Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ hometown anthem “Empire State Of Mind” has just hit the 5 million mark. For both artists, the song is the biggest in their careers surpassing “Umbrella” and “No One” respectively. Let’s hear it for New York! [Rap Radar]

From his 2007 arrest to the recent Summer Jam debacle, guess you can say the Empire State is Tunechi’s least favorite place. After telling MTV that he didn’t like the city, New York Senator Malcolm Smith responded to Wayne’s comments and insisted on an apology. New York City is the birthplace of the Hip Hop music movement. Millions of New Yorkers listen to…

Taylor Swift has set the record for the biggest digital sales week for a female artists with single We Are Never Getting Back Together. Having shifted 623,000 digital copies last week – debuting at No.1 on Billboard‘s Digital Songs chart – it’s also the second biggest digital seller of all time, bested only by Flo Rida’s…

Rick Rubin has signed a deal that will see American Recordings releases put through Universal’s Republic Records, according to reports. Billboard sources say that Universal Republic president and CEO Monte Lipman, and co-president and COO Avery Lipman have signed a pressing and distribution deal with American Records founder Rubin. The agreement will see Rubin issue…

Def Jam and Young Jeezy have been sued by his Corporate Thugz Entertainment (or CTE) business partner Demetrius Ellerbee. He claims that he is owed $5 million in unpaid profits from both the label and Jeezy. The suit states that Ellerbee saw a small amount of money from the various advances and royalties paid to Jeezy and…

Here’s the truth: Tomorrow, 2 Chainz’s Based On A T.R.U. Story will debut at the top of the charts. According to HDD, the project has moved an estimated 145,809 copies. This will also mark Chainz’s first number one album. Congrats! Final tally tomorrow.