Biography:Influenced by the unpredictable rhymes ofMissy Elliotalong with the ually charged attitudes ofLil KimandFoxy Brown, Queens nativeNicki Minajwas discovered thanks to her MySpace page. It was there that Dirty Money Enternicki minajtainment CEO Fendi first heard her ability to freestyle and first laid eyes...Read full biography

By the time 2010 rolled around, debuts likeNicki MinajsPink Fridaycould still ll into the highly anticipated category, but the reasoning was different. Two years of strong mixtapes and guest appearances...Read full review

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Chart Juice: Wale Debuts at No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsWale scores a chart-topping start on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as Ambition arrives at the summit (and No. 2 on the Billboard 200).

Mac Miller Moves In at No. 1 on Billboard 200As forecasted, indie rapper Mac Millers first album, Blue Slide Park, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Check out all the news on the latest chart.

Chart Juice: Young Jeezy Scores Fifth No. 1 Album, Nicki Minajs Singles Rule, & MoreYoung Jeezy debuts No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Nicki Minaj has three singles in the top 10, and more.

There was cause to celebrate whenMac Millers first studio album -- and second charting effort -- Blue Slide Park debuted at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on Nov 26. But after its initial success, Blue Slide Park dropped out of the top 10 after two weeks. However, this week, as Blue has a relatively small decline in sales compared to the rest of the titles on the chart, it returns to the top 10 (13-10, down 27%). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Blue Slide Park has sold 253,000 to date; quite a handsome sum stacked next to the 70,000 sold by his digital-only EP, On And On And Beyond, which was his first charting set.

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Blue Slide Park holds steady at No. 7 on the Rap Albums chart for the second consecutive week and has only popped out of the top 10 once with a toe-dip into the No. 11 spot on the tally dated Dec. 1

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Mac Miller Talks Blue Slide Park: Video Track-by-Track

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Switching gears to R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, three weeks agoJay-ZandKanye Wests seemingly unstoppable Nias In Paris was pushed out of the No. 1 spot after a seven-week reign.Wales Lotus Flower Bomb, featuringMiguel, crept its way up to steal the spotlight.

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Despite losing points this week (down 7% in audience, according to Nielsen BDS), Lotus Flower Bomb still has a sizable lead over Nias In Paris, which sits at No. 2 (and is also losing ground). All but two titles in the top 10 post a decline in chart points, save forMeek Mills You the Boss at No. 7 andDrakes Headlines at No. 8.

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Rick Ross & Wale: The Billboard Cover Story, Part IandPart II

There was cause to celebrate whenMac Millers first studio album -- and second charting effort -- Blue Slide Park debuted at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on Nov 26. But after its initial success, Blue Slide Park dropped out of the top 10 after two weeks. However, this week, as Blue has a relatively small decline in sales compared to the rest of the titles on the chart, it returns to the top 10 (13-10, down 27%). According to Nielsen SoundScan, Blue Slide Park has sold 253,000 to date; quite a handsome sum stacked next to the 70,000 sold by his digital-only EP, On And On And Beyond, which was his first charting set.

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&160;Mac Miller: The Billboard Cover Story

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Blue Slide Park holds steady at No. 7 on the Rap Albums chart for the second consecutive week and has only popped out of the top 10 once with a toe-dip into the No. 11 spot on the tally dated Dec. 1

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Mac Miller Talks Blue Slide Park: Video Track-by-Track

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Switching gears to R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, three weeks agoJay-ZandKanye Wests seemingly unstoppable Nias In Paris was pushed out of the No. 1 spot after a seven-week reign.Wales Lotus Flower Bomb, featuringMiguel, crept its way up to steal the spotlight.

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Despite losing points this week (down 7% in audience, according to Nielsen BDS), Lotus Flower Bomb still has a sizable lead over Nias In Paris, which sits at No. 2 (and is also losing ground). All but two titles in the top 10 post a decline in chart points, save forMeeknicki minaj Mills You the Boss at No. 7 andDrakes Headlines at No. 8.

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Rick Ross & Wale: The Billboard Cover Story, Part IandPart II

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YMCMB&8217;s Tyga is rumored to be dating stripper / model Black Chyna. Black Chyna has a stricking resemblance to Ms. Minaj in the ce, and her curves are just as awe worthy&8230;so much so, that Chyna was cast as Nicki Minaj&8217;s body double in Kanye West&8217;s &8220;Monster&8221;music video.

Chyna is also one of the most popular strippers at rapper&8217;s paradise, King of Diamonds strip club in Miami, and if her name sounds miliar, it&8217;s because Drake shouted her out in his smash hit&8220;Miss Me&8221;.

&8220;Call up King of Diamonds/ and tell Chyna it be worth the flight.&8221;

Tyga was spotted posting a gang of pictures of him and Chyna on his instagram account from his recent birthday party, where we hear they were attached at the hip. Check out a few of the photos below.

We guess these two have been an item for a while now. Chyna&8217;s the total opposite from Tyga&8217;s last girlfriend, Victoria Secret model Chanel Iman. Either way,nicki minaj Tyga&8217;s a lucky man!

HEATER OF THE DAY: Jon Connor [BGA] &8220;5 Lessons (Hunger, Heart, Swag, Originality andLyricism)&8221;

&8220;I ed your life last year this time, remember that?&8221; Nicki asks on her new song, &8220;Roman In Moscow&8221; (in ct, yes, I do remember that). The &8220;spitter &8221; thatDrake predicteddefinitely is in effect here. Even if that wasn&8217;t enough, which it totally is, there&8217;s also the ct that, at this poinnicki minajt, I&8217;m ready to listen to any song that follows the &8220;______ in [location]&8221;song-naming rubric. Click past the jump to stream the track.

This song is weird as . I like this better than her singing over generic David Guetta beats with ty lyrics about how much she wants a man.

she represents contemporary rap in general, interesting, has some bright spots but ultimately disappoints.

This is great! I always wanted to hear what Drake&8217;s ghostwritten verses that couldn&8217;t make the cut for a Wayne album sounded like!

I generally don&8217;t mind Nicki, but I can&8217;t hear a single redeemable quality to this song. Nothing about it works for me.

But &8220;Roman in Moscow&8221; is a great title for a thing to have. Song or otherwise.

not a big n of that whole sequel deal for rap studio albums, unless for if the that first one is a stone cold classic. stuff like cudi three sequels for man on the moon or Bun B his second album II Trill just bugs me somehow. I&8217;m fine with mixtapes doing that though. and pilot talk 1 and 2 last year, just because they were pretty much the same album.

the song&8230; is a good start on the Nicki doing spitta angle, but there were a few slightly annoying lines where she got all hashtag rap or just started throwing out playground taunts. good start though.