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Finally, here's this week's sales: 193 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 5,302 -14 6,180 623,156

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rappers speak on Katrina: Krs1 & David Banner Playahata.com http://www.playahata.com/ Krs 1 was interviewed on September 2nd 2005 in Detroit Michigan after a fre concert with Zin.He shared his thoughts on Katrina -when asked about all the talk in the Rap community about benefit concerts and celebrity telethons to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina - “KRS- Well, I’m not sure if this is the right approach to the crisis facing the Hip Hop communities of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. I understand what many are trying to do. And it is noble for anyone right now to try and do something. However, I think we need a more targeted approach; a more specified plan if we are to really save our people. When asked later to elaborate by ZIN- …the question was posed “would a concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina wouldn’t be a start? I’m playing devil’s advocate here? KRS- Well, I’ll play God’s advocate. I don’t think that this is the time for benefit concerts; THIS IS A TIME FOR REAL LEADERSHIP! We are experiencing matters of life and death! In my opinion a concert is extremely out of context. This is not the time to be shaking our asses! This is a time for ALL true Hip Hop leaders to offer those opportunities that were difficult for the average southerner to obtain like; recording contracts, movie deals, clothing lines, tours where they can work and make some money, or even open up the show. This is a time for all those rappers with 3, 4 and 5 houses to take in a Hip Hop family. Right now we need to think about how we may ease tensions as opposed to flaring them up. Meaning that all radio stations in Houston Texas should adjust their play lists to include more conscious rap music. Those with clothing lines can put a shirt with a conscious message on a needy Hip Hop back. He continued ” I try not to be critical of those trying to do something. However, it’s funny to me to hear Black leaders criticize President Bush’s slow response to the crisis when they can do NOTHING to remedy the situation themselves. President Bush is not OUR leader; he is the President of the United States. Where are OUR leaders? Who is OUR leader?But is this government OUR government? Let’s face it, we did not vote for George W. Bush nor do we agree with his foreign or domestic policies. African American leadership “dissed” both Bushes and spoke out against the war in Iraq. Now we actually expect the Feds to quickly run to OUR aid when they told us to evacuate and many of us didn’t? Come on. We gonna have ta keep it real here. White leadership was slow to act, but Black leadership didn’t act at all! Again, they cried and complained about what someone else didn’t do for them. DAMN! When shall we truly be free? Not freed, but FREE! When will we be able to save ourselves? Teach ourselves? Empower ourselves? Respect ourselves? Govern ourselves? In addition to his thoughts David Banner spoke to Ozone Magazine via Sohh.com “I think Hurricane Katrina has exposed America for what it is. I think it’s bigger than black and white. I think it has a lot more to do with rich and poor. We’ve always known that America is a racially driven country. We front like it’s all good, but we know the levels of racism that are in America. I think this is more than just pulling the race card. It shows that America doesn’t give a damn about people in the hood, period. If this same thing happened in New York, they’d probably be out there mopping themselves. When 9/11 happened, there was help on 9/12. We sent billions of dollars overseas when the tsunami happened. You know, this is our home. We break our necks to help other people, and we fight for oil, but we can’t help our people right here in Mississippi. Mississippi is definitely not getting the relief funds that they really need because we’re not getting the TV time. There’s cities in South Mississippi like Pass Christian, Long Beach, Biloxi, and Gulfport that are just gone. And these are just regular, ordinary folks. White, black, rich, poor. These are places where our grandmothers and grandfathers stay. There’s history in these towns. America is the most powerful country in the world, but it takes us four days to get there? The things they did four days later are the same things they could’ve done when it happened, period. They coulda flown helicopters in there or something. America is the most powerful country and the proudest country when it feels like it. They said they couldn’t get down there for different reasons, but those were just excuses. I sent a tour bus full of water down there. My bus driver paid with his own Mastercard. I told him to go ahead and buy whatever they needed and I’d pay him back. He filled the tour bus up twice with water, food, and supplies before the American government did. He drove down there from Memphis. Then I came down there myself and I sat and signed autographs and passed out water to the kids for four, five hours myself An extended conversation with Banner took place with Daveyd to hear cut and paste link below odeo.com/audio/214422/view Report Filed By Gumby

