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Weekly Hip Hop/R&B Sales 10/27/2010

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The heavy hitters are sitting still up towards the top of the charts.  Lil Wayne moved another 65,000 copies of his latest project, I Am Not A Human Being, while Eminem manages to to approach triple platinum moving another 43,000.  Trey Songz and Waka Flocka are still sitting in the top 50 as well.  Check the top

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
5 Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being
 65,000 323,000
8 Eminem Recovery 43,000 2,861,000
17 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure
 23,000 430,000
24 Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans 17,000 99,000
32 Waka Flocka Flame Flockaveli
 12,000 67,000

And the bottom

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
45 Rick Ross Teflon Don
 9,200 443,000
52 Gucci Mane The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted 8,000 100,000
107 Pimp C The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones
 4,000 28,000
112 Kid Cudi Man On The Moon: The End of Day
 4,000 479,000
127 Ice Cube I Am The West
 3,500 39,000

Nothing too spectacular going on.  Gucci Mane reaches 100K while Kid Cudi is close to gold.  Until next time……

Weekly Sales 10/20/10

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Lil Wayne managed to snag the number one spot on the charts despite being behind bars with his new project, I Am Not A Human Being.  He sold 102,000 copies this week putting him at 259,000.  I bet his downloads are well over a million though.  Eminem is still sitting up top at number 5 while Bruno Mars, Trey Songs and Waka Flocka are all in the top 25.  Check the top

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
1 Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being
 125,000 259,000
5 Eminem Recovery 50,000 2,818,000
12 Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans
 27,000 82,000
13 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure 27,000 407,000
21 Waka Flocka Flame Flockaveli
 18,000 55,000

And the bottom

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total 33 Gucci Mane The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted 12,000 92,000 68 Pimp C The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones
 6,400 24,000 75 Chiddy Bang The Preview
 6,000 6,000 99 Ice Cube I Am The West
 4,700 35,000 133 Foreign Exchange Authenticity
 3,600 3,700

Newcomers Chiddy Bang sold 6,000 in their first week while Foreign Exchange managed to move 3,600.  Gucci Mane is inching closer to 100K as well.  Until next week, go get Nottz new album, You Need This Music.

Weekly Sales 10/13/2010

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Several new releases dropped last week including everyone’s favorite rapper, Waka Flocka Flame.  Both Waka Flocka and Bruno Mars managed to crack the top 10 this week along with Eminem and Trey Songz.  Check out the top

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
3 Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans
 55,000 55,000
4 Eminem Recovery 52,000 2,768,000
6 Waka Flocka Flame Flockavelli
 37,000 37,000
9 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure 32,000 380,000
15 Faith Evans Something About Faith
 23,000 24,000
 

And the bottom

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
16 Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being
 23,000 133,000
18 Gucci Mane The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted
 20,000 80,000
25 Pimp C The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones
 18,000 18,000
54 Ice Cube I Am The West
 8,400 31,000
174 Skyzoo & !llmind Live From The Tape Deck
 2,400 2,500

A lot of new albums to the charts this week including Faith Evans, Pimp C and Skyzoo and !llmind.  Lil Wayne moved another 23K with his garbage ass EP.  I haven’t listened to Skyzoo and !llmind’s album but I heard that it’s sick.  I wonder if Gucci’s appeal is fading or is 80,000 in two weeks considered good numbers for Sccucccci?  Until next time……..

Weekly Sales 10/7/10

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The biggest news this past week in album sales was Lil Wayne’s new EP called I Am Not A Human being.  With Wayne being in Jail and this record having minimal promotion, I am sure people were curious as to what numbers he might move.  Well Wayne hit the charts at number 2 selling 110,000 copies in his first week.  I am not sure if this is considered a success or failure by Wayne and his record label but for no promotion and the album SUCKING balls, I think it is pretty good for Wayne.  Another release that seemed to go under the radar was Gucci Mane’s new album with a single, Gucci Time with Swizz Beatz that hasn’t seem to catch much steam.  Gucci landed at number 4 selling 60,000.  Check the top

