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Jay-Z's 'MCHG' To Become 1st Rap Album Since 2011 To Top Album Chart 2 Straight Weeks

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z’s huge opening week sales for his latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail were just the beginning. Billboard is now reporting that the LP will easily top the album sales chart in its second week as well.

There are no official or unofficial numbers in yet, but industry sources can already conclude that no other project seems to be threatening Jay’s reign at the top.

If MCHG stays at number 1 for another week it will be the first time a rap album has topped the Billboard 200 for consecutive weeks since Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV in September of 2011.

Since that time J. Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park, Drake’s Take Care, Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nas’ Life Is Good, Rick Ross’ God Forgives, I Don’t, 2 Chainz’s Based on a T.R.U. Story, A$AP Rocky’s Long. Live. ASAP, Kanye West’s Yeezus, Wale’s The Gifted, and Cole’s Born Sinner have all reached number, but none of those albums were able to hold onto the top spot for more than a week.

[ALSO READ: A$AP Rocky Only 5th NYC Rapper to Reach #1 in Last 5 Years]

Another week at number one for Jay would also make it five straight weeks that an album by a Hip Hop artist sat at the pinnacle of music sales in the country.

[ALSO READ: “Summer of Hip Hop” Makes History On Album Charts]

Philly WR DeSean Jackson & Snoop Lion Team Up For New Video "Diamonds on my Neck"

(AllHipHop News) There is a long history of professional athletes who decided to venture into recording rap music. Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Meta World Peace, Deion Sanders, and Roy Jones Jr. were just a few of the high-profile sports figures that tried their hand at Hip Hop. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson is now adding his name to that list.

The 2-time pro bowler enlisted fellow Los Angeles native Snoop Lion for his new L.T. Hutton-produced single “Diamonds on my Neck.” The pair shot a video for the track directed by DaVisionaryz.

Jackson has no plans to quit his day job. He just wants to explore another part of his life that he enjoys.

“I fully realize that football is my main job, and I love it with all of my heart, but who says you can’t love more than one thing at a time,” says Jackson. “Football and rapping are the two loves of my life!”

[ALSO READ: Bun B Cosigns Texans RB A#### Foster’s Rap Skills]

Watch the video for “Diamonds on my Neck” below.

Check Out The Full List Of Nominees For MTV's VMAs 2013

(Allhiphop News) The 2013 edition of MTV’s Video Music Awards is heading to Brooklyn for the first time. On August 25, some of the biggest music stars in the world will take center stage at the house that HOV built – The Barclays Center.

Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will go into the night with the most nominations as both acts earn 6 nods a piece. Up next is pop singer Bruno Mars with 4 nominations.

Rap standouts Drake and Kendrick Lamar each garnered multiple nominations. They will compete against Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, A$AP Rocky, and J. Cole for the “Best Hip Hop Video” award. Other Hip Hop artists Snoop Lion, Jay-Z, T.I., Pharrell, 2 Chainz, and Iggy Azalea received nominations as well.

R&B performers Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Robin Thicke, Miguel, Ciara, Janelle Monáe, Erykah Badu, and The Weeknd will also vie for the newly designed moonman.

Fans can vote for who they think should win most of the VMAs at mtv.com through August 12th. “Artist To Watch” voting will continue until the winner is announced live on the air. The “Best Song of the Summer” will be announced on August 12th.

Check out the full list of nominees below. Who do you think should win the award for “Best Hip Hop Video”?

Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best Hip Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “F–kin’ Problems”
J. Cole feat. Miguel – “Power Trip”

Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Ed Sheeran – “Lego House”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools”

Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”

Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Fun. – “Carry On”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
Selena Gomez – “Come and Get It”

Artist To Watch (Formerly Best New Artist)
Twenty One Pilots – “Holding On To You”
Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
Austin Mahone – “What About Love”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Iggy Azalea – “Work”

Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love”
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best Video With A Social Message
Kelly Clarkson – “People Like Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
Snoop Lion – “No Guns Allowed”
Miguel – “Candles in the Sun”
Beyoncé- “I Was Here”

Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”

Best Art Direction
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N”
Lana Del Rey – “National Anthem”
Alt-J – “Tesselate”

Best Choreography
Chris Brown – “Fine China”
Ciara – “Body Party”
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – “Live It Up”
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
Bruno Mars – “Treasure”

Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up in the Air”
Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
A-Trak & Tommy Trash – “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege”
Fun. – “Carry On”
Drake – “Started From The Bottom”

Best Editing
Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
Duck Sauce – “It’s You”
Flying Lotus – “Tony Tortures”
Skrillex feat. the Doors –  “Breakn’ a Sweat”
The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West Wants More More More And Kim Says No No No (They Say)

Guess what? It looks like Kanye West is out to get more of these:

That’s right. Lil Baby North just was born last month, but Kanye West is already rumored to want Kim to pop out more kids. Seems like Kim is not trying to hear that ish right now, since she had a very difficult pregnancy. She gained a lot of weight too and you know they made a big deal over that.

A source from the Star purporting to be an insider spoke on it.

“At first, Kim thought Kanye was joking, as she’s been through such a stressful time in the past few months and she’s only just started to feel herself again. As soon as she realised he was serious, it sparked a spat,” a source revealed to British magazine Star.

“Kim reminded Kanye she faced a horrific ordeal with Nori. She feels if he was any kind of supportive partner, he would realise how difficult that was for her, and he would wait until she’s regained her confidence.”

I bet that insider can’t get a pic of Baby North!

On the rumor side, Kim is rumored to be looking to sell her weight loss to somebody like Weight Watchers in the same way J-Hud did.

ANYWAY!

Shout out to Bruce Springsteen! Shout out to Bruce Springsteen for dedicating his song “41 Shots” to Trayvon. The original song was dedicated to Amadou Diallo, a victim of of the NYPD.

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.

Illseed, Out.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: [VIDEO] Fans Revolt Against Rihanna; Throw Food At Her!

WHAT THE HELL!

Like I said, it looks like Chris and Rihanna are going to go down together! Today, there are boycotts sprouting up on CB and NOW, the fans throw FOOD at RiRi at a concert. Now, the CB boycotts are based on his domestic charges from back in the day. But, the Rihanna start is rooted in her poor showing at her various concerts recently. I didn’t report on it, but a couple days ago, an audience started yelling for Beyonce at a RiRi concert because she was so late.

SEE ALSO:Hip-Hop Rumors: Will Chris Brown Get Dropped?

And then, Rihanna addressed it as he performed the song – ironically – “Rude Boy.”

“There’s a good crazy and there’s a bad crazy. When you throw sht up here, that’s an epic fail…I swear to god, cut that sht out. Really, chips? Chips though,” she said from the stage.

LOL!!!

NOW…look at this video.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Timbaland And Jay-Z Discuss Past Beef

I guess I was way out of the loop when this beef happened. Timbaland and Jay? I wasn’t very aware of that. Anyway not only are Tim and Jay talking about it, but the producer is addressing it in a song. That’s right. Timbaland and Keri Hilson have a song addressing a beef with Jay-Z. Wait, but wait. What about the alleged beef between Keri and Beyonce? They should have just gone all the way and addressed that in the song too. This way my side chick Keri can get back in the damn game.

Here is the video:

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Exclusive: Gillie Da Kid To Play Tupac In Upcoming Suge Knight Film; Discusses Acting Roles

(AllHipHop News) In part one of an exclusive with the ‘King of Philly’ aka Gillie Da Kid, AllHipHop.com touched on the rapper’s upcoming film roles.

Gillie is acting alongside Ving Rhames and action hero Steven Seagal in upcoming release “Force of Execution,” while he continues to promote such films as “Wrath of Cain,” “King of the Avenue” and “Mafia.”

He is also gearing up for a major role in an upcoming bio-pic focused on Suge Knight.

In the film, the Philly rap star will play the legendary Tupac Shakur.

“Definitely got a budget in place for that right now, so I’m just waiting to find out when we shooting,” Gillie told AllHipHop.com, noting that he is simply an actor in this particular film.

