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. Nas - Life is Good
2. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
3. Chris Brown - Fortune4. Usher - Looking 4 Myself
5. Maybach Music Group - Self Made 2
6. R Kelly - Write Me Back
7.Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
8. Project X - OST
9. Rihanna - Talk that Talk
10. Drake - Take Care

NEWS:
Jay Electronica released the tracklisting to Act II: Patients of Nobility.

ASAP Rocky is going out on tour with Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown and ASAP Mob.

2 Chainz released his tracklisting for Based on a T.R.U. Story.

G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summerhas been pushed back to September 4th. Also, the group had a feature with Complex, which you can read here.

Lil Wayne has announced a part 4 to his Dedication Mixtape series.

After a horrific jet ski accident that left Usher's son legally brain dead, the family has laid him to rest.

Former Cash Money Records artist B.G. has been sentenced to prison for 14 years.

Trey Songz will release a new album, Chapter V, on August 21st.

2 Chainz single "No Lie" with Drake has been certified Gold. And released some tour dates.

Busta Rhymes will release his next album for free.

The second disc of Food & Liquor II will be "musically experimental," according to Lupe Fiasco.

RZA mentioned that Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa are a few of the features of his upcoming soundtrack to Man with the Iron Fists.

Snoop Dogg is banned from Norway for two years. Can you guess why?

Torae has released the tracklisting to his new EP, Off the Record.

The Great Outdoors recently did a live radio session.

THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:
Live: R. Kelly - Feelin Single [Live on Fallon]

Music Video: Childish Gambino - Firefly [Camp]

Interview: Chief Keef and Childish Gambino Interview Each Other

Live: Nas - The Don + Nasty [Live on Kimmel]

Live: J. Cole premieres new verse from "Chaining Day"

Interview: The People vs. Danny Brown [Noisey]

Feature: Ab-Soul - The Genius Idiot [Red Bull]

Commercial: Jay-Z - Made in America Festival

Live: Rick Ross - So Sophisticated + Touch'n You [Live on Kimmel]

Music Video: Schoolboy Q - There He Go [Habits & Contradictions]

Interview: Theophilus London & Santigold - Warner Sound/Joint Interview

Music Video: Rick Ross - Hold Me Back [God Forgives, I Don't]

Music Video: Big K.R.I.T. - What U Mean feat. Ludacris [Live from the Underground]

THIS WEEK'S STREAMS/DOWNLOADS:
Flying Lotus - Between Friends feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Captain Murphy

Strong Arm Steady - Fair Fight feat. Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q [Stereo Type]

2 Chainz - Birthday Song feat. Kanye West [Based on a TRU Story]

Lloyd Banks - Feelin It feat. Schoolboy Q [V6 Mixtape]

No Malice - Unforgettable [Hear Ye Him]

Usher - Climax [Dave Sitek Remix]

The Hood Internet - Grown Up Has No Trigger feat. Danny Brown and The Dirty Projectors

ASAP Rocky/Mob - Bath Salt feat. Flatbush Zombies [New Song]

Mix: Flying Lotus - Lovers Melt Mix 3

J. Cole - The Cure [New Song]

The Knux - Animal [KTWN]

ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK:
Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't

ALBUMS OUT NOW:
REKS - Rebelutionary

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Couldn't be more excited for Act II.

- RIP Kile.
- Nice seeing Nas on top. Still bumping LIG, in fact it's making it a bit hard to give GFID more spins.
- "Snoop Dogg is banned from Norway for two years. Can you guess why?" Invalid passport?

That Flying Lotus/Earl/Murphy song is so chill, really diggin it. And that Danny Brown interview is great, dude just makes me laugh so easy.

Originally Posted by perceptrons

Couldn't be more excited for Act II.

that album has been the bane of my existence. i keep chalking it up to "hip-hop isn't ready for it yet" -- hope i'm right! that tracklisting looks great. hoping for a lot of just blaze beats.

Originally Posted by WhoSaidThat?

- RIP Kile.
- Nice seeing Nas on top. Still bumping LIG, in fact it's making it a bit hard to give GFID more spins.
- "Snoop Dogg is banned from Norway for two years. Can you guess why?" Invalid passport?

LIG is so ace man. it's definitely in my top 3 right now. time (2012) will tell where it ends come december.

Originally Posted by incognitojones

That Flying Lotus/Earl/Murphy song is so chill, really diggin it. And that Danny Brown interview is great, dude just makes me laugh so easy.

i swear, that ASAP/danny interview series is one of my favorite things on the whole internet. so genius.

LIG is my #1 of the year right now. And #2 is strangely GFID, such an improvement.

J. Cole's new song is awesome, especially considering how much I hated "Liftoff".

That new No Malice song is really good too.

This is such a good year for music.

I hope the Jay Electronica album is legendary

gambino x chief keef interview was garbage. atleast glover tried.

Originally Posted by Dustin Harkins

LIG is my #1 of the year right now. And #2 is strangely GFID, such an improvement.

J. Cole's new song is awesome, especially considering how much I hated "Liftoff".

That new No Malice song is really good too.

This is such a good year for music.

i really thought cole did well on the 'liftoff' beat as well. i think GFID is a swt record, but i'm still partial to his old shit.

Originally Posted by manican sex

gambino x chief keef interview was garbage. atleast glover tried.

can't tell if chief keef is retarded or if he's retarded.

Originally Posted by weworemasks

can't tell if chief keef is retarded or if he's retarded.

How did he make danny brown and a$vp look smart? ha

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feedback is welcomed :)

New Nas is pretty good.

Does anyone have good recommedations on Northwest (or NW by association :) ) hip-hop artists? I've loved Blue Scholars, Macklemore, Bambu, Common Market, but that's really all I known. If any of you are from Seattle through San Fran, enlighten me!