-Sony is re-releasing: Run DMC (1984) King Of Rock (1985) Raising Hell (1986) Tougher Than Leather (1988) on Tuesday, Sept 6 These albums are being released as expanded editions in digi-paks. The albums will include unreleased mixes and live tracks, as well as all new liner notes from key MCs, producers and celebrities like 50 Cent, Chuck D, DJ Red Alert, Chris Rock, and Eminem. Also included are rare photos and memorabilia and an insert for official Run DMC ringtones. Check out the website: http://www.rundmcmusic.com/

Mariah Carey Wins Lady of Soul Award By SOLVEJ SCHOU Associated Press Writer PASADENA, Calif. - Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott were the big winners at the 2005 Lady of Soul Awards, but because none of the performers attended the ceremony, Aretha Franklin stole the show. The legendary singer received the Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievements and gave two rousing performances - "Until You Come Back to Me" with Stevie Wonder on piano and a pumped-up version of her hit "Respect." Sweating and slapping her thigh, Franklin pounded out high and low notes, holding her microphone out to the audience on the song's famous chorus. "I don't think I can carry it, but I am absolutely thrilled to be receiving this award," she said. Carey won awards for best solo single and album for "The Emancipation of Mimi." "I've got a great place on the mantle, so call me Mariah," joked presenter and "Charmed" star Dorian Gregory, who accepted the best single award on Carey's behalf. Destiny's Child nabbed awards for best group single for "Soldier" and best album for "Destiny Fulfilled." Keys won best song of the year for "If I Ain't Got You," while Elliott won best music video for "Lose Control," featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop. Ciara, Brian McKnight and Toni Braxton hosted the ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which will be syndicated for broadcast later this month. Winners were decided by 1,600 voters, including artists and radio station representatives. For the first time, Franklin presented the Aretha Franklin Award for entertainer of the year in person. The winner was Amerie, whose bouncy song "1 Thing" became a summertime hit. Amerie said she had trouble sleeping for weeks thinking about Franklin presenting her the award. She thanked her parents, her sister and longtime "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius for "supporting me throughout my brief career, which will hopefully become a long one." Earlier, she performed "1 Thing" dressed in black lace with a bevy of dancers. Ciara won awards for best new artist and dance cut for her thumping "1, 2 Step." The crunk-and-R&B-influenced singer changed from a sleek black pantsuit to a bra-skimming top and again to a modest blue sweater during the show. "It's such a blessing just to be acknowledged as an artist," she said. "We didn't get any sleep on this video, so thank you." Even as they honored musical accomplishments, guests and award recipients said their thoughts were with victims of Hurricane Katrina. Wonder, in a patchwork blue jacket, touched his chest and said "my heart is heavy" for Katrina survivors. "I've been asked by a few networks to give back. More than anything, I want to devote time," Ciara said. "You can feel the hurt, but you can't feel it really unless you're there." An emotional visual tribute was also made to famed R&B singer Luther Vandross, who died July 1 two years after suffering from a stroke. Braxton started the night with a sexy performance, wearing a floor-sweeping white fur coat, which she dropped to reveal a slinky white one-piece bathing suit underneath. Dorothy Norwood clapped and danced her way to the stage to accept the best gospel award. "This is my first major win, to be on national television. I'm just overwhelmed. I thank God for this," Norwood said

Lil' Kim was hot on "Da Butta", she actually stepped her game up, I just didn't like the chorus too much("Here come the butta baby/Bringin' it smooth and hot), that was the corny part of the song, I do like a couple of her songs too like "Crush On You" and "How Many Licks", she's a lil' better than Trina but she ain't no Queen Latifah or Eve for that matter, she's average at best, mediocre at worst. Queen Latiah/MC Lyte/Lauryn Hill/Salt-N Pepa>>>>Eve/Foxy Brown>>>Lil' Kim>>Trina

If this is true, what next: LL Cool J getting arrested? :therain: :damnyou:

Thanks Frenetic, well now that "Party Starter"'s video out, it's crucial that this gets nice airplay so it could keep the album in the top 200!

