They went to G-Unit to get that money and it this rate they may not even recoup. After a disappointed opening week of barely selling 100,000 albums, the M-o-b-b only moved 38,000 in week number two. Blood money or no money?

Speaking of disappointments, Joe Budden is looking to make a bigger impact than he did with his debut a few years back. His sophomore set The Growth is being pegged with a fall release on Def Jam

Super producer DJ Shadow has finished up his third official LP, slated to drop on Universal. Here is what the man himself said about the album: “There’s been a lot of speculation as to the vibe of the new album. Some have predicted that the whole album is in the hyphy vein like 3 Freaks. To those people I say: RELAX YOUR BACK, YOU’VE ONLY HEARD ONE SONG. The album is very diverse, and reflects the fact that I don’t fit comfortably in any one genre. My critics see that as a problem, but I don’t…it’s simply the way things are. I’ve never really fit into any one clique. That’s why the album is called The Outsider.”