Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/3/2010
May 05, 2010 08:05:00 AM CDT | by Allen Jacobs
A new Rap release finally reclaimed the #1 spot last week. Albeit a strongly Pop-influenced album, B.o.B. Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray marks the eclipse of a five-year journey for the Georgia emcee, singer and songwriter. His Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records album features a broad spectrum of influence, genre and guests ranging from Eminem to Lupe Fiasco to Playboy Tre. The 21 year-old's debut sold an impressive 80,000 units, and places the onetime Jim Jonsin protege in the spotlight among his peers.
Further down the charts, Usher, Monica and Ludacris also repped hard for the '90s Atlanta alumni. Respectively, Raymond v. Raymond, Still Standing and Battle of the Sexes ranged between the #6 and #20 spot, as they've done for well over a month.
The Black Eyed Peas and The E.N.D. owned the #16 spot yet again. This week, the group took the crown for all-time single digital sales, with this album's cut, "I Gotta Feeling," a popular 2009 hit.
* 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
B.o.B.
The Adventures of Bobby Ray
84,000
85,000
6
Usher
Raymond v. Raymond
48,000
586,000
16
Black Eyed Peas
The E.N.D.
20,000
2,476,000
19
Monica
Still Standing
18,000
374,000
20
Ludacris
Battle of the Sexes
17,000
373,000
Cypress Hill's first group album in six years, Rise Up, fell over 50 places from last week's Top 20 debut. The trio (along with percussionist Eric Bobo) released the album on the revamped Priority Records, boasting collaboration with Pete Rock and Pitbull.
Gucci Mane's retail mixtape, Burrrprint [2] HD cracked 30,000 units sold. The DJ Holiday-hosted, Brick Squad 1017 release made a Top 20 debut last week, and features Nicki Minaj, Yo Gotti, Rocko and OJ Da Juiceman. This release marks Gucci's departure from his former business team and original So Icey Entertainment imprint.
Wu-Tang Clan member trio Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Raekwon's Wu-Massacre slipped to #156. The critically-praised collaboration was released on the Def Jam imprint, and boasts production from Scram Jones and RZA. Another Rap veteran, E-40, still maintained two releases on the Top 200 (at #190 and #191) respectively, with his EMI-released Revenue Retrievin' companion set.
Devin The Dude's first album with E1 Entertainment, Suite #420, hung on at #198, still short of 10,000 units sold. The HipHopDX-acclaimed release features various members of Devin's Odd Squad and Coughee Brothaz, as well as some production from longtime Rap-A-Lot Records-era collaborator Mike Dean.
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
72
Cypress Hill
Rise Up
6,800
25,000
88
Gucci Mane
Burrrprint [2] HD
5,800
34,000
156
Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon Wu Massacre 3,400
64,000
190
E-40
Revenue Retrievin: Night Shift
2,600
26,000
198
Devin The Dude
Suite #420
2,500
8,700
From HipHopDX.com
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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/18/2010
April 21, 2010 01:04:00 PM CDT | by Allen Jacobs
Sony's Electro-Pop duo MGMT were surprise chart climbers on their last album. However, the Brooklyn-based group that's worked with Kid Cudi and Jim Jones saw Congratulations debut at #2 behind Justin Bieber. Usher and his divorce ode Raymond v. Raymond fell to #4, making the LaFace release a prime suspect to cross the gold 500,000 unit mark next week.
Monica slid to #9 with her Still Standing. The J Records artist maintained a Top 10 position with an album that features production from Missy Elliott and Jim Jonsin. Monica's Atlanta neighbor Ludacris, who appears on Still Standing, went to #13 with Battle of the Sexes.
Sade bounced back in a major way. The Epic Records release shot back to #12, having already taken a platinum tour through the charts with her latest album, Soldier of Love.
* 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
MGMT
Congratulations
66,000
67,000
4
Usher
Raymond v. Raymond
64,000
486,000
9
Monica
Still Standing
30,000
334,000
12
Sade
Soldier of Love
25,000
1,100,000
13
Ludacris
Battle of the Sexes
25,000
335,000
Gucci Mane's retail mixtape, Burrrprint [2] HD sold just under 20,000 units for Warner Brothers/Asylum. The Brick Squad 1017 release made a Top 20 debut, giving the incarcerated Atlanta rapper two charted album, with his State vs. Radric Davis also at #89.
