Category: Music Minute

– Even with Hurricane Sandy almost crushing the east coast and the cities along the water in NY, NY & PA, Meek Mill’s debut album “Dreams & Nightmares” is projected to sell 175,000 to 200,000 in it’s first week. – Rumors have been circulating of a Good Music follow up…

–   Congrats to Kendrick Lamar. He came in #2 on the billboard charts selling 242,000 copies of “good kid, M.a.a.d City” in its first week! He came in #2 to Taylor Swift who broke a record a sold over 1 million copies of her album in under 7 days! –  …

– Kendrick Lamar dropped his debut album “Good Kid, m.a.a.d city” dropped today and I’ve been bumpin it at ignorant levels since Friday.  The album is one of the best album I’ve heard all year.  I have to honestly say that Kendrick’s storytelling crushes. The whole album is a story. …

– It’s Wednesday, so that means album sales came out.  Machine Gun Kelly sold 51,000 of his debut album “Laced Up” in his first week and it looks like Rick Ross’ “God Forgives, I Don’t” will reach Gold status (selling 500,000) next week because he stands at 432,000 copies sold…

–      It’s Tuesday so you know we gotta talk about who drops an album today. Brandy’s 211 and Bobby V’s “Dusk Til Dawn”  are out today. Freeway put out a FREE album today called Freedom Of Speech. Make sure you go out and support our music. –     2 Chainz went…

– Wiz Khalifa to drop mixtape titled Cabin Fever tomorrow. Wiz shared in his Complex cover story article that he’s been having some issues with his label because his album doesn’t have enough “commercial” material.  Since then the album has been pushed back and he’s announced a tour. This is…

–    Today is the day of the album cover art releases. So let’s go through them. –    Rihanna dropped the cover art for her seventh album that she named “Unapologetic.” She naked on the cover and showing her new Isis tattoo under her tatas. The album drops on November 19th!…

–     It’s Wednesday, so you know the numbers come out today.  DJ Drama’s “Quality Street Music”  sold 24,000 in his first week and my boy Miguel sold 70,000 copies of his album  Kaleidoscope Dream in its first week.  Meanwhile, “Adorn” sits at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for…

– Congrats to The Dream is his new role as the Vice President of A&R at Def Jam. He joins other musicians like Ne-Yo & Young Jeezy in VP positions at major record labels. The Dream commented, “My concentration and effort will be to the artist to succeed in their…

–    Hip Hop’s bonnie and clyde, Beyonce & Jay-Z, graced the new Brooklyn Nets stadium last night with a performance of Crazy In Love & Forever Young.  Turns out Jay will be releasing a “LIVE From Brooklyn” 8 song audio /visual optic EP dropping tomorrow exclusively on I-Tunes. Watch the…