Album Charts: Pop Acts Top the Charts, But Alicia Keys, Mary J Still Going Strong
It was a slow week for urban releases, but someone new finally knocked Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream from the top slot ... a new release from Ke$ha. The pop star landed atop the Billboard 200 with Animal, selling 152,000 copies, but Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige was on her heels.
Lady Gaga's The Fame was bounced down one to no. 3 with 66,000, while Alicia Keys' The Element of Freedom landed at no. 2 with 62,000, and Mary J. Blige's Stronger ... Continue Reading
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Benzino Breaks Down His Beef With Slaughterhouse
Raymond Scott, or Benzino as he's known in the rap world, is no stranger to beef. During his tenure as head of The Source magazine in the early 2000s, he became entrenched in a verbal war with Eminem. The two exchanged countless diss tracks, but eventually, the tension died down and the beef subsided.
Today, Zino's situation is no different. He's still a magazine owner -- he and his partner Dave Mays have launched Hip Hop Weekly -- and beef is still ... Continue Reading
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DJ Skee’s Live From L.A. Podcast: 1/12/10 (Hosted by Raekwon)
BallerStatus.com has partnered with DJ Skee to provide fans of his popular Sirius/XM satellite show, "Live From L.A.," with an exclusive weekly podcast of his show.
Normally, his show can be heard on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. PST on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's HipHopNation. If you don't have Sirius/XM or missed a broadcast, that's what podcasts are for. Here you can stream the entire 2-hour show, or download for your portable media ... Continue Reading
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Album Charts: Susan Boyle Still On Top, Lady Gaga in Top 10 With Two Albums
For the sixth week in a row, Susan Boyle owns the Billboard 200 with I Dreamed A Dream, surpassing 3 million sales to beat out albums from Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and several others.
While Boyle took the no. 1 spot, Lady Gaga shot up the charts from no. 6 to no. 2 with The Fame, selling 82,000 copies. The album has been out for 62 weeks, and had previously peaked at no. 4 back in March 2009.
Right on her tail was Alicia Key and her ... Continue Reading
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DJ Skee’s Live From L.A. Podcast: 1/5/10
BallerStatus.com has partnered with DJ Skee to provide fans of his popular Sirius/XM satellite show, "Live From L.A.," with an exclusive weekly podcast of his show.
Normally, his show can be heard on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. PST on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's HipHopNation. If you don't have Sirius/XM or missed a broadcast, that's what podcasts are for. Here you can stream the entire 2-hour show, or download for your portable media ... Continue Reading
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Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Album Pushed Back Yet Again?
Guess what? Lil Wayne's highly-anticipated Rebirth album has been pushed back yet again, following the foul-up by Amazon, who accidently helped cause widespread leakage of the album prematurely.
In December, Amazon accidentally shipped 500 copies of what was to be Weezy's Rebirth album weeks before it was set to street, due to a shipping error.
See, the album was originally set to hit stores on December 21, but was pushed to February 1, but that ... Continue Reading
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Canibus Set To Return With New Album, Melatonin Magik
Rapper Canibus has been long considers one of the best lyrical rappers in the game, and has released indie albums diehard fans consider underground gems.
Now, the rapper prepares a new album, titled Melatonin Magik, for February, his first since 2007's For Whom the Beat Tolls.
On the new album, Bus touches on all sorts of topics. But, he also gets back to what he does best ... battle. He's best known for his epic battle with LL Cool J, but this time ... Continue Reading
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