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The Friday Hip Hop Report - (June 26th 2009) Michael Jackson Tribute. 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:

=== TOP STORIES===
-Former Rocafella/Def Jam artist TruLife turned himself in to face charges of 1st degree murder for a stabbing that left an 18 yr old man dead and another in critical condition.
-Chris brown took a plea deal in the rihanna assualt case, receiving 5 years supervised probation and 6 months community service.
-Perez Hilton is suing Black Eyed Peas' manager for punching him in the face outside a Much Music after party in Toronto.
-and finally the GlobalGrind.com Story of the week is Shaq finding out that he had been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers via Twitter, read the full story on globalgrind.com
http://globalgrind.com/content/771128...



=== ALBUMs & MIXTAPES ===
Here are this weeks new album & mixtape releases:

Ginuwine - A Man's Thoughts
U-God - Dopium
Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Pulse of The People
Soul Assassins - Intermission
Willy North Pole - Tha Connect
Fast Life Youngstaz - Jamboree
Grand Puba - Retro Active
Jedi Mind Tricks - Greatest Features
and the HEAR-IT-FIRST.net mixtape of the week is DJ Green Lantern & Don Cannon Present B.o.B. - B.o.B. Vs. Bobby Ray

=== NEW MUSIC ===
This weeks AllHipHop.com song of the week is "Be Worried" by Nas & Swizz Beatz

The Dream - Hit It On The Road
Mya ft Bun B - Show Me Something
Brandy & Ne-Yo - Too Little Too Late
50 Cent - Respect It or Check It Ni***
Gucci Mane - Neva Had Shit
Slaughterhouse ft MOP - Woodstock Hood Hop
Raekwon ft Joell Ortiz & N.O.R.E - Beauty


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

Saigon - Change Gon Come
Ciara ft Missy Elliott - Work
50 Cent - I'll Do Anything

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


1. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. 147,600 - (452,100)
2. Eminem - RELAPSE 72,500 - (1.1m)
3. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 16,600 - (2.2m)
4. Mos Def - THE ECSTATIC 15,700 - (55,100)
5. Keri Hilson - IN A PERFECT WORLD 14,600 - (355,400)
6. Chrisette Michele - EPIPHANY 13,800 - (188,200)
7. Pleasure P - THE INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER 12,800 - (51,700)
8. Method Man & Redman - BLACKOUT2 7,700 - (110,000)
9. Jacka - TEAR GAS 5,800 - (NEW ENTRY)
10.Juicy J - HUSTLE TILL I DIE 5,600 - (NEW ENTRY)

And still at number 1 are the Black Eyed Peas - The Energy Never Dies selling 148 thousand units with total sales to date of 452,000.

===WTF MOMENT OF THE WEEK===
This weeks WTF moment is a double whammy, we couldnt decide between Asher Roths new G-Shock watch poster
or Coolio receiving a hand job in public from an Italian model at a fashion event????