1. Lil Wayne -

How to Love

2. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown - International Love

3. DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - I'm on One

4. Drake -

Dreams Money Can B

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USA Hip Hop & RnB MUSIC Chart,June 2011

Taken from: www.djbooth.net

5. J. Cole -

Return of Simb

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6. T-Pain ft. Chris Brown -

Best Love Song

7. Iyaz ft. Travie McCoy - Pretty Girls 10. Bad

Meets Evil -

Fast Lane

8. Beyonc - 1+1

9. Kelly Rowland ft. Lil Wayne - Motivation

There are a growing number of reports of young people speaking of their torment after becoming dangerously-addicted to computer games.

Young addicts are skipping meals, playing truant from school and are even stealing money from their parents to buy the latest games.

And some experts even warn that two hours of playing games produces the same high as taking some drugs.

Alarming figures reveal three out of five under 16-years-old plays video games to such an extent that it is a cause for concern for health care professionals.

And in the under 10 age group, a staggering four out of five children play computer games at levels showing signs of addiction, figures obtained by addiction experts revealed.

Jack, a 15-year-old boy admitted that computer addiction took over his life and told how he discarded his friends, neglected his school studies and survived on junk food as he embarked on marathon gaming sessions of up to 48 hours.

Jack said: Playing on my games console was all I wanted to do and it was the first thing I thought of as soon as I woke up. I would play for hours on end without even realising. It was like it was a demon that had got inside my brain and I just couldnt stop. If my parents tried to stop me playing, I would just flip.

I lost touch with my mates, started doing badly at school and became an angry and aggressive person that wasnt the real me.

Steve Pope, a counsellor and therapist, says he is seeing increasing numbers of youngsters suffering from game addiction after using video games as an escape from the world and getting hooked on the release of adrenaline it gives.

It is the fastest growing addiction in the country and this is affecting young people mentally, as well as leading to physical problems such as obesity.

It gives parents peace and quiet, but it becomes a concern when it is all the child wants to do.

Well I myself am a gamer and used to be a hardcore gamer until my mother took my gaming console away from me and being a Nigerian you learn not to argue (foolish and pointless) arguments with parents or else it could result in your demise. I was forced to rediscover the joys of the outside world and now realize that I missed out on a lot of things as a result of gaming.

The problem is real and even though it doesnt seem to be prevalent amongst the other guys in the Urban Hype family (as determined from my interviews with them), I would strongly urge caution amongst young people and parents.

BEWARE Gaming Addiction is Real and Dangerous

:By Demi Jelugbo

82 www.urbanhypemedia.co.uk