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The Friday Hip Hop Report - Feb 13th

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

=== MAIN STORIES ===
- Chris Brown was arrested for felony battery on saturday night after a pre grammy party, where he is alleged to have beaten rihanna. police reports confirm that she had swollen eyes, a fat lip and a bloodied nose.

- Lil Wayne won 4 grammys including Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for Lollipop.

- Camron has resurfaced with an miss info interview where he breaksdown his involvement in the rocafella breakup, selling juelz's contract and Juelz's syrup addiction.

- The future of eminems shade 45 radio is uncertain as sirius satellite radio may file for bankruptacy due to its huge debts.

=== NEW ALBUMS & MIXTAPES ===
Here are this weeks new album and mixtape releases:

Mick Boogie Presents Busta Rhymes J Dilla - Dillagence (Mixtape)
MadLib Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6
J.Period & Q-Tip - The [Abstract] Best (Mixtape)
Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie
India Arie - Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
The Rebirth -Bobby Valentino

Hear-It-First Mixtape of the week!
Jadakiss & Green Lantern - Kiss My Ass/the champ is here part2

=== NEW MUSIC ===
This weeks 5StarHipHop.com song of the week is David Banner ft. Dem Hood Starz - Stand Up

Trey Songz - "TAKES TIME TO LOVE"
Rhymefest - "Exodus 5.1"
50 Cent - "TIA TOLD ME"
Rick Ross - "PUSH EM OVER THE EDGE"
Mario ft Rihanna - "EMERGENCY ROOM"
Saigon - "THE RULES"
Busta Rhymes ft Akon & T.I. "NUMBER ONE"

=== NEW VIDEOS ===
Here are this weeks best new Music Videos:

Black Milk - Losing Out (feat. Royce Da 5'9")
Capone-N-Noreaga ft Busta Rhymes "Rotate" (Directed by Rik Cordero)
Lil Cease - Letter To B.I.G (Directed By Scenario)
Ludacris ft Plies "Nasty Girl"

=== BILLBOARD 200 ===
Here are last weeks top 10 album sales chart courtesy of NEILSENs SOUND SCAN:

1. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 51,531 - (1.8m)
2. Jamie Foxx - INTUITION 36,550 - (578,032)
3. Kanye West - 808s & HEARTBREAK 33,882 - (1.3m)
4. Keyshia Cole - A DIFFERENT ME 33,593 - (666,127)
5. T.I. - PAPER TRAIL 22,919 - (1.6m)
6. Akon - FREEDOM 21,796 - (443,736)
7. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 20,158 - (3m)
8. Ne-Yo - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 19,600 - (876,500)
9. Rihanna - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 18,400 - (2.3m)
10. Plies - DA REALIST 13,900 - (253,545)

=== TOP FIVE ===
Finally there's been a shakeup in the Top 5 songs on iTunes:

# 5 Kanye West - Heartless
# 4 Adele - Chasing Payments
# 3 T.I ft Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone
# 2 Eminem, Dr Dre & 50 Cent - Crack a Bottle
# 1 Flo rida - Right Round