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Now that the huge first week numbers have come in for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV cd attention in the Young Money camp now shifts to Drake.

The Toronto rapper is due to drop his sophomore album Take Care on his 25th birthday, October 25.

Drizzy told HipHollywood that the album is 80% done and recording sessions have gone very well.

"I've got some great things, I'm very excited," Drake said. "I'm most confident than I've ever been.. including So Far Gone... including any mixtape. This is the most confident."

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Big Sean's debut album 'Finally Famous' has done quite well, spawning several hits. Check out the latest visuals from Sean for 'Marvin & Chardonnay' featuring his G.O.O.D Music boss Kanye West and Roscoe Dash.

Lil Wayne may have spent some time away in prison, but his fans never left him.

According to Hits Daily Double, Weezy's new album 'Tha Carter IV' has moved 1,000,690 copies it's first week out.

Coming in a distant 2nd is the Red Hot Chili Peppers with 232,320 units moved.

Rounding out the top five are (No. 3) Adele '21' - 155,516 (No. 4) Kanye West & Jay-Z 'Watch The Throne' - 80,897 (No. 5) David Guetta 'Nothing But The Beat' - 55,375.

Congrats to Weezy.

***UPDATE***

Hits Daily Double numbers were slightly off. Billboard is reporting the Nielsen Soundscan numbers for 'Tha Carter IV' actually sit at 964,000 records sold. While he didn't sell a milli Wayne still had an incredible opening week.

The rapper tweeted about the success of the opening week, thanking his fans.

"Wow!!!!!!!!!! I have the best fans in the universe! I thank u all. Hard work and dedication pays well. Young Mula baby!(weezy voice)," he wrote

Nicki Minaj shot over a quick tweet congratulating her Young Money boss,

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On the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy celebrities DJ Pauly D, Nas, Lady Gaga, Juliane Hough and Drake Bell are pledging to remember the lives lost.

The PSA is brought to you by the "9/11 Tribute Movement."  If you were affected by tragedy or just want to remember the victims, you can leave a tribute on their Facebook page here.

Check out the PSA below.

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Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Gunz & Butta
3. House Of Harlem (Feat. Jaz)
4. Star (Feat. Jaz & Rod Rhaspy)
5. Picture (Feat. Jaz & Rod Rhaspy)
6. Soulja (Feat. Jaz)
7. Warning (Remix) (Feat. Uncle Murda)
8. From The Bottom (Feat. Grafh & Hell Rell)
9. Let It Burn
10. Cold World (Feat. Rod Raspy)
11. They Know Who We Are (Feat. P Da Don & Jim Jones)
12. Makeout (Feat. Jim Jones & Sen City)
13. Watch Out (Feat. Hell Rell & J.R. Writer)
14. All Around (Feat. Jaz & Rod Rhaspy)
15. Bread Breakers (Feat. Hell Rell & J.R. Writer)
16. Fairytales (Remix) (Feat. Avery Storm & Jaz)
17. Party Ain’t A Party (Freestyle) (Feat. Jaz)
18. Murder 1 Skit (Feat. Whiteboy J)
19. Key To Life
20. Keep Rising
21. Life Is Like A Movie

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The wait won't be much longer for a new Slaughterhouse album according group member Roycs Da 5'9.

"We are about 70% of the way done," Royce told AllHipHop.com. "We’ve got a lot of great records. I think another 2 or 3 trips together….We’ve definitely got a record that I think we can go out with first. We are definitely close."

Anticipation for the album has been high since Royce, Joe Budden, Crooked I, and Joell Ortiz signed with Eminem's Shady Records earlier this year.

With releases from Yelawolf, and the not yet titled disc from Slaughterhouse on the way things are popping over at the house that Shady built.

Yela's 'Radioactive' cd drops October 25. No release date has been given for the Slaughterhouse project but it is due very soon.

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Soulja Boy has apologized for anti-troop lyrics in the song "Let's Get Real."

The rapper reached out to GlobalGrind today to issue an apology after coming under fire from war veterans for the lyrics "f*ck the army troops."

As an artist, I let my words get the best of me. Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong. When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them. So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all members of the United States military services, as well as their families that were offended by my most recent lyrics.

As a young man who grew up in the post-9/11 era, I have watched our country fight two wars that seem like they are never going to end. I have seen thousands and thousands of our brave men and women get killed in battle and often times, I think for what? A lot of people in this country are struggling to make ends meet and I think a lot about what if we had never gone to war. Where would our economy be? Our schools, our after-school and work programs, our streets? I mean, damn, 48 people got shot in New York City just this past weekend ... in 3 days ... I'm not saying that it is just because of a bad economy, but at a certain point we have to take care of our own people.

In no way would I ever want to offend those who are protecting our freedoms ... a lot of homeboys who I grew up with, a lot of people who come from the neighborhoods we live in ... In no way do I want to hurt any of our honorable soldiers who put their lives at risk, regardless of how they feel about the two wars we fight in. I am just frustrated that we haven't been able to bring you all home quick enough and my frustration got the best of me. I am deeply sorry.

~Soulja Boy

Less than a week after dropping a free album via the web for his fans, The-Dream already has his eyes set on releasing a second one.

"I Have another free Album that's untitled I may drop it free in October. Or After Love IV," he wrote on twitter.

The singer had previously said that his label home Def Jam, isn't exactly thrilled about him giving away free material.

