Today is an important day. I have been in LA for the last week and to cap off my trip, I am headlining tonight at The Mint. It’s Grammy night in LA so it will be crazy with all the parties. Anyone in the LA are come out tonight and catch me live.
The Mint
6010 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035-2625
(323) 954-9400
In support of his video on MTVU.com and encouraging everyone to continue to vote, Add-2 just dropped a new joint called Don’t Sweat The Technique produced by my homie and collaborator, Ta-Ku from Australia. You may recall my joint, Let Me At Em which was produced by Ta-Ku. There is still the rest of the day to vote for Add-2′s video Luxury on MTVU.com so please, everyone vote as many times as you can. Here is Don’t Sweat The Technique and the link to vote for Luxury as well as the video.
My long time friend and Kansas’ hottest DJ, Shitty Ranx will be celebrating his 30th birthday tomorrow at the Celtic Fox in Topeka, Kansas. Also performing will be the reggae/dub band from Nebraska, RC Dub. If you are in the Topeka area, head out to Celtic Fox and help Shitty Ranx celebrate his 30th.
Celtic Fox
118 Southwest 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3866
(785) 235-2138
I just wanted to share this amazing video with everyone. It has been rumored for quite some time that Apple will be releasing a touchscreen computer much like the iPhone. Well the rumors are true and the iPad Tablet ships in 60 or 90 days. I jumped on macrumors.com and found the video that Apple released. Check it out and be prepared to be amazed.
This is my first post from Los Angeles. I touched down last night and am greeted today by beautiful weather and a trip to VIP Records in Long Beach. Some of you may remember VIP from Snoop’s video, What’s My Name? Here is the video just to remind you. We road around bumping the Twinz album, Conversation while enjoying the sunshine.
Anyway, here are the weekly numbers. MTV’s Hope For Haiti project topped the charts at number one moving just under 175K. The 2010 Grammy Nominations CD moved just under 50K while Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Black Eyed Peas stay up top. Here’s the top.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Various Artists | Hope For Haiti Now |
171,000 | 171,000 |
| 5 | Various Artists | 2010 Grammy Nominees | 49,000 | 49,000 |
| 7 | Alicia Keys | Element of Freedom |
40,000 | 928,000 |
| 9 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
35,000 | 1,890,000 |
| 14 | Mary J Blige | Stronger (With Each Tear) |
29,000 | 504,000 |
Here’s the bottom.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 23 | Young Money | We Are Young Money |
19,000 | 251,000 |
| 30 | Eminem | Relapse | 15,000 | 1,791,000 |
| 31 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
15,000 | 1,563,000 |
| 70 | 50 Cent | Before I Self Destruct |
6,800 | 372,000 |
| 168 | RJD2 | The Colossus |
2,800 | 2,900 |
Nothing surprising here. The produced RJD2 sold some pretty miniscule numbers but I bet he sells more at his shows then in the stores. I can imagine it is pretty hard to find that album at your local Best Buy. I want to remind everyone that I will be rocking in Los Angeles at The Mint this Sunday, January 31st. Anyone in the area please come out and support. I hear that it is cold and snowy in Chicago. I can’t say that I miss home just yet. Until next week……
I just stumbled upon a new video from Gary, Indiana native Freddie Gibbs and Chicago’s Mikkey Halsted called On My Own. The reason this track/video is so significant because it is the first single from my guy, Maja 7th’s album, The Breakout. For those of you who don’t know Maja 7th, he is one of the illest producers in Chicago and I got the opportunity to set off the recording sessions for this album. We have a track on The Breakout called Going For Broke. The album is done and mixed and will be released very soon so stayed tuned. I know Maja 7th is excited to get the project out there. There are some REALLY dope features on the album. This is going to be a big project for Maja 7th and Chicago as a whole.
Today is a big day for Add-2. His video for Luxury is featured on MTVU.com as part of The Freshman section. We need everyone to vote as many times as they can for Luxury to be the video of the week. Please take some time out to vote for Luxury. Here is the link to vote.
I got a surprise invitation on Thursday to perform at Liberty Hall tonight, opening for Krizz Kaliko. Anyone who is in the Kansas area, please come out tonight to Liberty Hall and support. This show will definitely be crazy so I recommend getting there early. I have heard there will be some surprise appearances by the Strange Music Family.
Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044-2236
(785) 749-1972
I got an opportunity to be a part of DJBooth.net’s new project in support of Haiti called Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief. I submitted a brand new song called Daily News produced by SLOT-A. We recorded this song on Saturday night and I submitted it Sunday and they chose the song to be a part of the project. It is not only a great opportunity to work with a site such as DJBooth.net but to be a part of a project that is in support of Haiti and the horrible tragedy that is going to affect people for a long, long time is very humbling for me. This is one of my most personal songs to date so it means a lot that it was chosen to be a part of this project. Everyone please download Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief right here and spread the word. Your thoughts, prayers and any other aid you can provide is needed now and in the future to help Haiti and all of those affected by the earthquake. Here is the track list and the download link
01. K. Sparks ft. Tina Quallo – One Wish [Exclusive] (Prod. Moe Productions)
02. O’Neal McKnight ft. Yoli Cotray – Give Me A Hand [Exclusive] (Prod. Steve Sola)
03. Beyond Belief & Kwame ft. Amille Harris – 40 Seconds [Exclusive] (Prod. Kwame)
04. Skinny & Scales ft. Megan Rochell – We Gonna Make It (Prod. The Haterz)
05. Pastor Troy – All I Know Is Zoe [Exclusive] (Prod. Haitian Traxxman)
06. Substantial & Marcus D – Recovery (Hold On) [Exclusive] (Prod. Marcus D.)
07. Mike Schpitz – Daily News [Exclusive] (Prod. Slot-A)
08. Novel – Velvet Sky (Prod. Novel)
09. Stanza, Tommy Nova & Panic (RHHA) – Standing In The Rain [Exclusive] (Prod. Mo)
10. Cymarshall Law – Freedom of Speech (Prod. Mr. Joeker)
11. Mika Means – Whats Goin On (Prod. Young Sears)
12. Marion Write – Generation Prodigy (Prod. Two3)
13. Thad Reid ft. Revolution – Heaven’s Watching (Prod. Ologist)
14. SoulStice & SBe – Brand New Day (Prod. SBe)
15. Chi-Ill – March [Exclusive] (Prod. O-Zone)
16. JD Era – What We Have (Prod. Bert “Twin” Rivere)
17. QP ft. Hardstone, Ms.Moone & Ms.Dawn Diva – Say a Prayer [Exclusive] (Prod. DJ Mauly T)
18. Mic Legacy ft. KDot – Together (Prod. KDot)
19. Dallas Parker – Reform (Prod. 7 Sounds)
20. The Regiment – Freedom (Prod. Soulution)
21. Justin Garner – Wait On You (Tribute To Haiti) (Prod. G-Sharp)
22. Pugs Atomz – All Yall (Keep On) (Prod. Grant Parks)
23. Spectacula – Tribute [Exclusive] (Prod. Bad News)
24. Gist The Essence ft. Cocoa Sarai – A Dream Deferred (Prod. Sound Royale)
25. MaG – Love Peace Progression (Prod. Stephen Joseph)
**Bonus Mikkey Halsted – Hold On [Exclusive] (Prod. Khari Lemuel for Lemuelism Productions)
