Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/22/08

Snoop's uncle Charlie Wilson starts at #2, N.A.S.A. cracks the charts, and Jeezy marches toward platinum.

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Collective Soul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lVst3Jx5YRe-enacting vintage Yo MTV Raps! on a Tuesday afternoon, with Thats When Ya Lost It and 93 Til Infinity back-to-back. In hindsight, there was really nothing occluding Hiero from developing into a West Coast Wu-Tang, rather than the upper middle class mans Boot Camp Click. Certainly three-time all-stars (93 Til Infinity, Fear Itself, 3rd Eye [...]Related posts:

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Screenshot from Crack A Bottle Video Shoot

Paul Rosenberg blogged this pic from the “Crack A Bottle” video shoot which, apparently, is about…hobos?

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New Audi TT-RS Stops Playing Coy, Gives Us The Full Monty

Quickly abandoning the strip tease initiated earlier this week, Audi has graced us with full-frontal TT-RS nudity in a series of new high-res pics. Scheduled to debut officially next week at the Geneva Motor Show, the brand new Audi TT-RS isn’t approved for U.S. launch, but that doesn’t put a damper on our spirits. Equipped [...]

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Smart BMW Nav System Knows Where Youre Going Before You Do

Although not anticipated to be ready for release until about five years down the road, BMW’s newest in-car navigation system is poised to take driver connectivity to a whole new level. Dubbed ILENA (Intelligent Learning Navigation), BMW’s new navigational prototype tracks driving habits and compares them to the current location to anticipate where the driver [...]

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Childrens Motorcycles and ATVs Now BANNED In The US

Effective February 10, 2009, any and all children’s motorcycles and ATVs are now illegal in the land of the free and the home of the frightened. Thanks to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, off-road motorcycles and ATVs intended for anyone 12 years old and under are now illegal, because their batteries contain lead and apparently, children love to eat motorcycle batteries.

This law shuts the door on a multi-million dollar industry that was one of the few actually thriving in this recessionary environment. The law says not even used bikes can be sold… or given away to anyone 12 or under. This means a 20% drop in the already troubled motor vehicle industry and it’s related parts sales businesses. Ironically, the under 12 market was the only part of that business actually doing well.

And it’s not just the local bike sellers and parts manufacturers getting screwed, but all the local off-roading sites and businesses that are devoted to that sport are essentially ruined. This is a perfect example of what economists call “unintended consequences”. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was pushed through congress because of the Chinese lead paint scare a while back. Big business saw an opportunity and had it’s lobbyists push for extremely tight regulation and special testing laws for toymakers, which force any toymakers to pay thousands of dollars to have anything they intend to sell to children put though a battery of expensive tests. This forces any small toy manufacturers out of business. The only companies left that can afford to pay the testing fees are the huge toy corporations.

But bikes have to contain lead, it’s integral to the batteries. So they’re off-limits to the under 12 crowd… for their own protection. Thanks, congress.

So what’ll happen now? Instead of stopping riding all together, young riders will just hop on adult sized bikes, risking potential injury all because corrupt lawmakers were paid by lobbyists to force nonsense into law. The system works.Effective February 10, 2009, any and all children’s motorcycles and ATVs are now illegal in the land of the free and the home of the frightened. Thanks to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, off-road motorcycles and ATVs intended for anyone 12 years old and under are now illegal, because their batteries contain lead and apparently, children love to eat motorcycle batteries.

This law shuts the door on a multi-million dollar industry that was one of the few actually thriving in this recessionary environment. The law says not even used bikes can be sold… or given away to anyone 12 or under. This means a 20% drop in the already troubled motor vehicle industry and it’s related parts sales businesses. Ironically, the under 12 market was the only part of that business actually doing well.

And it’s not just the local bike sellers and parts manufacturers getting screwed, but all the local off-roading sites and businesses that are devoted to that sport are essentially ruined. This is a perfect example of what economists call “unintended consequences”. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was pushed through congress because of the Chinese lead paint scare a while back. Big business saw an opportunity and had it’s lobbyists push for extremely tight regulation and special testing laws for toymakers, which force any toymakers to pay thousands of dollars to have anything they intend to sell to children put though a battery of expensive tests. This forces any small toy manufacturers out of business. The only companies left that can afford to pay the testing fees are the huge toy corporations.

But bikes have to contain lead, it’s integral to the batteries. So they’re off-limits to the under 12 crowd… for their own protection. Thanks, congress.

So what’ll happen now? Instead of stopping riding all together, young riders will just hop on adult sized bikes, risking potential injury all because corrupt lawmakers were paid by lobbyists to force nonsense into law. The system works.

Kanye West feat. T-Pain - Flight School [NO DJ]

Kanye West feat. T-Pain - Flight SchoolHere’s another one from the Brotherhood of Auto-Tune Ninjas. The Louis Vuitton Don teams up with T-Pain (aka Don’t Come to Guyana) for some semi-introspection. The good news is that Kanyeezy is back to his rapping chops. That minute-and-half break at the end is supposedly reserved for GLC, who’s [...]

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Matt Kenseth Wins Auto Club 500, Nabs 2nd Consecutive Victory

Fresh off an unexpected first-place finish at the Daytona 500, No.17 driver Matt Kenseth scored his second consecutive victory this weekend at the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California. Not usually noted for his superior performance on the track, Kenseth and his crew lent a significant amount of credit to the hands of fate for [...]

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Rick Ross - What Goes Around, Comes Around [50 Cent Diss]

New 50 Cent Diss Track courtesy of Ricky Ross Ricky Ross recruits ex G-Unit affiliate Bang Em Smurf for a new diss track.-Hip Hop MP3/ Rick Ross

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Devils Horns

That’s how LA police described Rihanna’s “horrific” facial injuries after the Chris Brown altercation. They weren’t too far from the truth. TMZ supposedly obtained a photo of Rih Rih right after the incident.Rihanna — Face of a Battered Woman

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50 Cent vs Rick Ross : The Beef keeps growing

50 keeps firing shots toward Rick Ross During this week we have seen a video threatening the Rick Ross affiliated DJ Khaled's family and a direspectful photoshopped image of 50 Cent's son Marquise. Now both parties have agreed to remove family related material. But that doesn't mean the beef is over, in fact it just might gets worse. G-Unit just released the video for I'll be the Shooter while 50 Cent added a new diss song entitled Tia Told Me,...

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Kobe Bryant & James Lebron - Mutual Respect

Video : the Kobe Bryant & James Lebron relationship Find more videos like this on ThisIs50.com : IF IT'S HOT IT'S HERE !-Hip Hop Videos

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Whats Wrong with This Picture?

*Speechless* [Kanye's blog]

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Soulbrotha - Life Is Crazy

Soulbrotha - “Life Is Crazy”In tough economic times, motivational music is just what the doctor ordered. His name is Soulbrotha, but from here on out we will call him The Mailman, because he always delivers.

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Snoop Dogg - I Walk The Line ft. Johnny Cash

Snoop Dogg ft. Johnny Cash : "I Walk The Line"-Hip Hop MP3/ Snoop Dogg

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LIL MAMA DIVA

*****SUPER BOWL WEEKEND WORLD PREMIER*****LIL MAMA“DIVA”WARNING: THIS IS A TOP 40′S AND CROSSOVER GRAND SLAM!!!CLEAN MASTER: http://www.zshare.net/audio/5491615296fa828a/Singer, song writer, and pop star Lil Mama has been coined one of the biggest breakout stars of 2008 and is taking 2009 by storm. She is back as [...]

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