Kanye West Reveals "Dark Fantasy" G.O.O.D. Friday Tracks

With nearly two months of Kanye's much hyped G.O.O.D. Friday releases, fans have been curious which tracks would appear on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
When MTV caught up with Kanye at the Los Angeles premiere for Runaway he told them which songs would make the final cut. "'Devil in a New Dress' is on the album," he said. "And 'Monster' is on the album."
The inclusion of "Monster" may come as a surprise to many, since Kanye said in late August that the song was the second of five made for his EP with Jay-Z Watch The Throne. Below are the ten G.O.O.D. Friday tracks so far, which would you have liked to see on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?

Public Enemy's Chuck D To Star In Feature Film "The Quiet Arrangement"

Although his music has been used by the likes of Spike Lee, Public Enemy's Chuck D is new to acting. The emcee, author and radio host has lent his unmistakable vocals to Johnny Bravo, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the Grand Theft Auto video game series. Now, Chuck will be appearing in feature film, The Quiet Arrangement.

The film is directed by David "C-Doc" Snyder, who has directed videos previously for Chuck's Slam Jamz label as well as all P.E. videos for the last five years.

After premiering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last year, Chuck D has revealed that the film is now available on DVD, and for sale at TheQuietArrangement.com.

The film's trailer is below:

The Quiet Arrangement- Theatrical Trailer from The Quiet Arrangement on Vimeo.

Jay-Z Links Up With Search Engine Bing to Promote "Decoded"

As if fans needed more of a reason to be excited about the release of Jay-Z's upcoming book Decoded, the legendary Brooklyn, New York emcee has upped the proverbial ante. Jay has teamed up with Microsoft's search engine Bing and creative agency Droga5 to create a global scavenger hunt in order to promote his book, which hits stores November 16.
Using Bing's search engine capabilities, Jay and company will create what's been called a  "...multiplatform search experience and interactive game," a virtual scavenger hunt of sorts that will clue fans into the location of a select page of the book. Each page from Hova's upcoming 300-page book will be scattered about in specific places in 15 different cities around the world.
Fans who find the pages can then text a unique code found on each page and will be automatically entered into a contest. Up to 200 prizes will be awarded, including one grand prize of two tickets to see Jay-Z and Coldplay ring in the New Year with a performance in Las Vegas. Five to ten pages will be revealed each day, lasting from October 18 until November 20. ( Via Hip hop dx )

Dro spent $2-3 million on Polo Ralph Lauren creating his new LP "P.O.L.O."

The Grand Hustle veteran says that he's spent $2-3 million on Polo Ralph Lauren creating his new LP "P.O.L.O.", while T.I. has recently shot half a dozen videos before going in.

 In the wake of T.I.'s 11-month sentencing, there has been little talk of the status of Grand Hustle Records. As B.o.B. continues to push towards a gold plaque with The Adventures of Bobby Ray and Killer Mike readies his 2011 continuation of the I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind series, little has been said about early Grand Hustle artists such as Big Kuntry and Young Dro.
The latter of the two came forward recently, to speak about his career, which has not made a commercial release since 2006's Atlantic-backed debut, Best Thang Smokin'. Speaking with Pyramid West video about his fashions, Dro confirmed his next album. "P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) is the title," stated the rapper. "I'm always in Polo [Ralph Lauren]. I have like two, three million in clothes; [I] don't even own no jewelry." The rapper added that he's promoting the upcoming release with his mixtape, Dro Street.
Additionally, Young Dro spoke about T.I., with whom he appeared on an unofficial remix to Kid Cudi's "Erase Me." Dro confirmed that T.I. has shot between six and eight videos prior to his incarceration. (Via hiphopdx)

Nelly To Release “Tip Drill” Movie

St. Lunatics leader Nelly recently hinted at plans to make the controversial adult-themed "Tip Drill" movie from his 2003 music video in the near future. Although he didn't go into specifics, Nelly said he has been putting the project into motion.

      "We talked about doing Tip Drill: The Movie," Nelly revealed in an interview with DJ Vlad. "Who knows. Tip Drill: The Movie. [laughs] We got something, we got something...It's just something along those lines of trying to come up with something that's a little bit creative and like I said again, everybody's not gonna love it. It goes hand in hand, man. You can't tell me I'm like 'this,' when you don't even know me."  (

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Drake Talks Working With 9th Wonder

Young Money's new star Drake recently talked about how much time he has been spending in the studio with producer 9th Wonder and how he plans to put out the follow up to his "Thank Me Later" debut album.







