Thanks to Roshan for putting this together.

Hip-Hop Music Round-Up

This week's top 10 albums in Hip-Hop and R&B, according to Billboard.com:

1. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor II
2.G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer
3. 2 Chainz - Based on a TRU Story
4. Trey Songz - Chapter V
5. Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
6. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
7.Chris Brown - Fortune
8.Usher - Looking 4 Myself
9. Nas - Life is Good
10. Elle Varner - Imperfectly Imperfect

NEWS:

Here's our mixtape for the month of September.

My friend Dustin Cavazos released his first single "Alright" from his upcoming LP, In and Out of Sleep. It features Slim Gravy of A.Dd+ and can be streamed here.

Lady Gaga explains why her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar won't be happening.

Look at the artwork for The Weeknd's Trilogy.

J. Cole is in the studio with Frank Ocean and No I.D.

Talib Kweli's Prisoner of Conscious will be released November 20th.

Bow Wow will be the new host of 106 and Park.

Here's the tracklisting for Kendrick Lamar's upcoming LP.

Rick Ross will release a mixtape on Monday.

Rihanna's new album Seven will be out November 19th.

The artwork and tracklisting of Meek Mill's Dreams and Nightmares has been released.

RZA says there are two ODB biopics in the works right now.

Here's the artwork and tracklisting for Ne-Yo's R.E.D. Album.

Stream Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' new album, The Heist.

Jay-Z's eight Barclays Center shows will be celebrated with an 8-song, 8-video "optic" EP.

Check out the artwork and tracklisting for Cee-Lo's upcoming Holiday album.

Not sure where it'll land, but Ludacris is in the studio with M.I.A.

THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS:

Music Video: Nas - Cherry Wine feat. Amy Winehouse [Life is Good]

Music Video: Miguel - Do You... [Kaleidoscope Dream]

Music Video: Rick Ross - Bury Me a G feat. T.I. [Self Made 2]

Live: Kendrick Lamar & The Roots - Swimming Pools (Drank) [Fallon]

Music Video: The Weeknd - Rolling Stone [Thursday]

Behind the Scenes: Meek Mill & Big Sean - Burn

Music Video: B.o.B. - Arena feat. Chris Brown and T.I. [Strange Clouds]

Music Video: Miguel - The Thrill [Kaleidoscope Dream]

Misc: Danny Brown + Bruiser Brigade - Pitchfork's Selector

Interview: Big Sean speaks on Hall of Fame

THIS WEEK'S STREAMS/DOWNLOADS:

Free EP: Mayer Hawthorne - How Do You Do Remixes

Stream: Big Boi - Mama Told Me feat. Kelly Rowland [Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors]

Stream: Kendrick Lamar - Compton feat. Dr. Dre [Good Kid, Maad City]

Kid Cudi - King Wizard [Indicud]

Stream: Sleigh Bells - Never Say Die (Araabmuzik Remix)

Wale - Arrival [Unreleased]

Stream: Araabmuzik - Runway Bass [Unreleased]

ALBUMS DROPPING THIS WEEK

Jay-Z - Live in Brooklyn EP
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up
Xzibit - Napalm
Rick Ross - The Black Bar Mitzvah (Mixtape)

ALBUMS OUT NOW:

Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
Prodigy - The Bumpy Johnson Album
Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred
Mellowhype - Numbers

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Can't wait for Cavazos's album.

- Arrival is probably the most I've dug Wale in a moment.
- There hasn't been a video for LIG that hasn't been great, and Cherry Wine's no exception.
- I hate Lady Gaga, but I'll give her points for this one.
- Don't know what to think of Luda working with M.I.A., but I just hope he delivers. Might be a bit much to hope for something on par with TotM.
- J. Cole + Frank Ocean + No I.D. = one awesome-sounding math equation

Skyzoo!

Even though her music is despicable, I have always enjoyed Lady Gaga's view on music.

go lady gaga motherfuckers

Originally Posted by Dustin Harkins

Can't wait for Cavazos's album.

i like that he branched out and did some fun shit, but i'm looking forward to hearing what he comes out with this time around. stay gold was so great.

Originally Posted by WhoSaidThat?

- Arrival is probably the most I've dug Wale in a moment.
- There hasn't been a video for LIG that hasn't been great, and Cherry Wine's no exception.
- I hate Lady Gaga, but I'll give her points for this one.
- Don't know what to think of Luda working with M.I.A., but I just hope he delivers. Might be a bit much to hope for something on par with TotM.
- J. Cole + Frank Ocean + No I.D. = one awesome-sounding math equation

- "arrival" is indeed one of his best in recent memory
- agreed big time on the nas clips. all of em have been his best, which reflects the album's sentiment as well. still a top 10 LP of the year for me.
- y u hate gaga?
- did you jam gigawatts? i won't lie, i never even got around to downloading it

Originally Posted by theintention

Even though her music is despicable, I have always enjoyed Lady Gaga's view on music.

the fame monster is just one of the best GD pop records around.

Originally Posted by Archael

go lady gaga motherfuckers

i'm with ya.

Originally Posted by weworemasks

"arrival" is indeed one of his best in recent memory
- agreed big time on the nas clips. all of em have been his best, which reflects the album's sentiment as well. still a top 10 LP of the year for me.
- y u hate gaga?
- did you jam gigawatts? i won't lie, i never even got around to downloading it

- Had I made a list of my favorite albums of 08, Untitled would've been in the top 10, so there's no way Life Is Good won't be there, either. And now that you mentioned it, it really does seem like the visuals for the songs are thematically vital.
- Gaga is very talented, and could probably make a great contribution to pop music if she wanted to, but the music she makes - and the reason why she was a household name for a point in time - isn't indicative of that and just puts out embarassing horseshit. I don't think I need to tell you about the shock tactics and the get-ups she wears to events and shit. Pretty much to pop what Nicki Minaj is to rap, in some respects.
- Me neither. Haven't heard a positive testimonial about it so far.

The Black Bar Mitzvah. Mogul tov.

Man, I love Gaga, musically and personality wise. Partynauseous is probably gonna be a ridiculously good song, hope it ends up on her new album.

And I just want Frank Ocean to do a shit ton of features this coming year, would make me happy.

If the Luda + MIA collab actually plays out, it could be special.

I swear Ne-Yo already had a “red album”…

Fucking stoked to A$AP and Danny Brown this Saturday.

Originally Posted by Holly HoX!

Fucking stoked to A$AP and Danny Brown this Saturday.

Seein that Wednesday, should be crazyyyy