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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