Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/12/2010

by Allen Jacobs

posted September 15, 2010 at 6:32AM MST

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Eminem's "Recovery" officially out-sells "Relapse," while Atmosphere, Young Buck, Fabolous and Dorrough all crack the charts.

Eminem's Recovery officially outsold Relapse this week. Although Recovery's critical response and awards have far exceded the emcee/producer's 2009 return album, the numbers now suggest the same. Earlier this week, Eminem spoke to The New York Post about the two releases, noting his own disapproval of some of Relapse's deliveries. Recovery came in at #2 this week, behind singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart. The Aftermath/Interscope release has now cleared 2.5 million units.

Drake's Thank Me Later sat at #13 last week, three units higher than the previous. The Toronto emcee, along with Eminem, B.o.B. and Kanye West was among Rap's performers at Sunday night's MTV 2010 Video Music Awards. TML's "Fancy," featuring Mary J Blige and Swizz Beatz was Drake's song of choice.

Usher's EP, Versus held the #15 spot. The supplementary release to this year's Raymond v. Raymond fell just two spots. Drumma Boy, Polow Da Don and Jim Jonsin are amoung the producers on the EP, which cleared 85,000 units. Another R&B star, Lyfe Jennings has released his final album in I Still Believe. The Toledo, Ohio singer's latest release from Warner Brothers/Asylum Records features Anthony Hamilton. Jennings has previously indicated he will leave music after this year, after a meaningful-yet-short six-year career.

Rick Ross approaches 400,000 units sold with Teflon Don. The Def Jam rapper's fourth official album features work from veterans such as No I.D., DJ Clark Kent and Cee-Lo. The Miami, Florida rapper also made a brief cameo at the MTV VMA's this past week, in a sketch with host Chelsea Handler.

* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.

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

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
2	Eminem	Recovery	81,000	2,501,000
13	Drake	Thank Me Later	18,000	1,051,000
15	Usher	Versus	17,000	85,000
22	Lyfe Jennings	I Still Believe	14,000	50,000
24	Rick Ross	Teflon Don	13,000	382,000

New releases dominated the 35-100 place of the charts.

Veteran Minneapolis, Minnesota duo Atmosphere released a digital-exclusive 12-track collection called To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy. Released on their own Rhymesayers Entertainment imprint, the work is billed as a double EP. The work sold nearly 10,000 first week units, despite little marketing, further solidifying the RSE strength with fans.

New material from Young Buck surfaced in Rehab. Released on Real Talk Entertainment, and distributed my Fontana, the collection of songs have been officially licensed by the onetime G-Unit member, however sources close to the Nashville, Tennessee star assert that this is not to be considered his third album, after two previous big budget releases through Interscope. Veteran Bad Azz and Bizzy Bone producer Big Hollis handled a bulk of the beats for this collection of songs that sold over 6,000 first week units.

The latest in the retail mixtape movement, Brooklyn, New York star Fabolous released There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape through Def Jam Records. The Street Fam head's EP release features Cam'ron, Red Cafe, Vado and production from Ryan Leslie. After two weeks on the charts, the sequel to Fab's acclaimed No Competition installement has sold nearly 20,000 units.

Dallas, Texas rapper Durrough sold over 5,000 units of his sophomore album, Get Big. The E1 Entertainment homegrown sensation featured label-mates on his release such as Juvenile, Slim Thug and Jim Jones.

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
37	Atmosphere	To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy	9,400	9,400
55	Young Buck	The Rehab	6,400	6,400
61	Fabolous	There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Mixtape	5,700	18,000
67	Durrough	Get Big	5,500	5,500
86	Eminem	Relapse	4,600	2,049,000

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/5/2010

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/5/2010


by J-23



posted September 08, 2010 03:34:00 PM CDT

Shady rules. Eminem stays number 3 with Recovery and remains top 100 with Relapse and top 200 with Curtain Call



Eminem continues to dominate the charts with 3 entries in the Top 200. He failed to regain the top spot with releases from Disturbed and Now 35 taking the top spots. But Mr. Mathers still holds down the 3, 87, and 137 spots. While Usher lost ground on both his entries, Drake moved up a couple spots to 16.