Wu-Tang Clan member trio Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Raekwon's Wu-Massacre skidded 30 more spots to #67. As predicted, the Def Jam album did cross the 50,000 unit mark. The warmly-received project features special packaging and production from RZA and Mathematics.
With their fourth installment together, Fornever, Murs & 9th Wonder exceeded the 5,000 mark. Debuting at #84, this release through SMC Recordings was made in Los Angeles, featuring native sons such as Kurupt, Suga Free and Sick Jacken.
E-40 crossed the 20,000 mark individually with both Revenue Retrievin' Night Shift and Revenue Retrievin' Day Shift. With the latter pulling ahead, 40 Water's first album with EMI Records proves to be a success when looked at collectively.
Lastly, Snoop Dogg's leftovers/companion release to Malice N' Wonderland, More Malice inches towards 50,000. The Priority/EMI Records release features Jay-Z, Soulja Boy and Bun B.
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
19
Gucci Mane
Burrrprint [2] HD
19,000
20,000
67
Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon Wu Massacre
6,600
56,000
84
Murs & 9th Wonder
Fornever
5,400
5,500
126
E-40
Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift
3,700
21,000
142
Snoop Dogg
More Malice
3,400
34,000
From HipHopDX.com
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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/11/2010
April 14, 2010 10:04:00 AM CDT | by Allen Jacobs
After the first week of April shaking up the charts, last week was more about releases settling into place. Usher gave up his #1 to Justin Bieber, as divorce ode Raymond v. Raymond adjusted comfortably at #2, losing by a margin of 10,000. The LaFace Records project could likely touch gold next Wednesday, with a strong third week outing.
Monica held #6 for a third straight week with her Still Standing. The J Records artist crossed the 250,000 mark, with an album that features production from Missy Elliott and Jim Jonsin. Monica's Atlanta neighbor Ludacris, who appears on Still Standing, also crossed the 250,000 mark Battle of the Sexes. The DTP/Def Jam release also held his #11 spot from the week before.
Erykah Badu slid five spots to #9 with her acclaimed "part two" release in her New Amerykah series. The championed follow-up maintains her production roster Hip Hop-based luminaries such as 9th Wonder, Madlib, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Georgia Anne Muldrow and the late J. Dilla.
The Black Eyed Peas budged to the #13 spot with The E.N.D. The release is soon to turn a year old, having already found double-platinum domestic status for the veteran Interscope Records group.
* 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
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
Lil Wayne took his Rebirth to gold this past week. The experimental Auto-Tune-heavy release crossed the 500,000 unit mark domestically, making it a rapper's first 2010 release to do so. Currently serving on Rikers Island in New York, Wayne has yet to release a statement on the benchmark.
Wu-Tang Clan member trio Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Raekwon's Wu-Massacre fell 25 places to #37. Crossing the 50,000 unit mark next week, the warmly-received project features special packaging and production from RZA and Mathematics.
E-40 had three chart entries last week. The double-packaging of Revenue Retrievin' left the Top 200 this week, and Revenue Retrievin' Night Shift pulled in front of Revenue Retrievin' Day Shift , the inverse of last week's results. Between both releases (at #100 and #108 respectively), the Vallejo veteran sold nearly 10,000 units last week.
On their descent from the charts, two former adversaries almost shared chart real estate last week. In his Interscope departure, 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct is stretching to reach gold. The G-Unit release came in at #188, while Terror Squad deejay, Khaled carried his E1 release Victory past the 50,000 mark. The release has cracked radio with the Snoop Dogg-assisted southern anthem "All I Do Is Win."
The 18th album from Too Short, Still Blowin', did not crack the Top 200.
