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August 20, 2021 Taheim Fatally Shot In NYC According to reports, the fatal shooting took place last Thursday in the Big Apple. Despite the murder happening in public, no arrests have been made, however, the investigation is ongoing. The New York Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporterthat a unit had responded at about 11:18 p.m. to a 911 call outside an apartment complex on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. Bryan, 50, was identified with multiple gunshot wounds to the arm and torso. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. ( r) Nas Celebrates His New Albums Success On a lighter topic, Nas recently stepped up to alert the worldhis newly released Kings Disease II studio album was back on top. Nasir Jones went to his Instagram pageto break some major news. The Queens native shared footage of himself catching vibes and revealing he has the top rap album in the nation. 40 Side where a n!$$A seenitall KD2 #1 Rap Album In The Country The same week, Nas shared footage revealinghis album isnt just a digital must-own. Haaa real copies dropping soon. #repost @mikeruga THIS NEW @nas ALBUM GOT ME OUT HERE ACTING LIKE A BOOTLEGGER IN 2004 ! #NasIsGood #KD2 Nas Kings Disease II First-Week Sales Kings Disease II didnt need much promotionafter all. The hip-hop veterans latest studio album has debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 200 chart in its first 7 days. Despite being announced just days before becoming available, Nasir Jones LP managed to debut at No. 3on the overall chart. The project only received competition from musicians Billie Eilishs Happier Than Ever (85K) and Olivia Rodrigos Sour (61K). Nas scores his 15th top 10 album on the Billboard 200, and highest charting effort since 2012, as Kings Disease II debuts at No. 3. The set, released on Aug. 6, earned 56,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 35,000 (equaling 47.44 million on-demand streams of the sets songs), album sales comprise 19,000 and TEA units comprise a little over 1,000. ( Read more