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



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

3

Eminem

Recovery 92514 2420354



13

Usher

Versus 22450



68379



16

Drake

Thank Me Later 19849

1033575



16

Rick Ross

Teflon Don

16106

368746



30

Usher

Raymond v. Raymond

13866

1051181



Fabolous debuted on the charts this week, his official Def Jam mixtape debuting at the 32 spot. Outkast's Big Boi fell from the Top 50 to #62. Meanwhile his southern counterpart Bun B fell 11 spots as he approaches 100,000 for Trill O.G.



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

68

Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty 6447

160918



66

Bun B

Trill O.G.

6541

82773



119

Mike Posner

31 Minutes To Takeoff

3954

48098



131

Ludacris

Battle of the Sexes

3744

528575



145

The Roots

How I Got Over

3474

139994



Kill Devil Hills, the acclaimed collaboration between DJ Muggs and Ill Bill failed to crack the Top 200. Tune in next week to see how releases from Young Buck, Dorrough and Q-Unique perform.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/29/2010

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/29/2010


by Allen Jacobs



posted September 01, 2010 at 7:02AM MST

Drake gets his million, Usher's EP rings some bells, while acclaimed albums from The Roots, Big Boi and Distant Relatives all reach to clear 200,000.



Eminem's Recovery was bumped once more. The lovely Katy Perry's Teenage Dream assumed the #1 slot, with her new album, featuring Snoop Dogg and production from Stargate. The second slot went to Fantasia's Back To Me. At #3, The Aftermath release sold just under 100,000 units last week. It was announced last week that Eminem's live show will now include a full-band, further adding to the Detroit superstar's artistic evolution.







It was Usher who may have had the most pleasing week on the charts. The Atlanta entertainer's EP Versus pulled in a #4 debut. The nine-song collection of Raymond v. Raymond-era recordings sold just under 50,000 first-week units. Drumma Boy, Polow Da Don and Jim Jonsin are amoung the producers on the EP. Meanwhile, the original Raymond v. Raymond maintained a Top 20 performance, having just recently reached platinum.



Rick Ross crossed the 350,000 mark with Teflon Don. The Def Jam rapper's fourth official album features work from veterans such as No I.D., DJ Clark Kent and Cee-Lo. Ross' album marches towards gold. Drake's Thank Me Later reached the million mark. This is just the second 2010 Rap album to do so, after Eminem's Recovery. The album features production from Kanye West, Timbaland, and Drake's in-house team of Boi-1da and 40.





* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.



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



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

3

Eminem

Recovery

98,000

2,328,000



4

Usher

Versus

46,000

46,000



17

Rick Ross

Teflon Don 21,000

353,000



18

Drake

Thank Me Later

20,000

1,014,000



19

Usher

Raymond v. Raymond

20,000

1,037,000



Outkast's Big Boi was back in the Top 50 at #49. His critically-acclaimed Def Jam debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty features artists such as T.I., Gucci Mane and Too Short, with production from Organized Noize, Scott Storch and Lil Jon. Bun B's Trill O.G. fell to #55. Bun's album is the first since moving his Rap-A-Lot Records distribution from Asylum to Universal Fontana. The third in the "Trill" series features appearances from Drake, Gucci Mane and posthumous verses from 2Pac and Pimp C, while production is handled by DJ Premier, Boi-1da and veteran UGK producer Steve Below. In two weeks, Trill O.G. is fast-approaching the 100,000 mark.







HipHopDX Underground Report alum Mike Posner approaches 50,000 sold of his 31 Minutes To Takeoff. The Michigan native and J Records artist found a great deal of cross-over success with his debut, after previous collaborations with Hip Hop artists such as Bun B, Big Sean and Saigon. The Roots' acclaimed How I Got Over ended up at #77. This other Def Jam release features extended Roots family Dice Raw, Truck North and others, in addition to Blu, Phonte and Peedi Peedi. Lastly, Universal Republic Records' release of MTV's Jersey Shore soundtrack features a number of the label's Rap artists, including Lil Jon and DXnext alum Kid Sister, as well as Pitbull and former G-Unit producers Midi Mafia.



