Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Friday, December 19, 2008
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
T.I.'S "PAPER TRAIL" TOPS CHARTS, BESTING NEXT-UPS JENNIFER HUDSON & ROBIN THICKE
BY SOHH.COM
In this week's Sales Wrap, the "King" returns as T.I. grabs No. 1, Jennifer Hudson places the spotlight on No. 2 and Robin Thicke smoothly lands within Top 5 as he debuts at No. 3.
The numbers don't lie when it comes to the self-proclaimed "King of the South" as his new album Paper Trail easily controls the top position on this week's charts. According to Nielsen's Soundscan, Tip's third consecutive No. 1 album moved 568,400 units after just seven days in stores. As a recent SOHH guest blogger Tip Kept his presence felt with a slew of music videos for hits "Whatever You Like", "What Up, What's Haapnin" and his upcoming video for "Live Your Life," featuring Rihanna.
Former "American Idol" star Jennifer Hudson followed at No. 2 with the release of her long-awaited self-titled debut. Made famous from her soulful auditions during the hit Fox reality talent show and then in 2006 when she won an Academy Award for her role in Dream Girls, Hudson has proven her vocal skills are versatile with her hit record "Spotlight," written and produced by superstar Ne-Yo. The singer recruited a star-studded line-up of artists, including Ludacris and T-Pain to offer rhymes while producers Robin Thicke, Tank, Warryn Campbell, Timbaland and more assisted behind the boards. At the end of her first seven days in stores, the Chi-town singer's debut has sold 217,200 copies.
Also making his highly anticipated return back to store shelves is soft voiced Robin Thicke as Something Else debuts at No. 3 this week. Following-up his platinum selling The Evolution of Robin Thicke, Paula Patton's husband is out to show the world it's time for a change with message-driven tracks like "Magic" and "Tie My Hands," featuring Lil' Wayne align the singer amongst the likes of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." Keeping himself busy by touring alongside Mary J. Blige and continuing to produce songs, Thicke's album has done impressive numbers with 136,900 units sold in its' opening week.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
METALLICA & RUN-D.M.C. NOMINEES FOR ROCK HALL.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges, are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced Monday.
The other nominees are guitarist Jeff Beck, singer Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War, Bobby Womack, and disco and R&B group Chic, the only nominee back from last year's ballot.
The five leading vote-getters will be announced in January and inducted April 4, 2009, in Cleveland.
The ceremony typically has been held in New York but is returning to Cleveland after more than a decade-long absence. Tickets will be made available to the public for the first time.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five opened the door for rap at the Rock Hall as the first hip-hop act to be inducted in 2007. Now, Run-D.M.C., nominated in the first year of its eligibility, has the chance to follow on the strength of rock and rap blends such as the 1986 cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" and classics like "It's Tricky" and "My Adidas."
Metallica jumped on the heavy metal wave of the '80s and 25 years later is still selling out arenas. This month the group released "Death Magnetic," which marks a return to its early speed metal days.
The Stooges, recently given props in the film "Juno," get another shot after last appearing on the ballot two years ago.
Left off the ballot were Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bon Jovi. Both had been eligible for the first time. To be nominated an act must have released its first single or album 25 years prio
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
ALBUM SALES.
by sohh.com
In this week’s Sales Wrap LL Cool J delivers his fifth straight Top Ten album, Gym Class Heroes start up by landing the No. 14 spot and Kardinal Offishall makes it into Top 40 despite sales in the teens.
Continuing to show he’s here for the long haul, Young Jeezy stays a top contender in album sales this week as The Recession pushes out an easy 89,940 units. According to the Nielsen Soundscan, Jeezy moved one slot down to No. 2 on this week’s Billboard 200. Going in to his second week on the charts, his new album features a star-studded line-up including Kanye West, Jay-Z and Nas. As of today, the disc has sold a total 350,510 albums.
The West Coast is still alive in Top 10 as The Game slide four spots to No. 7 with his L.A.X. selling 49,240 copies this week. Coming off of the recent success defeating Bow Wow in his much-publicized Madden '09 match-up, Game offers hip-hop fans a steady line-up of varied artists including DMX, Ne-Yo, Common, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Bilal and others. His third and final album has sold a total 377,100 copies after just three weeks in stores.
