Nicki Minaj recently graced the cover of this month’s XXL with Drake.
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Nicki Minaj Fires Waka Flocka’s Mother As Her Manager
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New Video: Cam’Ron x Vado “Ric Flair”
Too Short “Still Blowin'” Music Video trailer
Short Dog gets animated in his new video: “I only shop at the weed store/ SMoke’d it ALL up now i need some more”
Fabolous “I’m Raw” (official music video)
Maybach Exelero on the Road
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week ending 4/4/10
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Usher | Raymond v. Raymond |
329,000 | 330,000 |
| 4 | Erykah Badu | The New Amerykah Part Two |
110,000 | 110,000 |
| 6 | Monica | Still Standing | 81,000 | 266,000 |
| 10 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
43,000 | 2,387,000 |
| 11 | Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes | 40,000 | 284,000 |
| 12 | Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon | Wu-Massacre |
38,000 | 38,000 |
| 47 | E-40 | Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift |
12,000 | 12,000 |
| 49 | E-40 | Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift |
12,000 | 12,000 |
| 179 | Jedi Mind Tricks Present: Army of the Pharaohs | The Unholy Terror | 3,200 | 3,200 |
| 184 | Brotha Lynch Hung | Dinner and a Movie |
3,100 | 11,000 |
Tyler Perry 4th richest man in Hollywood
Hollywood’s 10 Highest-Paid Men. Coming in at number four is the mastermind behind the Madea franchise – producer, writer, director Tyler Perry – pulling in over $80 million. Others who top the list included: George Lucas ($170M), Steven Spielberg ($150M), Jerry Bruckheimer ($100M), Jerry Seinfeld ($85M), and Dr. Phil McGraw ($80M).
VIBE’s Greatest Producer Of All Time Bracket
This year, VIBE’s putting together the battle of the beats with their Greatest Producer Of All Time tournament. First round of voting begins today. The winner will be announced May 24th.
HOMEGROWN SOUND
Dr. Dre (1) VS DJ Toomp (16)
Mannie Fresh (2) VS David Banner (15)
The Bomb Squad (3) VS Mr. Lee (14)
Prince Paul (4) VS Shock G (13)
Juicy J (5) VS Rick Rock (12)
Luke (6) VS Johnny J (11)
Beats By The Pound (7) VS Wyclef (10)
Ant Banks (8) VS DJ Quik (9)
MASS APPEAL
The Neptunes (1) VS will.i.am (16)
Timbaland (2) VS Polow Da Don (15)
Swizz Beatz (3) VS Dust Brothers (14)
Diddy and The Hitmen (4) VS Herbie Luv Bug (13)
Teddy Riley (5) VS Kay Gee (12)
Trackmasters (6) VS Larry Smith (11)
Jermaine Dupri (7) VS Irv Gotti (10)
Scott Storch (8) VS Lil Jon (9)
SOUL SAMPLE
Kanye West (1) VS The Heatmakerz (16)
Pete Rock (2) VS Cool & Dre (15)
Organized Noize (3) VS 9th Wonder (14)
Erick Sermon (4) VS Daz (13)
Just Blaze (5) VS Hi-Tek (12)
J. Dilla (6) VS 88-Keys (11)
Mark the 45 King (7) VS Salaam Remi (10)
No I.D. (8) VS The Alchemist (9)
BOOM BAP
DJ Premier (1) VS Bangladesh (16)
RZA (2) VS Rocwilder (15)
Marley Marl (3) VS Dame Grease (14)
Rick Rubin (4) VS The Beatnuts (13)
Jam Master Jay (5) VS Easy Mo Bee (12)
Large Professor (6) VS Q-Tip (11)
Diamond D (7) VS DJ Muggs (10)
Havoc (8) VS Da Beatminerz (9)
Kids Play “Scarface” at School Play. SMH
Jacob the Jeweler released from Prison sent to Halfway House
“Hip Hop King of Bling” Jacob the Jeweler was transferred from federal prison to a halfway house on March 25. The King of Bling, 44, real name Jacob Arabov, was sentenced in 2008 to 2½ years for lying to investigators probing money laundering by Detroit’s Black Mafia gang. The judge cut the sentence by seven months citing Jacob’s good works for charity. Arabov, who is given shout-outs in 62 different rap songs, is scheduled for full release in September. Meanwhile, during the day he can help wife Angela run Jacob & Co. He just has to return to the “residential re-entry facility” each night.
Ice Cube “Reps the West Coast”
Ice Cube is gearing up to release his new album ‘I Am The West’ on July 13 and he’s coming straight at your favorite rapper’s heads!
He unleashed two new tracks at the Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, California Friday (April 3), Cube performed his brand new single “I Rep That West“. In it he disses Lil Wayne.
Then he got serious on another new track titled “Drink The Kool Aid“. Cube goes at Kanye West, Lil Wayne (again) and The New West. “I heard there’s a New West Coast, I aint heard it!” Watch video below:
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Medical Marijuana In USA? Cash Crop?
Medical Marijuana is now LEGAL is 14 states.
Click Here for Full list of legal states
Pictured above, President Obama blowing a dooby in his younger days.
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