Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the way this week is Drake's Take Care album staying at No. 4 with 29,200 copies behind Black Keys' El Camino (29,300), Kidz Bop 21 (58,700) and Adele's 21 (95,100). According to Nielsen SoundScan, the rapper's sophomore album has shelled out 1,349,800 copies after ten weeks in stores.
R&B singer Rihanna's Talk That Talk trails closely behind moving up two slots to No. 5 with 20,200. With nine weeks knocked out, RiRi's latest offering has sold 583,400 records.
Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition stayed put at No. 6 with 19,400. Moving into his sixth week in stores, the Snowman's long-awaited album has moved 380,200 units.
Rap duo LMFAO's Sorry for Party Rocking dropped two slots to No. 13 with 16,400. With 31 weeks in the books, their newest album has sold 582,100 copies.
Grammy-winning rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne received a five-slot boost to No. 21 with 12,300. After 24 weeks of availability, their joint effort has sold 1,273,300 units to date.
R&B veteran Mary J. Blige's My Life II...The Journey Continues moved up five notches to No. 23 with 11,900. Headed into her tenth week, the singer's newest album has sold 439,300 copies.
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV slipped a spot to No. 30 with 10,600. With 21 weeks knocked out, Weezy's summer release has pushed 1,957,200 units.
Late singer Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures also dropped a notch to No. 32 with 9,900. Moving into its second full month, the singer's posthumous release stands at 318,900 sold copies.
Soulful singer Anthony Hamilton's Back to Love dropped 17 slots to No. 40 with 8,300. Moving into its seventh week in stores, the album has sold 155,100 records.
Grammy-winning singer Beyonce's 4 fell eight slots to No. 41 with 8,200. After 30 weeks in stores, her newest album has sold 1,089,000 units.
Evening things out in Top 50 is pop star Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Megaupload’s Takedown: How Is Swizz Beatz Involved?
Swizz Beatz, a.k.a Kasseem Dean or Mr. Alicia Keys, was officially listed on Megaupload’s website as its CEO prior to the site’s shutdown, but he hasn’t been implicated in the lawsuit that led to the site’s takedown. In fact, the Atlanta-based rapper’s role in the file-sharing website has come under scrutiny, as its power players seem to be based primarily in New Zealand. The indictment, which was handed down on January 5 and led to the shuttering of Megaupload on January 19, led to seven people being charged and four arrested, including the site’s founder, the oddly-named Kim Dotcom. But why didn’t the feds go after the company’s purported CEO?
Swizz Beatz’s name and title appeared in the now-defunct About Us page, but that’s about the only set-in-ink connection reports show he seems to have to the company. It’s likely that he was listed in recent weeks after the company’s late 2011 redesign, which saw the company partner with major recording artists, presumably for greater exposure. Beatz is not listed in the indictment as holding any share in Megaupload – Dotcom owned 68 percent, and six other non-celebs owned the rest. In fact, Beatz’s name doesn’t come up at all in the 72-page document. And it was far from Beatz’s primary gig: he also has titles as Reebok’s creative director, KidRobot’s brand ambassador and creative designer for Lotus Cars. If he acted as the CEO of Megaupload, it probably wasn’t a time-consuming job.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/20/megauploads-takedown-how-is-swizz-beatz-involved/#ixzz1k6cy51m4
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is Drake's Take Care remaining at No. 2 with 42,200 behind Adele's 21 (124,500). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Drizzy's sophomore album has sold 1,289,000 units after two months in stores.
Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition dropped a notch to No. 4 with 35,600. With three weeks knocked out, Jeezy's newest offering has moved 336,900 records.
Pop star Rihanna's Talk That Talk moved up three slots to No. 6 with 27,200. After seven weeks on store shelves, her newest LP has sold 541,300 copies.
Rap duo LMFAO's Sorry for the Party Rocking fell three slots to No. 8 with 25,400. Moving into their 30th week on the chart, their new LP has sold 549,200 pieces.
Late singer Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures fell a notch to No. 17 with 18,100. With five weeks in the books, her posthumous release has shelled out 297,600 records.
