Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Goes On" Single Reaches Double Platinum

I'm still bumping this Lasers album. Lupe's hit single "The Show Goes On" has now reach double platinum status selling well over 2 million copies. If you haven't copped the album yet, you don't know what you're missing. Still waiting on LupEND!

Eminem's "Recovery" Reaches Number One, Aims To Reach Platinum Status

After a great first week in sales, Eminem's "Recovery" release is quickly approaching platinum status. Reports are coming in stating that the rap super star has sold over 750,000 copies through physical and digital record retailers.

At the current pace of record sales, Eminem is looking to break the one million records plateau and achieve platinum status with this new record. "Recovery" currently sits a top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts at number one. This is the sixth consecutive time that the rapper has reached number one with each new record release.

This is causing quite the buzz in the media, as very few hip hop artists are reaching platinum status these days. Somehow Slim Shady continues to sell millions of records, more so then any other rap recording artist including the likes of rap heavy weights Jay-Z and 50 cent.

In fact, the only other rapper who has come close to consecutive number one albums is rap artist DMX with five consecutive number one rap albums from 1998-to-2003.

Read more at Allhiphop and RapBasement.
I don't know about you, but I can't stop bumping this album! Have you copped it yet?

What The Good Folks At Digital Music News Noticed About Chris Brown's Publicity Trail

Check out this article from Digital Music News which goes in depth on the type of publicity surrounding the career of R&B recording artist Chris Brown over the passed year or so.
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040810brown
Here is an excerpt quoted from the article:

"A lot of radio stations aren't playing my records," Brown recently audio-blogged on SayNow. "It's on the fans and what you guys do in your power to bring me back."

This article is an interesting read, although you have to sign up with Digital Music News to read it in full. Sign up! It's definitely worth it, these guys are on point with current news in the music industry and always have a little something-something for us in the rap music business.

Hate him or love him? One thing about Chris Brown though is he is yet to give up and you have to admire that. (Keep your head up kid, this too shall pass!). Here is a Chris Breezy/Juelz Santana track I've been hearing a lot on the Galaxie TV radio lately when I'm working on the laptop. See Breezy, they still be playing you up here in Canada!