THE WEEK IN MUSIC

This week in music brought us gunshots, death, and the destruction of myths……….

Not so glamorous.

The gunshots game in the form of Wyclef Jean being shot in the hand in Haiti last night on the eve of presidential elections there. Jean backed out of these elections a while back, and is now supporting fellow musician Michel Martelly.

Why someone in Haiti would shoot Wyclef Jean, who has done enough to win the Haiti Nobel Peace Prize (if there was one), is something I cannot figure out.

Nevertheless, Wyclef was reported to have left the hospital in fine condition as of this morning.



Death came in the form of Nate Dogg passing away this past Tuesday. The legendary singer is known primarily as a coveted collaborator with hip-hop artists such as Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, and is held in high respect in that genre.

Here's one of his biggest hits below:



Nate Dogg (Nathaniel Hale) died of complications from a series of strokes that he suffered between December 2007 and January 2008.

My prayers are with him!

The destruction of myths leads us to something a bit happier thankfully.

Lupe Fiasco took to twitter after his album LASERS debuted at Number 1 on the billboard charts this week, selling just over 200,000 copies.

Lupe tweeted the following:

“Took Gaza Strip's Politics and put them number one and shit, took the myth that concious dont equal commercial and mothafuckin pummeled it!”

With that being just one of about 9 tweets of bars that all form one big rhyme. Good stuff!



Lupe also released the dates for his nation-wide tour that will start on March 27th in Los Angeles, CA on Friday. Dates are below:

Mar. 27: Los Angeles, CA (DUB Car Show - LA Convention Cntr.)
Mar. 31: Durham, NC (Duke University)
Apr. 1: Ann Arbor, MI (University Of Michigan)
Apr. 13: Albany, NY (SUNY Albany - Washington Ave. Armory)
Apr. 16: Keene, NH (Keene State College)
Apr. 19: Oxford, OH (Miami University)
Apr. 21: Phoenix, AZ (Mesa Amphitheater)
Apr. 24: New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)
Apr. 25: New York, NY (Roseland Ballroom)
Apr. 26: New Haven, CT (Yale University)
Apr. 28: Bristol, RI (Roger Williams University)
Apr. 29: University Park, PA (Penn State University)
May 1: Baltimore, MD (Meriweather Post)
May 6: New Orleans, (LA Congo Square--Appearing with Performance w/Band)
May 7: Boise, ID (Boise State University)
May 11: Lewiston, ME (Bates College - Grey Gym)

Go check him out!!!

The rest of the charts went as followed:

Top 200 Albums:

1. LASERS-Lupe Fiasco
2. 21-ADELE
3. GLEE: THE MUSIC, SEASON TWO---Glee Cast
4. GOODBYE LULLABY-Avril Lavigne
5. COLLAPSE INTO NOW-R.E.M.


Top 100 Songs:

1. Born This Way- Lady Gaga
2. Fuck You-Cee Lo Green
3. E.T.-Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
4. S&M-Rihanna
5. On the Floor-Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull


Lady Gaga, Adele, and Cee Lo Green have gone nowhere, which is great for their pockets. 2 of those names are two of the weirdest people on earth, and one of them (Adele), I still have no idea who it is. Maybe I should get on that?!


That is all the music news for today so come back mid-week and I will have a recap of the SXSW!