I have a bit of depressing news this week after seeing some of the soundscan numbers. Little Brother’s FINAL album as a group moved less than 5K. Damn. I thought they had more of a stronghold than that. Maybe their numbers will go up in the next few weeks. Anyway, the usual suspects are up top. I wish I could give you all the numbers from soundscan every week but billboard requires a monthly fee and I don’t want to pay that just to see artists flop. Check the top.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 5 | Usher | Raymond v. Raymond | 52,000 | 538,000 |
| 15 | Monica | Still Standing |
23,000 | 357,000 |
| 16 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 21,000 | 2,456,000 |
| 17 | Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes | 21,000 | 356,000 |
| 19 | Cypress Hill | Rise Up | 18,000 | 18,000 |
And for the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 58 | Gucci Mane | Burrrprint [2] HD |
8,600 | 28,000 |
| 85 | Devin The Dude | Suite #420 |
6,100 | 6,200 |
| 110 | Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon | Wu Massacre | 4,900 | 60,000 |
| 128 | Little Brother | LeftBack | 4,400 | 4,600 |
| 183 | Kurupt | Street Lights |
2,900 | 2,900 |
I must say that it’s nice to see Cypress Hill make a “strong” return with 18K. Despite having a dope album, Devin The Dude moved just under 7K and Kurupt put out a project too. I was totally unaware of that. Anway, until next week………….
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