Keyshia Cole and Jamie Foxx debut in Top 3 (December 16 to December 22)

Top 5 album sales for Hip Hop and R&B this week

• KEYSHIA COLE - A DIFFERENT ME - 324,077
• JAMIE FOXX - INTUITION - 261,754
• BEYONCE - I AM… SASHA FIERCE - 196,988
• KANYE WEST - 808S & HEARTBREAK - 140,422
• ANTHONY HAMILTON - POINT OF IT ALL - 132,760

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T-Pain Going Country Music?

T-Pain said he’s going to work with country singer Tim McGraw in studio after the duo met last month at SNL. This is not the first time McGraw has worked with a hip hop star. A few years back he collaborated on “Over and Over” with Nelly and earlier this month he recorded “Human” with Chris Brown.

“We talked about getting in the studio together, so that’s probably going to happen soon,” T-Pain says. “I definitely think we could do something cool and different.”

T-Pain goes on to brag about personal life saying, “My wife loves strippers too! She goes to strip clubs with me. For my birthday, my wife got me 25 strippers.” What a lucky man.

Joe Budden’s Padded Room Releasing February

Joe Budden is ready to release his 2nd official studio album titled “Padded Room” after a four year hiatus.

The album currently is set to release February 24 and will feature a track from his old rival The Game.

Here’s the tracklist for the album:
1. Now I Lay (produced by Blastah Beatz)
2. The Future f/ The Game (produced by Fyu-chur)
3. If I Gotta Go (produced by the Klasixs)
4. Don’t Make Me (produced by Blastah Beatz)
5. Blood On The Wall (produced by Moss)
6. In My Sleep (produced by Blastah Beatz)
7. Exxxes (produced by the Klasixs)
8. I Couldn’t Help It (produced by the Klasixs)
9. Adrenaline (produced by Dub B)
10. Happy Holidays (produced by Quan)
11. Do Tell (produced by Blastah Beatz)
12. Angel In My Life (produced by Blastah Beatz)
13. Pray For Me (produced by Versatile & Dilemma)

Christina Milian dropped from Def Jam because of Rihanna

In the latest issue of Rap-Up magazine. Christina Milian said one of the reason she got dropped from Def Jam in 2006 was because of Rihanna.

Milian said, “It was a budget cut, I believe. [Def Jam] probably got rid of projects like mine to spend the money on [Rihanna]“.

Another reason might be her 2006 album, “So Amazin”, only sold 54,000 copies the first week.

Milian is set to release her new album “Dream In Color” in early 2009 via MySpace Records.

Soulja Boy’s Album Projected to Sell 30,000 Copies, Keyshia Cole 300k

The sales projection for next week is in. After looking at the 1 day sales Keyshia Cole’s “A Different Me” is projected to have a first week sale total of 275-300k. The album is expected to debut at #2 on the charts next week which is not bad considering she didn’t have much promotion.

Meanwhile, Jamie Foxx’s “Intuition” should debut in the 200k range in the #3 or #4 spot behind Coles. Anthony Hamilton is looking at 120-130k for his new album, “The Point of it All”.

Plies’ album “DA REAList” is expected to sell 100k. But the biggest surprise of all is platinum rapper Soulja Boy. His sophomore album “iSouljaboyTellem” is only on pace to sell 30,000 copies in its first week.

Is Soulja Boy’s career over?

Lil Wayne Wants Deadline Extension in Copyright Infringement Case

Lawyers for Lil Wayne has filed for a deadline extension in a lawsuit that accuses the rapper of copyright infringement. The attorneys for Wayne hope to get the deadline extended so they can gather the documents and other material requested by the plaintiff’s lawyer.

In May, a federal suit was filed claiming Lil Wayne used Karma Ann Swanepoel’s song “Once” as a sample in his own song “I Feel Like Dying” without permission.

Akon Pleads Guilty in Fan-Tossing Case

Today Akon plead guilty to harassment in a New York court after he tossed a teenage boy off stage. The incident occurred last summer at a stadium near Poughkeepsie, NY where Akon was performing. His punishment will be 65 hours of community service and $250 fine.

Akon’s latest album “Freedom” has sold about 160,000 copies in its first 2 weeks.

Common and Keyshia Cole Selling Album for 99 Cent

Currently in the Zune Marketplace they are selling Common’s new album, Universal Mind Control, for 79 Microsoft Points (99 Cents). The songs are encoded in 320kbps and DRM-Free and it’s a digital download.

Other albums selling for 99 Cent include:
* Ghostface Killah - GhostDeini The Great
* Keyshia Cole - A Different Me

Slow Week For Debuts, Musiq Soulchild, Common, Brandy fails to break 100,000 (December 9 to December 16)

Top 5 album sales for Hip Hop and R&B this week

• BEYONCE - I AM… SASHA FIERCE - 161,997
• KANYE WEST - 808S & HEARTBREAK - 128,113
• MUSIQ SOULCHILD - ONMYRADIO - 97,100
• COMMON - UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL - 84,764
• BRANDY - HUMAN - 74,092

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Kanye West Retiring From Rap to Pursue Fashion Career?

Kanye West revealed he is moving to London next year to pursue a career in fashion. The 31 year old is applying for internships at Louis Vuitton, Raf Simons, and other fashion companies in Europe. The rapper currently has his own clothing line called “Pastelle”.

Kanye said, “I’m going to go and take an internship and just do something that’s like completely normal, and just rap at the weekends or something.”

An insider said, “He [Kanye] absolutely loves London and wants to absorb the fashion over here.”

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