Nicki Minaj Announces “Pink Friday” North American Tour Dates
Nicki Minaj annouced her first ever solo North American Tour to support the release of her second album Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded. The tour will kick off in Chicago and end in Vancouver. In addition to the tour dates Nicki will also perform at several radio concerts.
Check out the dates after the jump.
Video: DJ Khaled Speaks On Bus Fire
A few moments after DJ Khaled’s million dollar tour bus exploded and caught on fire he gives his thoughts.
He explains his losses including jewelry and clothes. Luckily there were no injuries and everybody made it out safely.
Video: Jury Selection For Lil Boosie’s Trial Begins
Prosecutors have begun the jury selection process for Lil Boosie’s murder trial. 700 people will be summoned to court, and out of the 700, only 12 jurors will be selected. Security for the trial will be extra tight. Press conferences will be held inside the courthouse, and jurors will be kept away in hotels to keep them safe.
Lil Boosie is on trial for the murder of Terrence Boyd. Prosecutors believe Boosie hired Michael Loudon to murder Boyd in 2009. Although Boosie no longer faces the death penalty, life in prison is still on the table.
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News: Dj Khaled’s Tour Bus Blows Up
Dj Khaled was on his way to the Grad Bash, when his tour bus suddenly caught fire. As pictured above, the bus eventually blew up. Thankfully, there were no injuries.
lockerz.com/s/204681889 I’m sry I couldn’t make it 2 grad bash it was out my control my tour bus caught on … m.tmi.me/p21di
— DJ Khaled (@djkhaled) April 28, 2012
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Future’s ‘Pluto’ Debuts At #2
Future took his sales to Pluto this week. The Epic rapper debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart. Future moved a surprising 44,000 units which put him at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.
Future was beat out by Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded which topped the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and landed at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. Nicki lost 3 spots with 48,000 units sold, down 40% from last week.
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2Pac’s Hologram Sparks Huge Sales Increase
Controversy pays off. 2Pac’s virtual appearance at Coachella has been the talk of hip-hop these past few weeks. As a result, 2Pac’s record sales have jumped causing the fallen rapper to resurrect into the Billboard 200. 2Pac’s Greatest Hits charted at #129 with 4,000 albums sold, which is up 571% from last week. All Eyez On Me saw a 95% increase with a total of 2,000 units sold. Me Against the World saw a 53% increase, and moved 1,000 units.
Singles seeing a bump in sales included “Hail Mary,” “California Love,” and “2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted.” “Hail Mary,” which he “performed” at Coachella, jumped an astounding 1,530% and sold 13,000 downloads. ‘Pac’s “California Love” collaboration with Dr. Dre saw 11,000 downloads, a 119% increase. The other song he performed at Coachella, “2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted,” sold 9,000 downloads, up 881% from last week.
Source: Billboard
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50 Cent’s ‘The Lost Tape’ Gets Release Date
50 Cent’s first Gangsta Grillz mixtape with Dj Drama will finally hit the net on May 15th. Curtis logged into his twitter and delivered the news himself. The first offering off The Lost Tape is titled “Remain Calm,” and will premiere tonight on Dj Drama’s Shade 45 radio show.
The LOST TAPE is coming out on the 15th. Nothing but heat watch how it shake things up. #SK
— 50cent (@50cent) April 27, 2012
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Beyonce Named World’s Most Beautiful Woman
Jay-Z is a lucky man. This morning, Queen B was named the world’s most beautiful woman by People Magazine. Beyonce beat out Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Wiig, and Michelle Obama. Hit the jump for a behind the scenes look at the People mag photo shoot.
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News: Nas Reveals ‘Life Is Good’ Release Date
Nasty Nas logged into his twitter and tweeted out the release date for his highly anticipated 10th studio album, Life Is Good. Album in stores July 17th!
“LIFE IS GOOD” – JULY 17th, 2012!!! #LIFEISGOOD717 tmblr.co/ZxeGrvKEULtA
— Nasir Jones (@Nas) April 24, 2012
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News: Chris Brown’s ‘Fortune’ Pushed Back
Chris Brown’s forthcoming studio album has been pushed from May 8th to July 3rd. Fortune is Brown’s 1st album under RCA. He released the 3rd single off the album earlier this month. Read the Till I Die (Ft. Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa) Lyrics here.
Team Breezy! The official album date for FORTUNE is July 3,2012!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) April 22, 2012
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