Hip-Hop Music Round-Up (04/23/12)
 

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Thanks to Roshan for putting this together.

Hip-Hop Music Round-Up

This week's top 10 albums in Hip-Hop and R&B, according to Billboard.com:

1. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
2. Monica - New Life
3. Hoodie Allen - All American EP
4. Drake - Take Care
5. Think Like a Man - OST
6. Rihanna - Talk that Talk
7.Tyga - Careless World: Rise of the Last King
8. Melanie Fiona - The MF Life
9. Young Jeezy - TM103
10. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV

NEWS:

Cam'Ron will release 30 songs in 30 days.

Wiz Khalifa is going on tour. Along for the ride: Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q.

Azealia Banks' EP has been delayed.

Eminem will produce on the Slaughterhouse record.

Fabolous will drop an album this summer.

Cuz u care: Tyga's "Rack City" is platinum.

Lil Wayne will put out a line of shoes with Supra.

DJ Khaled and Kanye West have another collaboration in the works.

Ne-Yo is naming his album The R.E.D. Album. In a plot twist: The Game is cool with it.

Suge Knight had a busy week. He alluded that Tupac is Alive and threatened to beat up Rick Ross.

Here's the tracklisting to Currensy's upcoming album.

Kanye West has announced the lineup for a new remix, dropping this week.

Pharrell has written a book and will release it this summer.

Nicki Minaj said a voice in her head made her leave Twitter.

News u care about: Chris Brown's record got delayed.

THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:

Music Video: Theophilus London - All Around the World [Timez Are Weird These Days]

Music Video: Ab-Soul - Pineal Gland

Music Video: Cyhi the Prynce - Open Letter

Interview: Big K.R.I.T. - FUSE TV Interview

Trailer: Nas - The Don [Life is Good]

Interview: J. Cole - FUSE TV Interview

Documentary: Nas - Vh1's Behind the Music [Full Episode]

Unofficial: Kanye West - Way Too Cold

Trailer: Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul - The Groovy Tour Trailer

Live: Frank Ocean - New Song [Live at Coachella]

Live: ASAP Rocky - Goldie + Make Em Say Unh [with Master P, Live at Coachella]

THIS WEEK'S DOWNLOADS:

Nas - Another Black Girl Lost [Unreleased]

B.o.B. - So Hard to Breathe [Strange Clouds]

ASAP Rocky - Goldie [LongLiveASAP]

Stream: Currensy - Fast Cars, Faster Women [The Stoned Immaculate]

Usher - Climax (Flosstradamus Remix)

Stream: Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Nights [Remix Album]

Mixtape: Chuck Inglish - WRKOUT. [Beats]

Stream: Alchemist - Covert Coup Instrumentals [Mixtape with Currensy]

ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK:

Ashanti - Braveheart
Sene - Brooklynnight

ALBUMS OUT NOW:

Future - Pluto

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I can't wait until Rick Ross and Suge Knight fight

Okay Cam Ron

kendrick and schoolboy q would be amazing. never got much into wiz, and still dont get mac. tried a couple songs and just couldnt feel him at all.

so excited about new kanye, wish there would be about 90% less khaled

goldie is soooooo good, video is insane. so cool to see master p out there, loved the no limit stuff

chief keef on the new G.O.O.D. music song, love it

kanye is just killing it with the last few singles hes dropped. so raw.

Wiz needs to play bigger places. always sells over here before i can get tickets