All reigns come to an end. After two successful weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard 200, Jay-Z is now playing second fiddle to Pearl Jam.
Although falling to the no. 2 spot, Hov still continues to keep registers ringing. According to the Nielsen SoundScan Hov’s eleventh solo LP, The Blueprint 3, sold 134,100 units this week, making the living rap legend’s overall stats stand at 908,100.
Drake was able to hold onto his Top 10 membership this sales cycle, landing at no. 9. Drizzy managed to outsell fellow Universal artist Kid Cudi this go-round, selling 36,100 units of his So Far Gone EP –a condensed retail version of his popular mixtape from earlier this year. After two weeks Drizzy has officially broke 100K, with 109,700 in sales.
Falling six spots to no. 16 is the Black Eyed Peas’s latest disc, The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies). The group pushed 29,000 CDs off the shelves this week, bringing their 16-week total to 1,140,300.
Cudi surprisingly slid thirteen spots to no. 17 in his sophomore week, after last week’s impressive debut. The Cleveland rapper’s project, Man on the Moon: End of Day was still able to scoop up 28,300 in sales, making his two-week tally stand at 132,600.
Baton Rouge rep Lil Boosie also took a big dip in his second week, slipping from no. 7 to no. 30. Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz sold 15,000 units this week, bringing his total to 63,900.
Punching in at no. 40 is Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. 2. The critically-acclaimed LP knocked out another 12,000 units this week, putting The Chef’s overall numbers above the 100K mark, at 101,200 after three weeks.
Underground favorite Brother Ali burst onto the charts at no. 56, his highest debut on the Billboard 200. The Minnesota MC sold 8,600 copies of his new disc Us— the rapper’s third full-length solo album.
Stay tuned to XXLMag,com next Wednesday (October 6) to find out how new releases from Mariah Carey, Ghostface Killah, Playaz Circle, Mack 10 and Skyzoo fare on the charts. –Elan Mancini
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September 30th, 2009
at 11:11 am
Einstein says:
Hov is still going strong though. He pushed almost a milli in three weeks. It took the BEP twice as long to get there, and they’re a pop group.
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October 2nd, 2009
at 11:14 pm
Makaveli1671 says:
BP3 is the shit….but now that I finally heard raekwon shit hands down hardest/best/most slept on album of the year…..you cant find a wack song on the cd and that’s saying a hell of a lot these days
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September 30th, 2009
at 11:11 am
mackbone says:
first sukas… jay killin em
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September 30th, 2009
at 11:43 am
EmCDL says:
I’m surprised Jay-Z slipped so early in the game, and how the hell is Drake selling more than Kid Cudi? So Far Gone is available for free, legally, online! Why are people buying the album???
Rae still doing his thing, those are some good numbers for this day and age.
I’m checking for that Skyzoo album next week for sure. And Playaz Circle still around? I thought they flopped after Duffel Bag Boy?
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September 30th, 2009
at 1:14 pm
Federal Ranga says:
@ EmCDL
Heard ya tracks on the myspace… good shit, my nigga. Commission!!!
“how the hell is Drake selling more than Kid Cudi? So Far Gone is available for free, legally, online! Why are people buying the album???”
Y’know how heads and fans alike always say, “I downloaded the leak or whatever and like it so much I bought the actual product”? Eh, classic example hear… the nigga may have more staying power than we realize.
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September 30th, 2009
at 3:31 pm
EmCDL says:
Thanks man appreciate it; I’m still experimenting with some stuff but moving towards a more hip-hop/R&B/Funk vibe. That new track I got up there will probably be the last of the ‘fast-paced car enthusiast’ stuff for awhile. Got some more in the oven!
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September 30th, 2009
at 11:44 am
EmCDL says:
Ok I’ma try this again…XXL needs to fix their comments section seriously…
I’m surprised Jay-Z slipped so early in the game, and how the hell is Drake selling more than Kid Cudi? So Far Gone is available for free, legally, online! Why are people buying the album???
Rae still doing his thing, those are some good numbers for this day and age.
I’m checking for that Skyzoo album next week for sure. And Playaz Circle still around? I thought they flopped after Duffel Bag Boy?
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September 30th, 2009
at 11:49 am
HollyHood says:
Jay is killing them. He aint even n America 2 promote the album n e more.This week sells are based on word of mouth(no ludacris)
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September 30th, 2009
at 12:03 pm
DUDE says:
JAY-Z CANT TOUCH SLIM SHADY,,,, RECORD SELLS OR TALENT…….
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September 30th, 2009
at 12:04 pm
jonny bizness says:
jay will sell more than relapse i think. This album reminds me of vol 2 in terms of hits and radio play and he will get mtv no1 spot in terms of the hottest of 2009 with em coming 2nd and ricky/kayne third mark my words fellas ha ha
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September 30th, 2009
at 1:07 pm
venemez says:
Relapse > BP3
“Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?”
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September 30th, 2009
at 1:43 pm
murK says:
hell no.
once empire state of mind drops…it’s a wrap!
what’s so crazy about rae’s numbers is that he’s indie.
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September 30th, 2009
at 4:44 pm
PhreshOxford says:
CO-SIGN… that empire state of mind is a HUGE record and once that single/video drops, case closed….
-I AM OXFORD
October 1st, 2009
at 11:26 pm
Thomas says:
Co-Sign that. “Empire State of Mind” is a huge record.
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September 30th, 2009
at 4:10 pm
Eric says:
I like Eminem and Relapse was a good album, but I can only listen to a guy rap about raping pop stars for so long.
Blueprint 3 is a new classic.
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September 30th, 2009
at 12:25 pm
gkid1234567 says:
Wheres fab on the charts?