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
From HipHopDX.com
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11035/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-11-2010
Tuesday Rap Release Dates: 8Ball & MJG, Reflection Eternal, Game
March 02, 2010 10:03:00 AM CST | by Mitchell Hanna
While Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives and Capone-N-Noreaga’s The War Report II have relocated to May 25 and June 15, respectively, Reflection Eternal will now fill their void on April 20. The following is the release schedule for March and April:
March 2
B. Dolan Fallen House, Sunken City
DJ Khaled Victory
Eric Lau Kilawatt V2
Jason Derulo Jason Derulo
K. Sparks A Day In The Life
Keak Da Sneak & Benner The ALLinner Album
Raheem DeVaughn The Love & War Masterpeace
SMC Recordings A Taste Of Dopeness
T-Rock (Formerly of Hypnotize Minds) Life Lessons: The Burning Book: Chapter II
March 9
Ayatollah Jaxx (of Good Company) Hello, Hip Hop
Blacastan The Master Of Reality
Broken Bells (Danger Mouse & James Mercer) Broken Bells
DaVinci The Day The Turf Stood Still
Gorillaz Plastic Beach
Kidz In The Hall (of Duck Down Records) Land Of Make Believe
Ludacris Battle Of The Sexes
Soulcrate Music The Heartland Panic
U-N-I & Ro Blvd. A Love Supreme 2.0
March 16
Amp Live (of Zion I) Murder At The Discotech
Flobots Survival Story
Guce & Matt Blaque A Gangsta & A Gentleman
LMNO fOnk garden
Main Flow (of Mood) Return Of The Castle
Moka Only (as Ron Contour) Rontario
Pastor Troy (of D.S.G.B.) G.I. Troy: Strictly 4 My Soldiers
Swollen Members Greatest Hits: Ten Years Of Turmoil
X-Raided Block Bizniz
X-Raided The Unforgiven 2.5: Assisted Suicide (Collector’s Edition)
March 23
Brotha Lynch Hung Dinner And A Movie
Dashah Rap Burglar 3: The Final Apprentice
Donwill (of Tanya Morgan) Don Cusack In High Fidelity
Fashawn Boy Meets World (Deluxe Edition)
Inspectah Deck (of Wu-Tang Clan) Manifesto
J-Kwon J-Kwon
Madlib Madlib Medicine Show No. 3: Beat Konducta In Africa
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx (of Duck Down Records) The eXXecution
Moka Only (as Ron Contour) & Factor Saffron
Monica Still Standing
Sadat X (of Brand Nubian) Wild Cowboys II
Snoop Dogg More Malice
TQ Kind Of Blue
March 30
Army Of The Pharaohs The Unholy Terror
Curren$y Pilot Talk
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift
E-40 Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
Erykah Badu New Amerykah Pt. 2 (Return Of The Ankh)
Masta Killa (of Wu-Tang Clan) Live
Meth-Ghost-Rae (of Wu-Tang Clan) Wu-Massacre
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Steps Ahead
Murs & 9th Wonder Fornever
Redman Reggie
Tech N9ne (of Strange Music Records) The Lost Scripts Of K.O.D.
Usher Raymond V. Raymond
Wordsmith Vintage Experience
April 6
8Ball & MJG Ten Toes Down
BLESTeNATION Welcome To MBugout City
Chief Kamachi The Clock Of Destiny
Chosen Few New World Symphony
Cypress Hill Rise Up
Diabolic Liar & A Thief
Insane Clown Posse Bang! Pow! Boom! (Nuclear Version)
Madlib (as Young Jazz Rebels) Slave Riot
Solomon Burke Nothing’s Impossible
Too $hort Still Blowin’
Vivian Green Beautiful
April 13
Flying Lotus DJ Kicks
MGMT Congratulations
Spectac & Amiri (of HiPNOTT Records) Almost Famous
yU (of Diamond District) Before Taxes
April 20
Andre Nickatina Khan! The Me Generation
Bizzy Bone (of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) Crossroads 2010
Brisco Street Medicine
Cognito (of Strange Music Records) Automatic
Danny Boy (Formerly of Death Row Records) It’s About Time
Devin The Dude (Formerly of Rap-A-Lot Records) Suite #420
Game (Formerly of G-Unit) The R.E.D. Album
Georgia Anne Muldrow Turiya’s Smile
Goldtoes N Berner R All N Ur Pockets: The Soundtrack
Kottonmouth Kings Long Live The Kings
Kurupt (of Tha Dogg Pound) Streetlights
Little Brother LeftBack
Messy Marv The Shooting Range
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) Revolutions Per Minute
Roc Marciano (Formerly of Flipmode Squad) Marcberg
Roc Marciano (Formerly of Flipmode Squad) Marcberg 12” EP
Sleepy D (of Town Thizzness Records) Sleep Deprivation
TRUTHLiVE Patience
April 27
B.o.B. (a.k.a. Bobby Ray) The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Uni5: The World’s Enemy
D. Woods (of Dannity Kane) My Favorite Color
J-Hood (Formerly of D-Block) $orry I Made You Wait
One Be Lo (of Binary Star) B.A.B.Y. (Being A Black Youth)
Yo Gotti Live From The Kitchen
Looking further out, Common’s The Best Of Common: Go!, Roscoe Dash’s Ready Set Go!, and Keith Sweat’s Ridin’ Solo are slated for May 4, May 11, and May 25, respectively. Meanwhile, Joell Ortiz’s Free Agent, Nappy Roots’ The Pursuit To Nappyness, Cam’ron and The U.N.’s Gunz N’ Butta, and Three 6 Mafia’s Laws Of Power have been pushed back until May 18, June 8, June 29, June 29, in that order
From HipHopDX.com
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E-40, Too Short, Brotha Lynch Hung, Spice 1, All To Release Spring Albums
February 27, 2010 10:02:00 AM CST | by Salima Koroma
The Bay Area's own Hip Hop ambassador, E-40 announced earlier this month that he plans to release two separate albums on the same day. Titled Revenue Retrievin' The Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin' The Night Shift, the pair will make up his 11th and 12th full-length albums respectively.