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV dropped five slots to No. 18 with 17,500. Heading into his 20th week, Weezy's newest offering has sold 1,934,400 units.
Rap duo Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne fell five slots to No. 20 with 16,600. Moving forward to Week 23, their new joint record has sold 1,248,300 pieces.
R&B singer Mary J. Blige's My Life II...The Journey Continues fell four positions to No. 24 with 14,400. Moving into her second month on store shelves, the soulful singer's newest album has shelled out 415,200 records.
Singer Anthony Hamilton's Back to Love received a 13-slot boost to No. 27 with 13,400. With a month to his name, the crooner's new LP has moved 133,600 copies.
Grammy-winning singer Beyonce's 4 fell nine slots to No. 31 with 11,900. Headed into her 29th week, her album has moved 1,070,200 records.
Pop crooner Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans leaped 14 slots forward to No. 35 with 10,100. After 66 weeks of going strong on the chart, his album stands at 1,446,000 sold records.
Roc Nation rapper J. Cole's Cole World: The Sideline Story returned to Top 50 moving up 12 slots to No. 40 with 9,600. With 15 weeks under his belt, the rapper's long-awaited debut has hit gold status with 507,900 sold units.
Chicago rap veteran Common's The Dreamer/The Believer fell 16 slots to No. 42 with 9,500. Headed toward his first full month in stores, the rapper-turned-actor's new LP has shelled out 97,600 records.
Evening things in Top 50 is Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park moving ten slots down to No. 45 with 9,000. With nine weeks in the books, his new LP has sold 262,200 copies.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
JAY-Z'S 40/40 CLUB RE-OPENING, INVITE-ONLY GUESTS INCLUDE A-ROD, VICTOR CRUZ & MORE
As we recently reported, Jay-Z's 40/40 Club will unveil its new restaurant, $10 million renovations and technological upgrades on Jan. 18. Some of the renovations, implemented by designer Jeffrey Beers, include a new amber lit bar top, an illuminated bottle display tower, leather wall installations, huge LED TV's, new VIP lounges, oak wood floors and a new Broadway Grand Entrance. The original reopening was scheduled for November, but the Brooklyn born rapper and expectant father wanted to make sure everything is perfect before he re-opens the doors. The overall vision is to capture the "energy, grandeur, and opulence of NYC nightlife."
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is Young Money star Drake, as Take Care jumps three slots to No. 2 with 71,600 behind Adele's 21 (144,200). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Drizzy's sophomore album has sold 1,246,800 units after seven weeks in stores.
Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103 remained at No. 3 with 67,200. Headed into his third week on store shelves, the Snowman's new LP has moved 301,300 records to date.
Rap duo LMFAO's Sorry for Party Rocking jumped 11 slots to No. 5 with 49,000. With 28 weeks under their belts, the new LP has reached gold status with 523,900 sold records.
Grammy-winning star Rihanna's Talk That Talk dropped two slots to No. 9 with 42,100. Moving into her seventh week, the singer's new record has also struck gold selling 514,100 units.
Young Money leader Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV received a ten-slot boost to No. 13 with 34,900. With 18 weeks knocked out, Weezy's latest solo offering has sold 1,916,900 pieces.
Rap duo Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne jumped up 28 slots to No. 15 with 26,700. Knocking out their 21st week, the duo's joint effort has sold 1,231,700 copies.
Late singer Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures moved down a notch to No. 16 with 26,000. After a full month in stores, the singer's posthumous release rests at 279,600 records.
R&B singer Mary J. Blige's My Life II...The Journey Continues fell a slot to No. 20 with 22,800. Headed into her seventh week, the "Queen of R&B's" newest offering has sold 400,800 records.
Superstar singer Beyonce's 4 moved forward 11 spots to No. 22 with 21,200. After 27 weeks, the mother-to-be's new LP has sold 1,058,300 units.
Chicago rap veteran Common's The Dreamer/The Believer dropped eight slots to No. 26 with 19,100. With 14 days in the books, the rapper-turned-actor's newest LP has moved 88,100 units.
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park reemerged back onto the chart moving 34 slots forward to No. 35 with 16,700. After two months in stores, his new LP has sold 253,200 copies.