Moving up two spots on this week’s charts is multi-platinum selling rapper Lil’ Wayne who landed the No. 8 spot. Tha Carter III sold an impressive 47,350 units over the past seven days with the help of his current hit single “Mrs. Officer” featuring Bobby Valentino. After recently winning the "Best Hip-Hop Video" for “Lollipop” at this year’s VMAs, Weezy’s latest effort has moved 2,410,000 copies in just 14 weeks.
The most notable release of the week came from Hip-Hop’s “G.O.A.T” LL Cool J as he made his long-awaited return. LL’s Exit 13 debuted at No. 9 this week. Following-up his certified gold 2006 release, Todd Smith, LL Cool J’s final Def Jam release sold 43,646 copies in its opening week. The disc features guest appearances from 50 Cent, Lil’ Mo, Wyclef Jean plus the club smash “Baby” featuring The Dream.
Grammy-nominated singer Eric Benet also debuted this week with his latest release Love & Life reaching the No. 11 spot on the charts with 40,135 units sold. His new single “You’re The Only One” is reportedly making its way up charts and is his most recent song to hit Top 20 in two years.
R&B vixen Rihanna moved up one spot to No. 12 as her re-released Good Girl Gone Bad sold 34,880 albums this week. The newly updated version features three additional tracks on top of her smash hits including the Grammy award-winning single “Umbrella” featuring Jay-Z and her latest gem “Take A Bow.” Her third Def Jam release has sold a remarkable 1,780,360 albums.
Led by lead singer, Travis McCoy, Gym Class Heroes made their long-awaited debut on the charts this week as their new album The Quilt landed at No. 14 with 32,196 copies pushed out of stores. With production by Cool & Dre, the group’s latest effort also features guest appearances by Estelle, Busta Rhymes and The Dream.
British soul singer Leona Lewis, who recently reached platinum, continues to sell records as her debut album Spirit moved a solid 21,520 copies this week landing her at No. 22. After 23 weeks on the charts, Lewis has sold a total of 1,085,880 units.
Despite the smash hit “Dangerous” featuring hook slayer Akon, Kardinal Offishall’s new project Not 4 Sale made little buzz as it debuted at No. 40 this week selling 11,870 copies. Kardinal’s fourth studio release features mega hitmakers T-Pain, Sean Paul, Rihanna, Glenn Lewis, The Clipse and many others.
Former NWA rap slayer Ice Cube has dropped to No. 41 as his latest release Raw Footage sold 11,770 albums this week. His eighth solo release features appearances by fellow Californian rappers WC, The Game, as well as hip-hop lyrical greats Nas and Scarface. After four weeks on the charts, Cube has seen 130,560 copies sold.
Chris Brown makes his return to the charts this week moving up seven spots to No. 46 as his Exclusive sold 10,130 copies this week. Showing he can hang with the superstars, his sophomore album features special guests T-Pain, Lil’ Wayne, Big Boi and the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am. After 45 weeks on the charts, Chris Breezy has sold a grand total of 1,788,230 copies.
The West Coast is still alive in Top 10 as The Game slide four spots to No. 7 with his L.A.X. selling 49,240 copies this week. Coming off of the recent success defeating Bow Wow in his much-publicized Madden '09 match-up, Game offers hip-hop fans a steady line-up of varied artists including DMX, Ne-Yo, Common, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Bilal and others. His third and final album has sold a total 377,100 copies after just three weeks in stores.
Moving up two spots on this week’s charts is multi-platinum selling rapper Lil’ Wayne who landed the No. 8 spot. Tha Carter III sold an impressive 47,350 units over the past seven days with the help of his current hit single “Mrs. Officer” featuring Bobby Valentino. After recently winning the "Best Hip-Hop Video" for “Lollipop” at this year’s VMAs, Weezy’s latest effort has moved 2,410,000 copies in just 14 weeks.
The most notable release of the week came from Hip-Hop’s “G.O.A.T” LL Cool J as he made his long-awaited return. LL’s Exit 13 debuted at No. 9 this week. Following-up his certified gold 2006 release, Todd Smith, LL Cool J’s final Def Jam release sold 43,646 copies in its opening week. The disc features guest appearances from 50 Cent, Lil’ Mo, Wyclef Jean plus the club smash “Baby” featuring The Dream.