I don't know what's going on if this is true, these rastafarians sound extremely racist against whites, I mean if Common's supporting these people it'd be an embarassment for hip-hop's image, in fact it might kill a lot of it 'cause he's one of the most positive brothers out there, his career will be tarnished, I just don't see how he could be that kinda racist since a lot of white people attend his shows, I won't believe this until I hear audio 'cause even Will likes Common, this would be devasting for hip-hop, I don't know what to believe anymore! :damnlorettas:

Hey Frenetic could you try to find out how much "Lost and Found" sold this week? I tried checkin' for top 200 chart but I haven't found any so far, well next week should go up more since "Party Starter" was premiered on 106 & Park tonight, we all gotta try and vote for it as much as possible! :pony:

Lil' Kim sucks though, she ain't no Queen Latifah!

Don't you live in Cali? 106 & Park should come on 6 PM west coast time which would 9PM here in the east coast and it's 7PM now here so in 2 hours you'll be able to see it, they didn't show it until around 6:25-6:30PM so it's almost a good 2.5 hours until it airs for you! :thumbsup:

Yeah that's very good, I know how that feels to go through that, keep ya head up homie, you just gotta work on the spelling a lil' more like Joe said.

It was so much better to see it on TV, we gotta really vote for this video within the next day to get this in the top 10, the 1st day is crucial! :pony:

