03:59 PM on 09/17/12
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Hip-Hop Music Round-Up This week's top 10 albums in Hip-Hop and R&B, according to Billboard.com: 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story Trey Songz - Chapter V 3. Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't Frank Ocean - Channel Orange Slaughterhouse - Welcome to: Our House Chris Brown - Fortune Usher - Looking 4 Myself 8.DJ Khaled - Kiss the Ring Nas - Life is Good Elle Varner - Perfectly Imperfect NEWS: The Niceguys released their excellent sophomore LP, James Kelley , this past week. It'd be cool if all of you took a few to check some of it out. You can stream the whole album at Bandcamp - and I reviewed it here .The Weeknd will be releasing all 3 of his mixtapes as retail releases through Universal in November.P.O.S. and Bad Rabbits are heading out on tour together .tracklisting for Talib Kweli 's upcoming LP, Prisoner of Conscious .Kendrick Lamar released the artwork to good kid, m.A.A.d city .new album in November, executive produced by RZA.ASAP Rocky didn't really love the ASAP Mob mixtape . Big Sean will release a new album before the year's over, and it will have a Nas feature.Juicy J has signed to Columbia. Travis Barker and Yelawolf are putting out an EP soon. Here are some details .Tupac 's hologram is bankrupt . Let's face it guys: Tupac is gone.Smoke DZA is going on tour with Mr. Mothafuckin Exquire and Flatbush Zombies .Bun B and Arian Foster are recording music together (in the offseason). Go Texans, fuck all of y'all's favorite teams.Freddie Gibbs will release Baby Face Killa on Sept. 25.production credits for Cruel Summer . Kanye West leads everyone with BET Hip Hop Award nominations .Diggy dissed J. Cole again. Nicki Minaj is officially a judge on American Idol this coming season.Diddy will be on an upcoming episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.Lil Wayne had some stupid words about Frank Ocean in a song.Wyclef Jean admits to an affair with Lauryn Hill .THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS: Rick Ross - Presidential [GFID ]P.O.S. - Fuck Your Stuff [We Don't Even Live Here ]Currensy and Harry Fraud - LeavingCigarette Boats the Dock [EP]ASAP Rocky - C4 Documentary Flying Lotus - Small Moments [Album Preview]Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor II ASAP Rocky - The Backroom Frank Ocean - Pyramids [NSFW; Channel Orange ]Frank Ocean - Live on SNL (Thinkin' Bout You, Pyramids)Nas - Hate Me Now [vitamin water uncapped]THIS WEEK'S STREAMS/DOWNLOADS: Flying Lotus - Binge Eating Without You [Frank Ocean Remix]Hollywood Floss - Got Em Mad feat. Termanology Deathgripz - @Deathgripz [Adult Swim]Danny Brown - Change [prod. Johnson and Jonson]Blu - Lemonade [Lemonade 7''] Pusha T, Raekwon and Joell Ortiz - Tick Tock [The Man with the Iron Fists OST]2 Chainz - Infatuated [Unreleased]Air Dubai - All Day [Be Calm ]T.I. - Trap Back Jumpin [Trouble Man ]The Weeknd - Wicked Games [Mixed; Mastered]Fabolous - So NY [prod. by Just Blaze]The Lower Class - Wingfield [Local trio, influenced by ATCQ and Lupe Fiasco]Drake and Dawn Richard - Where Are You [Unreleased]J. Cole - I'm A Fool [Unreleased]ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer Brother Ali - Morning in America and Dreaming in Color EP Tech N9ne - E.B.A.H. EP ALBUMS OUT NOW: The Niceguys - James Kelley DMX - Undisputed Saigon - Bread and Circuses Contributors: weworemaskswebsite . We post daily and regularly, if you're into that sort of thing. If you have any hate mail, love notes, ideas, suggestions or submissions for next week's round up, feel free to get at Roshan at weworemasks@gmail.com or @weworemasks . I also have a personal twitter if you prefer. Cheers!
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