Man, glad lyrics are being brought to the mainstream. Shout out to the whole Shady family and of course, Big KRIT and Kendrick. Glad to see Tech N9ne getting shine too! Everyone kinda killed their verses. Now if BET and MTV would put some music back on TV.
Man Em is out of control! I wanna hear that new album with Dre.
Bars!!!!!!!!!!!!! This joint just hit the net and is guaranteed to get people talking. Shady brings his newest signees on board for their first joint all together called “2.0 Boys.” Royce, Em, Joell, Budden, Crooked and Yelawolf all drop crazy verses on this shit. If these cats are going in like this, I can’t wait to hear what all the music is gonna sound like. Check it out below. I promise you will have to rewind SEVERAL times.
2011 is starting off well for Yelawolf, who is the latest addition to Eminem’s Shady Records along with Slaughterhouse. Yelawolf drops his new video for Good To Go featuring Bun B. The video is pretty sick. Definitely a great way to kick off his new Shady deal. I can’t wait to hear what Yelawolf will drop now. He is definitely one of my favorite cats to come out in the last few years. If you don’t already have Trunk Muzik, you need to get that now.
In case you haven’t heard, Eminem and Shady Records announced two big acquisitions to their label and announced the signings this week. Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf will now be joining Eminem’s roster. CRAZY. There were a bunch of rumors about Slaughterhouse signing last year but Yelawolf came as a pleasant surprise. I’m real excited to see what Yelawolf will do now with Shady and Interscope behind him. Sounds like things will get a little crazy. In light of this signing, I wanted to share a couple of videos from Shady Records signees, Cashis and Obie Trice. Cashis has a joint called Lac Motion several years back that was SICK. Of course, everyone knows Obie Trice, dude is sick too. Also, here are a couple Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse videos to get wet your whistle. Happy Friday!!!!!!!!!
After a little hip hop discussion with my guy, Pete Sayke on Monday, I decided to listen to The Eminem Show and D-12′s Devil’s Night to jog my memory about how ill Eminem really is. It’s not like I need much of a reminder simply listening to his verse from American Psycho on D-12′s album but music always hits people differently at different time periods. The discussion came up about favorite albums, emcees, groups, etc of all time and of course Eminem’s name always comes up. Although, I am personally not a fan of Recovery, I respect the change and the message but I wanted to hear some old Em. Needless to say, I got what I needed. I wanted to see all the videos he released for this album too so, here they are.
And for a bonus, a little D-12. RIP Proof
The heavy hitters are sitting still up towards the top of the charts. Lil Wayne moved another 65,000 copies of his latest project, I Am Not A Human Being, while Eminem manages to to approach triple platinum moving another 43,000. Trey Songz and Waka Flocka are still sitting in the top 50 as well. Check the top
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being |
65,000 | 323,000 |
| 8 | Eminem | Recovery | 43,000 | 2,861,000 |
| 17 | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure |
23,000 | 430,000 |
| 24 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 17,000 | 99,000 |
| 32 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli |
12,000 | 67,000 |
And the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 45 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don |
9,200 | 443,000 |
| 52 | Gucci Mane | The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted | 8,000 | 100,000 |
| 107 | Pimp C | The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones |
4,000 | 28,000 |
| 112 | Kid Cudi | Man On The Moon: The End of Day |
4,000 | 479,000 |
| 127 | Ice Cube | I Am The West |
3,500 | 39,000 |
Nothing too spectacular going on. Gucci Mane reaches 100K while Kid Cudi is close to gold. Until next time……
Lil Wayne managed to snag the number one spot on the charts despite being behind bars with his new project, I Am Not A Human Being. He sold 102,000 copies this week putting him at 259,000. I bet his downloads are well over a million though. Eminem is still sitting up top at number 5 while Bruno Mars, Trey Songs and Waka Flocka are all in the top 25. Check the top
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being |
125,000 | 259,000 |
| 5 | Eminem | Recovery | 50,000 | 2,818,000 |
| 12 | Bruno Mars | Doo Wops & Hooligans |
27,000 | 82,000 |
| 13 | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure | 27,000 | 407,000 |
| 21 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli |
18,000 | 55,000 |
And the bottom
Newcomers Chiddy Bang sold 6,000 in their first week while Foreign Exchange managed to move 3,600. Gucci Mane is inching closer to 100K as well. Until next week, go get Nottz new album, You Need This Music.
