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Lord Jamar is disgusted with what he sees on a daily basis from the hip-hop world. The emcee and member of the Brand Nubians is better known for headstrong condemnations of trends in hip-hop, versus his actual music. Jamar typically lashes out at any signs of new thought in rap music, making him somewhat the Newt Gingrich of the genre...the grand poobah (pun intended) of conservative rap culture. If you're an up-and-coming rapper, Music Times has compiled a short lists of things to avoid lest you piss off Jamar. -
Eminem, Rihanna The Monster Tour slated for short August run
Eminem and Rihanna are friends with the monster inside of their heads, and now they're going to be friends with each other again on a short tour. After having a No. 1 hit last year with "The Monster," the R&B superstars will be embarking on a short tour together this summer. -
50 Cent moves to independent label, new album 'Animal Ambition' drops in June
When you think of rapper 50 Cent, your first inclination isn't likely "indie guy," but now that's what the "In Da Club" rapper is. After years on Interscope Records and Eminem's Shady/Aftermath imprint, 50 Cent is going out to a smaller label. -
'Frozen' soundtrack returns to top spot as A Great Big World and Young The Giant debut
A few more "new" albums managed to crack the top 10 of the Billboard 200 this week, but sales slipped from last week overall. -
Are Eminem and D12 planning a comeback?
Guess who's back, back again? D12's back. Tell a friend. Following the release of last year's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem is reportedly working on new material with D12, NME reports. -
Katy Perry and 'Dark Horse' stay atop Digital Downloads chart, A Great Big World and Pitbull follow
An interesting trend has developed over on the Billboard Digital Downloads charts: A streak of two-week streaks. The previous five songs to hold the no. 1 spot in the Top 10 have appeared there for exactly two weeks before being replaced by a different song. -
Bruce Springsteen and Kidz Bop mix up Top 10 Album Sales, give 'Frozen' soundtrack competition
Ah...the smell of new things is in the air. No, we're not talking about Spring. Sorry. It will stay cold for a while but at least we'll have new music to listen to in the meantime! Four of the albums in this week's Billboard Top 10 are new releases, including a new no. 1. -
Grammys 2014: Best Rap Performance, Who Should Win vs. Who Will Win [POLL]
Music Times considers who should (and eventually will) win Best Rap Performance at the 2014 Grammys. -
Katy Perry rides 'Dark Horse' to top of Digital Downloads chart, Aloe Blacc sees huge rise with 'The Man'
The Top 10 albums from last week might not have featured too many new entries, but the Digital Downloads Top 10 indicates that new players are looking to make a run at the top. The top six tracks are all returnees, but nos. 7-10 are all new from last week. We'll start with the old favorites for the sake of numerical ordering. -
'Frozen' soundtrack freezes out Beyoncé, Kid Ink debuts at no. 3 with 'My Own Lane'
This week served as another chance for 2013's biggest hits to spend another week in the Billboard Top 10 as only one new release managed to crack into the upper ranks of album sales. The albums that stuck around managed to make some marks however. -
Canada sees increase in digital music sales; Eminem and Celine Dion top best-selling albums list
Music Times reported as the new year began that digital music sales had decreased for the first time ever in the United States...a fairly dire report. The good news however is that digital sales are up for our favorite neighbor up north, Canada. -
Pitbull, Ke$ha and 'Timber' rule Digital Downloads again, A Great Big World and OneRepublic follow
Last week's Digital Downloads Top 10 (Top 50 for that matter) all saw an increase in sales thanks to the giving of iTunes gift cards, etc. during the holidays. That resulted in this week's inevitable drop off for all of the songs in the Top 10, which all saw a decrease in sales from last week. That doesn't mean sales were bad however: Five songs still broke 200,000 in total downloads, up from the typical two or three.
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