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

49

Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty 8,700

154,000



55

Bun B

Trill O.G.

8,000

76,000



72

Mike Posner

31 Minutes To Takeoff

5,700

44,000



77

The Roots

How I Got Over

5,300

136,000



160

Various

MTV's Jersey Shore Soundtrack

2,900

33,000

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Drake's Follow-Up Coming Sooner Than "Later", "The Intro [Is] Done"

News: Drake's Follow-Up Coming Sooner Than "Later", "The Intro [Is] Done"


Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010 3:30PM

Written by Rosario Harper
Young Money President Mack Maine has updated fans on the status of Drake's upcoming Thank Me Later follow-up.



According to Maine, Drake already has a jump start on the untitled effort.



"Drake's crazy," Young Money president Mack Maine said in an interview. "He's doing a [R&B] mixtape right now. He called me one night, like 2 in the morning. He has the intro done for the new album. We was discussing dates where he should come back. That'll be soon. And this mixtape, he's gonna put that out quick. His formula is crazy. He works fast. I can't give the secret away to the formula. He's a musical genius. The way he and [producer] 40 put things together is crazy." (MTV)

Earlier this year,Drake said he was contemplating a second album title.



Drake's debut album hasn't even hit stores yet, but he's already thinking of a second album title. Moments is the name he's been tossing around for his sophomore effort, reports the Los Angeles Times. While nothing has been set in stone, he explained the reasoning behind the title. "Hip-hop is all about moments," said the 23-year-old rapper. "You look at people who were hot three or four years ago who are sitting around reminiscing. It's fickle. It's a game of moments. I'm the moment right now." (Rap-Up)

Along with a sophomore album, the rapper is also putting together a free R&B mixtape.



Always a gentleman, Drake smiled for the cameras and chatted briefly about his upcoming R&B mixtape and sophomore album at the BlackBerry Torch launch party in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (Aug. 11). "I'm working on this mixtape, I got an R&B mixtape that I'm working on," Drake said in an interview. "I'm always accustomed to giving out free music, so I'm working on this new project for free and I'm also working on my second album, you know? Collaborations on that, anything is possible.' (Rap-Up TV)

As of now, Drake's Thank Me Later is close to reaching platinum status.



Young Money rapper Drake's Thank Me Later slipped one notch to No. 12 with 23,400. Heading into his 11th week, the emcee's long-awaited debut should reach platinum status next week with 993,500 records already sold. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
 
From SOHH.com
 
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Drake & Nicki Minaj NOT Married, According To Twitter

Drake & Nicki Minaj NOT Married, According To Twitter


by Allen Jacobs



posted August 28, 2010 at 10:01PM MST

UPDATE: Skeptics were right, it was all a publicity stunt. Young Money marriage has been "annulled."



On Thank Me Later's "Miss Me," Drake professed his love to Young Money label-mate Nicki Minaj. "I love Nicki Minaj, I told her I’d admit it / I hope one day we get married just to say we fuckin' did it / And girl I’m fucking serious I’m with it if you with it / 'Cause your verses turn me on and your pants are mighty fitted," rapped the Toronto sensation, expected to reach platinum this week.



Well, according to Twitter, that verse was prophecy.



The evening of Friday of August 27, both rappers revealed that they had "tied the knot" via Twitter. Official word for Young Money Records has yet to be provided, but the confirming tweets are below:


@nickiminaj Baby I am never scared. PROUD is more the word I would use.


6:06 EST via web

Drizzy Drake

drakkardnoir


Please refer to @nickiminaj as Mrs. Aubrey Drake Graham and dont stare at her too long. She's finally mine. :)

Fri Aug 27 6:18pm EST via web

Drizzy Drake

drakkardnoir


Yes, its true. Drake and I tied the knot. > RT @drakkardnoir @nickiminaj Baby I am never scared. PROUD is more the word I would use.

