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. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
2.Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City
3. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
4. Brandy - Two Eleven
5. Tech N9ne - Boiling Point
6. 2 Chainz - Based on a TRU Story
7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
8. G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer
9. Sean Price - Mic Tyson
10.Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up

NEWS:

J. Cole announces a new album, Born Sinner, on 1.28.13. He'll be releasing his single this week.

50 Cent says the beef with Floyd Mayweather was staged.

Lil Wayne lost his lawsuit over The Carter Documentary and owes $2 million.

Meek Mill sold 167k copies of his new album, debuting at #2.

Rihanna is going on tour with ASAP Rocky.

One step closer to not having to ever hear it: Lil Wayne has delayed I'm Not a Human Being II.

Talib Kweli is dismantling Blacksmith Records, and is delaying his LP.

Game is saying that he may be signing with Maybach Music Group.

Hit-Boy says the song with Nas and Frank Ocean has been recovered.

Houston emcee Travis Scott has signed with G.O.O.D. Music.

Big Boi has revealed some details/features about his upcoming LP.

LL Cool J will release his 13th album on February 12, 2012.

Currensy spoke on the 'Live in Concert' (collab with Wiz Khalifa) delay.

More news is surfacing about Cee-Lo's recent "altercation.

THIS WEEK'S DOWNLOADS AND STREAMS:

Mixtape: Mickey Factz - YNot?

Young Jeezy - We Done It Again [Tribute to Obama]

Stream: Pac Div - Cross Trainers feat. Kendrick Lamar and Blu [GMB]

Stream: The Knux - Toke Up [KWTN]

Stream: Big Boi - Lines feat. ASAP Rocky and Phantogram [VL+DR]

THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:

Music Video: Murs & 9th Wonder - Funeral for a Killer [The Final Adventure]

Promo: J. Cole - Born Sinner Promo

Music Video: Kid Cudi - Just What I Am feat. King Chip [indicud]

Misc: Lady Gaga's take on Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe"

Music Video: The Weeknd - The Zone feat. Drake [Trilogy]

Behind the Scenes: R. Kelly - Trapped in the Closet

Interview: Pharrell - Live on Jimmy Fallon

Music Video: Rihanna - Diamonds [Unapologetic]

ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK:

The Weeknd - Trilogy
Murs & 9th Wonder - The Final Adventure
Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - Dice Game
Travis Barker & Yelawolf - Psycho White EP

ALBUMS OUT NOW:

E40 and Too Short - History: Mob Music
Ne-Yo - R.E.D.
Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told 2

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What Travi$ Scott songs should I check out (if he's worth checking out)?

Originally Posted by 8SlicesOfPie

What Travi$ Scott songs should I check out (if he's worth checking out)?

i couldn't even tell you any of his material besides his cruel summer feature, haha. and he's from my hometown, so i'm slippin' here.

Originally Posted by weworemasks

i couldn't even tell you any of his material besides his cruel summer feature, haha. and he's from my hometown, so i'm slippin' here.

Haha I'm from Houston too. I checked out "This Bitch Crazy" and "Lights" and they were both fairly good. I'm looking forward to checking out his EP whenever it comes out

I don't really like JCole anymore, eh.

Why am I not surprised, but really, does anyone even care about 50 cent anymore?

what shame for lil wayne...next.

Gonna spend part of today watching behind the scenes of Trapped In The Closet.

"LL Cool J will release his 13th album on February 12, 2012." you mean 2013??

Excited for the new Big Boi. Last album was so so good. Still want a new outkast album though damn it.

I counted LL out in the 2000s but Headsprung is still a banger.
There needs to be a drinking game for how many times he licks his lips in a music video. mmm mmm mmm.

Originally Posted by 8SlicesOfPie

Haha I'm from Houston too. I checked out "This Bitch Crazy" and "Lights" and they were both fairly good. I'm looking forward to checking out his EP whenever it comes out

nice! what part of houston?

Originally Posted by Archael

I don't really like JCole anymore, eh.

Why am I not surprised, but really, does anyone even care about 50 cent anymore?

what shame for lil wayne...next.

i think the way j. cole has approached his new album (not telling anyone about it, randomly surfacing with a new single and release date) is a strong indicator that it's gonna be something special. we'll see come tomorrow, when he drops the new single.

Originally Posted by Dustin Harkins

Gonna spend part of today watching behind the scenes of Trapped In The Closet.

it's for the better.

Originally Posted by sixmillionways

"LL Cool J will release his 13th album on February 12, 2012." you mean 2013??

whoops! it'll take a while to get used to writing 2013, ya feel me?

Originally Posted by RiCCioLi

Excited for the new Big Boi. Last album was so so good. Still want a new outkast album though damn it.

that new song is tooooooooooo good. very excited for how he follows up sir lucious -- which was a 9+/10 imo.

Originally Posted by CTRL+ALT+DANCE

I counted LL out in the 2000s but Headsprung is still a banger.
There needs to be a drinking game for how many times he licks his lips in a music video. mmm mmm mmm.

OMG at Trapped in the Closet.

Originally Posted by weworemasks

nice! what part of houston?

Cypress! I go to college in Austin now though.