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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Bun B Describes Relationship With 2Pac, Why Pharrell Tracks Did Not Make "Trill O.G."

Bun B Describes Relationship With 2Pac, Why Pharrell Tracks Did Not Make "Trill O.G."


by Jake Paine



posted August 19, 2010 at 8:33AM MST

Exclusive: The Trill O.G. says that Scarface helped make 'Pac a fan of UGK, and how his two "incredible" records with Pharrell might make more sense next time.



HipHopDX recently spoke with Bun B in New York's Universal Fontana offices. In part one, Bun explained how Rap-A-Lot Records' purchasing a studio allowed him more creative space. In the next segment, the UGK legend was asked about his relationship with 2Pac, honing the sound for Trill O.G., and getting the right personnel.



UGK and 2Pac were both rising stars of the early '90s. Both having a mutual alliance in Scarface, Bun B was asked if he ever met 2Pac, especially given the 'Pac verse on Trill O.G.'s "Right Now" . Bun explained, "We never did [cross paths], actually. It's funny you brought 'Face up, because 2Pac's introduction to UGK was by Scarface, during the recording of 'Smile.' 'Face gave 'Pac the [Ridin' Dirty] album, and 'Pac played the album." In the years following 2Pac's 1996 murder, Bun B would go on to work with his former Rap-A-Lot label-mates, The Outlawz. Bun appeared on "Big Ballin'" from the group's fourth album, Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P. Through this association, Bun learned of his brief impact on 2Pac from his closest circle. "EDI from The Outlawz came home [from Texas in late 1996] and was like, 'Yo, I don't know who these cats is, I don't know where they from, what they do, - 'Face just gave me this album, but these cats talkin' 'bout what we talkin' 'bout, these cats gonna be down with us." Although 2Pac really enjoyed the recordings he heard from Bun and Pimp C, time would never allow anything greater. "Unfortunately, he passed away about two weeks later. We never got to meet him. But EDI was like, 'He definitely loved [UGK's] music."







The verse on "Right Now" comes from 2Pac's One Nation recordings with Snoop Dogg, The Outlawz and east coast veterans like Greg Nice and The Boot Camp Clik.



DX and Bun also spoke about the personnel changes withinTrill O.G., and how the esteemed emcee crafted an overall sound. "I've been very lucky to have built a lot of incredible relationships with some of the best people in the [music] business," began Bun. "I've also been lucky enough to have those who I haven't necessarily been able to have a personal connection with be fans and admirers of myself [sic]. The beautiful thing that's happening in the music industry right now is that people who could be charging hundreds of thousands of dollars for their contributions are taking their power and using it to help bring people up who they always felt should've had a better shot, or should've had a better look." With Trill O.G. being a largely independent release through Rap-A-Lot, high-profile collaborations with artists such as Drake, T-Pain or Gucci Mane would have been difficult to secure just a few years ago.



Bun continued, pointing to the eagerness and generosity he witnessed from some of Rap's top hit-makers. "During the process of recording [Trill O.G.], we sat with J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League - I recorded eight songs with these guys within three sessions. Whatever I wanted to rap to, 'Whatever you want, just take it.' The same thing with Play-N-Skillz." The Irving, Texas duo is perhaps best known from their Grammy Award-winning effort in Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" just three years ago. "[Throughout] all three Trill albums, Play-N-Skillz have brought everything. I mean, they've pulled out all the hard drives." Bun also revealed that he recorded three sessions with Florida's Cool & Dre, and completed two songs with The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams that he described as "incredible." Although the latter examples did not make the final cut, Bun B said there is good reason. "I think that the people we picked and the sound that we picked for this album was just what was needed for this album. When we go from this level to the next level, we start bringin' in the people like Pharrell and stuff like that, and it'll make a little bit more sense. But you don't want to shoot too big, too fast and bite off more than you can chew." With all three of the Trill albums received by fans and critics warmly, Bun declared, "I can't compromise something good in hopes of something great."



However, with Young Money's Drake a large presence on the album, Bun was also asked the same question he's got since Houston Rap's resurgence five years ago: based on his influence on today's stars, will his own base expand? "I think it's also possible based on the people involved with this album," Bun answered with a smile. Then again, he's answered that question since his solo career began in 2005. "At the same time, we've had Jay-Z on [Trill]. We had Lil Wayne on [II Trill]. So with this album having people like Drake and Trey Songz, who was also on [Trill], I mean, you always want to shoot for the stars. As long as I can make an impact with the people who got me here, I'm fine." Bun refuted the logic that it's worth disappointing 20,000 core fans for 10 new ones. "If I have to choose, I'm gonna keep the [20,000] happy, 'cause they've been there for 18 years."

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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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Bun B Says That He Wanted A Quintessential Solo Album In "Trill O.G."

Bun B Says That He Wanted A Quintessential Solo Album In "Trill O.G."


by Jake Paine



posted August 12, 2010 at 10:04PM MST

Exclusive: The Trill O.G. tells DX's cameras that Rap-A-Lot Records purchasing a studio helped him take a year to create his latest LP.



Last month, HipHopDX went to Universal Fontana offices to get an early listen to Bun B's Trill O.G., and speak on-camera to the Rap icon. During the listening session of what became the album released August 3rd, Bun B explained that he devoted a year to making this project. Asked about that rare opportunity in 2010, Bun B explained the patient creation, and its affect on the album's overall sound and polish. "[Trill O.G.] was a lot easier than [II Trill to make. With] this album, we had the time. [Trill] was a neccessity, [II Trill], I felt like I needed to do something to take my mind off of what was going on," said Bun, referring to the 2008 death of his UGK partner Pimp C. "This one, we had the time and the ability to sit back and make a great album. That's what we wanted to do - I wanted to try to make a great album. I didn't feel like I made the quintessential Bun B album. I felt that the potential was there, and the ability was there, but it was about locking in and getting it done."



With a #4 debut on the Top 200, Trill O.G. has garnered praise from numerous publications, and finds the Port Arthur, Texas emcee sharing the microphone with the likes of Gucci Mane, Twista, and posthumous verses from Pimp C and 2Pac.



Beyond just wanting his most memorable and developed album to date, Bun said that his legendary label's improvements allowed for a more relaxed, more focused artistic process. "We now have an in-house studio at Rap-A-Lot [Records], so it wasn't so much about getting time, and getting in and getting stuff recorded. We could go every day at any time and record for as long as we wanted to," revealed Bun. "That really helped, having that kind of freedom. Not that it took us all day, everyday to record it, but just that when we felt it, we could do it. If we were there and we weren't feeling it, we'd just shut it down and not have to worry about [that] we bought a block [of studio time], and wasting money or time or whatever."







Within the album trilogy, Bun B was asked about the evolution of Trill O.G. With new sounds and styles on the album courtesy of Drake, DJ Premier and T-Pain, Bun states that it was more about growing as an artist and pleasing core fans than attracting new audiences. "At the end of the day, we're partying over here. At the end of the day, we're not trying to throw away any old fans or anybody that's been down just to get somebody else that may want to be down."



Trill O.G. is in stores now.

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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11940/title.bun-b-says-that-he-wanted-a-quintessential-solo-album-in-trill-og

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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