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Wow this proves that rappers must pay to get high ratings, "Lost and Found" gets only 3 mics and Lil' Kim gets 5? I didn't even know her album's coming out yet, what's this world coming to? :damnyou: Well on the bright side, I guess she'll beat out 50 Cent too! :gettinjiggywitit: http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1174 "Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth By Houston Williams Lil' Kim is about to go away for a while. But, the pint-sized rapper isn't leaving without leaving an indelible mark that will hold fans down until she returns from 366-day bid in prison. Kim's new album, The Naked Truth, hits stores on September 27, and her fourth opus is already being touted as her finest to date. These days, "Stop Snitching" t-shirts have been the rage in inner-city communities, especially in Brooklyn - Lil' Kim's hometown. On the stand, Kim was rather tight-lipped but now, she is talking. AllHipHop.com spoke to an introspective, wise Kimberly Jones. AllHipHop.com: Some people suggested that your adversity may turn into a positive thing. Do you feel that way? Lil' Kim: I know it is, I mean I'm a very strong believer in God and I'm very spiritual and there's nowhere else to go but up. You what I'm saying, when you have down moments and you know there nowhere else to go but up and - I'm not the type of person to take a negative situation and make it more negative. Only negative people make negative situations worse. You know what I mean? I'm a positive person. On my album, this is not like that cause everyday is a positive, everything that happens in the world ain't positive. All the stuff that happens in the news ain't positive. The government politics, that s**t ain't positive. You know you gotta take the bitter with the sweet and that's why I like for my albums to be consisted of, bitter with the sweet, good, bad, and just easy and hard. AllHipHop.com: Speaking of the government, like a lot of people are critical of them right now with the Katrina thing, you have any thoughts on that? Lil' Kim: The only thing I have to say about that is, I just hate what happened and it's just so crazy, you know what I mean, if it's true that they knew about this, is just why, why, why would you not try to warn people to clear the homes, city, and town out. Like, I don't understand that, if it's true. I'm not - we don't know exactly what's true and what's not. So if it is true and they knew about it then that's just negativity and evilness and my heart goes out everyone out in Louisiana and New Orleans who I heard lost everything. There's so many people out there who - we had a family member who was out there doing some film stuff and he was in a hotel and he lost everything, the only thing he had was his computer and his knapsack, you know what I mean, he lost all his clothes, all his other stuff. AllHipHop.com: Word on the street is that you're gonna get five mics in The Source magazine. Lil' Kim: Yeah. My peoples been tellin' me that. I think it just does great for the evolution of women. I think that's great. I thinks it's gonna be great for women now too. So women be like, "Now I know I can get five mics." Some women probably feel like, "I'm not even gonna try to get five mics, I know I ain't getting five mics." They're like, "Damn, I gonna try to get five mics too." AllHipHop.com: It will be interesting to watch... Lil' Kim: Every time my album comes put out, it's like there's a big, how can say this, there's a big hype around me, I come out and boom, you don't get enough of me. It's like my last two albums only had one video for both. That's like crazy. You know what I mean? So it's like, "She's here and then she just goes away real quick, like damn what happened, we need some more Kim." They haven't gotten it. That's where I think the misconception comes in it. That's where it is. But see with this album it's almost the same thing but it's gonna be way different and I think that they'll get to know me, see. With this album I might have the music, I might have the backing, I might have, hopefully, the videos. We tryin' to do at least three or four videos before I go and some other stuff so you can get to know me. But the only thing is in person you won't have me because I'll be gone. I gotta go away. But that's almost the same thing but it's a little different. Hopefully with this time with me being away, my music will be more appreciated and who I am and me as a person, I'll be more appreciated, hopefully. AllHipHop.com: You feel that you're not appreciated? Lil' Kim: I think sometimes I'm not, no. I think sometimes I'm not. People hate on me for no reason. Everybody know that I'm the most person - when people want there ratings to be high on the radio like certain talk show hosts, first thing they do is talk about Lil' Kim in a negative way. I haven't done nothing to these people, magazines - for no reason. They trash me. They don't even know me. So, of course that's not being appreciated, when I'm the one who brought the sexiness to the hardcore music for the women. Like, I should be respected and praised. And I'm not cocky or nothing like that, but respect as respecters do, you give respect doers with who deserves it, you know? AllHipHop.com: If B.I.G. was here, what would he say? Lil' Kim: I mean if Big was here I think a lot of things probably wouldn't have ended up going down the way they went down And if he was here, even if they - let's say they would've gone down anyway, Big is a very inspirational person in my life. Big could say anything. But I know one thing Big would've rolled out with me to the end, whatever. I think by now Big is proud of me. I think he's proud of me and in some senses or some way he may mad at me for being too be worried in certain situations or just being that nice or not being myself, not really saying what I really saying what I really want to say at certain moments. But that's all kind of changed. AllHipHop.com: Do you think women have to talk about sexual things to get a foothold? Lil' Kim:I don't know what they wanna do. [Laughs] I don't why it is that way, it's just that way. It should change. But things have changed a little. You know what I mean? I'm the first female rapper to get five mics you know what I mean? So it changes. You have to be the one to change things. I'm nothing like any female rapper that's out right now. That's the misconception and I hate it. You know what I'm saying? Remy has her own style. Everybody has there own style. Even homegirl [Foxy Brown], who they always compare me to, she is so different from me. I'm not her and this is the one thing I think I'm gonna be most satisfied with, with this album. And now I get to be separated from all that. My record that's out right now ["Put Your Lighters Up"] don't sound like any other female. You what I'm saying? I've gotten that, I sound like Lauryn, but see there's where you get your Grammy nomination. You know what I mean? I love being compared to Lauryn. And that means that I've done something different. Maybe that's it. And you feel cause I ain't different enough but it is what it is. I don't know. AllHipHop.com: What about the industry now? I know that Maino has been real outspoken on your behalf, and Bumpy Knuckles too? Lil' Kim: Those are my family, Maino, Bumpy, that's my family and they been around me for as long as - til' the boat sink - you know what I mean. And the boat ain't never sinking - so they gonna be around for a long time. I'm gonna be around for a long time and, you got some people in the industry that you're just close with. AllHipHop.com: Okay, okay. Now on the one song , "My N***as," you have some things to say about people, can you speak on those things, like as what made you... Lil' Kim: You know, just get my album, it speaks for itself. Everybody, you know, it ain't hard to see, hard to see, hard to tell. You what I mean, it ain't no secret, it is what it is. AllHipHop.com: In the light of your situation, I think it'd be important to know - how is Lil' Kim different from Kim Jones? Lil' Kim: I mean, I think everyone to a certain extent has to be a totally different person when they go home. You know what I mean? I doubt it very much if Lil' Jon just walks around saying to his mother, "Yeah, OKKKKKK!" I don't think he does that every five minutes, you know what I'm saying. I just think that everybody has their own personal life when they home and I think that's neat. People say I'm so different. I think people think I'm different because when they see me in person my voice is so soft spoken and I'm so classy. They don't expect me to be classy because my music is a little bit hardcore, whatever. I don't know, I don't understand what the misconception is. I don't understand. I think that people just haven't taken the time to really get to know me, and haven't been fair with me. But I think this album they gonna forced to be fair, take the time. That's what I think. I don't know what it is, I really don't. I'm trying to understand what's the misconception too. why can't I be - why can't I make hardcore music and be very sexy and then at the same time be classy? Why? AllHipHop.com: Any final words or anything you would like to say to your fans and just people in general? Lil' Kim: Yeah. I just love my fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, you can keep it going for a whole 'nother paragraph. I love you, I love you, I love you, because without them, there'd be no me, and they were supportive of me during everything I've been going through so there the ones who I am working so hard for. You know what I mean? And I thank them so much."

