Rapper NAS untitled Def Jam release — originally set to be called “Nigger” — debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 113,000 copies during its first three days of sales as he leads the Nielsen SoundScan Friday Building chart.
NAS interim total is a tad behind the 116,000 that another rapper, Rick Ross, rang on “Trilla” on the Friday Building chart in March, on the album’s way to a chart-topping total of 198,000.
NAS last No. 1 album, “Hip-Hop Is Dead” dropped in late December 2006, selling 354,000 copies during Christmas week.
Rapper Lil Wayne currently leads the chart with “Tha Carter III” which sold 125,000 copies during the week ended July 13.
In order to Boost His image in the Black Community “Osama” Obama has hired Dr Dre (Fresh Out Of Detox) and Snoop Dogg to produce a Hip Hop CD for him tentatively called “The DC Gangsta Thug” .
Obama “DC Gangsta Thug”
The advise of his new producers… Dre said Lose The Suit, Snoop said Start Smokin Weed, “Drugs - No Problem” (Admitted Crack Cocaine Smoker) Obama was quoted as saying “I Inhaled, A Lot” ! After the success of Obama’s Rap Video this new CD should be a Hit!
Lil Wayne, who hip-hop’s biggest stars used to Talk Trash about — is now the envy of all his peers. Weezy’s biggest enemies are now publicly recognizing how great a feat it was for the New Orleans native to move over a million units of his Tha Carter III in the first week.
“Congrats to my homie, Wayne,” saysKanye West, who produced on the album, posted on his blog Tuesday. “I’m happy to know this guy! Bow in the presence of a true living legend in hip-hop. Lil Wayne The God!“On Thursday (June 19), while calling in to New York radio station Hot 97, 50 Cent called Tha Carter III’s debut “amazing.”In Atlanta, Ludacris told MTV News that Wayne’s success was hard-earned. “Wayne’s been in the game a long time,” said ‘Cris, while sitting in the studio with DJ Drama. “I’ve done records with him. Apart from everything else that’s going on, it’s well-deserved. Wayne, congratulations. You worked hard for that’s shit, and you deserve it.”
Kanye West met an unruly crowd when he performed this weekend at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN. Fans were upset that the rapper showed up over two hours late to his set, and didn’t start his performance until 4:30am, Sunday morning. Originally, West requested a time slot change from 8:30pm to 2:45am because he wanted to make the most of his glow-in-the-dark stage props.
Everything went to hell when Pearl Jam, a favorite at this year’s festival, played almost an hour longer than they were scheduled. After they were done, it took roadies over an hour to put up Kanye’s props. Angry fans started throwing glow sticks at the stage.
When West finally took the stage at 4:30am, many of the partygoers had gone back to their tents. The remainder greeted him with chants of “Kanye sucks“. He made no apology for his tardiness and cut his set short. The chants even continued throughout performances made by other artists on Sunday afternoon.
So much for “The Good Life“, Kanye. Somehow, I think you’ll have a little trouble selling out in Tennessee again.
Child Porn Smut King and all around Sleaze Bag - R Kelly gets away with it and walks over a technicality. The jurors were “absolutely disgusted” with the tape. Unlike the bootleg version you can buy on the street corner, the version they got to watch was “clear as day.”
He Was Guilty As Sin! Even though jurors “absolutely believed” it was him on the tape, they could not reach a guilty verdict.
Kelly now joins a line of celebrity defendants who have won their criminal cases, among them O.J.Simpson , Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant. The cases were all different, but experts say a common thread was the High Priced Defense Team.
The so called Brain Trust at MTV has come up with their Top 10 List of Hottest MC’s in Hip Hop today. Right or wrong we do agree that these MC ’s are Hot!
1. Lil Wayne
2. T.I. 3. Game 4. Andre 3000 5. Kanye West 6. Young Jeezy
7. Jay-Z 8. 50 Cent 9. Common
10. Jim Jones
