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‘Hamilton’ Marked To Make Billboard 200 Chart
Big Sean Sets Up Scholarship To Combat Homelessness
A$AP Rocky Is The New Face Of Dior Homme
After winning 11 Tony Awards Sunday, the smash Broadway musical Hamilton is on pace to make a mark on the Billboard 200 chart as well.
According to the publication, the Hip Hop production’s cast recording is expected to break into the Top 10 on the June 16 chart. The LP is closing in on 35,000 equivalent album units over that seven-day period.
Hamilton is likely to become the first cast recording to make the Billboard 200 Top 10 since The Book of Mormon in 2011. With 445,000 copies sold so far, the album is already the biggest selling cast album in over 10 years.
Fans of Lin-Manuel Mi- randa‘s retelling of the life of America’s first Treasury Secre- tary Alexander Hamilton can also be on the lookout for the forthcoming Hamilton
After it sat at the top of Bill- board's Top 200 albums chart for the sixth week in a row, the RIAA says that Drake's VIEWS is certified double plat- inum.
The album has now sold more than two million units. It sold its first million in the span of a week after its April release.
To date, the single "Hotline Bling" is five times platinum.
Another cut from VIEWS, "One Dance," was Drizzy's first to top the Hot 100 Chart. He is in the company of Em- inem and 50 Cent for his chart achievements with the project.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Big Sean donated $25,000 to Wayne State University.
From the start of his rap ca- reer, rapper Big Sean has helped his hometown of De- troit in a variety of ways. Most recently, the Motor City word- smith donated $25,000 to help in establishing an endowment for Wayne State University's HIGH (Helping Individuals Go Higher) Program.
According to a website for the HIGH Program, the program's goal is to help "financially stressed students at Wayne State University reach their goal to graduate."
The funds Big Sean donated will specifically be used to pro- vide short-term support to
The Queen herself will be honored when VH1 Hip Hop Honors returns next month. It has been reported that Queen Latifah will serve as the first artist to be honored at the show, which will serve as a cel- ebration of women in Hip Hop.
Described as "a twist" on the once annual, honors show, VH1 revealed in a statement that VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queen will celebrate "the female pioneers, trailbl- azers and trend-setters."
“After a six-year hiatus, the revered VH1 Hip Hop Honors is back celebrating the best and brightest in hip-hop with a twist," a press release from VH1 reads. "
VH1 Hip Hop Honors first aired in 2004, and has gone on to celebrate the likes of LL
The Game is known more for his clap backs and boxer photos on social media these days than anything else. Fans recently got a chance to see a different side of the rapper on social media as he encouraged a young woman not to commit suicide.......well in a very inter- esting way.
The young woman asked Game if he had any motiva- tional words for someone hav- ing suicidal thoughts, to which Game replied saying,
“If you kill yourself you’re dumb. Suck it up & get what you need to get done. We all have low points, n yes we could kill ourselves n rid our- selves of the pain or stress, but f-k that. Only the strong sur- vive. So G the f-k up & over- come this obstacle so we can
Hamilton’ creator and star,
mixtape.
Common, Chance The Rapper, Busta Rhymes, Queen Latifah, Usher, and others are set to be featured on the Questlove executive pro- duced collection.
In addition, a PBS docu- mentary about the musical ti- tled Hamilton’s America will air this fall.
A$AP ROCKY
A$AP Rocky continues his
ascension in the fashion world as he is announced as one of the models for Dior Homme's lat- est campaign.
This comes after Lord Flacko has collaborated with Guess and just last week did a capsule collection with J.W. Anderson. He says that after helping to blur the lines be- tween urban fashion and elite couture, working with Dior brings him to a new echelon in the fashion industry.
"It’s dope when you can mix it," he says. "It’s all about tak- ing two worlds like streetwear and high-end and kind of mashing them together.”
Rocky appears alongside photographer and filmmaker Larry Clark, actor Rod Paradot and model Dylan Roques for the spots, shot by photographer Willy Vander- perre.
BIG SEAN
Wayne State University stu- dents experiencing homeless- ness.
DRAKE
The RIAA changed its rules in February to include streams in its certification process.
QUEEN LATIFAH
Cool J, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and a number of other Hip Hop no- tables.
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queen will air on VH1 on July 24.
Queen Latifah Will Be Honored At VH1 Hip Hop Honors
Drake’s Album ‘VIEWS’ Certified Double Platinum
The Game Saves A Woman From Committing Suicide
THE GAME
get back to living life baby girl. You’re black & beautiful & within the lines of those 2 words lies a strength that only you possess.”
The woman reached out the next day to let him know she was still alive.
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