E-40 took a small hiatus after releasing The Ball Street Journal in 2008, and will work with independent label Heavy On The Grind Entertainment to release his upcoming albums. Mistah Fab, Clyde Carson, Gucci Mane, and Messy Marv are just a few names who will appear on the project.
Revenue Retrievin' The Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin' The Night Shift are expected to hit shelves on Mar. 30.
East Oakland Rap veteran Too Short, who will also feature on one of E-40's thirty-eight tracks, recently announced that his upcoming studio album Still Blowin' will see an April 6 release. The project will be added to Short's impressive list of 18 other albums, six of which went platinum or higher. It will be the first full-length LP released on his independent label Dangerous Music, and will feature Cash Money's Baby, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha, and others.
Still Blowin' will be a full digital release.
Sacramento emcee Brotha Lynch Hung is also coming off of a long hiatus with his newest album, Dinner and A Movie. The project will be his first since 2003's Lynch By Inch. It will also be the first of a conceptual trilogy that he will release in the fall.
Inspired by the Horror genre, the album presents Hung as possessing a split personality. He acts as an average man by day, and a rapper-killer by night, a none-too-inconspicuous ode to the Jekyll and Hyde complex. In addition, the rapper has teamed with director Dan Gedman to film several videos for the series.
"This is the first time this has ever been done," Gedman said in a statement. "We are visually bringing this character to life, and then Lynch is going to write the next two albums. It's an interactive process. Now he has to lyrically revisit the character and story, knowing what it all looks like."
The first installment of Hung's three-part series, Dinner and A Movie, will release under Tech N9ne's Strange Music label in March.
Additionally, Andre Nickatina's Khan: The Me Generation, Spice 1's Home Street Home and Richie Rich's Town Bidness are due, however details are sparse on all three at this point. HipHopDX will keep you updated.
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E40 Announces Two New Albums; EMI Secures Release Against Leaks
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:14 AM
By Roman Wolfe
(AllHipHop News) Vallejo, California rapper E-40 has announced he will release his 13th and 14th album on the same date this March.
The veteran rapper has assembled an all-star lineup for the two releases, titled Revenue Retrievin’ The Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin’ The Night Shift.
Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Mistah Fab, Gucci Mane, B-Legit, Messy Marv, Clyde Carson, TurfTalk, E-40’s son Droop-E and a host of others are featured on the 38 brand new tracks from E-40.
Producers on both discs include Jazze Pha, YV, J. Valentine and Bobby V.
The album is a family affair as well, as E-40 also inked a deal with Heavy On The Grind Entertainment, the record label owned by his son Droop-E, which is distributed by EMI.
"I'm excited about this album, it’s been a year since I dropped The Ball Street Journal,” E40 told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “It marks an important independent business venture for me. This way, I am able to go back to the basics and run my own campaign."
Due to the fact that nine songs from E40’s last commercial release The Ball Street Journal leaked prior to that album’s release, EMI is taking serious measures to ensure the security of the rapper’s latest effort.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to provide commercial services for E-40. He has had a massive impact on Hip-Hop in the Bay area and beyond and we're extremely excited to partner with him on the next phase of his career," added Dominic Pandiscia, Senior Vice President & General Manager - EMI Label Services.
Revenue Retrievin’ The Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin’ The Night Shift are due in stores on March 30th.
From AllHipHop.com
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/02/10/22120586.aspx
