Bad Meets Evil at Number 1: Rap Albums on Billboard Charts

Bad Meets evil: Hell, The Sequel is at the top this week, just as expected. I predicted that the EP by Eminem and Royce Da 5’9 would sell between 80- 180k first week, and they sold 171,000 copies; I guess my predictions were right. I am really happy for Royce, cos he is set for life with this one. This album would definitely go plat in a couple of months, and it would continue to sell for a very long time, which would bring more royalty checks for Royce. Royce has been in the underground for too long, and this is definitely his big break.

All 6’s & 7’s from Tech N9ne sold 18,000 copies this week, and is now at a total of 74,000 copies sold.  Whiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers sold 14,000 copies this week, and is now at a total of 459,000 copies sold. He is almost at Gold status, but I doubt if he can make it to platinum status.

 

Eminem’s Recovery is back on the charts, definitely off of the buzz from the Bad Meets Evil EP. His 6^th studio album sold 12,000 copies this week, and is now at a total of 3,905,000 so far. He is just 95,000 copies short of going quadruple platinum; and that is in the U.S alone. This man, as I always say, has a lane of his own. The best decision Royce made was to make an EP with him. Of course Royce just as talented as Eminem, but em has a crazy following.

Self-Made, Vol.1 from Maybach Music Group sold 11,000 copies this week, and is now at a total of 101,000 copies sold. Gorilla Zoe’s new album, King Kong debuted selling 10,000 copies this week.

 And apart from his group compilation album, the Boss, Rick Ross is also on the charts with his solo effort; Teflon Don. His 4^th album sold 3,500 copies this week, and is now at a total of 638,000 copies sold so far.