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Hip hop mogul Dr Dre tops UK album chart after 16 year absence

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. hip-hop mogul Dr Dre topped the British album chart on Friday with "Compton", his first record in 16 years, while "Marvin Gaye," U.S singer Charlie Puth's collaboration with Meghan Trainor, climbed 89 places to become the highest-selling single.

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13:00 on August 13 2015

Why Dr. Dre's 'Compton' is not a post-Ferguson album, and how it asserts the dominance of L.A. hip-hop

L.A. Times - Entertainment — That Dr. Dre actually released an album on Aug. 7, "Compton: A Soundtrack," is almost as disorienting as the album being so satisfying and aesthetically of the moment. Af... more info

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13:00 on August 13 2015

Why Dr. Dre's 'Compton' is not a post-Ferguson album, and how it asserts the dominance of L.A. hip-hop

L.A. Times - News — more info

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18:10 on August 14 2015

Hip hop mogul Dr Dre tops UK album chart after 16 year absence

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. hip-hop mogul Dr Dre topped the British album chart on Friday with "Compton", his first record in 16 years, while "Marvin Gaye," U.S singer Charli... more info

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