The Friday Hip Hop Report(Dec12)

the arrest of DMX, the rapper was caught by the FBI hiding in Scott Storch's house in miami. - Interscope label mates Soulja Boy and Charles Hamilton are engaged in internet beef. The latest post on Charles' Blog suggests that they may be doing a song together. - Andre 3000 & the Cartoon Network are being sued for $2 Million by a man who claims that the cartoon 'Class Of 3000' stole ideas from 'The Music Factory of the 90's', a show he pitched several years earlier. - The following new label signings were announced this week, Killer Mike to T.I's Grand Hustle, the GS Boys from Dallas to Yung Jocs Swagg Team Entertainment and Busta Rhymes is rumored to have signed to T-Pains Nappy Boy label. === NEW RELEASES === This weeks recommended album is EPMDs "We Mean Business" other new releases this week include Common - Universal Mind Control The Pharcyde - The Bobby Evans Mix Brandy - Human Musiq SoulChild - OnMyRadio Avant - Avant === NEW MUSIC === The 5starhiphop.com song of the week is "2nd Time" by Wale ft. Brother Ali. The Game - Show Is Over Lupe Fiasco - Hustlers and Customers Keyshia Cole ft. Lil Wayne "I LOVE YOU" Ghostface Killah - Slept On Tony Marsha Ambrosius ft Busta Rhymes - Dat Shit Jay-Z (feat. MC Lyte) - BK Anthem Ali Vegas ft AZ, Styles P & Danny McClane - Its So Hard Jamie Foxx ft T-Pain - Blame It === NEW VIDEOS === Young Chris - Promise Land Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls Mariah Carey Right To Dream Freeway - Hustlers Prayer Jurassic 5 - Ducky Boy (New World Order) Juelz Santana Ft. Starr - Jingle Bellz === BILLBOARD 200 === Here are last weeks album sales courtesy of NEILSENs SOUND SCAN: 1. Beyonce - I AM SASHA FIERCE 152,816 | 893,370 2. Kanye West - 808s & HEARTBREAK 141,678 | 593,073 3. Akon - FREEDOM 110,560 | NEW ENTRY 4. Ludacris - THEATER OF THE MIND 65,295 | 279,421 5. Scarface - EMERITUS 42,023 | NEW ENTRY 6. T.I. - PAPER TRAIL 38av,932 | 1.3m 7. Rihanna - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 30,179 | 2m 8. T-Pain - THR33 RINGZ 29,077 | 307,395 9. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 23,358 | 2.7m 10.John Legend - EVOLVER 22,453 | 352,792 ==TOP FIVE=== Here are this weeks top 5 selling digital songs on iTunes: # 5 Beyonce - If I Were a Boy # 4 Kanye West - Heartless # 3 Kanye West again - Love Lockdown # 2 Akon ft Colby O'Donnis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful # 1 Beyonce - Single Ladies(Put A Ring on It) === BRANDWATCH === This weeks Brandwatch is the licensing deal between T.I's latest signing B.O.B and Nintendo, where the brand is using the track "Created a Monster" in the new Nintendo DS commercial. So what do you think, good fit or they couldnt afford outkasts "hey ya"? === UNDERGROUND HEAT === Digiwaxx Media Presents this weeks Underground Heat artist "Fresh Daily" from Brooklyn, New York. Check him out on myspace.com/freshdotdaily === CREDITS === A JumpOff.TV Production (www.jumpoff.tv) Presented By: Wahidah (www.jumpoff.tv/Wahidah) Camera Op: Hector Gonzalez Editor: AKC'Ent. (www.jumpoff.tv/Akcent) www.jumpoff.tvshow less...