Wednesday afternoon Mondo Kim's, an East Village video and music store, was raided for counterfeit material and 5 employees were arrested. Though an MTV account described the material as dvd and cd mixtapes of such artists as Jay-Z and 50 Cent, the exact nature of the material seized remains … [Read more...]
Wu-Tang Latino, Tego Calderon, Royce the 5’9″, Koch & D-Block, C.L. Smooth, Lifestyle
June 10, 2005 By
The RZA and Ray Acosta have formed a Latino hip hop label Wu-Tang Latino. Acosta, the former VP of Musica Latina and Marketing at UBO is the Prez. A single with Rameses featuring Mef is due out momentarily and a mixtape with multiple artists including Rameses, Ruster, NP Killah, Shown Black and … [Read more...]
Singles Chart: Billboard Hot 100
June 10, 2005 By
As usual the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart has a much higher proportion of hip hop than does the Billboard 200 album chart. Divahood reigns supreme in both singles and albums, with Mariah Carey's We Belong Together and Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl on top of the Hot 100 and Mariah ruling the Hot … [Read more...]
Top Rap Albums/Singles, Hot Ringtones, Indie Albums
June 10, 2005 By
50 Cent's Just A Lil Bit is no. 1 in Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks while Common's Be is no. 1 in the Top Rap Albums. The top 10 Hot Ringtones are almost exclusively hip hop tracks with Ying Yang Twins' Wait (The Whisper Song) at no. 1. The top 20 of the Top Independent Albums is also full of hip hop … [Read more...]
Album Charts: Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
June 10, 2005 By
The following album positions come from the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums with an emphasis on the Billboard 200. Both Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani reasserted their divahood with Mariah's The Emancipation of Mimi returning to no. 1 and Gwen's Love. Angel. Music. Baby. … [Read more...]
