NEW YORK — Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year.
Nielsen SoundScan says the Detroit rapper's first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies.
"Relapse" is Eminem's fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004's "Encore," sold 711,000 in its first week _ though that was only across four days. It went on to sell 5.1 million copies.
MediaTakeOut.com just got ahold of an EXPLOSIVE report. According to our peeps over at Star Magazine, Rihanna is convinced that it was Chris Brown who leaked the nude pics of her to the internet. And now she’s vowing to get even.
So what does she plan to do, you ask? Well here’s what they’re saying:
At first, Rihanna 21, was so furious, “she was saying crazy things like, ‘I’m going to burn down his house!’ … She [also] says she’s… Continue
Rick Ross' baby mother Tia Kemp's Tell All book aptly titled "Deeper Than Rap" same name of Ross' latest high charting album, has failed to sell over 200 copies in its first week.
The book self described as "She is not just Rick Ross baby mama, she is way more than that. Tiallondra Kemp is a dedicated, young, single mother from the streets of Florida who works hard to give her kids the life she didn t have growing up." is supposed to give… Continue
T.I. turned himself in Tuesday (May 26) at an Arkansas federal prison, where the rapper will begin serving a 366-day sentence stemming from his 2007 arrest for attempting to illegally attempting to purchase firearms in Atlanta.
According to several reports, Tip is now in custody at the low-security wing of the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex, where the rapper will circulate with the rest of the inmates without preferential… Continue
NEW YORK — "Where amazing happens" doesn't just take place on the NBA courts — it also happens in Kanye West's studio. The Grammy winner says Jay-Z's long-percolating Blueprint 3 will be well worth the long wait the MC's fans have been enduring.
"Jay is in control of everything in his domain," Kanye, the album's producer, said last week during a promotional visit for his book, "Thank You and You're Welcome."
ALBANY - Nearly eight of 10 New Yorkers say the state Senate should put a bill legalizing gay marriage up for a vote regardless of whether there's enough support to pass it, a new poll released Tuesday shows.
The Siena College poll shows that 78% of those surveyed disagree with Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, who said he would only bring the bill to the floor only if he has the 32 votes needed to pass it.
A day after she was badly injured in a treadmill accident, the 4-year-old daughter of Mike Tyson has died.
Multiple sources are reporting that Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday following a brief period on life support. The daughter of the former world boxing champion was injured on Monday at the family's home in Phoenix.
Tyson's daughter was discovered by her 7-year-old brother Monday with… Continue
NFLer Kerry Rhodes has been tied to the alleged rape of a Canadian tourist. While it’s not yet clear what part Kerry played in the attack, the NY Post is claiming that his name has come up in the course of the investigation.
Here’s how they’re reporting it:
The woman told police that she had gone out Friday night with a female friend to a Manhattan nightclub, where they met two men, one of whom was Rhodes, the sources said. The… Continue
The man attached to the gargantuan appendage is 2x Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler
and yesterday at the Wet Republic pool in Vegas, he proved that if you work hard enough, and put enough laboratory-enhanced substances into your system, you too could own a limb that's freakishly bigger than your head.
Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams is in trouble yet again -- he was arrested in North Carolina early this morning for allegedly serving a guy a knuckle sandwich in late night bar fight.
Cops say Williams was popped around 2 AM for assault after he allegedly socked some dude in the face in front of a nightclub in Raleigh. Williams was later released on $1,000 bond.
Go back to April, when the troubled former NBA star was… Continue
Disturbing cell phone video has been released showing fights among mentally and developmentally disabled residents at a Texas state school. Several employees have been indicted for organizing the… Continue
A bomb blast outside a Starbucks coffee shop rattled the early morning Memorial Day quiet of Manhattan's Upper East Side today, shattering windows and triggering the evacuation of 25 apartments.
The coffee shop was closed when the bomb erupted at 3:25 a.m., and there were no reported injuries.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the first officers on the scene "found windows blown out of the Starbucks and the chair, the seat that is right… Continue
Stars showed up at the opening celebration of the Mardan Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday - for a price.
Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Mariah Carey, Tom Jones, Seal and others turned out to celebrate the opening of the 560-room five-star resort on the Mediterranean. The NY Post reports that Mariah was paid $1.5 million for her appearance, which included a short performance Saturday night. No word how much the others got… Continue
"Bootylicious" singer Beyonce has some choice words for women who spend hours slaving at the sports club.
"To me, it's sexier when it doesn't look like you go to the gym," she told Britain’s Daily Mail. "If you look like you've been spending a lot of time in the gym, then it just looks like you spend a lot of time in the gym."
Could the singer be referring to Madonna’s over-sculpted and rock-hard limbs? Beyonce continued, "I feel… Continue
The Hollywood star tried to chase down a thug who swiped his BlackBerry at a Seventh Avenue subway station Thursday, sources told The Post. The brazen mugger managed to escape and was at large yesterday.
Now the thief is a lot less than six degrees of separation away from a coveted cache of A-list celebrities and boldface names likely programmed into Bacon's 'Berry.
Toni Braxton -- who canceled her residency at the Flamingo Hotel last year due to her heart condition -- was back in Las Vegas last night, partying at Body English with Nelly, Jermaine Dupri and Tyrese.