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R.I.P. Ms. Melodie (1969-2012)

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July 18, 2012
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Ms. Melodie, ex-wife of KRS-ONE and a prominent member of the Boogie Down Productions crew, passed away today according to sources.

Ms. Melodie, born Ramona Parker, was a member of the influential Boogie Down Productions crew and released her first album, Diva, in 1989 on Jive Records.

Her most memorable performance was on the 1989 single “Self Destruction” and she also has a cameo in Queen Latifah’s video “Ladies First.”

Ms. Melodie was a native of Brooklyn, NY and is survived by two sons.

Prayers go out to her family.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/15/2012

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July 18, 2012
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#2. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange – 131,000 (131,000)

#4. Chris Brown – Fortune – 45,000 (180,000)

#13. Maybach Music Group Presents… – Self Made, Volume 2 – 21,000 (154,000)

#20. Aesop Rock – Skelethon – 14,000 (14,000)

#23. Flo Rida – Wild Ones – 13,000 (44,000)

#40. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 9,600 (578,000)

#54. Drake – Take Care – 7,000 (1,817,000)

#84. Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family – 4,900 (67,000)

#87. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 4,800 (196,000)

#138. Big K.R.I.T. – Live From The Underground – 2,900 (74,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

The Art of 16 Bars [documentary]

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July 13, 2012
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Features The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Phife Dawg, Raekwon, Nas, Redman, Q-Tip, Rakim, Too Short,Guru, Supernatural, Common, Krs-One, Shock-G, Mc Lyte, Slick Rick, Kool Moe Dee, Jurassic 5, Pharoahe Monch, Twista, and more.

Alibaba Buys Back 20% Stake From Yahoo for $7.1 Billion

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July 12, 2012
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Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba has bought half of Yahoo’s stake in the company — 20% of Alibaba’s shares — back from Yahoo for $7.1 billion.

Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will sell half its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock. Read More

2012 Most Dangerous Cities in America

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July 7, 2012
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An analysis of FBI crime statistics by 24/7 Wall Street reveals that in many of the most dangerous cities in America, such as St. Louis and Memphis, violent crime went up.  Checkout to see if your city makes the the Top 5 Dangerous Cities in America list below:

5. Memphis, TN

Violent crimes per 1,000: 15.8

4. Oakland, CA

Violent crimes per 1,000: 16.8

3. St. Louis, MO

Violent crimes per 1,000: 18.6

2. Detroit, MI

Violent crimes per 1,000: 21.4

Homicide increased by 11 percent in 2011 in Detroit as compared to 2010.

1. Flint, MI

Violent crimes per 1,000: 23.4

Flint has the second-highest murder rate and the highest rates of aggravated assault, burglary and arson in the nation.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/1/2012

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July 4, 2012
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#4. Maybach Music Group Presents… – Self Made, Volume 2 – 98,000 (98,000)

#34. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 10,000 (557,000)

#44. Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family – 8,600 (56,000)

#50. Drake – Take Care – 7,700 (1,795,000)

#52. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 7,300 (172,000)

#84. Future – Pluto – 4,700 (116,000)

#90. Big K.R.I.T. – Live From The Underground – 4,400 (64,000)

#107. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 3,900 (257,000)

#128. Kid Ink – Up & Away – 3,300 (29,000)

#135. Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate – 3,100 (52,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Author of “50 Shades of Grey” Makes $1.34 Million in a Week

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July 3, 2012
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E.L. James, the author of the wildly popular “50 Shades of Grey,” is riding high off the success of her erotic adult novel, pulling in a whopping $1.34 million a week from book sales.
The author has sold over 20 million books world wide, which she takes 7% of every $14 paperback sold and another 25% of every $10 ebook downloaded.
Entertainment Weekly took on the task of crunching the numbers and revealed that E.L. would be getting a $20 million check from her publisher come September.

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Weekend At The Box Office: June 29 – July 1, 2012

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July 2, 2012
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Title – Weekend Gross (in millions $$$)

1. Ted $54.4
2. Magic Mike $39.1
3. Brave $34 m
4. Madea’s Witness Protection $25.3 m
5. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted $11.8 m
6. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter $6 m
7. Moonrise Kingdom $4.9 m
8. Prometheus $4.4 m
9. Snow White and the Huntsman $4.4 m
10. Marvel’s The Avengers $4 m

Dwele “What Profit”

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June 26, 2012
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directed by Darren Brown

2012 RT Music Group, LLC & Entertainment One U.S., LP

10 Tons of Weed Found in Pacific Ocean

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June 21, 2012
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Someone left a ton of weed floating in the Pacific Ocean—10 tons in fact. The U.S. Navy recovered the soggy weed that was left floating near Cali’s border with Mexico, and they’re looking for someone to claim it. Read More

F. Gary Gray Casting for NWA Biopic

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June 21, 2012
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Film director F. Gary Gray is scheduled to direct the NWA biopic and announced an open casting call via Twitter and other social network outlets.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/17/2012

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June 20, 2012
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#10. Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family – 33,000 (33,000)

#20. Kid Ink – Up & Away – 20,000 (20,000)

#29. Big K.R.I.T. – Live From The Underground – 12,000 (53,000)

#31. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 12,000 (534,000)

#51. Drake – Take Care – 8,900 (1,779,000)

#56. Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate – 8,200 (44,000)

#66. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 7,300 (156,000)

#73. Tech N9ne Presents… Stevie Stone – Rollin’ Stone – 6,600 (6,600)

#96. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 5,000 (249,000)

#156. Travis Porter – From Day 1 – 3,100 (23,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.