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Chart Watch: Elle Varner Debuts at #2; Rick Ross Moves 60,000 Units

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Billboard has released its numbers for the week and Elle Varner takes home the spotlight as the largest gainer, jumping onto the charts at #2 with her breakthrough album, Perfectly Imperfect, selling 33,000 copies this week according to Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard.com.

Reviewing the Top 5 albums, Rick Ross was the top selling Hip-Hop and R&B artist grossing over 60,000 sales of his God Forgives, I Don’t project. The figure was a decline of (73%) from his previous week’s sales, but the project remains at #2 on the Billboard 200 and it is currently the #1 Rap Album.

Nas’ dropped down to the #3 slot moving 18,000 copies of Life Is Good, a decline of (42%). While Frank Ocean’s, Channel Orange, remains at No. 4 moving 13,000 units a (30%) drop in sales. Lastly, Chris Brown dials in at No. 5 selling about 14,000 units, a (28%) drop in sales.

R Kelly sits at #8 on the Hip-Hop and R&B charts as he also landed at #43 on the Billboard 200 charts with his project Write Me Back, his 14th Top 10 album.

Bob Marley and the Wailers made a significant increase this week as the Marley: The Original Soundtrack, showed a growth upwards of nearly 3,000 copies. Increased sales were largely attributed to the documentary, “Marley” that released recently on August 7.

2 Chainz and Drake stay on top of the Singles Charts as well this week, as their song “No Lie,” remains as the most requested songs on radio stations.

In addition, Meek Mill now has a Top 5 song, also with the assistance of Drake on the track “Amen”.

Wale’s “Bag of Money” jumped up a few spots as well, increasing its numbers by (12%), while Kanye’s track Mercy featuring the assistance of 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Pusha T, slid down to the 3-4 slot roughly three weeks removed after its reign on the top of the charts.

Odd Future Launches Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop collective Odd Future is expanding their brand, with a new carnival that is slated to launch in September.

Odd Future will present the first annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and show, being presented in conjunction with Incase.

Odd Future’s carnival will feature games, contests, prizes and handpick food by Odd Future group members.

The first Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will take place on September 30, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Odd Future members, The Internet, Trash Talk will also perform during the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.

Odd Future is currently on the Camp Flog Gnaw tour, which will culminate in the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival on September 30.

For more information click here.

Camp Flog Gnaw tour dates:

8/31 Norfolk, VA
9/01 Baltimore, MD
9/02 Philadelphia, PA
9/04 Huntington, NY
9/05 Portland, ME
9/07 Providence, RI
9/08 Wallingford, CT
9/09 Buffalo, NY
9/11 Cleveland, OH
9/12 Columbus, OH
9/14 Saint Louis, MO
9/15 Milwaukee, WI
9/16 Chicago, IL
9/18 Columbia, MO
9/19 Lawrence, KS
9/21 Boulder, CO
9/22 Boulder, CO
9/25 Vancouver, BC
9/26 Portland, OR
9/28 Santa Cruz, CA
9/29 Ventura, CA
9/30 Los Angeles, CA (Odd Future Carnival)

Hip-Hop Rumors: Does Chris Brown Really Wish Rihanna Would Just Be Quiet?

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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It seems like Rihanna may have just re-opened up a wound for both herself and for Chris Brown with her upcoming interview with Oprah. During the interview, which was filmed in Rihanna’s hometown of Barbados, Rihanna cried while discussing the incident and said that Chirs Brown “needed help.” As one could image, Chris Brown is allegedly not happy with Rihanna “rehashing” that night. Check out what a source in Browns camp told Radar Online below:

“Chris is just confused about Rihanna’s decision to bring up the past again and again — this time in an interview with Oprah,” a source tells Radar. “Rihanna has previously given wide ranging interviews about the beating to Diane Sawyer and several print magazines. Chris just doesn’t think it’s productive or relevant to rehash the events since essentially nothing new is being revealed in the interview Rihanna has done with Oprah. Chris doesn’t begrudge Rihanna at all for talking about it but he thinks that in order for them to both move forward and not be defined by that one night, it would be better to stop bringing it up.”

Do you think they should both never address the incident again? Haven’t we heard everything from at least Rihanna at this point? Rihanna’s interview with Oprah’s Next Chapter will air this Sunday at 9 pm on OWN.

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VIDEO: Beanie Sigel "Man-to-Man" With Dr. Ben Chavis (Final Episode)

By: seandrasims Updated Category: Features
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Beanie Sigel is making his rounds right now as travels the country for his “Pre-Prison” tour, in anticipation of his August 28 release, This Time. Just last night (August 16), he rocked the house at New York City’s famous SOBs.

Before Beanie makes his surrender to federal authorities on September 12 to serve a two-year sentence, the “Broad Street Bully” has also been taking some time to free his mind in a series of “Man-to-Man” discussions with well-known activist and spiritual leader, Dr. Ben Chavis. Dr. Chavis spends this segment sharing how he feels personally about Beanie’s music.

Check out the final episode below:

Beanie Sigel’s This Time is due out on August 28 on Ruffhouse/EMI. Check here for a schedule of his remaining tour stops.

Follow Beanie Sigel on Twitter (@BeanieSigelSP).

Rappers Pitbull, Flo Rida To Host 5,000 Fans During Private Performance In The Bahamas

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Rappers Pitbull and Flo Rida have been announced as headlining acts for the Bud Light Port Paradise Music Festival, which will take place in November in the Bahamas.

The Miami rappers will hit the stage along with artists like Far East Movement, Young the Giant, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS and Brad Paisley.

The performances at the two-day festival is being sponsored by Bud Light. The company is sending 5,000 fans to the Bahamas as part of a contest being run on its Facebook page.

“Port Paradise offers Bud Light fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience that combines amazing musical acts and an unmatched setting for a party like no other,” said Mike Sundet, vice president of Bud Light. “This year’s eclectic lineup takes Port Paradise to the next level with a two-day music festival at the heart of the cruise.”

The performances will take place at Atlantis in Nassau on Saturday, November 17 and on the private island of Coco Cay on Sunday, November 18.