6:21 EST via ÜberTwitter

Nicki Minaj

NICKIMINAJ


(August 27)



UPDATE: Nicki Minaj confirmed to E! News that Friday's mutual Twitter confirmations were in fact a joke.

Dear Barbz, My husband Drake and I have decided to have our marriage annulled. We'll maintain joint custody. Luv, HB


less than a minute ago via web

Nicki Minaj

NICKIMINAJ
 
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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/15/2010

RecoveryHip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/15/2010


by Allen Jacobs



posted August 18, 2010 at 6:08AM MST


Eminem's "Recovery" gets to two million sold, but does it take back #1? Mike Posner and Street Sweeper Social Club debut on the charts, and Fat Joe hangs on.



Eminem's Recovery returned to #1, again. The Aftermath release beat last week's #1 Arcade Fire's, by close to 80,000 units. In doing so, Eminem became to first emcee to garner a multi-platinum 2010 release, as Recovery now is in the two million jurisdiction.



Rick Ross also joined the 300,000 club with Teflon Don. This feat puts the Miami rapper in an elite 2010 club with Drake, Em, B.o.B., Ludacris and Lil Wayne. The Def Jam rapper's fourth official album features work from veterans such as No I.D., DJ Clark Kent and Cee-Lo. Speaking of, Drake's Thank Me Later fell to #11. There is a strong possiblity that the Cash Money/Young Money release will meet the million mark next week, if sales are up.



Former Underground Report artist Mike Posner garnered a Top 10 debut with 31 Minutes To Takeoff. Now signed to J Records, the Duke University alum and Michigan native balanced singing and raps with an album that features Travis Barker, backed by single "Cooler Than Me."







One of this year's true surprises came courtesy of UGK's Bun B. Trill O.G. maintained a Top 20 performance after last week's #4 debut. Bun's album is the first since moving his Rap-A-Lot Records distribution from Asylum to Universal Fontana. The third in the "Trill" series features appearances from Drake, Gucci Mane and posthumous verses from 2Pac and Pimp C, while production is handled by DJ Premier, Boi-1da and veteran UGK producer Steve Below. In two weeks, Trill O.G. crossed the 50,000 mark as an independent release.





* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.



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



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

1

Eminem


Recovery
133,000

2,113,000



7

Rick Ross


Teflon Don
30,000

309,000



8

Mike Posner

31 Minutes To Takeoff

29,000

29,000



11

Drake


Thank Me Later
24,000

970,000



17

Bun B

Trill O.G.

16,000

57,000



Outkast's Big Boi shuffled to #44. His critically-acclaimed Def Jam debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty features artists such as T.I., Gucci Mane and Too Short, with production from Organized Noize, Scott Storch and Lil Jon. The Roots' acclaimed How I Got Over is 31 spots behind Big Boi. This other Def Jam release features extended Roots family Dice Raw, Truck North and others, in addition to Blu, Phonte and Peedi Peedi.







Another acclaimed release, Damian Marley & Nas' Distant Relatives fell just outside of the Top 100. The Universal Republic/Def Jam release sits just below 175,000 units. The duo has toured extensively, and Marley hosted a UStream chat on Monday night. Another debut this week came courtesy of Street Sweeper Social Club's Ghetto Blaster EP. The Rap/Rock duo of Boots Riley (The Coup) and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave) made covers of such tunes as LL Cool J's 1991 hit "Mama Said Knock You Out" and M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes." Debuting at #144, the seven-song EP released through Warner Brothers distribution cleared over 3,000 units.



Fat Joe holds onto the Top 200 The Darkside Volume 1 at #192 . The release marks Joe's debut with E1 Entertainment, and features work with DJ Premier, Just Blaze and Too Short. The darker-themed album has critics comparing it to Joe's first three albums. Despite the strong praises, the work's sales have become an object of ridicule from Joe's nemesis, 50 Cent.