“I’m not in on the producing of that I’m just an actor. Whenever I get the word its time to get busy. They’ve already got the script [finished]…,” Gillie said.

Gillie, aka “Gil Smith,” is very excited about getting a chance to show his acting skills in the upcoming film.

“Just know I’m going to transform like Will Smith did when he played Ali,” Gillie told AllHipHop.com. “We already know I’m ‘G’d’ enough to play ‘Pac, that was never a question after they put a little make up on me. I been in the gym. I’m trying to put on a little 10 (pounds) real quick.

Check out Part 1 of AllHipHop.com’s interview with Gillie Da Kid here:

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Mixtape Download: 2Win – POWER Hosted by DJ Scream

2Win is back with his latest project, Power, hosted by DJ Scream and featuring 20 all new tracks. Listen and download Power below:

Tracklist:

  1. Power (4:05)
  2. F.Y.M (3:46)
  3. Peer Pressure (3:38)
  4. Jungle (Feat. Block125 & Tizzle) (3:41)
  5. Neva Had S### (Feat. Messiah) (3:37)
  6. Po Up (2:32)
  7. So Innocent (Feat. Glam & Lady Kush) (4:16)
  8. Rollin’ Up (Feat. Antha Bee) (3:24)
  9. Skreet Money (3:29)
  10. No Fair (Feat. Paul Wall & Killa Kyleon) (4:23)
  11. Hard Times (4:14)
  12. Lettin’ Go (Feat. Flossy Mae) (1:55)
  13. All Lies (Feat. Flossy Mae) (4:37)
  14. Money Hongry (3:12)
  15. Choose You (Feat. Lloyd) (2:32)
  16. Yao Ming (3:19)
  17. Gangstas (2:43)
  18. P.Poppa #1 (3:55)
  19. Tru story (4:13)
  20. NBA (Feat. Stak5) (4:24)

Download: DJ Scream x 2Win – Power

Samsung Defends Jay-Z App, Says They Are Not Spying On Customers

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z made more than history with his Samsung Magna Carta Holy Grail app, he inadvertently(or knowingly, however you view it) entered himself into battle between technology and privacy. After complaints about the Magna Carta Holy Grail album spying on users, Samsung fires back by calling the complaints “baseless.”

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Privacy Group Is Now Asking FTC To Investigate Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta’ App]

The U.S. civil liberties group the Electronic Privacy Information Centre pointed out how the Magna Carta Holy Grail app requested “massive amounts of personal information from users, including location data”. Samsung responded by asserting that the information collected by the app was procedural:

Any information obtained through the application download process was purely for customer verification purposes, app functionality purposes and for marketing communications, but only if the customer requests to receive those marketing communications… Samsung is in no way inappropriately using or selling any information obtained from users through the download process

That was not the only controversy surrounding the app as its promised 12 a.m. release of the album on July 4th was met with technical difficulties that left fans without the album and Jay-Z admittedly disheartened according to the music titan:

On the 24th I downloaded my app, I set it, I watched the clock count down and at 12 ‘clock I couldn’t get it. For me that’s not cool

Jay-Z has yet to comment on the privacy issues surrounding the Magna Carta Holy Grail app.

German Rapper "Shoots At" Politicians, Faces Legal Action

(AllHipHop News) Nothing like explicit homophobia and violent threats to show us Hip Hop is the same all across the world. 34 year old German rapper Bushido has elicited a legal complaint from openly gay Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit over his controversial video “Stress Without Cause”

In the video, the man born Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi displayed homophobic and racist allusions and “crossed the line” according to Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich.

The rapper even appeared to make a violent threat to German lawmaker Claudia Roth by rapping “I shoot at Claudia Roth and she’ll get holes like a golf course.” In a television interview, he contends it was purely metaphorical:

“If I shoot, then I only do it with words and not with anything else.”

The video was subsequently removed from YouTube:

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In the end, the German rapper concedes he may have justifiably crossed the line:

“I may have overshot the mark a bit but I would not in any way excuse myself here.”