Remember Eminem said the famous Will Smith diss that got white kids to hate Will and buy his albums instead :hmm: : "Will Smith don't gotta curse to sell records Well I do, so f*** him and f*** you too" Eminem did have a couple of great songs, I dig "The Way I Am" and "Lose Yourself" but I like a couple Mase songs too so that doesn't mean that he should be the high selling rapper, especially after dissing my hero and hurtin' his sales, he don't realise that Will won his Grammys from skills when talent sold back in the days, Em won his from gimmicks that sells now. :mad:

What's up y'all I just turned on BET that Big Tigger said that "Party Starter" will be debuting tonight on 106 & Park, everybody watch!

Well TI and David Banner are backing up what Kanye said, Will's probably gonna say something soon too I bet, Chuck D said something in his song too about Bush, to say that Kanye's wrong is dissin' the entire hip-hop community, I thought you loved hip-hop? If you listened to hip-hop music over the past few years you'd hear a lot of rappers criticising Bush! All men are created equal my ass, 400 years of blacks being on the plantation serving white people is equal? Black people selling crack to survive while Uncle Sam white conservatives and Uncle Tom blacks gets rich is equal? Our voice counts in society, white rock stars could speak up so why can't rappers? I just wanted to post this article here, if you want all my opinions just look at my other posts 'cause I'm done discussing this: "T.I., David Banner Get Behind Kanye's Bush Comments 09.06.2005 For years, rappers have been saying the same thing, Banner says. Kanye West on NBC's "A Concert for Hurricane Relief" on Friday Photo: Matt Peyton With seven words on live primetime TV, Kanye West pushed the world's attention to a new dimension of the tragedy surrounding Hurricane Katrina, sparking a flurry of debate and an army of support. "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Those words — spoken by Kanye during an emotional, unscripted rant during Friday night's hurricane benefit telethon on NBC — provided the crest of a growing wave of criticism against a relief effort that left hundreds of thousands without food, water, electricity or hope for five full days (see "Jay-Z, Diddy, Others Reach Out To Disaster Victims; Kanye West Attacks Bush During Telethon"). They also tapped into some long-standing concerns about the current administration. "We've been screaming this for five years," David Banner said Tuesday (September 6) of Kanye's remarks. "You listen to your David Banners, Dead Prez, listen to rap music period. This is what rappers have been screaming all the time. The problem is America concentrates more on our cuss words. They don't hear the pain in the music all the time. You just finally had somebody who has the power Kanye has, who said it at the right time." (What do you think about Kanye West's statement? Do you think the federal government's response has been adequate? Take our poll.) West certainly isn't the first member of the hip-hop community to speak out against the current administration. Many feel the "compassionate conservative" president has been uncaring and negligent in using federal resources to help Americans in need. "We can't wait around for the government to help. We're not waiting, we're taking action," Diddy told MTV News on Thursday after donating $1 million to the Red Cross with Jay-Z. "We can find money to bomb people oversees, but not to help our brothers and sisters?" "It's been seen that the government don't really give a f--- about our situation," T.I. said Tuesday, alleging that if rich white communities were hit as hard as the poor black communities have been, Bush would have ordered aid in a more timely manner. "All those people who are down there without homes and shelter, those are folks from the 'hood. That's the urban community." "I'm like, 'What is it?' " Twista said Tuesday. " 'What are we looked at as? Do you look at us as less than human?' The response said something. Any other people, people [suffering a catastrophe,] you get people from all over the world to come and jump right on [the problem]. But you get mostly poor and black people, and we get the slow response." Bush has responded to the growing criticism by conceding that the government's initial response to the disaster was unacceptable. And congressional officials said Bush intends to seek around $40 billion for the next phase of relief (Congress approved $10.5 billion in relief funding last week). Meanwhile, lawmakers are vowing to investigate what delayed aid in the first several days after the hurricane (see "New Orleans Begins Pump-Out Process; Mayor Says Death Toll May Reach 10,000"). T.I., Young Jeezy and hip-hop publication Juice are teaming up to help David Banner's own relief effort via his Heal the Hood Foundation. Banner has been in Mississippi personally giving out food, water and clothing he purchased himself. The hyperactive MC said he's witnessed the unimaginable, like dead babies floating in water. Banner, Jeezy and T.I. have been putting together an all-star fundraiser at Atlanta's Phillips Arena, and T.I. helped raise more than $265,000 Monday when he went on an Atlanta radio station and solicited donations. Among the contributors were Warner Music Group President Kevin Liles and producers Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin, who donated $25,000 apiece. "I called everybody's bluff who be talking all that ballin' sh--," T.I. said. "Popping all them bottles in the club ... talking about how much girls and jewelry and cars they got. Let's see how much money they've got for a good cause. Basically, I told everybody to put their money where their mouths are, and if you ain't got no money to give to the cause, I don't want to hear that sh-- no more." Twista is working with Budweiser to hold a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Chicago. Bump J and Do or Die will also be performing. The fastest-rapping MC in hip-hop said he feels it's up to black people to help their own rather than relying on the government. "They've been bogus, so what is everybody so shocked about?" he said. "I feel the response was real slow, but I look at my own harder than I look at them. I feel like us as black folks were supposed to stop what we was doing, put all that sh-- down and get these [disaster victims] straight." While Banner continues to help aid the survivors of Katrina, he's still seething over what he feels is a betrayal by his government. "I don't want to hear the national anthem, dude," he said. "Don't play the national anthem around me no more." Banner said people can donate to his Heal the Hood Foundation by credit card at HealTheHood.com, and checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 13185, Jackson, MS 39236

