Soulja Boy Covers Billboard

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Game's LAX Album Sells 238,000

The Game LAX album debuted today at the top of the Billboard music charts with over 238,000 records sold. Recorded on the heels of his album hitting stores The Game who rarely opens and was under the weather answered every random question in our stack!!

T.I Makes Billboard History

T.I. has made Billboard history by establishing his mark for biggest jump to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, with his single "Whatever You Like" soaring from 71-1 in its third week on the list. The song has also been a No. 1 opening on Hot Digital Songs with debut-week sales of 205,000 downloads.

Ice Cube Debut's At Number One

Ice Cube's new release, Raw Footage. Debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rap and R&B chart and # 5 on the Billboard Top 200. Word is that Cube may have the highest selling independent hip-hop release of 2008.

Kanye, Akon and T-pain Come Together to Raise Money For The Negro Leagues

According to Billboard Kanye West, T-Pain and Akon will help in rasing money for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. They will appear on "True to the Game," which is a CD of hip hop and R&B songs due Oct. 21. A portion of the proceeds will help fund a $15 million education and research center within the historical landmark building where the Negro Leagues were established in 1920. The museum is located in Kansas City.

Nas tops the Billboard Charts

Nas Tops The Billboard Charts With 189,000 Sold!

Black Entertainment News: Ciara Signs a Modeling Deal

 

 

R&B singer Ciara has signed with modeling agency Wilhelmina and is in talks to launch her own clothing line.

Wilhelmina will now focus on casting Ciara, who’s currently ending a print modeling run for Jay-Z's Rocawear line, in both clothing and fragrance campaigns, according to the singer.

"Modeling has always been one of my aspirations," says Ciara. "But I was
insecure about my height. I thought I was 5'7" but I just found out that I'm 5'8" so I'm really excited about that."

Ciara’s also in talks with the budget-friendly department store, Steve & Barry's, to create a reasonably priced clothing line that bridges her personal style with affordable price points. Steve & Barry's also carries Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line as well as the New York Knicks' Stephon Marbury's Starbury collection.

"I have a couple of cool things that I'm working on," says Ciara. "The coolest thing about Steve & Barry's is they cater to everyday people. I won't say that my line will be like theirs, I want to stay true to who I am, but most importantly it has to be affordable."

Ciara is also in the midst of prepping her third album, "Fantasy Ride," set for September via Jive. Her last album, 2006's "Evolution," has sold 1.3 million copies to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

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T.I's Album will Be Released Sooner

Get ready because while T.I. awaits his sentencing, his upcoming CD "Paper Trail" has been pushed up from September to Aug. 12 which means we don't have to continue to wait.

"There was a great demand for the product," T.I. told Billboard.com. "Once we put out 'No Matter What,' we got so much positive response that we moved up the date."

Lil Wayne Gets His First No.1 Song

Congrats to Lil Wayne who just got his very first No. 1 spot on the charts with "Lollipop".Wayne has been on at least 20 songs that have appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 since 1999, But never a No. 1 for Wayne. Wow!!