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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

DJ Khaled Earns Third No. 1 On Billboard 200 With 'Khaled Khaled'

DJ Khaled's star-studded new album Khaled Khaled topped the Billboard 200 chart on its debut.

Khaled Khaled debuted with 93,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 6, MRC Data shows.

The equivalent album units consist of 76,000 SEA units, 14,000 album sales and 3,000 TEA units.

The 13-track album, executive produced by DJ Khaled's children Asahd Khaled and Aalam Khaled, was released late last month.

Khaled Khaled, which is DJ Khaled's 12th studio album, features artists including Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, H.E.R. , 21 Savage, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Jay-Z, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and Drake.

It is the record producer's third No. 1 album on the chart. Major Key (2016) and Grateful (in 2017) are his previous leaders.

Khaled Khaled's debut at No. 1 pushed Moneybagg Yo's A Gangsta's Pain to the second spot on the latest edition of the Billboard 200.

Morgan Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album remains at No. 3, and is followed by Justin Bieber's Justice and Young Thug's Slime Language 2 in the top five.

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Posthumous DMX Album 'Exodus' To Drop Later This Month

A posthumous album from late rapper DMX, titled Exodus, is set to release on May 28 via Def Jam Recordings.

Exodus will feature new songs and will be produced by DMX's longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz. The record will mark the first DMX album for Def Jam since 2003's Grand Champ.

"My brother X was one of the most pure and rare souls I've ever met," Swizz said in a statement. "He lived his life dedicated to his family and music. Most of all, he was generous with his giving and loved his fans beyond measure."

"This album, X couldn't wait for his fans all around the world to hear and show just how much he valued each and every single person that has supported him unconditionally," he added.

DMX died on April 9 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 50.

(Photo: Mika Väisänen)

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Snoop Dogg Drops 'Gang Signs' Video Featuring Smoking Madonna Cameo

Snoop Dogg released a video for his single "Gang Signs," featuring a cameo by Madonna, on Thursday (May 6).

The song is from Snoop's 18th studio album, From Tha Streets 2 Tha Suites, which was released on April 20.

"Crip walking with my homegirl Martha / While I'm passing joints to Madonna / Who wanna smoke with Snoop? Let's have a smoke or two / Puff, puff, pass, that's what real smokers do," Snoop raps, referencing Madonna.

Madonna, clad in a purple outfit and sporting platinum blond hair, is seen smoking a blunt in the visual, directed by 4 rAx.

"Was so much fun to show up in Snoop Dogg video for his new song Gang Signs!" Madonna tweeted, along with two goat emojis.

Madonna shared a montage of pictures of her and boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams on Instagram last month, marking the celebration of Ahlamlik's 27th birthday.

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