Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wiz Khalifa Rides High on Chart with ‘Rolling Papers’

Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa got high this week on the albums chart. The Pittsburgh rapper finishes in the runner-up spot with his Atlantic Records debut.

Rolling Papers, including the top 10 hits “Black and Yellow” and “No Sleep,” enters at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 197,000 copies in its opening week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. “Thank u taylors,” tweeted the grateful Taylor Gang leader to his 1.5 million followers.

Despite his impressive first week, Wiz was no match for pop queen Britney Spears, who returns to her throne atop the chart with her sixth No. 1 album Femme Fatale, which moves 276,000 units.

Elsewhere, Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E. drops 1-4 (91,000) as Jennifer Hudson’s I Remember Me falls 2-7 (56,000). Snoop Dogg creeps into the No. 8 spot with Doggumentary (50,000), making it his 11th top 10 album. Gospel duo Mary Mary rounds out the top 10 with Something Big, lifting 42,000 copies.

Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys' Family Walk Through NYC

Alicia Keys and hubby Swizz Beatz were spotted walking the streets of New York yesterday with their kiddies and we have pics of the happy family inside....

Alicia Keys was spotted walking down the street with her husband--new NYU professor Swizz Beatz--and their child Egypt Daoude Dean close to her chest. Also, Swizz's son and Alicia's stepson Prince Nasir came along for the stroll.

Fans of Professor Beatz will be pleased to know that he contributed to Mary J. Blige's upcoming album My Life II, The Journey Continues. Meanwhile, Alicia is set to direct a movie about breast cancer for Lifetime.

Raheem Davaughn Drops "B.O.B." Vid

I always said if Raheem Davaughn was going to release one more video from his last The Love & War Masterpeace album, I hope it's for "B.O.B." And lo and behold....

Peep the vid about a Battery Operated Boyfriend when you read on...

Not the robots though. I see he chose to interpret B.O.B. in a safer way in the vid. Funny. You feelin' it?

By the way, Raheem just released his 11th mixtape "Heemy Taught Me." Hosted by DC's DJ Money, "Heemy Taught Me," is a collection of Raheem's greatest slow jams from his previously released albums, "The Love Experience", "Love Behind The Melody", and "The Love & War Masterpiece."

The self proclaimed "R&B Hippie Neo-Soul Rock Star" is currently at work on his fourth studio album titled, "A Place Called Loveland".

You can download "Heemy Taught Me" for free here.

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