I found this over on the okayplayer board, there's no mention of "Lost and Found", did it sell anything this week? I guess we'll never see the "Party Starter" video! :shrug: Kanye's more popular than ever now, even "College Dropout"'s selling still, he might be the highest selling rapper, I'd love to see somebody slow down 50 Cent and Eminem, maybe Will should do a remix with Kanye! "Kanye West's Late Registration Tops Albums Chart — By A Mile (swipe)" Kanye West's Late Registration Tops Albums Chart — By A Mile 09.07.2005 11:21 AM EDT Rapper's second album sells more than 860,000 its first week out. Kanye West's Late Registration Photo: Roc-a-fella First, Kanye West wowed the Miami audience assembled at the MTV Video Music Awards two weekends ago with his performance of "Gold Digger." He even walked away with the Best Male Video Moonman. Then, a handful of television talk shows later, West generated national headlines thanks to his appearance on NBC's "A Concert for Hurricane Relief" this past Friday, where he delivered a scathing assessment of President Bush for his response to the devastation and ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina. The last week's been quite a doozy for Kanye (see "T.I., David Banner Get Behind Kanye's Bush Comments"), but one that'll be capped off by a crowning achievement: West's sophomore album, Late Registration, opens at #1 on next week's Billboard albums chart, having sold more than 860,000 copies during its first week on shelves. Kanye's debut LP, The College Dropout, entered the chart at #2 the week after it was released in early 2004, with first-week scans of close to 441,000. West ran away with the week's top honors, outselling the second-place debut from G-Unit member Tony Yayo, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon, by more than 600,000 copies. Late Registration slaughtered Hillbilly Deluxe, the new one from country duo Brooks & Dunn, which claims the chart's #3 slot with more than 111,000 units scanned. Kanye's Dropout, meanwhile, climbs more than 50 chart positions this week to #57, thanks to a 69 percent boost in sales that yielded scans of more than 9,500. It was a big week for debut offerings, with fresh releases taking the chart's top four positions. The major-label debut from Death Cab for Cutie, Plans, moved close to 90,000 copies in its first week, to grab fourth place. Rounding out the top five, with more than 85,000 scans, is the unstoppable Mariah Carey and her latest, The Emancipation of Mimi. After just 21 weeks in stores, the album has scored sales of nearly 3.2 million copies. The Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business falls two spots to #6, with close to 84,000 in sales. The 19th installment in the Now That's What I Call Music! franchise descends five chart positions to #7, with more than 78,000 scans. Last week's #1 is this week's #8, as Hilary Duff's Most Wanted sustains a 23 percent deceleration in retail speed, resulting in sales of little more than 77,000. Christian pop act Casting Crowns' latest, Lifesong, opens at #9 with 71,000 scans, followed at #10 by yet another debut disc: Rihanna's Music of the Sun, which achieved opening-week scans of 68,000 and change. Other significant debut performances were turned in by Eric Clapton's Back Home (#13, with sales of 59,000 plus); Bob Dylan's No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (#16, 51,000); Cold's A Different Kind of Pain (#26, 36,000); 30 Seconds to Mars' A Beautiful Lie (#44, 21,000); Our Lady Peace's Healthy in Paranoid Times (#45, 21,000); From Autumn to Ashes' Abandon Your Friends (#58, 16,000) and Opeth's Ghost Reveries (#64, 15,000). Several VMA winners and performers benefited tremendously from their trips to Miami Beach (see "Green Day Clean Up, Kelly Clarkson Gets Wet, 50 Rips Into Fat Joe At VMAs" ). Green Day's American Idiot experienced a 20 percent rise in sales, but fell two chart positions to #12 with scans of close to 61,000; the veteran punks not only opened the festivities with a performance of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," but took home seven Moonmen, including Video of the Year. Kelly Clarkson braved gallons of water in her VMA closer, as she belted out her hit "Since U Been Gone," and took home Best Female Video and Best Pop Video honors. On next week's chart, her disc Breakaway finishes at #14 with 56,000 in sales — a 10 percent jump for that LP. Fall Out Boy's From Under the Cork Tree also enjoyed a 10 percent boost in sales, to take the chart's #18 spot; the band performed "Sugar, We're Goin Down" during the VMA pre-show, and walked away from the ceremony with the MTV2 Award. Meanwhile, My Chemical Romance, who'd been nominated in several categories but went home sans Moonman, were, aside from Kanye West, perhaps the biggest post-VMA winners. The band's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge jumped 10 spots on the chart, thanks to a 40 percent surge in retail interest, to take #31 with close to 30,000 in sales. The Garden State rockers also performed during the event, as did belly-dancing bombshell Shakira. Sales of her latest, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1, swelled by 34 percent, earning her the chart's #36 with scans of more than 23,000. — Chris Harris @ MTV.COM organix-93 do you want more-95 illadelph halflife-96 things fall apart-99 the roots come alive-99 phrenology-02 the tipping point-04 home grown: a survival guide to the history of the roots-05 game theory-06

