Awesome show last night. Big K.R.I.T. and Meth stole the show.
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Tical
Ticaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!! I’m taking it back to 1994 in Shaolin today with the debut album from Wu Tang Clan’s M E T H O D man. It’s been several years since I have listened to Meth’s Tical. I got to say, I love it even more now then I did back then. I was a pretty big Wu fan back in middle school and high school but Tical was one of the albums that I didn’t listen to as heavily as some of the others. Big mistake on my part. I’m gonna have this shit on repeat all weekend. While driving to work, I was thinking about how many rappers turn actors and just suck but Meth has actually done a pretty good job. Anyway, happy Friday to everyone, check out some classic videos from Tical including both versions of All I Need, Bring The Pain and Release Yo Delf.
And as a bonus, M.E.T.H.O.D. Man
Weekly Sales 4/7/10
This week has been a pretty big week in terms of releases in the world of hip hop and R&B. Erykah Badu, Usher, Wu-Tang and E-40 all dropped new records. I, myself, have only heard two of those 4 records but two are very solid projects. Ms. Badu hit the charts at number 4 with her new album, The New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, moving 110K. “Ursher” came in at number 1 selling 330K, while Meth, Ghost and Rae sold 38K at number 12. Here is the top.
| 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 |
And for the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 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 |
I had NO idea how well the Wu was gonna do but I guess it’s alright. 3 of those copies are still wrapped at my house. I also bought 2 copies of Ms. Badu’s album, which happens to be my favorite album of the year so far. I can’t say I have heard much more than the radio singles for Usher new album but he seems to be doing pretty well. Little Freak featuring Nicki Minah is kind of hot. Stayed tuned until next week. April is certain to have some incredible releases. Little Brother’s album Leftback on the way.
Wu-Massacre
Tis the season to be jolly. Today, is the official release date for one of 2010′s most anticipated released. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a copy of the project last Friday so, I have been riding around to it for several days. I am going to start off by saying this album could have been better. I read somewhere that Method Man said the album was rushed out by Def Jam. Meth said they had no budget and not a lot of time to work on it but the album was put out for the fans. Reading that statement prior to the release didn’t give me much hope for the album to be a classic but I still figured it would have some good stuff on it. Our Dreams is a dope record with a dope video and the artwork is amazing of course. I will say that the album has grown on me though. It still is a little disappointing especially off the heels of Raekwon’s OBFCL2 but it is a solid way to round out the first quarter of 2010. I still might buy the project strictly for the artwork. Anyway, definitely take a listen. I think the rhymes for the most part are on point, the hooks could use some work and most of the beats are solid. Everything just could have been tighter in my opinion but I guess when you have no time and no budget this is what happens. I’m still wondering how they managed to get the illest artwork with no time and no budget. Check out Meth vs. Chef Part 2 and Our Dreams for a taste of Wu-Massacre
Ghost, Meth and Rae “Our Dreams” Video
To expand on my “Wu Takeover” post, next week, a very important and epic project is being released by three members of the Wu. Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Raekwon have come together to put out a full-length EP called Wu-Massacre. I posted the artwork a while back and since then, all three of collector’s covers have hit the net. This week, their first video, Our Dreams dropped. I was actually a little surprised by the topic of this song but it is still dope and the video is pretty ill as well. Not to mention, the beautiful ”eye pleasers” featured in the video. I want to encourage everyone to pick up all three collector editions of Wu-Massacre to see Ghost, Meth and Rae immortalized in comic book form. TGIALMOSTF.
I will be purchasing all three copies of this project strictly for the artwork.