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

44

Big Boi


Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
8,000

138,000



75

The Roots

How I Got Over

5,300

125,000



103

Nas & Damian Marley

Distant Relatives

4,100

174,000



144

Street Sweeper Social Club

Ghetto Blaster EP 3,100

3,200



192

Fat Joe

The Darkside Volume 1

2,400

19,000

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/8/2010

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 8/8/2010


by Allen Jacobs



posted August 11, 2010 at 6:20AM MST

Bun B's third independent solo crushes the charts and expectations, Fat Joe falls 85 units, while Drake and Usher can expect to hit the million mark this month.



Eminem's Recovery was thought to maybe get #1 back. The Aftermath release did not, as Arcade Fire's latest outsold it by 4,000 units.



One of this year's true surprises came courtesy of UGK's Bun B. The Port Arthur, Texas' emcee's third solo album, Trill O.G. debuted at #4. Bun's album is the first since moving his Rap-A-Lot Records distribution from Asylum to Universal Fontana. The third in the "Trill" series features appearances from Drake, Gucci Mane and posthumous verses from 2Pac and Pimp C, while production is handled by DJ Premier, Boi-1da and veteran UGK producer Steve Below. For an independent project, Bun's Top 5 debut and 40,000 in sales are one of the more shocking Rap chart performances this year.



Rick Ross was a spot behind Bun, inching towards 300,000 units moved of his acclaimed Teflon Don. The Def Jam rapper's fourth official album features work from veterans such as No I.D., DJ Clark Kent and Cee-Lo. Drake's Thank Me Later fell to #8, as four Rap releases occupied the Top 10. Drake's official debut is expected to reach the million mark in two weeks, though a strong next week could achieve that feat early.







Usher's Raymond v. Raymond appeared at #17. The veteran Pop entertainer's "divorce album" is marching its way to a platinum plaque for Mr. Raymond and his longtime backer, LaFace Records. The album will feature two deluxe/additional material releases this month.





* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.



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



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

2

Eminem

Recovery

152,000

1,980,000



4

Bun B

Trill O.G.

41,000

41,000



5

Rick Ross

Teflon Don

39,000

279,000



8

Drake

Thank Me Later

31,000

946,000



17

Usher

Raymond V. Raymond

16,000

990,000



Outkast's Big Boi slid to #36. His critically-acclaimed Def Jam debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty features artists such as T.I., Gucci Mane and Too Short, with production from Organized Noize, Scott Storch and Lil Jon. The Roots' acclaimed How I Got Over is nearly parallel to Big Boi. This other Def Jam release features extended Roots family Dice Raw, Truck North and others, in addition to Blu, Phonte and Peedi Peedi.



Tech N9ne's The Gates Mixed Plate went a Top 15 debut to #89. The Gates Mixed Plate features Glasses Malone, Devin The Dude and Jay Rock, among others, as yesterday the rapper announced a fall tour with Malone, Rock and E-40.



Fat Joe fell out of the Top 100 with The Darkside Volume 1, a total of 85 units. The release marks Joe's debut with E1 Entertainment, and features work with DJ Premier, Just Blaze and Too Short. The darker-themed album has critics comparing it to Joe's first three albums. Despite the strong praises, the work's sales have become an object of ridicule from Joe's nemesis, 50 Cent.







Former Young Money and No Limit Records artist Curren$y hung on to the bottom of the charts with his Def Jam-distributed Pilot Talk. Produced by Reasonable Doubt architect Ski Beatz, and featuring Mos Def and Jay Electronica, the New Orleans emcee is sitting just over 20,000 units overall.



Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total

36

Big Boi

Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

10,000

130,000



62

The Roots

How I Got Over

6,400

120,000



89

Tech N9ne Collabos

The Gates Mixed Plate

5,000

22,000



112

Fat Joe

The Darkside Volume 1

4,100

16,000



193

Curren$y

Pilot Talk

2,500

22,000

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