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. Drake - Take Care
2. Rihanna - Talk that Talk
3. Mary J. Blige - My Life II
4. Young Jeezy - TM103
5. Seal - Soul 2
6. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
7.The Throne - Watch the Throne
8. Beyonce - 4
9. Anthony Hamilton - Back to Love
10. Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures

NEWS:

RIP, Whitney Houston.

Tyga released the tracklisting and artwork for his record.

Timbaland and Missy Elliott are both releasing albums in June.

The remaining members of Slum Village will reunite for a third installment in the Fantastic series.

Peanut Butter Wolf says he wants to release a sequel to J Dilla's Donuts, with his mother's approval.

A member of Top Dawg Entertainment (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q), Alori Joh, recently passed away. RIP.

Kanye West will present a new fashion line during Fashion Week.

Andre 3000, James Murphy and the Gorillaz will release a collab song for Converse.

Asher Roth tour dates.

Suge Knight was recently arrested for drug possession.

Diggy is dropping an album on March 20th.

No I.D. said Kanye West made the "Otis" beat on the spot.

Big K.R.I.T. has delayed his mixtape release for one week.

B.o.B.'s album has been delayed. In similar news, "Strange Clouds" is a platinum single.

Brother Ali is dropping a free EP tomorrow.

Jay-Z and Beyonce have released the first pictures of their daughter.

Melanie Fiona's new album will have features from Nas, B.o.B. and J. Cole to name a few.

T.I. and Dr. Dre are working on a music video for "Popped Off."

Lil Wayne dissed The Throne at a Grammy pre-party.


THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:

Music Video: Rick Ross - Yellow Diamonds

Interview: Kendrick Lamar & Schoolboy Q - Peter Rosenberg

Music Video: Asher Roth - Dope Shit [Pabst & Jazz]

Music Video: The Throne - N-ggas in Paris [Watch the Throne]

Live: Bon Iver + The Roots - Perth (Extended) [Fallon]

Freestyle: ASAP Mob - Stay Schemin

Music Video: Phonte - The Good Fight [Charity Starts at Home]

Misc: Wiz Khalifa - Bing Originals Commercial

Interview: Danny Brown on Carson Daly

Music Video: Childish Gambino - Heartbeat [Camp]


THIS WEEK'S DOWNLOADS:

Stream: Battles - White Electric (Shabazz Palaces Remix)

Freddie Gibbs - Mobbin f. Young Jeezy [Unreleased]

Big Sean - Two Can Win [Freestyle over Dilla's track]

Young Jeezy - I Do (Remix) f. Drake, Andre 3000 and Jay-Z [TM103]

Questlove - Dilla Mix


ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK:
Ski Beatz - Twilight
Brother Ali - The Bite Marked Heart



ALBUMS OUT NOW:
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Contributors: themostdeplete

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Originally Posted by Linda Ferreira

wait for it

I can't wait :(

Wayne keeps making me shake my head.

lil wayne is mad that everyone realized how mediocre the carter IV was and moved on, while people are still praising the throne and will be for a long time.

Jay-z passed the torch down to wayne on "the carter 3" and since then weezy has done nothing but insult music with bullshit like the carter 4 and now taking shots at hova? The Throne should just destroy this asshole. maybe it will make him sit down and write a good song again.

- RIP, Whitney and Alori
- As far as the Otis beat goes, I'm not all that surprised.
- Weezy is closing in on Game territory, what with these inexplicable dumbass shots at Jay.
- Blue Ivy is adorable.
- I'm probably in the minority, but I think new Timbaland project should be cool if he doesn't attempt to rap.

I don't understand Wayne anymore. Is he REALLY off of drugs?

****** in paris video = unreal

Originally Posted by incognitojones

Wayne keeps making me shake my head.

Originally Posted by Dustin Harkins

pic

luv this meme

Originally Posted by sweethypocrisy

Jay-z passed the torch down to wayne on "the carter 3" and since then weezy has done nothing but insult music with bullshit like the carter 4 and now taking shots at hova? The Throne should just destroy this asshole. maybe it will make him sit down and write a good song again.

for what it's worth, jay-z started it this time, haha.

Originally Posted by WhoSaidThat?

- RIP, Whitney and Alori
- As far as the Otis beat goes, I'm not all that surprised.
- Weezy is closing in on Game territory, what with these inexplicable dumbass shots at Jay.
- Blue Ivy is adorable.
- I'm probably in the minority, but I think new Timbaland project should be cool if he doesn't attempt to rap.

- real shit man, i think "otis" is so under-appreciated on WTT. minimalist beat, unbelievably great sample, no hook and two of hip-hop's greats singing about wealth in some of the more unique ways i've heard in years. i mean, a maybach bumper sticker that reads "what would hova do?" GAME OVER.
- B I C is indeed a qt pie. but how does that kid belong to jay? CONTROVERSY!
- agreed on timbaland. even his beats fell off, unfortunately. shock value 2...plz.

Originally Posted by bobby runs

I don't understand Wayne anymore. Is he REALLY off of drugs?

there's no other viable explanation. he put some of the most prolific music out during the carter III era, and was heavy into his drug usage during TCII. all of a sudden, there's a drug ban and TC4 is one of the worst things he's ever done? and in a discography with rebirth and human being, that's saying a lot.

I forget who it was explaining it, maybe it was the Def Jam A&R, but he said that 'Ye made "Otis" when they were supposed to be boarding a plane, and made everyone wait for him to make it real quick, and Jay-Z was watching one of the Heat vs Mavericks games, and by the time the beat was made, Jay-Z already had all his lyrics ready.

Originally Posted by Dustin Harkins

I forget who it was explaining it, maybe it was the Def Jam A&R, but he said that 'Ye made "Otis" when they were supposed to be boarding a plane, and made everyone wait for him to make it real quick, and Jay-Z was watching one of the Heat vs Mavericks games, and by the time the beat was made, Jay-Z already had all his lyrics ready.

Fucking awesome

i always took that line in "otis" as baby money as in..an infant. lol. Birdman has what like the 4th highest net worth in rap? (but then again jay z is second..)

Originally Posted by sweethypocrisy

i always took that line in "otis" as baby money as in..an infant. lol. Birdman has what like the 4th highest net worth in rap? (but then again jay z is second..)

The line is in "H.A.M." haha but yeah, I'm pretty sure your rankings in net worth are right.

But to contradict what was said about who started it, Birdman was the one talking down on Jay-Z's worth (although granted, this was maybe a year before "H.A.M." actually came out).