Talk about being productive. Justin Bieber’s latest project, Believe Acoustic, just debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. There is nothing really surprising about a Bieber album going number one, honestly. However, check out this cool stat: Justin Bieber is the first artist to have five number one albums before the age of 19. What were you doing at age 19, brah? [PopCrush]
Another year, another dollar for the homie Waka Flocka. Last night the rapper released his latest mixtape, DuFlocka Rant 2. The tape features appearances from Lil Wayne, Young Scooter and Ace Hood. The tape might be worth a download off of the strength of the project’s cover art alone. [LiveMixtapes]
Bow Wow must have a strong hand. Because Mr. 106 & Park got a bunch of heavy hitters for his upcoming Greenlight 5 mixtape. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, Kendrick Lamar and Jadakiss all make appearances. Check out the full tracklist. [Rap-Up]
Baltimore duo Beach House are always doing cool stuff with their music. Check out this short film they did called Forever Still. The 26-minute video sees the band performing in a desert in Texas. [Pitchfork]
Need an awesome gift for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day? Why don’t you gift him or her a new Flaming Lips album. This Valentine’s Day, the weird band is putting out an album called Songs of Love, which is a compilation of their love songs, The packaging of the project is particularly romantic: the album will come in a USB stick buried within a heart made out of dark chocolate. Yuuuum. [SPIN]
