#MsLMstatus: Rihanna Surpasses Madonna’s Billboard Record (October 9th-15th)

But Rihanna’s achievement only applies to solo artists, as the Beatles hold the all-time record. The foursome took a very swift two years and seven months to amass 20 top 10 singles back in the 1960s. The news comes as Rihanna continues to hype up her Navy for the release of her album later this year. She shot a video for “We Found Love” last month in Northern Ireland. During the shoot, Rihanna made headlines when her “inappropriate state of undress” angered the farmer on whose land she was shooting the video. A release date for the clip hasn’t been announced.She first appeared in the top 10 back in June 2005 with “Pon De Replay.” Since then, she’s had 19 other songs in the top 10 in six years and four months, beating out Madonna by five months. The music industry magazine reports that Rihanna is the fastest solo artist to reach 20 Hot 100 Top 10 singles thanks to her Talk That Talk lead single “We Found Love.” The Calvin Harris-produced track currently sits at #9 in its second week on the chart, after debuting at #16. The rise to the top 10 means that Rihanna has beaten the Queen of Pop herself, Madge, for the quickest rise. Rihanna had this message for her fans about the video: “#WFLvid I really cant stop thinking about this video we just shot! EASILY the BEST video I’ve done thus far! Definitely my fav 1, very powerful.”

-MTV

#MYOL News: Sean “Diddy” Combs Helps Save Boys & Girls Club Of Harlem, New York (October 9th-15th)

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is being credited with “saving” The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem New York, with a charitable donation that will help the organization’s operational budget.The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem announced that Diddy gave a “remarkable” donation to the organization that helps mentor and guide young people in the community, regardless of their circumstances.The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, New York, was facing budgetary constraints due to shifts in federal, state and private funding. According to Willie C. Bentley, Jr., Board Member and Resource Development Chair of The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, Combs’ donation came at exactly the right time. “Mr. Combs’ contribution comes at a time when we were faced with the possibility of eliminating existing programs and/or club sites,” Willie C. Bentley Jr. told AllHipHop.com. “One hundred percent of Mr. Combs’ contribution will go directly to the young people, and provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs allowing us to move forward as a club, uninterrupted.” Sean “Diddy” Combs grew up in Harlem, and has often credited the local community with influencing his artistic vision.

Documentary: Straight Outta L.A: Raiders & Al Davis Story produced by Ice Cube (October 9th-15th)

 

Hip Hop: Nas - Nasty (VIDEO) (October 9th-15th) #Queens #NYC

Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortus (VIDEO) (October 9th-15th) #Compton #WestCoast

Hip Hop: Beanie Sigel Freestyle For Tone Trump (VIDEO) (October 9th-15th) #Philly #FarEast

Hip Hop: Slaughterhouse - The Illest (October 9th-15th)

Hip Hop: Mobb Deep - Street Lights (October 9th-15th) #Queens #NYC

Hip Hop: Fred The Godson ft. Mad Rapper - Hip Hop (October 9th-15th) #BX #NYC

Hip Pop: Drake ft. Nicki Minaj - Make Me Proud (October 9th-15th)

R&B: Erykah Badu - Out My Mind, Just In Time (VIDEO) (October 9th-15th)

NBA Lockout: Owners Propose Gilbert Arenas Clause In Lockout Negotiations (October 9th-15th)

For all the damage Gilbert Arenas did to his reputation by carrying firearms into the Washington Wizards’ locker room for a showdown with a teammate, that wasn’t the reason that his name came up in the last few weeks during a negotiating session between owners and players.

It was because of the Magic veteran’s bloated contract.

Coming off a career-worst season in which he averaged only eight points in 22 minutes per game, and looked as if he was on his last legs, the one-time All-Star guard still has three years at $62.4 million remaining on his deal.

So it was not surprising that when an amnesty clause was discussed between owners and players – a salary-cap lifeline for teams looking to shed a terrible contract – Arenas was viewed as the poster child for such a provision. Although he still doesn’t turn 30 until this coming January, who would want to pay him in excess of $19 million this coming season, almost $21 million next season and $22 million for 2013-14? Probably not his own team, for starters.

In these negotiations, which have broken down indefinitely over the money split, Arenas has taken the place of Allan Houston, whose name was linked to a similar clause in the previous collective bargaining agreement. Once suspended 50 games for his illegal and reckless use of guns with Javaris Crittenton, Arenas has replaced Houston as the face of bad contracts.

But a Knick could still be represented in a new rule, as owners are demanding a “Carmelo Anthony rule.” Such a rule would make it harder for stars like Anthony to force their way out of town and still be rewarded for it by signing a mega-deal extension with a new team, as Anthony did with the Knicks. The proposed rule would wipe out a player’s so-called “Bird rights,” which entitles him to a lucrative extension, if he didn’t get traded by a certain date. In other words, players like Anthony wouldn’t be able to get his cake and eat it, too.

Those proposed clauses are still to be worked out, along with scores of B-list issues, as the all-important A-list money issues continue to stand in the way of a settlement. There’s no end in sight to the impasse. For only the second time in league history, regular-season games will be lost Monday, as the owners’ deadline for canceling the first two weeks expires. Owners and players broke off talks last Tuesday when players rejected a 50-50 split of the $4.3 billion in revenue.

When the two sides on Friday failed to reach an agreement on the terms for returning to the bargaining table Sunday for one last shot at saving the first two weeks, that all but guaranteed the cancellation of the first 100 games, starting with the Nov. 1 season-opener and continuing through Nov. 14.

-Mitch Lawrence, nydailynews.com 

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