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Fan of A Fan 2, The Album

 

In a recent interview with Phoenix’s Power 98.3, Tyga talked about being back in the studio with Chris Brown and that Fan of a Fan 2 would be released as an album opposed to Fan of a Fan (2010) being a mixtape.

I’m doing a lot of crazy stuff right now with the music. Me and Chris have been in the studio working on Fan of a Fan 2. We’re gonna put it out as an album. The stuff we got right now is crazy though. We’re gonna put it out the right way, and not just put it online. We’re gonna have a real plan with it.

You can watch the full interview below:

Aside from new music with Chris Brown, Tyga is teaming back up with Young Money for Rise of an Empire set to be released in March 11th. The track, ‘Senile,’ with Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne is set to be released any day now.

MMF Celebrates Black History in Music, Feb. 13

On February 13, 1996 two prolific albums were released: The Score & All Eyez on Me.

The Fugees was a trio made up of Pras Michael, Wyclef Jean, and Lauryn Hill. The Score featured 17 tracks and included hits: ‘Fu-gee-la,’ ‘Ready or Not,’ and the Roberta Flack sample, ‘Killing Me Softly.’

The album awarded the trio with two Grammys at the 38th Annual Award show for Best Performance by Duo or Group (‘Killing Me Softly’) and Best Rap Album.

Across the coast, 2Pac released his 4th studio album, All Eyez on Me through Interscope/Death Row Records. It made history as the first solo dual-disc hip hop album being releaed as 2 CDs and 4 LPs. It became his second album to top both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

The album sold 528,000 in its first week and within two months the album was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. By 1998 it was certified 19x platinum and in 2011 album sales had surpassed 5.8 million in the U.S. The first half of the album featured 14 tracks with hits ‘2 of Americaz Most Wanted’ (w/ Snoop Dogg) and ‘I Ain’t Mad at Cha’ (w/ Danny Boy) & ‘How Do U Want It’ (w/ K-Ci & JoJo). The second half featured 13 tracks.

Although his life and career were cut short in the fall of 1996, 2Pac has sold over 75 million records and made a name for himself not only as an artist, but as an actor and noted public figure.

MMF Celebrates Black History in Music, Feb. 6

February 6, 2003 marked the release of 50 Cent’s debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ with production mainly by Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. The album featured 19 tracks including hits, ’21 Questions,’ ‘P.I.M.P.,’ ‘If I Can’t,’ and the classic club hit ‘In Da Club.’ The album sold 872,000 in its first week taking it to the top of the Billboard 200.

‘In Da Club’ was certified platinum by the RIAA and remained on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and and remained on the chart for 22 weeks. In addition, it also held the #1 spot on the Top 40 Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Tracks. It also was nominated for two Grammys, Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song.

His second single’21 Questions,’ which featured Nate Dogg, also topped the charts on the Billboard Hot 100.

By the end of 2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, had sold over 6 million copies in the U.S. making it certified platinum 6x by the RIAA. In 2013, the 10th anniversary of the album, it was declared that the album had sold over 8 million in the U.S., making it the 4th hip-hop album to do so. It was also named on #13 on Billboards Top 200 albums of the decade.

In addition to the success of the album, 50 Cent starred in the autobiographical movie of the same title. The movie was released on November 9, 2005 and the soundtrack was released November 8th.

The album will be re-released in a platinum vinyl format as a part of Universal Music’s, Respect The Classics, campaign on November 12th.