Will's too dope of an mc to get airplay, he needs to dumb down more to get more airplay so I don't care as long as I like it, I don't wanna see him dumb down! :stickpoke:

"Ready To Die" has more street credability than any of Em's of 50's albums and Diddy produced that album so I'd say Diddy's a better producer than Em and 50 are rappers, Em's producing is horrible too, he's actually a lil' better rapper than producer but half of his songs are annoying so you forget about his rap skills, at least Diddy's rapping and dancing is entertaining even though he ain't the master at them, you can't really put down Diddy too much for having people write songs for him 'cause even Will has had a few songs in between that're helped written by other rappers but most of them aren't although Diddy isn't credited for even writing parts of a lot of songs but producing "Ready To Die" makes him a legend 'cause that was the album that brought east coast hip-hop back, if it wasn't for that album Nas and Jay-Z wouldn't get any airplay, LL Cool J and Will Smith too, their fame was declining as well but thanks to Biggie's bringin' east coast hip-hop back "Big Willie Style" and "Mr. Smith" got huge sales and became LL's and Will's highest selling albums to date, even though I personally think all they made albums better than "Ready To Die" Biggie would rip most of these phony rappers if he were alive now.

btw, Cozmo D, did you ever talk to Common before since you're also a hip-hop artist, did you ever talk to JJFP before either since FP sampled one of your songs on "Born To Reign"?