     "I think the best part about what me and 9th have is time," Drake said in an interview. "We have time to get it right so a lot of the collaborative that's been going on at this point have been discussions -- like, when I work [with] somebody, because I work so close with 40, because I know Boi-1da so well, they've been in my life since I was 18, 19. I like to really know somebody if I'm going to bring them in on a project. I think the best part is me and 9th, I've probably seen more of 9th than my mom in the last three weeks. I mean, me and 9th, we're building towards a working relationship that goes beyond 'Oh let me get some beats and I'll record to them.' I'm more looking forward to when I get off this tour in November, sitting down together, really crafting some stuff and we've talked about some things that would be great."  (Via Rapbasement)

Dr Dre Works with Dipset last night

 Not just are Dipset officially back together but they bossed up and got Dr. Dre to help out. Jim Jones tweeted late last night "Just finished our 1rst session wit Dr.Dre incredible". Along with a studio image of Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Camron and Dr Dre in the studio.

     While the song name or how many songs they did were not revealed we at least have some upcoming classic Dipset songs to look out for. No release dates as of yet or album titles for the new Dipset project.
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Eminem Reps Deny Movie Roles in 360 and as Riddler

 Well this was a short lived rumor. Earlier today rumors were circulating that Eminem may make his acting return in the Fernando Meirelles sex-themed drama "360" which has already secured the actors Rachel Weisz and Anthony Hopkins.

     However this was quickly shot down by Eminem Reps stating "There's no truth to it all, Reports that the rapper is in talks to star as The Riddler in the upcoming installment of the Batman franchise are also false.".

     While I could care less if Eminem gets in the "360" movie him playing the Riddler is a very interesting role and could be a good fit for him. What do you guys think?

In related news Eminem released his new Music Video - Eminem and Lil Wayne - No Love Music Video:
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Album Sales Charts - Week Ending October 3rd

  Lil Wayne's new "I Am Not A Human Being" debuts on the sales charts at number two with over a 108 thousand copies sold in the first week while Gucci Mane's new "Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted" album pops up at number 4 with just under 62,000 units. Although he dropped 7% in sales from last week, Eminem stays in the top five while Linkin Park drops 36% and four spots to number 7.

     Ice Cube's new "I Am The West" album debuts at number 22 with 21,436 copies, Drake's "Thank Me Later" project goes from 19 to 36th and Usher's "Versus" also drops from 23 to 42nd. Rick Ross also drops 12 spots down to 44th while Usher's other album "Raymond Vs Raymond" snags the 49th spot to stay in the top 50.
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Number	Last Week	Artist	Album	This Week
2	-	Lil Wayne	I Am Not A Human Being	108,791
4	-	Gucci Mane	Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted	61,450
5	5	Eminem	Recovery	59,598
7	3	Linkin Park	A Thousand Suns	42,648
8	6	Trey Songz	Passion Pain & Pleasure	41,895
36	19	Drake	Thank Me Later	13,555
42	23	Usher	Versus	11,853
44	32	Rick Ross	Teflon Don	10,461
49	31	Usher	Raymond vs Raymond	13,654

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Pharrell Williams Talks N*E*R*D's "Nothing", Possibly Dedicates Track to Kanye West

N.E.R.D is prepping the release of their latest project, Nothing. Pharrell Williams recently spoke to Billboard about the album, describing its sound and saying he hopes it becomes a timeless work of art, after adding that previous N.E.R.D. projects have not lived up to the timeless tag.
"We thought why not make a timeless album that's kind of a time capsule, so 10 years from now people look at that album and go, 'I remember that era. That's when the 'Nothing' album came out.' I just wanted to make some good music that would affect people in a good way."
One song said to be on the album is "God Bless Us All," a song that Williams said was about a friend in the business who is a superstar. The song is meant to offer "words of encouragement," he added, because the star went through "a rough patch." Later, he noted that the unnamed friend is "making good music and people are warming back up to him." This has already prompted some to speculate that the track is for Kanye West, a friend of Williams who suffered tough times, particularly after his mother's death. Allusions to West also come due to the G.O.O.D. Music reference, but the muse for the track has not been officially stated.
The album, which features Daft Punk, will be released November 2. (ViaHiphopDx)