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Pittsburgh rap phenom Mac Miller, whose debut 'Blue Slide Park' hit shelves on Tuesday (Nov. 8), may become the first independent hip-hop act to top the Billboard charts since Snoop Dogg's partners Tha Dogg Pound did so in 1995. While the numbers, as derived by Nielsen SoundScan sales data, are not yet in on the 19-year-old Wiz Khalifa protégé's debut, the album is being projected to sell upwards

Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj continues her steady assault on the Billboard charts, moving up to the No. 3 spot on the Hot 100 with her latest single 'Super Bass.' 'Super Bass,' Nicki's record-breaking seventh single from her platinum-selling debut album, 'Pink Friday, squeaked onto Billboard's Hot 100 chart at No...

Kelly Rowland could not have picked a more apt title for her third solo album, 'Here I Am,' which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B albums chart this week. After only one week, the album has sold over 75,000 copies, somersaulting it to No. 3 ...

In the wake of Amy Winehouse's death, the late singer's smash albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black' have climbed back onto the Billboard album charts, with the latter coming in at No. 9. Just a week before her death, 'Back to Black' moved only 1,000 physical units while this week it topped at 37,000 copies sold and the numbers are expected to rise...

When it comes to Beyonce, landing on top comes naturally. The pop superstar scored the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 chart this week with her fourth album, aptly titled '4.' According to Nielsen SoundScan, Queen Bey's total tallies to 310,000 units sold, besting G...

While hip-hop headlines today are being commandeered by the shocking confession of a man who says he shot Tupac Shakur, rap has been hit with another surprise, this one a little more celebratory. Tech N9ne's 12th studio record, 'All 6's and 7's' debuted at No...

With her Drake-featuring single 'What's My Name?' hitting No. 1 this week, Rihanna has made history as the first female solo artist to notch five No. 1 hits on the U.K. singles charts in as many consecutive years. The last solo artist to make a similar record was Elvis Presley, who did so from 1957-63...

Having just been released from prison in November, Lil Wayne returned last week with a hot new single to prove that he's back to dominate the charts once again. Weezy's highly-anticipated single '6 Foot 7 Foot' launched the Young Money boss back into the top 10, debuting at No...

Wiz Khalifa earned his first mainstream hit with his catchy 'Black & Yellow,' and now he's got something to show for it. The Atlantic Records recording artist has earned a gold certification from the RIAA, denoting sales of more than 500,000 units for the track since its official release in September. A...

Thanks to her feature on Eminem's latest single 'Love the Way You Lie,' from his 'Recovery' album, Rihanna has cemented herself as one of the four female artists with the the most No. 1 hits on the Pop Songs airplay chart. Ri-Ri has officially tied Mariah Carey -- who first held down the the number one spot -- scoring six No...