Pope Skinny's 'Hot Cake' tops chart on BBC 1 Xtra

Pope Skinny  is finally number one on the popular Africa show BBC 1xtra.

The Asuoden Music rapper who on Saturday gave a tremendous performance at the Ghana DJ Awards night has expressed his excitements in a tweet on Monday saying “Bigupz to All #AsuodenMusic fans who No Dey Hear and #SM4LYF. We’ve gone global with #HOTCAKE. We are now number 1. Thanks to Hype Lyrics for the beat”.

“The entire team is really excited about it and it tells where the rapper is taking GH music.

The collaboration was good and Hype Lyrics also did hid very best on the beat.

We proud of Pope and we hope the success of this particular single reflects in the coming Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA)”, PR Assistant Reagan OdeiOfosuOsarfo stated.

Most of the songs that have made it to the number 1 spot have gone on to be play listed. Could Pope Skinny be the first Ghanaian based artist to be play listed on 1xtra?

“The track is one of the hottest tracks and every DJ loves it” DJ Edu commented.

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Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Tyga Come Together on ‘Senile’

The upcoming Young Money compilation album , Rise of an Empire , already boasts two hit singles, with Drake ‘s “Trophies” and most recently, Nicki Minaj ‘s controversy-baiting “ Lookin’ A** N****s, ” generating headlines and airplay.

Now, label boss Lil Wayne has teamed up with Nicki Minaj and Tyga for the latest single from the compilation, “Senile,” which can be heard below.

It’s a dark, minimal track that emphasizes lyrical dexterity of the rap triumvirate trading verses on the microphone.

Fans can hear all twelve new tracks from the Young Money stable when Rise of an Empire hits retailers on March 11.

Among the new songs is a new solo tune from Lil Wanye, entitled “Moment.”

Eminem and Rihanna to Unite for ‘The Monster Tour’

Legendary Detroit rapper Eminem has announced that he’ll embark on a three-city U.S. tour with none other than pop superstar, Rihanna .

The huge news comes from the latest issue of XXL , which features Eminem on the cover alongside Dr. Dre and Interscope Records head honcho Jimmy Iovine with a story based around the recently launched Beats Music streaming services.

Eminem also took to his Twitter account to spread the word regarding the Monster Tour with Rihanna, which he revealed would happen this August in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.

No dates or venues have yet to be announced.

Rihanna and Eminem have had a very fruitful working relationship over the years.

They teamed up on 2010 single “Love the Way You Lie” (from Em’s Recovery full-length from the same year) which went on to be a massive success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and garnering a slew of Grammy nominations.

They came together again for “The Monster,” a joint single from Eminem’s most recent album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

Like “Love the Way You Lie,” it went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chris Brown Sets Release Date for “X” Album

Chris Brown has finally announced a release date for his long-awaited sixth album, X.

“X is by far my best album yet…,” tweeted Breezy, revealing the follow-up to 2012′s Fortune will arrive on May 5, which coincides with Brown’s 25th birthday.

Chris also shared what may be the album’s official artwork, which sees him exhaling smoke with a red X superimposed on the image.

X will include contributions from Kendrick Lamar, Brandy, Kelly Rowland, Wiz Khalifa, and B.o.B. as well as production credits for Timbaland, Diplo, Polow Da Don, Danja, Pharrell, and Drumma Boy.

In other news, Brown was spotted over the weekend at California’ Universal City Walk, shooting the video for his latest single, “Loyal” featuring Lil Wayne,French Montana, and Too $hort.