more about “Method Man, Raekwon & Ghostface – Our…“, posted with vodpod
Weekly Sales 3/3/10
It’s Wednesday and the weekly numbers are in for the first week in March. Sade is still holding on to the top spot, moving 127K. Black Eye Peas are still dominating things with another 50K and my boo, Miss Keys is still sitting up top. Here is top
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Sade | Soldier Of Love |
127,000 | 820,000 |
| 4 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
50,000 | 2,181,000 |
| 6 | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | 38,000 | 361,000 |
| 13 | Alicia Keys | Element of Freedom |
24,000 | 1,102,000 |
| 14 | Rihanna | Rated R |
24,000 | 688,000 |
And for the bottom.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 37 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
13,000 | 1,645,000 |
| 52 | Eminem | Relapse |
11,000 | 1,864,000 |
| 63 | 50 Cent | Before I Self Destruct |
8,400 | 411,100 |
| 78 | Drake | So Far Gone |
7,100 | 394,000 |
| 158 | Freeway & Jake One | The Stimulus Package |
3,500 | 13,000 |
Freeway and Jake One passed the 10K mark. Eminem and Jay-Z are neck and neck and Drizzy Drake is almost at 400K. A couple big releases later this year are Little Brother’s final album, Leftback and Meth, Ghost and Rae’s Wu-Massacre. Hopefully they will do at least 60K first week. Until next time……
Method Man, Ghostface and Raekwon “Criminology 2.5″
I also stumbled across a new joint, Criminology 2.5 from the Method Man, Ghostface and Raekwon’s album, Wu-Massacre. This is a remake of the classic cut, Criminology from Raekwon’s OBFCL. I don’t know about you guys but 2010 is shaping up to a really nice year. I’m might just have to buy a couple more albums this year. Once again, shout out to 2dopeboyz for the link
Weekly Numbers 2/24/2010
Sorry for the evening post but I wanted to update everyone with some weekly numbers before the night was up. Sade and Jaheim held tight up top. Black Eyed Peas are STILL “selling out” of the stores and Miss Keys is holding on strong too. Check the top
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Sade | Soldier Of Love |
190,000 | 694,000 |
| 3 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
65,000 | 2,131,000 |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | 58,000 | 324,000 |
| 7 | Alicia Keys | Element of Freedom |
39,000 | 1,078,000 |
| 8 | Jaheim | Another Round |
36,000 | 148,000 |
And for the bottom.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 32 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
16,000 | 1,631,000 |
| 45 | Eminem | Relapse |
14,000 | 1,853,000 |
| 61 | Freeway & Jake One | The Stimulus Package |
9,000 | 9,100 |
| 163 | Mathematics | Return of the Wu & Friends |
3,400 | 3,400 |
| 200 | Galactic | Ya-Ka-May |
2,700 | 7,800 |
Freeway and Jake One dropped their album, The Stimulus Package under the Rhymesayers imprint and failed to bring hope back to hip hop fans. Mathematics, who is a Wu-Tang affiliate also dropped an album, Return of the Wu & Friends and moved 3,4oo. I have higher hopes for the Raekwon, Method Man and Ghostface album, Wu-Masscre as well as Little Brother’s final album, Leftback. I guess I’ll wait until they drop. Shout out to Sade for coming back very strong. Until next week…..
Wu-Massacre Cover Art and Track List
So if you have kept up with The Wu since Raekwon dropped his classic, OBFCL2, then you know about the rumored album with Meth, Ghost and Rae. Well, the cover and track list leaked on the net a week or so ago and if the artwork is telling if the project, it will be incredible. The comic book cover is perfect. The track list is short and sweet. I have no expectations for this album, especially after Ghostface’s last album but I hope this follows the footsteps of OBFCL2. It is scheduled to drop March 30th so stay tuned. Peep the track list below.
1. Criminology 2.5
2. Meth vs. Chef
3. Ya Moms Skit
4. Smooth Sailing (Remix) feat. Solomon Childs
5. Our Dreams
6. Gunshowers feat. Inspectah Deck & Cappadonna
7. Dangerous
8. Pimpin’ Chipp
9. How To Pay Rent Skit feat. Tracy Morgan
10. Miranda
11. Youngtown Heist
12. Breaka Breaka “It’s That Wu Shit”
13. Made Men (Bonus)
The What
Happy Fridy to all. I decided to listen to some guaranteed classic hip hop today from one of greatest to touch the mike, Biggie Smalls. Some days, I just need some guaranteed fire to match the vibe so I put in Ready To Die. I think we already know that every track is the shit but my personal favorite is The What with Method Man. This is one of my favorite joints of all time. The combination of both cats is perfect. The beat is perfect. The What is just a perfect song. I think it definitely matches the Friday vibe. Enjoy two of hip hop’s illest.
I also just wanted to share a quick update with you. Me and Phys Ed have our first official studio session tonight to record the first two joints for our next album, Paid Time Off. Trust me, it will be more classic shit.