Grammy-nominated singer Eric Benet also debuted this week with his latest release Love & Life reaching the No. 11 spot on the charts with 40,135 units sold. His new single “You’re The Only One” is reportedly making its way up charts and is his most recent song to hit Top 20 in two years.
R&B vixen Rihanna moved up one spot to No. 12 as her re-released Good Girl Gone Bad sold 34,880 albums this week. The newly updated version features three additional tracks on top of her smash hits including the Grammy award-winning single “Umbrella” featuring Jay-Z and her latest gem “Take A Bow.” Her third Def Jam release has sold a remarkable 1,780,360 albums.
Led by lead singer, Travis McCoy, Gym Class Heroes made their long-awaited debut on the charts this week as their new album The Quilt landed at No. 14 with 32,196 copies pushed out of stores. With production by Cool & Dre, the group’s latest effort also features guest appearances by Estelle, Busta Rhymes and The Dream.
British soul singer Leona Lewis, who recently reached platinum, continues to sell records as her debut album Spirit moved a solid 21,520 copies this week landing her at No. 22. After 23 weeks on the charts, Lewis has sold a total of 1,085,880 units.
Despite the smash hit “Dangerous” featuring hook slayer Akon, Kardinal Offishall’s new project Not 4 Sale made little buzz as it debuted at No. 40 this week selling 11,870 copies. Kardinal’s fourth studio release features mega hitmakers T-Pain, Sean Paul, Rihanna, Glenn Lewis, The Clipse and many others.
Former NWA rap slayer Ice Cube has dropped to No. 41 as his latest release Raw Footage sold 11,770 albums this week. His eighth solo release features appearances by fellow Californian rappers WC, The Game, as well as hip-hop lyrical greats Nas and Scarface. After four weeks on the charts, Cube has seen 130,560 copies sold.
Chris Brown makes his return to the charts this week moving up seven spots to No. 46 as his Exclusive sold 10,130 copies this week. Showing he can hang with the superstars, his sophomore album features special guests T-Pain, Lil’ Wayne, Big Boi and the Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am. After 45 weeks on the charts, Chris Breezy has sold a grand total of 1,788,230 copies.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Estelle Feat Sean Paul Title - Come Over (Remix)
ill track .. this joint should of came out at the beginning of the summer... def a summer joint
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
THE BLUE PRINT 3. JAY-Z DEADS TIMBALAND FOR K. WEST?? UHHH!!!
By SOHH.
The latest on Blueprint 3 is just in and it's not looking good for Timbaland. Check below for details.
Remember this?
"We wanna go to the world. The world is 'Big Pimpin'.' 'Big Pimpin' ' is an international hit, so we wanna do 10 of those. He wants me to do the whole thing this time around. I'mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It'll be a monster!"-- Timbaland speaking on Jay's Blueprint 3, MTV interview, July
DAMN, Hov! What happened? I know: Little brother threw a hissy fit, took his Louis Vuitton heels, tossed them into the ceiling, and kicked and screamed for Big brother to change his mind. Damn, 'Ye. You got Timbo all hyped up for nothin! He seemed so happy in that interview that I thought the n*gga had pissed in his pants. That's not right, Kanye! You've got your "Be Kanye" ads all over New York City-- isn't that enough? Why do you always have to be all over everything?!
Via Dope Boy Mick Boogie:
"Kanye will indeed be producing most, if not all, of the album. Remember back in the day when an artist would do a whole album with one producer for cohesiveness? Think classic Snoop or Jeru with Primo... and fast forward it to 2008.
Jay will be leaking the finished version of "Jockin" as soon as he adds a new 3rd verse to the song.
Tracks to look for include the aforementioned "Jockin' Jay-Z" and a new track entitled "Victory" that the rumor mill says is simply amazing."
Both Kanye and Timbaland are excellent producers. But damn... how the story has changed in the past four weeks. Not that I have a problem with listening to a full album of Kanye beats. Not at all. And although Mick Boogie is a credible source, Hov hasn't even come out and talked about the album himself, so as of now my guess would be that nothing is written in stone. One thing that IS written in stone, however, is this: with the last two Jay-Z albums not quite living up to what was expected from many, BP3 BETTER deliver. You can't have a banger Part I and then end the trilogy madd corny.
Or you can do us (all) a favor and quit rapping altogether. Because with every post-retirement album, the clout seems to keep losing its... clout.
To be continued...
Monday, July 28, 2008
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