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. Future - Pluto
3. Think Like a Man - OST
4. Monica - New Life
5. Drake - Take Care
6. Rihanna - Talk that Talk
7.Tyga - Careless World: Rise of the Last King
8. SWV - I Missed Us
9. Young Jeezy - TM103
10. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV

NEWS:

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys lost his battle with cancer this past week. R.I.P. to one of the pioneers of this genre.

Here's our April mixtape.

We reviewed Mayer Hawthorne's latest show in Houston.

In case you missed it, Jay-Z designed the new logo set for the Brooklyn Nets.

Usher's Looking 4 Myself's artwork and tracklisting.

Nicki Minaj tour dates.

Freddie Gibbs is seemingly going to diss Rick Ross.

Ice Cube has announced a new album.

Wiz Khalifa got busted for weed. Shocking.

Young Chop hates the Kanye West remix of "I Don't Like."

Omarion has signed to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. The group also announced several release dates.

D'Angelo's first performance in 10 years will be at this summer's Essence Festival.

And Prodigy has confirmed the new Mobb Deep record.

Phonte and 9th Wonder are going on a short tour.

Big Sean, Meek Mill and J. Cole - working on a mixtape? Sean also released details for his upcoming LP.

Some details about 50 Cent's new record.

Andre 3000 is set to film the Jimi Hendrix biopic in Ireland soon.

THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:

Music Video: Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva and a Day [4eva and a Day]

Live: Theophilus London - Encore Sessions

Music Video: ASAP Rocky - Goldie [NSFW]

Music Video: Kanye West - Lost in the World [MBDTF]

Music Video: Big K.R.I.T. - I Got This [Live from the Underground]

Music Video: Tyga - I'm Gone f. Big Sean [Careless World]

Live: Drake/The Weeknd - The Zone/Crew Love Live in Hollywood

THIS WEEK'S DOWNLOADS:

Free EP: Miguel - Art Dealer Chic Vol. 3

Usher - Lemme See f. Rick Ross [Looking 4 Myself]

2chainz - No Lie f. Drake

Chief Keef - I Don't Like Remix f. Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss

Schoolboy Q and Tiron - Love Me Not

Pusha T - I Don't Like [Original Verse]

Big Sean & Meek Mill - Burn

Meek Mill - Amen f. Drake and Jeremih [Dreamchasers]

ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK:

N/A

ALBUMS OUT NOW:

B.o.B. - Strange Clouds
Santigold - Master of My Make Believe

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**first US performance in ten years

Much anticipating Ice Cube and 50 Cent.

I heard apparently Young Chop settled his differences with Kanye.

Meek Mill gonna drop that tape tomorrow, should be great. Will hold me over til Usher drops that solid 18 track album.

ASAP Rocky's video for Goldie is the best thing to happen to music in years.

Wish I could be at Essence Fest this year, that's gonna be amazing.

three stacks hendrix movie should be awesome

Originally Posted by thesafeword

ASAP Rocky's video for Goldie is the best thing to happen to music in years.

really?

Originally Posted by Hail Lelouch

really?

can't say i agree with him on the video being the best thing, but dudes like A$AP and Roddy (hottest mixtape this year by far) are doin it right now.

Originally Posted by texan4lif281

Much anticipating Ice Cube and 50 Cent.

legit curious about 50. i always want him to put out a good record, but he never does (except get rich - a hood classic!).

Originally Posted by desiguerilla

I heard apparently Young Chop settled his differences with Kanye.

probably because he realized he played himself big time. the biggest star from his city puts him on, and he shits all over him? that's a bad, bad look. might as well say he's glad derrick rose tore his acl.

Originally Posted by incognitojones

Meek Mill gonna drop that tape tomorrow, should be great. Will hold me over til Usher drops that solid 18 track album.

honestly, i haven't listened to much meek mill besides his MMG stuff. any tapes in particular i should check out (other than the one dropping today)?

Originally Posted by thesafeword

ASAP Rocky's video for Goldie is the best thing to happen to music in years.

i'm a big fan of the video. just asap bein' asappy.

Originally Posted by mattyrocks

three stacks hendrix movie should be awesome

since we aren't getting new songs anytime soon...i'm on board.

also, e-friends who read my site: we're currently putting together weworemasks 2.0 - it's gonna be way cooler. and srsly, thanks to anyone who reads it, whether through this round up or not. by the end of the year, i wanna sell shirts and have cool shit to give away with orders.

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Get the first Dreamchasers mixtape by Meek Mill.

Originally Posted by weworemasks

honestly, i haven't listened to much meek mill besides his MMG stuff. any tapes in particular i should check out (other than the one dropping today)?

Dream Chasers 1 is pretty solid, but should be heavily outshined by this new tape. Other than a lot of features that's all I have from him.