Cash Money millionaire Birdman taps none other than Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Wayne for his brand new single, “Y.U. Mad.”
The track will lead off Birdman’s upcoming fifth studio album, Bigga Than Life, which is rumored to be released November 21st.
With Lil Wayne selling a million records or 900,000+ units (depending on your source), many onlookers are in disbelief in the rapper’s album sale success. In so much disbelief that people are pointing fingers at his Young Money label for allegedly buying most of the tallied copies of Tha Carter IV.
The CEO of YMCMB/Cash Money Records, Birdman has been getting heat for supposedly buying most of the album units of the chart topping project. The 42 year-old entrepreneur stopped by Sway Calloway’s morning radio show and addressed the rumors:
“Nah, man, that really don’t make no sense. Why would we do that? I press and distribute ‘em. Ain’t no need for me to buy ‘em. That’s hustling backwards; we ain’t in it for that. I ain’t ever been a part of that type of scheme to be buyin’ records. We don’t do that, homey. We be working too hard to be — that don’t go with what we do. We truly what we do. We’re real about what we do, we work hard every day at it, and we work for the people. That’s what we do music for: for people. And we appreciate the love they give us back. But no such thing as me buying no CDs. I wouldn’t even play it like that.” [Source]
Hmm. You do know that If they did buy copies of the album, it would be an easy tax write-off…I’m just sayin’…
After his 9th studio album leaked and spread throughout the web, rapper Lil Wayne still managed to come out on top in first week album sales.
According to HitsDailyDouble.com, the 28 year-old entrepreneur sold a whopping 1,000,690 units of his latest studio album, Tha Carter IV! This makes Wayne the second artist to hit the million mark in album sales during the first week. Lady Gaga now holds the 2011 record for the most first week sales with 1.1 million units of her second studio album Born This Way.
Congrats to Lil Wayne for setting a hip-hop album sale record!
R&B singer Trey Songz recently announced that Chapter 5 will be the title of his fifth upcoming studio album. The Atlantic Records recording artist plans on taking it back to his rapping roots with more storytelling in the mix. The Rap-Up.com spoke with Trey’s leading producer, Troy Taylor and talked about where exactly Trey wants to take his next album:
“I think Trey is coming into his own now,” he said. “He was always taught to know what he wants and he was always taught to know how he wants to sound, and I think Chapter 5 represents the storytelling of how he feels and his emotions and just everyday life that people go through… Continue
Lil’ Wayne – Up, Up & Away (full) – listen
Lil’ Wayne just released his latest album, The Cater IV, but not without offering up his fans some bonus tracks that appear exclusive on the iTunes and Target releases of the album. Make sure you pick up your copies to get the extra sounds.
Kevin Cossom – Make Love Thru the Speakers (full) – listen
Check out new music from Kevin Cossom. “Make Love Thru the Speakers” was produced by Bangladesh. It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything since his single with Fabolous and Diddy. I think it’s safe to say that the singer/songwriter has gone back to the drawing board for his solo project.
Estelle feat. Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes – Break My Heart (Remix) (full) – listen
Estelle offers up the official remix to her single, “Break My Heart.” The Swizz Beatz production finds Estelle spitting a few bars, but that doesn’t come as much of a surprise, considering that the songbird started off as a rapper. Estelle’s new album, All of Me, is slated to drop this fall.
The Dream – Wake Me When It’s Over (full) – listen
Here’s another track for The Dream’s upcoming internet album, 1977, which he plans to release tomorrow, August 31st. The 11-track free album will proceed his fourth studio album, The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman, due to hit stores this fall.
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