The weekly show that reports all the developments in Hip Hop from news and new releases to album sales and charts. Hosted by Valerie Lora, this weeks show features:
===MAIN STORIES===
-Fight broke out at the Dirty Awards in Atlanta between the entourages of TI and Shawty Lo.
-At the American Music Awards, Chris Brown picked up 3 awards including artist of the year & Kanye West scooped up 2; best male hip hop artist & best hip hop album for graduation
-President Bush has pardoned Fugee afiliate rapper John Forte, who was serving time in prison for smuggling drugs.
-Video Vixen turned Author. Karrine 'Superhead' Steffans got heckled during a speaking appearence at California State University
-Atlantic Records, home of TI, Diddy & Missy Elliot, is the first major label to announce that their digital revenue from iTunes & ringtone sales have surpassed that of physical CD sales.
-Jay Z and Beyonce are rumored to be performing at Barack Obamas Inauguration ceremony.
===NEW ALBUM RELEASES===
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Ludacris - Theater of the Mind
E-40 - The Ball Street Journal
Kid Sister - Dream Date
Sheek Louch - Extinction (Last of a Dying Breed)
40 Cal - Leader of the New School
Evidence - The Layover
Jim Jones & Skull Gang present A Tribute To Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps"
Lil Wayne - The Drought Is Over 6
Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 5
Charles Hamilton-Intervention Mixtape
Serius Jones - Serius Bizness
===OTHER RELEASES===
-Book "Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB" by Jamie Lowe
-Lil Wayne's 24 city 'I Am Music' Tour which starts on December the 14th and features T-Pain, Keisha Cole, Keri Hilson & Gym Class Heroes.
===NEW MUSIC===
Joe Budden ft. The Game - The Future
Jadakiss ft Lil Wayne - Death Wish
Cory Gunz ft T-Pain - Gamble On Me
Busta Rhymes ft Diddy, Ron Browz, T-Pain, Swizz Beatz, Akon &Lil Wayne - Arab Money Remix
Styles P. ft. Fabolous - If I Die
Common ft Cee Lo - Make My Day
Beyonce ft R. Kelly - If I Were A Boy Remix
India Arie ft Musiq SoulChild - Chocolate High
===NEW MUSIC VIDEOS===
Busta Rhymes - "I Got Bass"
Jim Jones ft Sen and Shoota - "Bad Santa Intro"
Ne-yo - "Mad"
Skillz - "For Real"
Jamie Foxx ft T.I. - "Just Like Me"
E-40 - "Earl"
==ALBUM SALES===
Neilsens Soundscan Billboard 200:
1. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 482,428 | NEW ENTRY
2. T-Pain - THR33 RINGZ 61,896 | 229,639
3. T.I. - PAPER TRAIL 50,587 | 1.2m
4. John Legend - EVOLVER 41,957 | 297,021
5. Slim - LOVES CRAZY 26,810 | NEW ENTRY
6. Seal - SOUL 25,000 | 69,878
7. Ace Hood - GUTTA 24,652 | NEW ENTRY
8. Rihanna - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 24,204 | 2m
9. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 22,853 | 2.7m
10.Ne-yo - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 21,836 | 622,087
==TOP FIVE SONGS===
Here are this weeks top 5 selling digital songs on iTunes:
# 5 Akon - "Right Now (Na Na Na)"
# 4 T.I feat Rihanna with "Live Your Life"
# 3 is a NEW ENTRY from Kanye West ft Lil Wayne - "See You in My Nightmares"
# 2 Beyonce - If I Were a Boy
# 1 Beyonce - Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It)
===UNDERGROUND HEAT===
Digiwaxx Media Presents This weeks Underground Heat artist: Shalone from Jamaica, Queens, New York, Check him out on http://www.myspace.com/shalonemusic
===CREDITS===
A JumpOff.TV Production
(www.jumpoff.tv)
Presented By: Valerie Lora
(www.jumpoff.tv/loravalerie)
Camera Op: Hector Gonzalez
Editor: AKC'Ent.
(www.jumpoff.tv/Akcent)
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Kanye will sell more..he is good dont get me wrong, but luda is very underrated!!!!
h00may841 2 years ago 15
luda da best lyricist out right now..take how u wanna
lu765 2 years ago 3