Another week has flown by and the weekly sales are in. Eminem is still sitting up top along with Trey Songz and the new album from John Legend and The Roots, Wake Up. Check em out
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 6 | Eminem | Recovery |
66,000 | 2,656,000 |
| 7 | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure |
66,000 | 306,000 |
| 8 | John Legend & The Roots | Wake Up! |
63,000 | 63,000 |
| 20 | Drake | Thank Me Later | 15,000 | 1,086,000 |
| 25 | Usher | Versus |
13,000 | 117,000 |
And the lower half
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 47 | B.o.B. | The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
8,100 | 412,000 |
| 103 | Bun B | Trill O.G. |
3,800 | 96,000 |
| 106 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty |
3,600 | 175,000 |
| 131 | The Roots | How I Got Over |
3,000 | 148,000 |
| 188 | Fabolous | There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape | 2,300 | 24,000 |
I guess Black Milk’s Album of the Year fell out of the top 200 after just a week. Damn shame seeing as how he has one of the best albums of the year. Eminem looks like he will definitely hit triple platinum this year. I wonder what Lil Weezy’s new(WACK) album, I Am Not A Human Being will sell. I’m sure he will sell over 100k maybe 200.
Several new releases hit the charts last week but only one managed to make a big splash. Trey Songz new album, Passion Pain and Pleasure sold 240K in its first week and is sitting at number 2 on the charts. Eminem is right behind him with 89K sold this week. The other usual suspects are still sitting in the 15-30 range. Check it out
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 2 | Trey Songz | Passion Pain & Pleasure |
240,000 | 240,000 |
| 3 | Eminem | Recovery |
89,000 | 2,590,000 |
| 15 | Drake | Thank Me Later | 20,000 | 1,071,000 |
| 16 | Usher | Versus | 18,000 | 104,000 |
| 26 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don |
13,000 | 395,000 |
And for the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 40 | B.o.B. | The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
10,000 | 404,000 |
| 101 | Bilal | Airtight’s Revenge |
4,600 | 4,800 |
| 117 | Fabolous | There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape |
3,900 | 22,000 |
| 129 | Black Milk | Album of the Year |
3,600 | 3,700 |
| 137 | Atmosphere | To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy |
3,500 | 13,000 |
Black Milk’s Album of the Year sold 3,700 in its first week while Bilal did 4,800. I think those both go as no surprise though. Go buy Black Milk’s album and support one of the best albums of the year. John Legend and The Roots, Wake Up dropped yesterday and it is pretty dope as well. Until next week.
Eminem has officially broken the 2.5 million mark. I think triple platinum is definitely in his future. Drizzy Drake did another 18K while Ricky Ross moves 13,000. Check the top
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 2 | Eminem | Recovery |
81,000 | 2,501,000 |
| 13 | Drake | Thank Me Later |
18,000 | 1,051,000 |
| 15 | Usher | Versus | 17,000 | 85,000 |
| 22 | Lyfe Jennings | I Still Believe |
14,000 | 50,000 |
| 24 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don |
13,000 | 382,000 |
And the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 37 | Atmosphere | To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy |
9,400 | 9,400 |
| 55 | Young Buck | The Rehab | 6,400 | 6,400 |
| 61 | Fabolous | There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape |
5,700 | 18,000 |
| 67 | Durrough | Get Big |
5,500 | 5,500 |
| 86 | Eminem | Relapse |
4,600 | 2,049,000 |
A few new releases this week hit the charts. Atmosphere does 9,400, Young Buck does 6,400 and the “Ice Cream Paint Job” man, Durrough does 5,500. Oh yea and both of Eminem’s are still on the charts. CRAZY. Hopefully Black Milk can move at least 5,000. I tried to find it at Best Buy and Target but it was no where to be found. Shame.