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September 30th, 2009
at 12:26 pm
gkid12345 says:
Lets try this again, where is Fab on the charts? How much did he sell? Why do 50% of my posts not show up quickly?
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September 30th, 2009
at 12:54 pm
All Dae says:
BP3 is dope. f buying Drakes mixtape i can get for free.
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September 30th, 2009
at 1:25 pm
BeerGangsta says:
J will take 2 weeks for him to go Platium. BEP is still pouning them numbers in already Platium. Rae sell over 100k. The rest of them are shitty.
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September 30th, 2009
at 2:18 pm
latino heat says:
anybody heard that Ghostface or Skyzoo yet? i’m getting Ghostface this weekend. still not sure about paying for that Skyzoo.
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September 30th, 2009
at 4:04 pm
$ykotic/Don McCaine says:
I’ma iTunes some of Ghost’s songs, not buy the album. No lie I’m not feeling it like that.
nahright has the album stream posted. Skyzoo will get my support.
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September 30th, 2009
at 7:35 pm
EmCDL says:
Mos def getting that Skyzoo album. Hope he got a cut up there with Little Brother and Chaundon too.
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September 30th, 2009
at 4:04 pm
Nate says:
The brother Ali album is pretty cool. He keeps making better and better music. It’s got all the lyrics as well. Good song with Freeway and Joell.
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September 30th, 2009
at 4:06 pm
Nate says:
Latino,
Copped the Skyzoo- took a chance. That’s real NY hip-hop right there that can be appreciated by all. I think that dude can write and he got good production, background vocals, everything to make it the 4.5/5 reviews that I read from the magazines. I won’t compare him to other name greats but it’s worth getting. Could be a most slept on album for 2009.
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September 30th, 2009
at 8:24 pm
MDAce15 says:
“Writin 16’s while runnin 16 businesses, all the while showin these young punks what the business is!” - Jay-Z “Reminder”
475K first week
270K second week
134K third week
This man is sellin more in his 3rd week than most artists this year sold in their first week!
Oh, and in case you aint know BP3 is a classic. It may not be to alot of peoples tastes but all art is subject to each persons opinion.
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September 30th, 2009
at 8:29 pm
MDAce15 says:
Oh and correction:
Second Week: 297K
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September 30th, 2009
at 10:07 pm
Stylistic says:
Dag-How do people like Lil Boosie move units? Better yet how sad is it that people like brother Ali outsell Krs-One, even if they are wood numbers still???
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September 30th, 2009
at 10:21 pm
Anti-Mainstream says:
I’ll say this, this has to be the best year Hip Hop has had in a while, I mean record sales aside for some artists look at the string of good Hip Hop albums to come out…(Raekwon-OB4CL2 and his mixtapes, Blueprint 3, Slaughterhouse, Ghostface, Krs and Buckshot, Rakim coming soon, Fat Joe Tuesday, Canibus and Keith Murray’s UnderGods album coming soon. Jadakiss, Mos Def, Redman/Mef, Busta, and Eminem had solid releases earlier this year. It’s great to see a year like 2009 for Hip Hop with the string of REAL Hip Hop albums coming out and the slowly dying snap crackle pop dance bullshit. If we turn off the wack-ass radio and television, and keep it internet, REAL Hip Hop is back in 2009 and hopefully will continue in years to come. We are slowly getting the combination of lyrical substance and updated production back in the game. Anybody notice yet?
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October 1st, 2009
at 5:38 pm
$ykotic/Don McCaine says:
“We are slowly getting the combination of lyrical substance and updated production back in the game. Anybody notice yet?”
You ain’t lying. But also peep your list and see how a lot of those artists are on the last gasps of their careers.
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October 1st, 2009
at 6:45 pm
Anti-Mainstream says:
Probably, but I’d rather hear these guys at the last gasp of their career, then those who have been breathing comfortably the last few years, (Weezy, Rick Ross, Kanye, etc) I mean they make decent music but after I listen to them a couple times I’m tired of em already. The only fairly new head I could say I’m a fan of is Joell Ortiz, him more then anybody deserves to blow up…
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October 9th, 2009
at 12:44 am
$ykotic/Don McCaine says:
it’s too much going on to respond to everything but again you ain’t lying.
My sentiments exactly.
J.O. is my homie from Cooperville, BK. He better blow up! LOL
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September 30th, 2009
at 10:47 pm
King Joffy Joe says:
Damn. I hope record sales go back up like they used to be. Remember when a nigga shit would drop, and he does like, 650,000 in the first week? Nowadays, it’s takin’ niggas damn near a whole 1 or 2 months just to barely break the 600,000 mark. That’s only if you’re a vet in the game or your shit is on fire right now. That’s the only reason why Jay is still on the top 5 list, and Drake is top 10.
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October 1st, 2009
at 10:39 am
ff1one@yahoo.com says:
record sales, pssh i hope gas goes back down. See, people would by more albums if the value of a dollar wasn’t going down. Still, its amazing at Jay’s sales. not really, he just is going back to making music for the people vs himself and for therpay. Kingdom come and American gangsta were equally as talented, but the subject matter was over a lot of people’s head. I mean how many of us can relate to being rich and taking trips around the world. Or, being a gangsta. the blueprint has songs for the everyday man, and its beautiful to hear it on the streets. You got people of all races with the window down at the lights. Its everywhere. O ya, when he drops empire state of mind, o boy thats a big record. again, new classic.
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October 1st, 2009
at 11:33 pm
Thomas says:
Jay is promoting the hell out of his album. Rae is putting up decent numbers without airplay, but he has been putting in work on twitter/facebook/myself, blogs/sites, etc promoting his album.
People brought Drake’s joint because they like the music and want to support.
The last half of the this year has been great for new music releases….still 3 more months left in the year.
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