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Drake’s Entire Album Is On The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, Sets New Record For Most Concurrent Songs On Chart

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Billboard has broken the news on Drake’s latest accomplishment. Go ahead and add this to his list of accolades. They report: Drake rules 42 percent of the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated March 7), as the hip-hop star has 21 concurrent songs on the tally — breaking his own record for the most simultaneously charting hits in the history of the chart. (The new chart will be refreshed on Billboard’s websites on Thursday, Feb. 26.) Seven more tracks from his surprise album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late debut on the newest chart, joining the 10 already-charting cuts from the set. Thus, all 17 tracks from Drake’…

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Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise (Album Stream)

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Big Sean is set to release his third studio album, Dark Sky Paradise, on February 24th. The album is now online for streaming, and it sounds like this could be Sean’s best LP yet. Features include Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Jhene Aiko, and more. Pre-order the album on iTunes.

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Lil Wayne Breaks Silence In Rolling Stone Interview

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We all know by now that Wayne has seen better days in terms of his relationship with Birdman/Cash Money, but he’s finally broken his silence on the subject, a little bit at least. In a phone interview with Rolling Stone, Weezy speaks on a few topics regarding the situation. He talks about Tha Carter V, artists releasing surprise albums, The Free Weezy Album being creative (due out in March), and more. Check it all out after the jump. On not being on speaking terms with Birdman: “I have no words, I’m super-numb to it, to tell you the …

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Why “Dark Sky Paradise” Will Be A New Peak For Big Sean

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G.O.O.D. Music rapper Big Sean has been in the game for some time now. Known early on for his Finally Famous mixtape series, and more recently his standout effort Detroit, he’s now gearing up to release his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise next week. Sean has yet to win over the tougher critics with his rapping ability, especially after dropping two average albums at best, but we’ve seen enough evidence over the past year that leads us to believe he is about to reach his highest point yet. So, what’s different this time around? Let’s start with Sean’s undeniable improvement…

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Charles Hamilton Is Back; Signs Deal With Republic Records

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Sonic back? It appears that way. After what looked to be a promising career early on, Charles Hamilton went missing from music for a few years for personal reasons, but now he seems to have gotten himself together and is ready to unleash new music on us soon. That’s not all. It was also just revealed that Hamilton has inked a new deal with Republic Records, and plans to drop his new single “New York Raining” featuring Rita Ora next month. Welcome back, Charles.

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Big Sean – Research (Feat. Ariana Grande)

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Big Sean teams up with his girlfriend and talented vocalist Ariana Grande for one of the bonus tracks off Dark Sky Paradise, “Research”. This joint definitely sounds radio ready, and we’d be very surprised if this isn’t the next single from the LP. Pre-order the album on iTunes.

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VNA 29 Los Angeles Launch Invite

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International Art Culture journal Very Nearly Almost (VNA Magazine) celebrates the launch of the latest issue at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles this Valentines Day, Saturday 14th Feb, between 6-9pm. The issue comes with a Limited Edition Box Set features a signed, screen-printed cover designed by Cleon Peterson, printed by White Duck Screen Print in the UK. VNA will also be giving away free copies of the regular magazine to the first 100 people to arrive.

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Ace Hood – Truffle Butter (Freestyle)

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Nicki Minaj’s “Truffle Butter” is doing damage on the charts, so now the freestyles and remixes are starting to hit the net. Today, Ace Hood joins in and spits some bars over the instrumental. Download: Ace Hood – Truffle Butter (Freestyle)