For those of you who missed it, the OVO Festival was in Toronto Canada last night where Drake was the headliner. He didn’t disappoint. He brought out JAY-Z, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Bun B and Young Jeezy.

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We all knew the Kanye return was official after this track leaked but just to solidify it he opened up the 2010 BET Awards with dramatic performance. Unfortunately people were concerned more about the $300,000 jewelry he had on than the actual performance. Either way there shouldn’t be too much doubt that the fall/winter will belong to Mr. West as he and his G.O.O.D. music minions plan to take over the game on September 14th.

His first single from the new album just hit iTunes with some fancy new artwork by George Condo, I can’t tell if any changes have been made to the song which means there probably hasn’t been as I can usually pick up on that stuff. Enjoy.

This should be played at HIGH volume.

Eminem's "Recovery" will blast in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with 741,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the largest sales week for a single album since October 2008, when AC/DC's "Black Ice" debuted with 784,000 in its first week.

“Recovery” is the hip-hop king’s sixth straight No. 1 debut — and sixth overall chart-topper on the Billboard 200. His only set to miss the top spot was his “Slim Shady LP” debut, which bowed and peaked at No. 2 in 1999. Among hip-hop acts with the most No. 1 albums, only Jay-Z has earned more, with 11.

“Recovery’s” debut week sales surpasses the first week of Eminem’s last set, “Relapse,” which began at No. 1 in 2009 with 608,000. It also beats the opening of 2005′s “Curtain Call: The Hits” which entered at No. 1 with 441,000 in 2005.

Eminem’s new album also wows digitally, as downloads made up 255,000 of its first week. That’s the second-biggest digital week for an album in history. Only Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” notched a larger frame, when it debuted with 288,000 downloads in the summer of 2008.

Eminem also naturally makes big news on the Digital Songs chart with his “Recovery” collaboration with Rihanna titled “Love the Way You Lie.” It debuts at No. 1 with 338,000 downloads sold. It’s the sixth time Em has topped the Digital Songs chart and the second time he’s done it this year, following “Not Afraid’s” entry atop the list back in May with 379,000.

Check back here on Wednesday morning for the full recap of this week’s top 10 on the Billboard 200.

With fallen stars from Tiger Woods to Eliot Spitzer all taking their turns on the comeback trail these days, could the moment be right for a second coming of Chris Brown? The BET Awards on Sunday night certainly gave Mr. Brown, the tarnished R&B singer, a prominent platform to demonstrate as emotionally — and, at times, theatrically — as possible that he’s ready for the forgiveness of his audience.

Last summer, Mr. Brown was sentenced to six months of community labor and five years of probation after pleading guilty to felonious assault on the pop star Rihanna during an altercation. The incident made him a widely loathed figure and seemed to leave his career in tatters; in June, he was denied entry to Britain, where he had planned a major tour after his visa was denied because of his criminal offense.

But at the BET Awards, which were held in Los Angeles, Mr. Brown took center stage as part of a tribute to Michael Jackson. During his performance of “Man in the Mirror,” Mr. Brown frequently became choked up and at one point fell to his knees — overcome, perhaps, by the symmetry between the song’s lyrics and his own life.

(In case you’ve forgotten how those lyrics go, the chorus of “Man in the Mirror” runs:

I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change

The performance seemed to win over the audience at the Shrine Auditorium. But plenty of home viewers weren’t having it, and some chided Mr. Brown for usurping what was supposed to be an honor for Mr. Jackson.

The music journalist Rob Tannenbaum wrote on his Twitter account that Mr. Brown was “making this about himself, not MJ.” The writer Sean Fennessey wasn’t pleased, either, with the way that Mr. Brown’s moment would probably play out in the news media, writing on his Twitter account, “Commence 10,000 word essays about MJ, abuse, child stars, Chris Brown and forgiveness.”

The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, set up an online survey that asked, “Was Chris Brown faking it at the BET Awards?” (As of this writing, 1,068 readers have cast votes to say, “Chris was 100% faking a breakdown to get sympathy.” But more than 2,000 voters said Mr. Brown was thinking only of Mr. Jackson.)

Mr. Brown had the last word, at least for the night. After his Jackson tribute, he was announced as the surprise winner of BET’s Fandemonium award, a prize determined by fan votes, beating out apparent favorites like Justin Bieber, Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj.

Stepping to the stage to receive his trophy, Mr. Brown gave a quick acceptance speech. “I let you all down before, but I won’t do it again,” he said. “I promise you.”

By DAVE ITZKOFF // New York Times

50 is thirsty for a Jay-Z beef, can he even win that battle? As much of a Jay-Z fan I am, he’s too comfortable. Someone needs to test him an 50 is the one to do it. Jay-Z has no competition right now, but this is gonna be very interesting and show is real power in business.

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In response to the early leak of his fourth studio album, 50 Cent has decided to push his album Before I Self Destruct up with the album hitting stores a week before its intended release.

50 Cent’s album sprung a leak last week allowing fans to get a first listen of the rappers LP a month before its release date. 50’s Before I Self Destruct has been on everyone’s mind as the album was scheduled to be released in early 2008.

Rumors suggested that the reason behind the numerous push backs the album received was due to 50’s label, Interscope Records, not being too pleased with the material that appeared on the album.

According to a statement released today, the new release date for the physical form of Before I Self Destruct is set for Monday, November 16. The digital form of the album will be made available on November 9.

To help in riling up a little more interest, 50 Cent has decided to load the album with bonuses and extras – goodies that the leaked version of the album failed to have.

Naturally, 50 Cent is not pleased with the unannounced leak of his album. Though fans may find the album leak to be Christmas in autumn, 50 Cent believes that it is actions like this that hurts music artists.

You expect your album to leak at some point,” said 50 Cent. “But this happened almost a month before we were going to let it out. And it’s not just a track here and there that might hype the album. What’s going on is ridiculous and it’s hurting every music artist. So, for my fans, I’m doing everything possible to get them the real album, with as many bonuses and extras as I can, ASAP.

The physical CD package will also include the Before I Self Destruct film as well as “Two Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay” documentary about 50 Cent’s late mentor and friend, hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC.

Before I Self Destruct is currently available for digital pre-order exclusively on iTunes.

Lil Wayne will have his first full access documentary “The Carter” hit stores on the 17th of this month and now a new trailer has hit the internet showing how behind the scenes the film truely is. The new movie is an in-depth look at Dwayne Carter Jr, better known to us as Lil Wayne, who is often proclaimed (mainly by himself) as the “greatest rapper alive.” Featuring comprehensive and personal interviews with Weezy and insight from those who know him the best, the documentary will give fans a chance to find out the history surrounding one of the most prolific artists of our generation. [Weezy's New Trailer for his upcoming "The Carter" Documentary - Watch Here]

Lil Wayne’s “The Carter” documentary premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews and even features an intimate and in-depth look into the public AND private life of Lil Wayne, showing his most personal moments. Giving the audience a peak at Lil Wayne in a way that they have never seen him before, “The Carter” is produced by “QD3″ also known as Quincy Jones III, Jared Freedman and Joshua Krause while Adam Bhala Lough handled the directing. [Lil Wayne's "The Carter" New Trailer - Watch Here]