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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/24/2009

Eminem sells over 600k, and Redman & Method Man, DJ Drama and Freeway all score chart positions from sequels.

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Juicy J Talks Solo Album, Cooking Show In The Works

Exclusive: The Three 6 Mafia co-founder talks about recreating fan music, Willie Hutch, and <em>Cookin' Ain't Easy</em>.

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These Are Our Heroes: Smoothe Da Hustler

Smoothe talks about writing for Foxy Brown, discovering Papoose, and Brownsville cyphers that tested the "talk about it, be about it" mantra.

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Dawaun Parker Speaks On Working Under Dr. Dre, Relapse

Exclusive: A member of Dre's production team talks success, says they've been in the studio all week, despite <em>Relapse</em>.

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Tash Talks New Album, Proudest Verse And Longevity

Exclusive: Prince Po, Main Flow, Black Silver and Tash form group, emcee says Amalgam Digital revived his career.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/17/2009

Cam'ron comes in Top 3, Paul Wall gets Top 15. Gucci Mane charts, and Rick Ross and Jadakiss both crack 250k.

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Tech N9ne Signs Brotha Lynch Hung To Strange Music

The Sacramento "horror-core" legend links up with one of his respected peers, at work on album.

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Drumma Boy Talks 17 Chart Tracks, Upcoming Projects

Exclusive: The southern producer has 17 tracks/7 albums on Top 35 Urban charts, working coming with The Game, Rich Boy, Nelly.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/10/2009

R&amp;B takeover week with Ciara and Chrisette Michele, DJ Paul and Skull Gang crack the charts too.

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Blackchild Talks Debut, Jam Master Jay

Exclusive: Blackchild talks about his debut, 15 years in the making, and his loyalty to Irv Gotti and Ja Rule.

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DX News Bits: Busta Rhymes, Slaine

Exclusive: Boston's Slaine talks re-release of <em>White Man Is The Devil</em>, Busta Rhymes performs free NYC show on Monday.

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E! Premiers Rapper Wives Tonight

Exclusive: Paul Wall's wife talks about grills getting in the way, Pun's wife says his death caused mixed emotions.

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Poison Pen's Next Album Reintroduces Silkk The Shocker

The No Limit soulja returns on August album from Brooklyn-based Immortal Technique affiliate.

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Cam'ron - Crime Pays

Just as he made every rapper consider going independent five years ago, Killa Cam returns to show his followers how to be independent and still make competitive, good music that has both street and club appeal, paid in full

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Eminem's "We Made You" Co-Producer Explains His Big Break

Exclusive: Hartford producer veteran Doc Ish tells DX about Bizarre from D12 helped him spark Em's comeback single.

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Baron Davis Screens Crips & Bloods: Made In America To Congress

Exclusive: NBA star Baron Davis shares with HipHopDX the importance of presenting truth about gangs through his groundbreaking film.

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Madcon Discusses US Success, "Beggin'"

Exclusive: After the Adidas commercial, the Norwegian duo is getting support from Snoop and JD.

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Soundscan Error; Tech N9ne Debuts In Top 20

RBC Records reports that Nielsen failed to collect retail venue sales, making <em>Sickology 101</em> a Top 20 release.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/3/2009

Mike Jones outsells Asher Roth for a Top 15 debut, Tech N9ne almost sells 20,000, and Ross stays the boss.

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Sadat X Discusses Brand New Bein', Recalls Early DOOM

Exclusive: Sadat X explains his increased quantity of music release, praises former apprentice DOOM for success.

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will.i.am Provides Full Scholarships To Four Teens

The Black Eyed Peas front-man linked with Oprah to make four less fortunate dreams come true.