Friday Hip Hop Report - Jan 23

The Friday Hip Hop Report - Jan 23

The best weekly online hip hop show reporting all the developments from news and new releases to album sales and charts. Hosted by Wahidah, this weeks show features:

=== MAIN STORIES ===
Here are this weeks top stories:

- Almost 2 million people filled the National Mall in washington DC to witness Barack Obama become the first African American President of the United States. Festivities continued into the evening with several inaugural balls which featured performances from the likes of Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Jay Z and Mary J Blige.

- Notorious grossed $21.5million on its opening weekend despite a limited theatre release. A theatre in greensboro north carolina, where actor jamal woolard was in attendance has banned the movie after a man was shot twice on saturday night.

- Just to help put things into perspective in 2002 8Mile grossed $51million in its opening weekend.

- The New York post reported Jamal Woolard is due in court for a domestic violence incident from last year where he slapped his wife.

- On Wednesday Lil Wayne cancelled another concert in Rochester. This is the 3rd time in four months, his people blame the logistics of trying to get to Calgary for thursday. he has promised to reshedule the show for march.

- The latest development in the Saigon and Joe Budden beef is a twitter message from Just Blaze confirming that the two mcs have spoken on the phone. http://twitter.com/themegatrondon



=== NEW MUSIC ===
This weeks AllHipHop.com song of the week is the
"My President Is Black Remix" featuring Jay Z.

Other hot new songs this week are:
R Kelly ft Akon - MAKIN ME
Lil Cease - Letter To B.I.G.
Scram Jones ft Haffa, Saigon & Rhymefest - YES WE CAN
Freeway ft Rita Tyler - HUSTLERS LIFE
Sean Kingston ft Lil Wayne - IM AT WAR
Bobby Valentino ft Lil Wayne, Lil Kim & Yung Joc - BEEP REMIX
Beyonce ft Ciara & Ms Jade - DIVA REMIX



=== NEW VIDEOS ===
Keyshia Cole "You Complete Me"
Skull Gang - "Drama Fold"
John Legend - "Everybody Knows"
Ice Cube ft Young Jeezy - "I Got My Locs On"



=== WTF MOMENT OF THE WEEK ===
This weeks WTF Moment of the Week is Kanye Wests Mullet.

Looking like a cross between lionel ritchie and carlton from the fresh prince Mr West showcased the new doo at the Youth Inauguaral ball. His rebellion against hip hop continues.



=== BILLBOARD 200 ===
Here are last week’s top 10 album sales chart courtesy of NEILSEN’s SOUND SCAN:

1. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 49,221 | 1,6m
2. Various - NOTORIOUS SOUNDTRACK 42,946 | NEW ENTRY
3. Kanye West - 808s & HEARTBREAK 39,529 | 1.2m
4. Jamie Foxx - INTUITION 31,439 | 479,611
5. Keyshia Cole - A DIFFERENT ME 31,301 | 570,394
6. Akon - FREEDOM 23,300 | 400,500
7. T.I. - PAPER TRAIL 20,178 | 1.6m
8. Rihanna - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 17,100 | 2.3m
9. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 15,355 | 2.9m
10. Ludacris - THEATER OF THE MIND 14,860 | 504,118



=== TOP FIVE ===
Here are this weeks Top 5 Selling Digital Songs on itunes:

# 5 T.I. ft Rihana Live Your Life
# 4 T.I. ft Justin Timbalake - "Dead & Gone"
# 3 Kanye West - Love Lock Down
# 2 Single Ladies Put a Ring On It by Beyonce

And back at number 1 is Heartless by Kanye West



=== BRANDWATCH ===
This weeks Brandwatch is the Belverdere Vodka Print Ad Campaign 'Circulate' that features Young Jeezy.

So what do you think, did they pick the right guy? Location ? Wardrobe?



=== UNDERGROUND HEAT ===

This weeks Underground Heat artist "Rain" from FayetteVille, North Carolina. Check him out on http://www.myspace.com/rain910




=== CREDITS ===
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Presented By: Wahidah Fowler
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Camera Op: Hector Gonzalez

Editor: Marqus AKC'Ent.
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=== ADDITIONAL TAGGING ===
Barack Obama Inaugural Ball Notorious BIG Jamal Woolard Joe Budden Beef JayZ Cease Saigon Rhymefest Freeway Rita Tyler Sean Kingston Bobby Valentino Yung Joc Ciara Ms Jade Skull Gang John Legend Ice Cube Beyonce Kanye West Jamie Foxx Keyshia Cole Akon Lil Wayne Ludacris Rihanna T.I. Justin Timbalake Young Jeezy Belverdere Rain

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[MsCuriousCat]

BE NICE. BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO SHOW MORE RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHY BLACKS HAVE TO PUT EACH OTHER DOWN. ALL BLACK PEOPLE ARE BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE STOP ! ! ! ! ! GO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ! ! ! ! ! ! I think black have enough people haten on them why are they haten each other, where is the love? PLEASE STOP and respect the women who are real QUEENS. Thank you, love you all. PEACE. Cherokee

[VULGARIS1901]

that's a great thing!

i love it,i hope whites and blacks come together more through this,everyone is equal :)

[ricenamese]

DAMN THIS BICTH IS FUCKING UGLY

[DrunkMonk101]

damn this shit looks dope in HD

[Shience]

i guess kanye took rapmullet serious,,,,..

[GeniusesneedLOVEtoo]

ANother North Crack Artist on the Map HELL YEA

[Blakwall]

Yea thatz why keep him on the track like its suppose to be

[MrY0UNGM0NEY]

0:58 - 0:59 LMFAO

[anttresor]

that john legend song is godamn dope, but i want to fuckin slap kanye's knuckle head, that bitch needs to check in to mental hospital

[wyLdchyLd5p6d]

im a weezy head.

most of these songs came out 2 months ago??