicki Minaj's Score]
R&B singer Rihanna's Loud moved down two positions to No. 8 with 28,100. After nine weeks on the chart, the video vixen's latest solo offering has sold 813,400 records.
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy moved down three slots to No. 10 with 25,200. After two months on the chart, Yeezy's comeback LP rests at 940,600 pushed discs. [Check out Kanye West's Score]
Slim Shady head honcho Eminem's Recovery took a hit, dropping nine slots to No. 14 with 21,400. With 30 weeks knocked out, the Grammy-winning rapper's new LP stands at 3,469,700 sold records.
Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae Moore's Rehab: The Overdose debuted on the chart this week at No. 15. With seven days in the books, the rapper's new album stands at 20,900 pushed records.
Renowned singer R. Kelly's Love Letter slid down four positions to No. 17 with 18,400. After five weeks on the board, the new LP stands at 329,500 sold discs.
R&B singer Jamie Foxx's Best Night Of My Life dropped out of the Top 20, moving down five slots to No. 21 with 16,800. With a full month under his belt, the singer's new album has sold 218,900 records.
Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas' The Beginning moved seven slots to No. 22 with 16,400. After seven weeks, the group's LP has moved 426,100 units.
Grammy-winning rapper T.I.'s No Mercy LP dropped five positions to No. 24 with 14,800. Heading into his seventh week, the incarcerated rapper's new LP has sold 367,400 records to date. [Check out T.I's Score]
R&B singer Keyshia Cole's Calling All Hearts dropped three slots to No. 26 with 12,300. With a month in the books, her new album now stands at 193,700 sold discs.
Young Money leader Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being fell two slots to No. 27 with 12,200. After four months on the chart, the rapper's latest retail solo offering now stands at 691,900 sold copies.
Late icon Michael Jackson's Michael dropped 11 positions to No. 32 with 11,300. Headed into its sixth week, the pop star's posthumous release now stands at 434,300 sold discs. [Check out Michael Jackson's Score]
R&B singer Keri Hilson's No Boys Allowed fell 12 slots to No. 36 with 10,600. After a full month in stores, the video vixen's latest solo offering has moved 10,600 records.
Pop star Ke$ha's Cannibal moved down seven slots to No. 39 with 10,300. With two months under her belt, the singer's new LP rests at 250,700 sold pieces.
Goodie Mob's Cee-Lo's Lady Killer received a three-slot boost to No. 43 with 9,800. With 10 weeks out of the way, the rapper/singer's newest offering stands at 186,400 sold copies. [Check out Cee-Lo's Buy My Record]
Evening things out in Top 50 this week is Ke$ha's Animal which moved back six positoins to No. 48 with 7,700. After 54 weeks, the singer's 2010 debut has moved 1,161,600 records.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday which sold 38,600 records behind Taylor Swift's Speak Now (52,000). According to Nielsen SoundScan, the Barbie's debut album rests at 890,500 sold copies after seven weeks in stores. [Check out Nicki Minaj's Score]
Pop star Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans received a four-slot boost to No. 7 with 38,200. With 14 weeks to his name, the singer's new album has shelled out 495,900 records to date.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem's Recovery dropped three positions to No. 5 with 33,400. Headed into his 30th week, Slim Shady's latest solo offering has pushed out 3,448,300 records.
R&B/pop sensation Rihanna's Loud dropped out of the Top 5, moving three slots to No. 6 with 33,400. Going into her ninth full week, the singer's new LP stands at 785,300 sold discs.
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy moved down two slots to No. 7 with 33,200. With seven weeks in the books, Yeezy's comeback LP has shelled out 915,400 copies. [Check out Kanye West's Score]
Singer/songwriter R. Kelly's Love Letter received a one-spot boost to No. 13 with 25,600. With a month in the books, the singer's new LP stands at 25,600.
Award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas' Beginning dropped down three slots to No. 15 with 22,700. Headed into their seventh week, the group's latest project has moved 409,700 records.
R&B singer Jamie Foxx's Best Night Of My Life dropped five spots to No. 16 with 22,600. Headed into his fourth week, the singer's new LP stands at 202,100 records sold.
Incarcerated rapper T.I.'s No Mercy album fell three slots to No. 19 with 19,300. With five weeks under his belt, the "King of the South's" new LP has moved 352,600 units. [Check out T.I's Score]
Late pop icon Michael Jackson's Michael album moved out of the Top 20, dropping three slots to No. 21 with 17,700. Headed into his fifth week, the singer's posthumous release rests at 423,000 sold copies. [Check out Michael Jackson's Score]
R&B singer Keyshia Cole's Calling All Hearts moved down 13 positions to No. 23 with 16,800. With three weeks in the books, the singer's new LP stands at 181,300 sold copies.
Video vixen Keri Hilson's No Boys Allowed moved down nine spots to No. 24 with 16,800. After three weeks, her new album rests at 152,000 pushed units.
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being received a five-spot boost to No. 25 with 15,500. With 15 weeks in the books, the rapper's latest solo project has sold 679,600 units to date.
Pop star's Ke$ha's Cannibal fell 13 slots to No. 32 with 13,300. Moving into her second full month, the singer's new LP has shelled out 240,400 copies to date.
Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy and Dirty Money's Last Train to Paris moved down 13 slots to No. 40 with 11,000. Approaching their fifth week, the group's debut has sold 172,300 records. [Check out Dirty Money's Buy My Record]
Young Money rapper Drake's Thank Me Later moved up two notches to No. 41 with 10,700. After 30 weeks on the chart, Drizzy's debut album stands at 1,279,500 copies sold.
Music star Ke$ha's Animal also appears on the chart this week, moving seven slots down to No. 42 with 10,600. After 53 weeks, the solo project has moved out 1,153,900 units.
Hip-hop crooner Cee-Lo Green's Lady Killer moved up four slots to No. 46 with 9,500. After nine weeks on the chart, the Goodie Mob member's new LP has shelled out 176,600 records. [Check out Cee-Lo's Buy My Record]
Evening things out in Top 50 this week is Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon 2 album which dropped 17 slots to No. 49 with 9,000. With nine weeks in the books, the rapper's sophomore solo LP has sold 340,000 units