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#6. Drake – Take Care – 58,000 (1,583,000)

#7. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 36,000 (2,074,000)

#12. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 22,000 (121,000)

#20. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler’s Ambition – 14,000 (507,000)

#28. WZRD (Kid Cudu & Dot Da Genius) – WZRD – 10,000 (76,000)

#30. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 10,000 (1,374,000)

#84. Wale – Ambition – 5,200 (398,000)

#101. Chiddy Bang – Breakfast – 4,300 (46,000)

#197. Maino – Day After Tomorrow – 2,200 (8,500)

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


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It’s been 15 years since the Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. While there are plenty of unanswered questions in the still-unsolved homicide, one thing that can’t be questioned is Biggie’s game-changing contributions to rap music.
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#2 WZRD (Kid Cudi & Dot Da Genius) – WZRD – 66,000 (66,000)

#4. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 37,000 (99,000)

#5. Drake – Take Care – 29,000 (1,525,000)

#19. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler’s Ambition – 15,000 (493,000)

#20. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 15,000 (1,364,000)

#28. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 13,000 (2,039,000)

#43. Chiddy Bang – Breakfast – 11,000 (42,000)

#76. Maino – Day After Tomorrow – 6,300 (6,300)

#99. Too Short – No Tresspassing – 4,600 (4,600)

#145. Ja Rule – PIL2 (Pain Is Love 2) – 3,200 (3,200)

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


Tyler links up with Hodgy Beats to give us their new track “NY (Ned Flander)” in visual form. Their project “The OF Tape Vol. 2” drops March 20th.


Consignment: Favor For A Favor the redi-rock mix tape
Directed By: Lee Larkins @Shark_Fins
Video Produced By: A.B.From 46St

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Detroit rap artist Boldy James releases a follow up to his last Mixtape “Trapper’s Alley: Pro’s & Con’s”
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Track listing after the jump

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#10. Drake – Take Care – 31,000 (1,469,000)

#24. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler’s Ambition – 20,000 (462,000)

#26. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 20,000 (1,336,000)

#35. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 16,000 (2,016,000)

#56. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday – 10,000 (1,774,000)

#77. Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers – 7,400 (780,000)

#108. Childish Gambino – Camp – 4,900 (126,000)

#111. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – 4,800 (1,254,000)

#129. Mac Miller – Blue Slide Park – 4,000 (289,000)

#182. Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen – 2,900 (36,000)

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


Check out the latest video from Too $hort “I Got Caught” (featuring Martin Luther) from Too $hort’s upcoming album, No Trespassing, dropping 2/28.
Dir: Joslyn Rose Lyons

MTV ranked the hottest MCs in the rap game for 2011. Past Hot MC’s such Eminem, T.I., Fabolous, Nas, Gucci Mane or Young Jeezy didn’t even crack the top 10. Wow! Looks like Maybach Music Group, The Throne & YMCMB is running the cable music television stations these days. Checkout the full list below:

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10. Wale
9. Wiz Khalifa
8. Big Sean
7. Meek Mill
6. Jay-Z
5. Lil Wayne
4. Nicki Minaj
3. Kanye West
2. Drake
1. Rick Ross

Here is footage of Curren$y and Sean O’Connell working on “Muscle Car Chronicles” which is out now on iTunes.

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#8. Drake – Take Care – 32,000 (1,438,000)

#21. Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler’s Ambition – 22,000 (441,000)

#25. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 18,000 (1,316,000)

#29. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 16,000 (1,997,000)

#62. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 9,200 (545,000)

#65. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday – 8,700 (1,764,000)

#100. Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce Da 5’9) – Hell: The Sequel – 5,100 (693,000)

#119. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – 4,100 (1,249,000)

#127. Common – The Dreamer / The Believer – 3,900 (123,000)

#145. Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen – 3,500 (33,000)

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