"The business of a label is to make money -- my business is to make music," he told Billboard last month. "I'm gonna get paid if I do it right. So I'm fine with [releasing a free album]. It's more like advertisement for me."

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Want to get a million youtube views in a day? Post a video of you touching 1000 random women's breasts and not getting arrested for it.

Apparently this was some kind of stunt by Russian parody video makers My Duck's Vision. The mission seemed to be documenting all 1000 of the breast touches, then shaking the hand of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin afterwards.

How that makes any sense, I have no idea, but the video is pretty funny. And the guy only got bitten once, lol.

The firestorm surrounding Soulja Boy's song "Let's Be Real" continues.

The 21-year old rapper angered many military veterans with the line "f*ck the army troops." One veteran initially called for an apology from Soulja. Now an online petition has been started to ban the artist's music and memorabilia from military bases.

"I am writing in reference to the rap artist Soulja Boy and his recent single "Let's Be Real." He has caused a great uproar in the military community with his lyrics from this song, which are listed above. Many Americans, civilians and military personnel, have requested that you please discontinue any and all of Soulja Boy's memorabilia," the petition reads. "In doing so, you would not only earn the respect of the American audience but you would also create a peace among all Americans today. Military personnel have become greatly offended with the previously mentioned song and removing said artist would ease a lot of the tension and violence that has been created. Please take careful consideration in the request of the American people as it can effect the future of the American people and generations to come. I send my greatest appreciation for your time in reading this letter and hope that our request could be fulfilled. Thank You and God Bless"

Former infantry sergeant Leo Dunson, told TMZ that Soulja's song is "the most ignorant thing I've heard in so long." Dunson released a diss track aimed at Soulja under the name Sgt. Dunson called "Change Your Name."

Should Soulja apologize for his lyrics?

Sgt. Dunson "Change Your Name"

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Young Jeezy didn't wait long to release visuals for this track off of his 'Real Is Back 2' mixtape.

The Snowman is joined by CTE member Freddie Gibbs.

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Kevin Hart and his homies rehearse a bank robbery by reenacting a scene out of the movie Reservoir Dogs, in this trailer for Hart's new film Laugh At My Pain.

See original, never-before-seen backstage footage, and travel back to Philly with Kevin Hart where he launched his quest to become one of the funniest and most successful comedians of all time

The movie opens September 9.

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Soulja Boy's lyrics in a new video have angered a military veteran who is demanding the rapper apologize to "all armed forces."

"F*ck the FBI and the army troops/ fighting for what? Be your own man/I'll be flying through the clouds with green like I'm Peter Pan," Soulja raps on a new song titled "Let's Be Real."

Fred A. Flores, commissioner for the L.A. County Veteran’s Advisory Commission told TMZ the young rapper is "ungrateful."

"It's a very offensive statement. Especially with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 coming up," Flores, a retired Marine told TMZ. "He should apologize to ALL armed forces. [The rap] is very irresponsible... especially for a person who is an entertainer for the youth of our country."

Check out the music video below

Soulja Boy "Let's Be Real"

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Comedian Steven Jo got into a pushing and shoving match with some random drunk dude that was talking trash to his friend.

Watch the crazy clip below.

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It was a day for good old fashioned hip hop and one semi-reunion at the Rock The Bells tour stop in New York City over the weekend.

On Saturday [September 3] a huge gathering of rap acts invaded Governors Island. Slaughterhouse, Black Moon, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Cypress Hill, Black star, Mobb Deep, Nas, and Immortal Technique all performed.

There was also a semi Fugees reunion when Lauryn Hill brought out Pras to perform "Ready or Not." Unfortunately Wyclef was nowhere to be found.

Mobb Deep performed their entire classic album "The Infamous."

"It's a big tour," Prodigy said. "The turnout has been incredible for all the Rock The Bells venues. It's all been going real good. Especially performing 'The Infamous' album. It's the first time we ever did a lot of these songs. So it feels real good to see how the crowd is repeating the words to the songs,"

The tour has one remaining date in Boston on September 10.

To read the full review go here

Concert montage: Black Star, Big K.R.I.T, Cypress Hill, Nas

The Alchemist interview

The RZA Interview

Mobb Deep interview

40 Glocc interview

Nas - The World Is Yours

Nas ft AZ - Life's A B*tch

Nas - Memory Lane

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Now that a good majority of you have heard Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV' and 'Watch The Throne' from Jay-Z and Kanye West, it's time we take a look at which one is the better album in your opinion.

The fact that Wayne and Hov are semi-beefing shouldn't factor into your decision. Nor should the fact that 'Tha Carter IV' is a solo disc while 'Watch The Throne' is a collaborative effort.

Instead, we want to know which album you think is better overall. Things like playback ability (how likely are you to play it repeatedly), beat selection, song content, and wordplay should decide your vote.

Cast your vote below and weigh in with your opinions.

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DJ Smallz caught up with Shawty LO recently to find out what three things it takes to get a him ready for a concert.

Shawty explained that it wouldn't take that much.

"A good hotel, good food, and I love to see a packed crowd," Shawty said.

The Atlanta rapper has been on the grind since linking his D4L label with G-Unit. With a mixtape 'B.H.F. (Banhkhead Forever)' already bubbling in the streets and his next album 'Still Got Units' on the way, Shawty is ready for big things

Peep the rest of the interview below to find out more about Shawty.

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