(NEW) Clinton Sparks – Gold Rush ft. 2 Chainz, Macklemore & D.A.

2013 BET Awards Nominations

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher

Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)

Best Collaboration
2 Chainz – No Lie f. Drake
A$AP Rocky – Problems f. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
French Montana – Pop That f. Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne
Kendrick Lamar – Poetic Justice f. Drake
Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie f. Jay-Z
Kanye West – Mercy f. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye

Video of the Year
2 Chainz – No Lie f. Drake
A$AP Rocky – Problems f. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Drake – HYFR (Hell Ya F*ckin’ Right) f. Lil Wayne
Kendrick Lamar – Poetic Justice f. Drake
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop f. Wanz
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie f. Jay-Z
Kanye West – Mercy f. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz

Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams

Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (Feat. Ray Dalton) (Official Video)

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/31/2013

Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being II" is baller-blocked by Justin Timberlake's "20/20 Experience." Drake's "Take Care" soars up the charts in chase of two million, and Notorious B.I.G. appears.

As projected, Justin Timberlake did not budge—not even for Lil Wayne, with his 20/20 Experience. The former N*Sync front-man maintained a #1 spot, smashing the million-sold benchmark as easily predicted. One of music's biggest stars and centered around a month-long media blitz concerning his health, Lil Wayne landed comfortably at #2 with I Am Not A Human Being II, the sequel to his late 2010 Rock/Rap experiment.

Also making the charts was Strange Music's Punk-inspired duo, Ces Cru. The Kansas City, Missouri natives' first full-length, a self-titled effort, conquered the Top 100. Sixteen years to the month from when he was tragically murdered in Los Angeles, California, one of Hip Hop's lyrical giants, The Notorious B.I.G. also popped back into the Top 200, with Bad Boy Records' Greatest Hits project.
Lil Wayne Says I Am Not A Human Being, Again

I Am Not A Human Being II, Lil Wayne's tenth solo full-length, sold over 200,000 units. That achievement was still over 100,000 units behind Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience, denying Weezy his first #1, since 2010's The Rebirth also came in at #2. This effort did out-sell its I Am Not A Human Being predessor by 100,000 first-week units. However, that 2010 effort was a digital exclusive upon release, with no physical CDs until later.

Wayne's latest featured YMCMB's Drake, Gudda Gudda and throwback Boo (of early '00s Cash Money duo Boo & Gotti), however Mr. Carter opened up the personnel to include former lover Trina, Juicy J, Gunplay and even Soulja Boy, among others. This album includes early glimpse "Love Me" and street effort, "Rich As fu-k." The Deluxe Version includes the Young Money & G.O.O.D Music olive-branch effort, "My Homies Still," with Big Sean.
Drake's Take Care Climbs 50 Spots, Nearly Crosses 2 Million Mark

As the rollout for third studio album, Nothing Was The Same is underway, Drake's 2011 sophomore, Take Care continues to tackle the charts. The effort shot up to #75 from #126 the previous week, more than doubling its previous week sales. The Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown flagship release is on the heels of 2 million certified sales. This far exceeds Drake's 2010 debut, Thank Me Later, which crossed the 1.5 million mark, just over a year ago.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/31/2013

#1. Justin Timberlake - 20/20 Experience - 318,000 (1,287,000)

#2. Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being II - 217,000 (217,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 30,000 (526,000)

#35. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 16,000 (824,000)

#63. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP - 9,200 (312,000)

#75. Drake - Take Care - 7,500 (1,998,000)

#92. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 6,000 (441,000)

#98. Ces Cru - Constant Energy Struggles - 5,400 (5,400)

#113. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story - 4,800 (581,000)

#198. The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits - 3,100 (694,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/10/2013

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "The Heist" refuses to budge from the Top 5, while The Weeknd's "Trilogy" climbs 25 spots, and Game's "Jesus Piece" shines on.

There were no critical additions in the Hip Hop community on the Top 200 charts this past week. The Apathy-led reunion of the Demigodz, Killmatic, missed the rankings, allowing for previous 2011, 2012 and early 2013 releases to shift in rank.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' independent game-changer The Heist dropped a spot to #4, fast approaching the 500,000 benchmark. Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, A$AP Rocky's Long.Live.A$AP and Future's Pluto are three major label debut albums that all gained ground from the previous week in the rankings.

The Weekend's Trilogy Climbs 25 Spots On The Charts
Among the charts' biggest changes was the Universal Republic Records retail debut from The Weeknd. Trilogy, a 2012 collection of Abel Tesfaye's free mixtape work (House Of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes Of Silence) climbed to #36 from the previous week's #61. The three-disc physical effort, which is also available digitally, features Drake and Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J.

Game's Jesus Piece Still Gathers A Congregation
Game's 2012 album, Jesus Piece dropped five spots to #111 in the changing week. The Compton, California native's fifth major label album is officially over the 200,000 sales mark. The DGC/Interscope Records release features Kendrick, J. Cole and Kanye West, among a litany of others.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/10/2013
#5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 29,000 (450,000)

#20. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 17,000 (778,000)

#35. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP - 11,000 (284,000)

#36. The Weeknd - Trilogy - 11,000 (289,000)

#49. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 8,900 (420,000)

#67. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story - 6,900 (564,000)

#80. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C. - 5,400 (342,000)

#97. Chief Keef - Finally Rich - 4,300 (144,000)

#107. Joe Budden - No Love Lost - 3,900 (56,000)

#111. Game - Jesus Piece - 3,900 (209,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

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