1. Common - A Dream
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Common jumps to the top position with his latest song, from the upcoming film 'Freedom Writers.' The Windy City lyricist and his daughter, Omoya Lynn, are featured in The Gap's new ad campaign with two 30-second television commercials.
2. Nas feat. Jay-Z - Black Republican
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L.E.S. plays the beat, while Nas and Jay-Z trade lyrics of fury on this smash from <i>Hip-Hop Is Dead</i>.3. Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead
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Nas recently criticized the New York Police Department, following the fatal shooting of a man leaving his bachelor party outside a club in Queens, NY.
4. Ghostface Killah feat. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
"You Know I'm No Good," which looks like a musical mis-match on paper, could end up becoming Ghost's biggest hit since "Cherchez La Ghost."
5. Snoop Dogg feat. Dr. Dre - Imagine
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Snoop Dogg's arraignment, initially set for December 5, has been postponed to January 2007. Snoop was charged with the felony count after authorities at John Wayne Airport found a collapsible baton in his luggage on September 27.
6. Ludacris feat. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love
Ludacris spoke in front of over 400 people in the Marvin Center as part of World AIDS Day recently. He also met up with Senator Barack Obama last week to discuss youth empowerment.
7. Papoose - 50 Shots (Change Gon' Come)
"50 Shots" is a response to the fatal shooting of a 21-year old groom-to-be on his wedding day, as I noted earlier. Five undercover cops showered Sean Bell and his two friends with 50 bullets outside Kalua Lounge, New York. Police later found that all three men were unarmed.
8. Akon feat. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You
Fresh off the success of his new album, Akon has been recruited to help breathe new life into Whitney Houston's forthcoming album. He's also featured on Gwen Stefani's The Sweet Escape.
9. Young Jeezy feat. R.Kelly - Go Getta
Despite the fact that his new album, The Inspiration, hit the streets two weeks prior to its release date, Young Jeezy is confident that he'll do well on the charts. "I knew [the new album 'The Inspiration,' due Dec. 12 via Def Jam] was going to get leaked, so I flooded the streets with mixtapes. That way, people have something to ride to and they'll wait until the album comes out," Jeezy told Billboard.com backstage at the Billboard Music Awards.
10. Raekwon - Da Destroyer
Raekwon came out swinging last week at the Rock the Bells concert. Rae told his audience that even though he respects Jay-Z's business acumen, he's not feeling Hov's comeback album, Kingdom Come