R&B singer Anthony Hamilton's Back To Love dropped two slots to No. 48 wtih 16,000. With three weeks in the books, the soulful crooner's new LP stands at 120,200 pieces.
Evening things out in Top 50 is Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans at No. 49 with 13,600. With 65 weeks ironed out, the pop star's LP stands at 1,435,900 sold records.
MANNIE FRESH WANTS BIRDMAN TO PAY UP, "WE STILL HAVE MONEY ISSUES"
"We still have money issues. We will always have them, as long as Cash Money is selling anything that has Mannie Fresh on it. 'Til this day, I'm like, "Dude, what's going on? Where are the statements for this?" There's always some kind of complication, that's all I can say," Fresh said in an interview. "Everybody has to get paid. It would be something large if Cash Money did a tour with the first generation of artists, but with everything that's happened, we need money upfront and on top of that we all need our own attorneys. You don't get my money and pay me-I get my money directly." (Billboard)
"I got this deal with Def Jam through Jay-Z," Fresh said during the Red Bull Music Academy 2011 in Madrid. "Jay-Z reached out, he was like, 'I'll do a deal with you. You come to Def Jam and you do your thing. And I'm over there and I talk to Lil Wayne. I'm like, 'Hey dude, I got a deal with Def Jam and they pretty much are going to give me my situation, do what I want to do.' They were like, 'Just deliver a big song.' So I go to Lil Wayne, he does the song with me and soon as I get ready to put it out, Cash Money shuts it down. They were just like, 'Nah, you didn't get permission from us to do that.' And I'm like, 'Wow, it's really that serious? That's kinda ugly of y'all to do that.' And I'm like, 'Wayne agreed to do the song.' And they were like, 'Well, Wayne can't speak for Wayne. We speak for Wayne.' ... So that was a learning lesson for me and it kind of gave Def Jam a salty taste too because they was just like, 'Every time we do something, if it's going to get shutdown, we really don't want to do this with you.'" (Red Bull Music Academy)
"This is why Mannie Fresh don't f*ck with [Cash Money] because he never got any royalty money," he said in an interview. "That's why Baby can go around flaunting this cash, because that's everyone else's money... It's not even Wayne's fault. Wayne is not getting money. He is given money, he's not getting money. If Baby gets a million dollars he'll buy Wayne a Phantom, but that's in Cash Money's name. That 14-bedroom mansion isn't Wayne sh*t. That's why he have his own company, because he was trying to leave Cash Money and the only thing that would keep him there was [if they] gave him his own thing. But Baby still controls that. All those Young Money artists don't even know that they not getting royalty money." (VIBE)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES
Leading the pack this week is Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103: Hustler's Ambition at No. 3 behind Adele's 21 (399,000) and Michael Buble's Christmas (467,000). According to Nielsen SoundScan, the rapper's long-awaited new LP has sold 233,000 copies in its opening week. [Check out Young Jeezy's Score]
Young Money star Drake's Take Care received a two-slot boost to No. 5 with 131,000. Heading into his seventh week, Drizzy's new album rests at 1,175,000 sold records to date.
Grammy-winning singer Rihanna's Talk That Talk moved back into the Top 10 boosting forward seven slots to No. 7 with 99,000 records. With six weeks under her belt, RiRi's new solo LP has moved 472,000 units.
Rap duo LMFAO's Sorry for Party Rocking made a five-slot jump to No. 16 with 74,000. After 27 weeks, their newest offering stands at 475,000 sold records.
Chicago rap veteran Common's The Dreamer/The Believer debuted on the chart this week at No. 17. After seven days of availability, the emcee-turned-actor's new album has pushed out 69,000 copies. [Check out Common's Score]
Young Money leader Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV hopped forward 15 slots to No. 22 with 56,000. Knocking out week 18, Weezy's newest solo effort has shelled out 1,882,000 copies.
Atlanta rapper Roscoe Dash's J.U.I.C.E. finally debuted on the chart this week at No. 132. With seven days to his name, the rapper's new record has sold 9,500 pieces.
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