Rap Albums on The Billboard Chart

J.Cole is still the highest selling rapper for the week, but he nolonger holds the number one spot on the billboard top 200 album chart (he is now at number 5). Cole World: The Sideline Story sold 54,000 copies this week and now total at 272,000. He should be able to gold by the end of the year.


Lil Wayne's Carter 4 sold 53,000 copies this week, to now total at 1,506,000 copies so far. The Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) sold 23,000 copies of their Watch The Throne Album this week, and now at a total of 954,000 copies. Two more weeks and they would be Platinum.



Styles P debuts on the chart this week with his 4th studio album, Mater of Ceremonies, which has sold 11,000 copies in its first week. DJ Khaled's We The Best Forever album sold 3,200 copies this week and is now at a total of 129,000 copies sold. My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy from Kanye West jumped back on the chart this week. It sold 3,000 copies, and is now at a total of 1,212,000.

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.