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Another week and another sales milestone as Lil Wayne outsells G-Unit & Byrd Gang to remain number 2 on the charts. But what may be an even bigger notch in his belt is an article in Time Magazine titled Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive.

Over four years, he morphed from a mediocre rapper with a thuggish point of view into a savant who merges sex, drugs and politics with a sneaky intellect, a freakish knowledge of pop culture and a voice out of the Delta. Whether Wayne is, as he claims, the “best rapper alive” is no longer even debated in hip-hop or commercial circles. Since June 10, when his latest album, Tha Carter III, sold 1,005,545 copies in its first week, he’s been the undisputed champ.

I was on a radio show this week discussing the state of hip hop and I tried to tell some of the ignorant panel members that Lil Wayne is the reigning king of hip hop but I come to the realization that you can’t change the mind of a hater.

Political rumors are a trip. MSNBC reports that Obama is trying to offer Clinton the VP position only if She promises not to take the offer. She’s thinking about doing it only if Obama promises not to choose another female for the VP job.

Nonetheless the most important part of the issue is that tonight somewhere in his speech the AP is reporting that Obama will say:

“Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” Source