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The best weekly online hip hop show reporting all the developments from news and new releases to album sales and charts. Hosted by Valerie, this weeks show features:

===TOP STORIES===
-In an interview from prison DMX said that he is planning a gospel album and workin on a new reality show 'pain & perserverence'. DMX is currently serving 90 days for drugs possession.

-The death row records public auction takes place on sunday 25th january. Over 400 items are available including Snoop & Dre's Source Award and various platinum plaques. you can see the full list on deathrowauction.com


-An altercation occurred between DJ Drama and a member of Young Jeezys Corporate Thugs Entertainment at a screening of NOTORIOUS in Atlanta.

-A suspect has been arrested in the attack and robbery of Bone Thugs & Harmonies' Bizzy Bone. Marlo Jones, an anti gang organization is being held on $1.1million bail.


===NEW ALBUM & MIXTAPE RELEASES===
NOTORIOUS SOUNDTRACK.
The Very Best of Run Dmc
Tapemasters Inc & The Empire Present: Lil' Wayne & The Game - Blood, Sweat & Tears Part 3
Trap-A-Holics Present: Jadakiss - From Ashy To Classy To Raspy
Hear-It-First.net mixtape of the week is Papoose 21 Gun Salute


===NEW MUSIC===
This weeks 5starhiphop.com song of the week is "Six Ten Shoota" by Royce Da 5'9 produced by KIDD

Fabolous ft. The Game - Where Im From
Joe Budden - Letter to Saigon
Twister - Wetter
Maino - 2009 Predictions
Busta Rhymes ft T-Pain - Hustlers Anthem
Kevin Lyttle ft Flo Rida - Anywhere
Saigon - Trans-Atlantic Slave Deal


===NEW VIDEOS===
Christina Milian - Us Against The World
B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky
Jim Jones - Byrdgang Swagger


==BILLBOARD 200===
NEILSENs SOUND SCAN:

1. Kanye West - 808s & HEARTBREAK 50,486 | 1.1m
2. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 49,365 | 1.5m
3. Keyshia Cole - A DIFFERENT ME 36,875 | 539,093
4. Jamie Foxx - INTUITION 33,666 | 448,172
5. Akon - FREEDOM 26,881 | 377,175
6. T.I. - PAPER TRAIL 22,359 | 1.5m
7. Rihanna - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 19,340 | 2.2m
8. Ludacris - THEATER OF THE MIND 18,852 | 489,258
9. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 17,766 | 2.9m
10.Ne-Yo - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 16,326 | 812,972

==TOP FIVE SONGS===
Here are this weeks top 5 selling ringtones on iTunes:

# 5 T.I. ft Justin Timbalake - "Dead & Gone"
# 4 Beyonce with "Diva"
# 3 T.I. returns with "Whatever You Like"
# 2 T.I again ft Rihanna - "Live Your Life"
#1 Beyonce's "Single Ladies(Put A Ring on It)"

===BRANDWATCH===
This weeks Brandwatch is the latest assault on hip hop from Gatorade from its "Whats G" commercials to its
tastemaker packages, heres one that was sent to Snoop Doggs Manager Ted Chung.

===UNDERGROUND HEAT=====
Digiwaxx Media Presents this weeks Underground Heat artist "P Casso" from Brooklyn, New York. Check him out on myspace.com/picassosounds