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
2 Lil Wayne I Am Not A Human Being
 110,000 110,000
4 Gucci Mane The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted
 60,000 60,000
5 Eminem Recovery
 59,000 2,716,000
7 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure 42,000 348,000
12 John Legend & The Roots Wake Up!
 31,000 94,000

And the bottom

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total 13 Lil Boosie Incarcerated
 30,000 30,000 17 Lecrae Rehab
 28,000 28,000 22 Ice Cube I Am The West
 22,000 22,000 123 Bun B Trill O.G.
 3,600 100,000 183 The Roots How I Got Over
 2,600 151,000

A few other releases hit the charts this week in the forms of Lil Boosie and Ice Cube.  I haven’t heard either album so, I can’t really share comments on either but I guess 30K for Boosie is pretty good.  Ice Cube didn’t really seem to have an impact at all.  Oh well, until next week…..

Weekly Sales

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Another week has flown by and the weekly sales are in.  Eminem is still sitting up top along with Trey Songz and the new album from John Legend and The Roots, Wake Up.  Check em out

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
6 Eminem Recovery
 66,000 2,656,000
7 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure
 66,000 306,000
8 John Legend & The Roots Wake Up!
 63,000 63,000
20 Drake Thank Me Later 15,000 1,086,000
25 Usher Versus
 13,000 117,000

And the lower half

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
47 B.o.B. The Adventures of Bobby Ray
 8,100 412,000
103 Bun B Trill O.G.
 3,800 96,000
106 Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty
 3,600 175,000
131 The Roots How I Got Over
 3,000 148,000
188 Fabolous There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape 2,300 24,000

I guess Black Milk’s Album of the Year fell out of the top 200 after just a week.  Damn shame seeing as how he has one of the best albums of the year.  Eminem looks like he will definitely hit triple platinum this year.  I wonder what Lil Weezy’s new(WACK) album, I Am Not A Human Being will sell.  I’m sure he will sell over 100k maybe 200.

Distant Relatives

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What a better way to start the week than with one of my most anticipated albums in YEARS.  Actually, I have been listening to this album since last week and it has only come out of the tapedeck a couple of times.  With numerous delays, I was starting to get worried that Nas and Damian Marley’s album, Distant Relatives would never see the light of day.  Despite the wait, the album is DEFINITELY worth it.  It’s easy to have incredible expectations when two of music’s greatest voices team up for an entire album.  It’s even easier to be let down by such a pairing however, Distant Relatives managed to bring out the strengths in both artists and minimizing the awkward collabs of mashing together two genres of music.  Fortunately for Nas’ sake, Damian and Stephen handle the production and seem to guide the soundscape of the album.  This allows Distant Relatives to flow nicely.  Nas also brings his A game with his writing.  He touches on many different subjects and sounds just as sharp as ever, even on slower paced, reggae joints.  I don’t want to give away too much because this is a project that people NEED to support.  I will be purchasing my copy tomorrow.  The album isn’t quite perfect but even the weakest songs have great messages and are still pretty solid.  Even Lil Wayne drops some knowledge on My Generation, which happens to be my least favorite song.  In my humble opinion, this is the strongest album of the year to date and will be top 5 for sure.  Not only is the album really dope, it’s in support of Africa and proceeds go to Africa so, PURCHASE the album.  I am sure they will tour again very soon so, make sure you catch Nas and Damian live.  Check out the video for As We Enter below.

Weekly Numbers 4/14/2010

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Looking at my Gucci it’s about that time.  There were no major releases last week to speak of so, no real surprises in the numbers.  Erykah Badu is still in the top 10.  Ursher is sitting at number 2 and Monica is at number 6.  Luda and Blacked Eyed Peas are still sitting up top as well.  I’m curious to know WHO keeps buying copies of Black Eyed Peas.  Here is the top. 

