Continuing his conversation with Global Grind, 50 Cent comments on Lil Wayne’s close to a million Tha Carter IV sales for the first time. He isn’t talking rocket science since a lot of commoners questioned the huge sales keeping in mind the quality of the actual album.
“To be honest with you, the Lil Wayne sales are a little suspect to me. Because it was trending 600,000 pieces that week. And they didn’t do a million copies, it was like 900,000.”
When Global Grind mentioned Tha Carter III which did a milli in the 1st week back in 2008, 50 gave credit to Wayne:
“Tha Carter III was definitely hot. He did that. Tha Carter III commanded that energy, but the last one that just came out, those numbers are funny.”
Hmm….Do y’all agree with 50 Cent?
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Jay Z thinks marijuana has made hip-hop more ‘mellow’.
The ’99 Problems’ hitmaker believes the genre has changed over the years to become less intense, and thinks that is due to the drug consumption of some of his peers.
He said: ‘Public Enemy were a great force in the 80s. Chuck D was a powerful speaker and a great thinker. The intensity of life on the street in the 80s is right there in that mix. Hip hop sounds get mellower in the 90s, when people started smoking more weed.’
The 40-year-old star also admitted movies have been a huge influence on his music as they helped him make sense of the crime-ridden area of New York he grew up in.
He told Q magazine: ‘I think films are a major influence on any rapper. One of the ways you deal with your surroundings is almost to imagine you are in a drama on the big screen. It sounds crazy but it can help you survive to see yourself in terms of a story.
‘You could write a whole book on what hip hop has taken from ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Scarface’ and all those gangster films.’
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Close to one million copies of Tha Carter IV sold in its first-week hasn’t made hip-hop’s hardest working MC relax at all. Lil Wayne is already recording his next album. While the next two Carter albums (CV and CVI) and a sequel to Rebirth are definitely coming down the pipeline in the future, Young Money president Mack Maine says Weezy is focused on group efforts right now.
“The next project he’s working on is I Can’t Feel My Face with [Juelz Santana],” Maine told XXLMag.com over the phone. “Elz is talented man. He’s a young legend. [Wayne’s] back working in the studio. He has that and the Young Money album.”
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The DMV native talks his upcoming release, as well as future projects.
With an upcoming album in Ambition, Wale has provided some details on his first Maybach Music Group solo release to Albany’s Scott Radio.
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Well, as you all know, Floyd Mayweather was victorious against Victor Ortiz last night. It was a very controversial round 4 KO. Floyd was winning the fight by landing more punches cleanly, mostly right hands. Floyd was real sharp and elusive as usual. Victor did land some left hands and some body shots. However, Floyd made him miss a lot, just as I predicted earlier. Victor Ortiz best moments came when he had Floyd against the ropes. Although, he didn’t connect as much as the crowd thought he did.
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Jadakiss is in no hurry to release his next LP, Top Five Dead or Alive. The beloved Yonkers vet tells XXLMag.com that he’s biding his time, instead tiding fans over with an abundance of guest verses on songs from a long list of hip-hop and R&B heavyweights, as well as a new installment of his The Champ is Here mixtape series with DJ Green Lantern.
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If you’ve been wondering why you haven’t seen the cover art or tracklisting for Young Jeezy’s TM 103, there’s a good reason. The Atlanta rapper’s album has been pushed back once again.
The Snowman’s long-delayed LP TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition will no longer be dropping on September 20. The push-back is the latest in a series of delays that began in 2009. So far, the album has spawned the singles “Ballin’” featuring Lil Wayne and “Shake Life.” A new date has not been announced.
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The G.O.O.D. Music signee has recently inked a solo deal with Def Jam Records. As of now, his next solo project, Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray has no release date, but it should be coming soon. Congrats Pusha.
“Solidifying my first solo venture, G.O.O.D Music/DefJam is my home. That machine with my creativity is gonna make for satisfied hiphop fans,” said Pusha.
