Rap Albums on The Billboard Charts

It is that time of the week again, when i give you the top selling rap albums on the billboard charts. There are no new albums on the charts this week, so Whiz Khalifa still is the highest selling rapper on the charts. His Rolling paper album sold 24,000 copies this week, bringing the total to 352,000. I hope he makes it to Gold status.

Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday album is still selling, and she moved 14,000 copies this week. The total domestic sales of the album so far is at 1,342,000 copies sold.

Gunz N Butta by Cam'ron and Vado sold 4,400 copies this week, and is now at a total of 12,000 copies sold. That is pretty low, but it is good that Cam released it on an Indie label (E1 Music), so he would be making like 8 dollars on each CD instead of one dollar that most artists on major labels make off their CDs.

Legendary West Coast Rapper/Producer, Dj Quick is still on the charts with his latest album; The Book of David. The album sold 4,200 copies this week, bringing the whole total to 14,000 copies sold.

T.I has finally gone GOLD with his No Mercy. As you can see from the album promo widget on the left side of my blog, i am also helping him with the marketing of the album, because i wish him all the best. He has really dropped in sales. It took him half a year to sell 500,000 copies, which he did easily on the first week of his last 3 albums, comfortably. No Mercy sold 3,200 copies this week, bringing the total to 502,000 copies sold.

The Teflon Don from Rick Ross sold 3,000 copies this week, and the album is now at 615,000 copies sold. Although this album has not gone plat, it can be said to be the the third best album that dropped last year (2010). I think the best rap album of last year would be a tie between Eminem's RECOVERY album, and Nas and Damian Marley's DISTANT RELATIVES album.

Rap Albums on the Billboard Charts

Whiz Khalifa is still the number 1 selling rapper in the country and his Rolling Papers album sold 34,000 copies this week, which brings the total to 328,000 copies so far.

DJ Quick, the West Coats rap legend/producer recently dropped a new album, and he is on the charts this week. His "The Book of David" album sold 9,800 copies after a week in stores.




Cam'ron and his new protege, Vado are on the charts this week with their new collabo album. Gunz N' Butter sold just 7,800 copies this week. I guess gangstar rap is really dead.

T.I's No Mercy sold 3,500 copies this week, which brings his total to 499,000 copies sold. He is just a thousand copies from going GOLD; but at his peak, he sold this off in the first week. I think two things have affected his sales; 1, he is no longer as focused as he once was, because of all the jail sentences he has been experiencing; and 2, gangstar rap is not selling as it used to. If you check his songs now, even from his Paper Trail (2008) album, he had been making the switch to make more poppish songs. I wish him all the best, because he was a promising star at some point.

That's it for this week; no big debuts.

Rap Albums on Billboard Charts

New comer, Whiz Khalifa is at the top this week, selling 198,000 copies of his new album, Rolling Papers. His is the second biggest selling rap album opening for this year- lupe fiasco's lasers sold 204k copies in it's first week last month. I still love that Black And Yellow song, but i have not really heard enough material from him to say much about him.

Snoop Dogg is next with his new album, Doggumentary, which sold 51,000 copies after 7 days in stores. I think his sales have been on the low lately, so this isn't really a surprise. Old rappers don't sell that much anymore, even when they try to align with new rappers...maybe asides from Jay-Z, and maybe Nas. Busta Rhymes tries so hard, and still doesn't move huge units. When i say old rappers, i am referring to rappers that started rapping during the Biggie and Pac Era...the early 90's.

Lupe Fiasco's Laser's album sold 23,000 copies this week, bringing the total to 303,000 copies sold after a month in stores. I hope he can make it to 500k, because it would be disappointing for him to have a big first week sales and not make it to GOLD status.

Sorry, but i do not see what people like about this next artist- E-40. Anyway, his new double CD...or more liek two separate CD's that dropped the same day last week sold a cumulative 27,000 copies. Revenue Retrieving; Graveyard shift sold 14k, and Revenue Retrieving; Overtime Shift sold 13k.

Reakwon's Shaolin vs Wu-Tang sold 4,600 copies this week, bringing the total to 50k sold so far. And Pharoache Monch' W.A.R (We Are Renegades) album sold 4k this week, and is now at a total of 14,000 copies sold.