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
2 Usher Raymond v. Raymond
 92,000 422,000
6 Monica Still Standing
 38,000 304,000
9 Erykah Badu New Amerykah Part Two 30,000 140,000
11 Ludacris Battle of the Sexes
 26,000 310,000
13 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 25,000 2,411,000

And for the bottom

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
25 Lil Wayne Rebirth
 15,000 505,000
37 Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon Wu Massacre
 11,000 49,000
100 E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
 5,000 17,000
188 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct 2,500 436,000
194 DJ Khaled Victory
 2,400 52,000

Lil Wayne finally went gold with Rebirth. Wu-Massacre is almost at 50K and E-40 is almost at 20K.  Until next week………

Weekly Numbers 3/24/2010

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Naturally, it’s that time of the week again.  All the usual suspects are still on the charts.  Ludacris is sitting at number 3 moving just under 200K.  Sade is still the man, I mean WOMAN and Gorillaz are doing quite well.  Here is the top. 

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
3 Ludacris Battle of the Sexes
 61,000 198,000
6 Sade Soldier of Love
 40,000 992,000
8 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 39,000 2,309,000
9 Gorillaz Plastic Beach
 38,000 150,000
17 Lil Wayne Rebirth
 24,000 445,000

And for the bottom.

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
31 Young Money We Are Young Money
 16,000 391,000
76 Eminem Relapse
 7,200 1,891,000
88 DJ Khaled Victory
 5,700 42,000
120 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct
 4,300 426,000
199 Sam Adams Boston’s Boy EP
 2,500 15,000

I guess the charts are looking pretty standard.  I heard there was some fradulent numbers surround Sam Adams, whoever that is.  His team responding saying that they would never purchase copies of their own albums.  I heard Cash Money did that shit for Wayne too.  Anyway, stay tuned until next week.  Once again, shout out to HipHopDx on the numbers as always.

Weekly Numbers 3/17/2010

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The numbers are in once again.  There were a few new releases that dropped last week and two of them hit the top of the charts.  Ludacris dropped his album, Battle of the Sexes, and debuted at number 1, moving 137K.  Right below Luda was the Gorillaz new album, Plastic Beach, debuting at number 2 with 112K.  Still up at the are Sade, Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne’s Rebirth.  Here is the top.

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
1 Ludacris Battle of the Sexes
 137,000 137,000
2 Gorillaz Plastic Beach
 112,000 112,000
6 Sade Soldier of Love 52,000 951,000
9 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.
 43,000 2,271,000
12 Lil Wayne Rebirth
 27,000 420,000

And for the bottom…..

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
58 Gucci Mane The State Vs. Radric Davis
 9,400 310,000
64 Eminem Relapse
 8,800 1,884,000
65 DJ Khaled Victory
 8,700 37,000
118 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct
 5,000 421,000
182 Kidz In The Hall Land of Make Believe
 2,900 2,900

Kidz in the Hall also dropped this week moving just under 3K.  I am still curious why selling 3,000 earns you a spot on the charts.  I would like to see the top 200 back in like 95 and see what the lowest numbers were.  Until next week….

Gorilla Zoe Challenge: Day Eleven

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I have to apologize for the super late post of the day.  It’s been a hectic day but just to reassure everyone, I am STILL on the GZC.  Today, I went back and caught mixtape number 17, Gorilla Woods Part 2 and jumped forward to mixtape 20, Cartunez.  For whatever reason, number 18 is nowhere to be found.  I guess that means it was too bad to continue to promote it.  Anyway, the end is approaching ever so rapidly.  I have to comment on a trend I have been noticing in rap lately and in particular Gorilla Zoe does it A LOT throughout these tapes.  Rappers have been comparing themselves to shit lately.  Kanye has said things like “How it feels to wake up to be the shit and the urine.” Lil Wayne frequently uses inappropriate bathroom chat as well.  However, Gorilla Zoe has taken it to a new level by saying things like “I doo doo and boo boo and poo poo.”  I’m not sure why this trend continues but I must urge rappers to find more clever ways of saying they are the shit rather than comparing themselves to ACTUALL shit.  Well, enjoy both tapes and trust there will be some classic material coming very soon.  Stay tuned.

Gorilla Woods Part 2

Cartunez

The cover work is still kind of hilarious though.