Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/3/2013

BlackGerald · February 6

#13. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP - 25,000 (201,000) marching to gold?

#16. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 21,000 (313,000) white people support

#21. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 17,000 (693,000) [more than Cole?]

#33. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 14,000 (359,000) gold?

#51. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story - 8,000 (523,000) truuuuuu

#54. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.F.I.C. - 7,500 (305,000) gold?

#68. Chief Keef - Finally Rich - 5,600 (117,000) good or bad?

#80. Game - Jesus Piece - 4,800 (187,000) 187 on a undercover flopppp

#81. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. - Love, Hope & War - 4,700 (4,800) who?

#97. Future - Pluto - 3,900 (266,000) strong sales

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

RodrigueZz · February 6

I'm glad Kendrick is selling the best
Shocked to see 2chainz doing so well, I thought he was just the flavor of the week
looks like he's got a real fan base though

CJ · February 6

That cracka macklemore is wack af

bbkg79 · February 6

RodrigueZz wrote: »

I'm glad Kendrick is selling the best

I hope dude hits plat, and it looks like he will too!

BlackGerald · February 6

bbkg79 wrote: »

RodrigueZz wrote: »

I'm glad Kendrick is selling the best

I hope dude hits plat, and it looks like he will too!

he might be plat before the summer

bbkg79 · February 6

BlackGerald wrote: »

#80. Game - Jesus Piece - 4,800 (187,000) 187 on a undercover flopppp

LMAO

Already Home_17 · February 6

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

DMTxCannabis · February 6

CJ wrote: »

That cracka macklemore is wack af

BlackGerald · February 6

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

mike06 · February 6

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

BlackGerald · February 6

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

game's album was pretty good.

it took katy perry 7 months

icecoldstew · February 6

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

Dude hasnt grown as an artist. Its always the same shit with him. Sorta the same thing with Luda, it was cool at first then it just starts sounding redundant. Not saying he makes bad music but you gotta grown with your fanbase.

idoitforhiphop10 · February 6

I keep tellin ya niggas that Kendrick is gonna hit Platinum.

lamontbdc · February 6

And to add to what Ice said the Game can't market his album for real when you have more features than tracks on your album. How do your sell yourself to your fans when you not really giving them a full project of your own.

BlackGerald · February 6

Bishes.

mike06 · February 6

BlackGerald wrote: »

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

game's album was pretty good.

it took katy perry 7 months

thats not bad..her single selection must've been on point...Game needs to take some notes...lol

GoldJesus · February 6

I can't believe Game flopped like that, even though I don't support Game. I actually thought Jesus Piece was a pretty good album. Even though Chief Keef flopped too, I think he could possibly have a resurgence of sales if he drops another visual and pushes another one of the songs from his album as a single. His promotion for that album was terrible.

mike06 · February 6

icecoldstew wrote: »

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

Dude hasnt grown as an artist. Its always the same shit with him. Sorta the same thing with Luda, it was cool at first then it just starts sounding redundant. Not saying he makes bad music but you gotta grown with your fanbase.

true but this was suppose to be a "concept album"...i mean i wasn't expecting him to put out a Jesus themed album this time out and i'd really have to listen to his other ones to contrast but you are right his format is still the same hot beats, features, 50 cent name check, and some gun shots and gang signs...lol

icecoldstew · February 6

mike06 wrote: »

icecoldstew wrote: »

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

Dude hasnt grown as an artist. Its always the same shit with him. Sorta the same thing with Luda, it was cool at first then it just starts sounding redundant. Not saying he makes bad music but you gotta grown with your fanbase.

true but this was suppose to be a "concept album"...i mean i wasn't expecting him to put out a Jesus themed album this time out and i'd really have to listen to his other ones to contrast but you are right his format is still the same hot beats, features, 50 cent name check, and some gun shots and gang signs...lol

Really? I didnt know that but either way he failed miserably if was supposed to be.

SiriuslyHiii · February 6

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

This!!!!!

buttuh_b · February 6

Can't believe this Macklemore faggot is about to sell more than Nas.

Mr.LV · February 6

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

mike06 wrote: »

BlackGerald wrote: »

Already Home_17 wrote: »

ASAP has a few songs on LLA that could push it towards gold.
same thing with t.i.'s album

rappers and labels need to keep pushing. it's like after the first week numbers come in they give up

hip hop has a weird obsession with first week sales. while they are important, overall sales are WAY more important

Katy Perry's album "One of the Boys" sold 47k albums, which in rap most would consider a flop. She went on to sell 1.5 mil in the US and 3 mil worldwide

how long did that take though?...i agree there is a strange obsession about sales nowadays..Jay started it simply pointin out that we're up here wit the white folks too getting money...50 exploited it and bragged about it to make him seem more important...and Wayne just straight destroyed the benchmark wit Carter 3....becuz of that everyone(execs and artists) feels they have to hit it big off break to validate thier star power and worth(for thier next contract)

damn Game...wtf is wrong wit dude's marketing plan?...album was cool but considering he claims he's a "big artist" he should be selling more.

game's album was pretty good.

it took katy perry 7 months

thats not bad..her single selection must've been on point...Game needs to take some notes...lol