Based On A T.R.U. Story, the debut album from Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz, is projected to debut at No. 1 on the charts next week, but the artist who has recorded with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne said the good news is bittersweet.

During an interview this week with Angie Martinez on New York's Hot 97 radio station, 2 Chainz said he is having a difficult time coping with the recent death of his father.

Strong Arm Steady members Krondon and Phil The Agony visit The Aftermath, the best music discussion on the 'net, to talk about their new album, Stereotype, explaining the title's double meaning. The West Coast vets sometimes get pegged as gangsta rappers, so listeners will be surprised by the record. "It's a representation of what you wouldn't expect," they said.

Krondon and Phil also give the background on teaming up with Statik Selektah, who produced the entire album. Originally, Statik was only going to work on one song, but the initial results were so good that they decided to do an entire album.

Whitney Houston's life story is the subject of a new documentary, Always Whitney.

The 1-hour-and-9-minute special, out Tuesday, spans Houston's New Jersey roots to her death at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last February.

Many independent recording artists are anxious to get picked up by a big label, but Las Vegas MC Dizzy Wright is not in a rush to sign away his artistic control to a major.