Archive for the ‘News’ Category

NEW MUSIC: Fonzworth Bentley & Andre 3000

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Kanye West, Fonzworth Bentley & Andre 3000

Here’s the first official single from Bentley’s upcoming debut, CoolOutrageousLoversofUniquelyRawStyle. No release date has been set yet, but we do know that the album will be executive produced by Kanye West. Meanwhile, Andre 3000 popped up on the latest mixtape from DJ Envy & Tapemasters, Inc., Purple Codeine Vol. 25. (more…)

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NEW MUSIC: Wale “Pretty Girls”

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Wale

When it comes to pairing witty, cogent lyrics with interesting beats and concepts, Wale has a lot of these rookies beat hands down. Listen to the latest release from his official debut, Attention: Deficit, dropping this September. (more…)

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VIDEO: Maxwell’s “5 Days of Black” Plus Full Album Preview

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Maxwell album cover

Maxwell’s new CD Black Summers’ Night finally hits stores tomorrow. (Yay! Hallelujah, praise Jesus, praise Jesus…)

Watch clips from the accompanying DVD 5 Days of Black where he discusses the inspiration behind the songs and listen to a preview of the full album now. (more…)

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Soundscan Report

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Cam'Ron Crime Pays album coverCam’Ron debuts in the #3 spot this week with his comeback disc Crime Pays. After surprising everyone with her #1 debut last week, Chrisette Michele’s Epiphany slips to #8 with 113,000 units sold to date.  Rick Ross follows with over 270,000 sold of Deeper Than Rap, and Ciara’s Fantasy Ride rounds out the Top 10 with 107,000.

Unfortunately, all the positive press hasn’t helped Asher Roth at the cash registers. After over a month in stores, his Asleep in the Bread Aisle has only moved 112,000 copies. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing: (more…)

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Stephanie Mills Wanted to Marry Michael Jackson

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Stephanie Mills & Michael Jackson

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NEW MUSIC: Busta Rhymes & Eminem

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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Proof That R. Kelly Has Officially Fallen Off

Monday, May 11th, 2009

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