Taylor Swift Beats Lil’ Wayne’s “The Carter III” First-Week Sales

Taylor SwiftLil Wayne has held the title as the only musician to sell more than a million copies in his first week since Tha Carter III hit shelves in 2008, but he’s forfeited his crown to Taylor Swift.The country-pop star’s newest album Speak Now debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart this week, selling a staggering 1,047,000 copies, the largest sales week since 50 Cent’s The Massacre moved 1,141,000 units in March 2005.Swift not only joined...

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Video) Bow Wow Looks Forward To Lil’

Cash Money’s Bow Wow speaks to Nigel in the video above about visiting Lil Wayne in jail and his release, which is in about 12 hours! Below, you can also read what Eminem recently said to DJ Whoo Kid about Tune’s release:“I’m definitely looking forward to Wayne getting out, I can’t wait to hear what he comes up with next. It’s going to be real interestin...

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(Video) Lil’ Wayne’s Prison Release Party

Weezy is set to be released from Rikers Island soon, and Mack Maine confirmed to MTV that a major bash in his honor will go down this Sunday in Miami.“It’s gonna be crazy. We have a private party first and then we going to King of Diamonds after, which is a strip club. It’s going to be crazy, it’s going to be real elegant, extravagant, we gonna party like when Frank came home, like the movie ‘King of New York,’ ” Maine explained. “It should be a lot of beautiful women, just … beautiful scenery. Just treat him like a king, like the royalty...

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(Video) Gudda Gudda Speaks on Lil Wayne’s The Carter 4

Gudda Gudda Gudda Gudda speaks on “The Carter IV” and how Lil’ Wayne has gotten so much more creative with his craft. Plus all the keys to success for an entertain...

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Birdman & Mack Maine Speak On Lil’ Wayne’s Release

Birdman called Big Boy’s radio station in Los Angeles earlier and spoke on Lil Wayne’s release from Rikers Island. Baby gave a rundown of Tunechi’s itinerary over the next couple days, but said they still plan to pop bottles and look at these models. Shouts to RR! You can also read a statement Mack Maine released about how he and his fam are “overcome with emotion” over Weezy’s release after the jump below.“Like any family who is blessed enough to witness a loved one exit prison, the entire Cash Money/Young Money household has been overcome...

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Nicki Minaj Wants Lil’ Wayne To Record Remix ‘Right Away’

One of Lil Wayne’s first orders of business once he returns to the studio will be recording a remix for Nicki Minaj. The Young Money femcee said that plans are underway for Weezy to remix a Pink Friday album cut.“I think that he’s definitely going to be doing a remix, as he was in jail when I recorded Pink Friday,” Nicki told DJ Skee on 102.7 KIIS FM’s “New Music Show.” “He’s not on Pink Friday, so I will definitely want to get his little butt...

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Lil’ Wayne Banned From Alcohol & Drugs For 3 Years

Lil' WayneAccording to TMZ (who got their hands on Wayne’s probation documents), Lil Wayne is not allowed to consume one single drop of alcohol, prohibited from knowingly associating with any person engaged in criminal activity or any person with a criminal record, and cannot possess illegal drugs, toxic vapors or controlled substances for the next 36 months. If Weezy violates any of these terms, then he could be sent back to prison to serve...

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The (Boxer) Briefs

Because I am not, as some might assume, always plagued with romantic drama or spewing forth column after column (those things take work and hours and dedication and actually a topic or event to happen, you know), occasionally, to keep you readers in writing, I’ll be posting short(er) entries like this one with a “this is where I’ve been, this is what I’ve been doing, and this is what’s up” theme. There are always multiple things I can address, just not all of them in a longer format, so this is ideal. These sort of girl-about-town entries...

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All My Single Ladies.

All my single ladies-- this is for you. You're tired of being strong. You're tired of cooking dinners for one and cold, lonely nights spent hugging a body pillow and having to break open the pickle jar yourself and kill your own house- and apartment-invading spiders.You feel, at times, like your train is never going to come in. You watch your friends in relationships and want to execute a graceful mix of bawling and vomiting. You really, really,...

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An American Girl Shows Her Stars And Stripes And Cosmopolitan Ingestion

So this past Tuesday night I was a stunning disgrace to the American culture. Or, rather, I was a total and utter portrayal of the classic American abroad student, and so, a stunning disgrace to the Italian culture. My Tuesday nights are to what everyone else's Thursday nights are. I don't have class until 6 PM on Wednesday, so this leads to all sorts of night-time free-time. This is why I needed internet access so badly. Without, I am...

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Yankee Girls

Last night at dinner with the Ghibellina Girls, we were talking about how different girls from different parts of the U.S act...differently. We all agreed that a Brooklyn Girl can fuck you up in a New York Minute; that Californian Girls just want to have fun, and that Southern Girls are far too sweet for their own good. "Yeah," I said a little glumly at the end of our little exposee. "And then there's Vermont Girls. I can load a rifle and push a car uphill in snow. There's nothing cute about that."But this morning, I was obscenely glad to...

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New Faces, Deep Tans, Deep Ties

I've met a lot of people while in Italy. Australian guys, New York girls, Minnesota couchsurfers, a Singapore traveler, and accidentally Vermonters. Without meaning to, I kind of stumbled right into the world of Couchsurfing.org when I made instant friends with a girl couchsurfing her way back through Italy and Europe. The day she left, I got a phone call from another couchsurfer, asking if I could show her around Florence. I wasn't expecting...

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The Montpelier and Worcester Diaries

I hate going to bed angry, and I am most definitely going to bed angry, worn down-and-out, and emotionally tired and drained tonight. I feel like the human equivalent of laundry—doused, cold, beaten around, and hung out to dry by my arms and legs. And, maybe in this case, heart.Today, around 11 AM, I made the executive decision that I was going to Montpelier today. I was going on a day Perfect was working so we could drop in and I could finally, FINALLY see him, and I was going to take Alli so she could finally go into the rock shop she...

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