Rapper Gucci Mane is at the top of his game. As of right now, his Decemburr (his word, not ours) release, The State vs. Radric Davis is the No. 1 rap album in the country.

With 89K units sold in its first week of release, The State has moved into the No. 10 spot in Billboard’s Top 200 album chart. We decided to chart what might just be the formula to Gucci’s success, his lyrical content, but we’ll let you be the judge.

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College-lovin’ rapper, Asher Roth strips for you in his remake of D’Angelo’s classic “How Does It Feel.”

Yes, he’s shirtless and licking his lips! Check out the video below.

New track from Little Brother constituent, Rapper Big Pooh “Rear View Mirror” produced by 9th Wonder. Read more for download.

“Rear View Mirror” – Rapper Big Pooh | Download here

Shouts to 2dopeboyz

‘Ye is currently on the April/May 2009 issue of Complex. Through working with director Chris Milk, the “Louis Vuitton Don” helped create something that will definitely ”make you look.” 

The computer-generated imagery for the photoshoot was based on “form and texture”, says the director. The photography started with a high resolution facial scan, and then a laser scan of Kanye’s entire body using the same technology used to create Brad Pitt’s character in “Benjamin Button”.

Chris Milk has previously worked with Kanye, directing both “Jesus Walks” and “Touch The Sky” videos. Other artists that he’s worked with includes Gnarls Barkley, U2, Audioslave, and John Mellencamp.

Photos: Complex Magazine

It’s been 5 years since Eminem released the multi-platinum album Encore, and he has managed to make up for lost time by scheduling to drop two albums this year: Relapse and Relapse 2. Originally Relapse was scheduled to drop in 08′. But after going back to the studio with Dr. Dre, Eminem worked up enough steam of tracks to release both albums this year.  Slim’s recent release “Crack A Bottle” has already broken Neilsen SoundScan records, being the third most downloaded song in the history of their weekly sales. Look out for the April 7th release of the first single and it’s music video.

Relapse is reportedly set for a May 19th release.  

-Natelege

Even in a recession Tupac’s career is still doing better than yours–film career that is. According to wooha and HHDX, the late Tupac Shakur wrote a screen play titled Live 2 Die while in prison in 1995 for sexual assualt charges and is currently slated for release in 2010. Couldn’t have Biggie stealing all the shine!

The script had been shopped around by mother, Afeni Shakur for the past few years and was picked up by Insomnia Productions, the producers of HBO’s “Rome.”

Here’s a synopsis: “A charismatic young man at the dawn of adulthood spirals down the wrong path in life and is brought into the underworld by his once trusted mentor, only to become one of the most powerful and feared kingpins in the city. Eventually his conscience gets the better of him and he is driven to self redemption in life… and love.”

Sounds like the dwindling music industry hasn’t effected rappers’ careers postmortem.

We couldn’t resist. Here’s D.Chappelle’s video for the song Tupac wrote a really long time ago (in ’94).

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Last week Lupe stopped by St. Alfred in Chicago for the release of his Converse sneaker. Read more for event photos.

[shouts to Highsnobiety]