NEW YORK -- It wasn't quite "A Milli" but it was awful close: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" sold 964,000 in its debut week for the second-best first-week sales of the year.
The figures were released by Nielsen SoundScan on Tuesday.
Only Lady Gaga sold more this year. Her "Born This Way" hit No. 1 with 1.1 million sold thanks in part to a one-day offer from… Continue
Rising rap star Big Sean appeared in court yesterday (September 6th), along with a 23-year-old associate, to face charges that they sexually abused a fan.
The rapper, born Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, was arrested on August 4th in Lewiston New York, along with an associate named Willie Hansbro.
The pair were charged with three offenses - one a felony -… Continue
It looks like Ricky Rozay and his MMG boys are taking the cover of XXL next month.
Rick Ross, who's had an tremendous 2011 with landing a land deal with Warner Bros., adding Meek Mill, Pill and Wale to his roster, releasing their album Self Made Vol. 1 and gearing up for his new album God Forgives, I Don't, talk about taking… Continue
A gunman packing an AK-47 assault rifle opened fire inside a Nevada IHOP Tuesday, shooting 12 people - five of them National Guardsmen, officials and witnesses said.
Four people were killed: three uniformed National Guardsmen and a civilian woman.
After his rampage at the Carson City pancake joint near the state Capitol, the gunman fatally… Continue
An Arkansas weatherman didn't predict he would wake up in a hot tub with a naked dead man, but that's exactly what police say happened.
Now authorities are trying to determine what killed Dexter Williams, whose body was found with a "dog collar" around his neck, according to a police report.
The mystery began Monday night, when KARK 4 News meteorologist… Continue
Eddie Murphy had stiff competition for the 2012 Oscars hosting gig, which he officially landed Tuesday.
EDDIE MURPHY TO HOST THE OSCARS: 'I AM ENORMOUSLY HONORED'
A source close to the production of February's 84th Annual Academy Awards show tells us funnymen Billy Crystal and Jerry Seinfeld were gunning for the coveted role.
With his popularity and success still at a supreme zenith, is it really close to the end for the man who will have the number one album in the country? Back in the July/ August issue of XXL magazine, Lil Wayne declared that he was retiring soon to spend more time with his children.
“I’m bowing out still on top,” Wayne said during his interview for the cover story. “I’m… Continue
Gloria Allred and a famed lesbian rights activist will hold a news conference Monday to protest people who are urging children not to watch Chaz Bono on "Dancing with the Stars."
We're told there will be dance and viewing parties across the country with transgender individuals and their supporters on September 19 -- the night of Chaz's debut -- and Gloria will dance… Continue
As an artist, I let my words get the best of me. Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong. When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them. So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all… Continue
Now that NFL rosters are set at 53, and Tiki Barber never got to sniff one, I hope that's not true. According to Peter King at Sports Illustrated, Tiki isn't taking it well.
I tried to reach Barber on Sunday, but he wasn't talking. I hear he's devastated that no team gave him a chance. You might wonder if teams would bring him in after the first game of the season,… Continue
A colossal crocodile suspected of being a man-eater has been caught in the Philippines - and the one-ton beast has quickly become an Internet sensation.
Remarkable photos taken of the giant saltwater crocodile after it was caught alive by villagers in the southern Philippines Saturday have gone viral online.
Season four of the VH1 show "Basketball Wives" will have one less catfighter when shooting starts next month -- cast member Meeka Claxton is getting the boot.
According to sources involved with production ... Meeka has not been invited back -- and we're told she hasn't even heard from producers since the reunion show was taped a few months back.
Kanye West and Kid Cudi perform "All of the Lights" at Call of Duty XP LA 2011 in LA! Why is Kid Cudi's pants so tight I could see his d**k print? What are those?… Continue
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with Nas? QB’s Finest hosted the final night of the Hamptons Season at AXE Lounge in Southampton, New York, puffing a cigar and performing his classics for the intimate crowd. The night before he closed out the Rock the Bells Festival on Governors Island with Pete Rock and MC Serch. His new album Life Is Good,… Continue
A half-naked, sword-wielding wacko busted by Indiana police Sunday had an explanation for his behavior: He was "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."
Police said in a statement the man - who appeared to be in his 40s - was "marching like a drum major" along busy U.S. Highway 30 in Marillville when approached by officers.
Wearing only plaid shorts and slip-on shoes, he… Continue
An unemployed Cincinnati man with no health insurance died after a tooth infection spread to his brain because he couldn't afford treatment, relatives said.
Kyle Willis, 24, came down with a toothache two weeks ago and was told he needed to have one of his wisdom teeth removed.
But Willis - whose uncle is famed bass player Bootsy Collins - decided to tough… Continue