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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/5/2008

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by ilir ilir@musiconplay.net.

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Country’s Keith Urban took this week’s pole position with his Defying Gravity. Hip Hop favorite Prince came close behind though, with his Target-exclusive three-album set, LOtUSFLOW3R independent project.

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EBONY: The 25 Coolest Brothers Of All Time (Black Cool)

Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by Chuck (chuck@musiconplay.net).

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Ebony Magazine presents eight covers to celebrate the 25 Coolest Black Men of All Time.
Jay Z, Barack Obama, Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Marvin Gaye, Muhammad Ali, and Billy Dee Williams were the  chosen few  to cover their August issues which hits stands 7/15.
The rest after the jump!

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