The one thing that gets me mad about Eminem and 50 Cent is that they have to diss other rappers/entertainers just so they could they could sell more albums, none of the battles that they were in were entertaining, they were just an annoying gimmick to boost their sales and that's why they sold out in my opinion, Diddy is a real brother as much as I don't like his rappin' skills I have to admit that 'cause he's help start the careers of Biggie, Faith Evans, 112, and many other artists, he's gotten fame but helping other artists which is much better than getting fame for dissin' other artists in my opinion, plus he's involved in "Vote Or Die" and ran a marthon to raise money for AIDs I believe if I'm not mistaken plus now donating $1 million to Hurricane Katrina, he also did songs with some of my favorites like LL, Heavy D, and KRS is always a boost for my confidance in him since those songs are dope too, Em and 50 are selfish fools that only care about making money and they sign their foolish friends that're wack as them, Diddy got more street cred than both of them combined in my opinion, the hip-hop community hates Em and 50, it's just a bunch of ignorant white teenagers that're too immature to know better that think they're rap gods.

I posted this long post yesterday in the Kanye West controversey post but I'm gonna post it here, these are my thoughts on Eminem: Let me make one point that'll justify my point further than what I said before, if the media hates negative rappers so much why is it that the most popular thug rapper of them all Eminem is white? I call him a thug 'cause everything he does is disrespectful, sure 2Pac had "Thug Life" tatooed on his chest but that was a philosophy of how blacks are treated in America and a lot of his music has substance, unlike Eminem's. The problem I have with Emimem is that he can't take anybody's criticism, I don't understand why he had to say "F*** Will Smith" just because Will said that rappers need to be role models for kids and not curse so much in their songs, he needs to respect his elders, that'd be like Will dissin' James Brown, it's true though hip-hop is supposed to be for everybody, James Brown started it off and yet Elvis took his style and outsold him too but I'd say Elvis has more substance than Eminem too though, this is what's wrong with society, our heroes are not shown in the mainstream, Eminem is not the definition of hip-hop to me, I think that it's messed up that his 4 albums have outsold LL's 11 albums when LL has kept his music tasteful and respresents everything society would accept as a rapper plus he never got arrested and Em went to jail for gun possesion? Wow if I judge white people off of Eminem like conservatives judge black men off of 50 Cent I'd say all white people are thugs but I know that's not true. Why hasn't any of LL's albums sold more than 2 million? It seems like too every since Will said rappers shouldn't curse in their songs, his sales have decreased dramatically from "Big Willie Style" to the point where Eminem has outsold Will in his career too and is set to outsell 2Pac soon who didn't start sellin' until he got shot, sure "Born To Reign" wasn't his best effort but it had more heart than any of Eminem's albums, I guess all the white kids musta been pissed that Will was saying something negative towards their new hero Eminem. This is ridiculous how all these white kids know the words to all Eminem's songs and yet they never heard of positive mcs like KRS, Public Enemy, or Nas? I know this for a fact 'cause when I told some of my white friends that I like Will Smith they were like, "F*** Will Smith he's a fag momma boy that's too scared to curse, why don't listen to rappers with real balls like Eminem?", lol, I found that funny, I remember those debates like it was yesterday but after I let them listen to some JJFP and KRS stuff they realised that they could rip a mic better than Em, a lot of white kids in the suburbs are ignorant of what real hip-hop is, if they'd open up their eyes then the real mcs like KRS would sell more, I think mostly white kids buy 50 Cent too 'cause he rolls with Em, I can't expect too many intelligent black men feelin' 50. I wouldn't mind if a positive white rapper came along and sold well like Aesop Rock who's put out the same output but better quality than Em, at least he'd be keepin' the essence of hip-hop alive, everybody wants to talk about how much skills he has but I'm sorry making songs about killing your mama, killing your wife, calling people fags, and dissing every popular recording artist doesn't take skills! Like I was tellin' fuq last night in the chatroom, Eminem is nothing but a corporate gimmick, he even says it for himself on that special about "Marshall Mathers LP" on VH1: "You wanna know the positive message of my music? F*** you", exactly so that means anybody who buys his music after hearing that is ignorant 'cause being positive is not sayin' f*** you Em, just retire now, I want Rakim back! If all these white kids worship Eminem, I don't even wanna think about what the future of America is gonna be like! Now imagine if a black rapper dissed Michael Jackson? Their video would be banned from BET, the only place that plays their videos the most and the song would be banned from the radio, and they'd lose their record deal, and yet Eminem sells 5 million since it hits #1 on TRL getting more airplay than LL's video "Hush" respecting women? You wonder why I'm mad, it's such a shame!