Rap Albums on the Billboard Charts

This week does not have too much changes from last week; it is still Eminem and Lil Wayne sitting at the top of the charts. I Am Not A Human Being by wayne did 45,000 copies this week, bringing the total to 411,000 copies sold. Two more weeks, and it would have gone gold, but the funny thing is that everybody i know that has heard the album does not like it. Hmm!!! I guess i have to listen to it before i make my judgment.

Eminem's Recovery album is gearing closer and closer to the 3 million mark in sales. His 5th studio album sold 38,000 copies this week, bringing the over-all total to 2,936,000 copies. I think in two weeks it would have gone tripple platinum.

Rick Ross, the number one gangster rapper in the states is also doing good with his latest album...His 4th album since his debut in 2006. Teflon Don did 10,000 copies this week, and its total sales is at 463,000 copies. It might seem low, but believe it or not, he is the third highest selling rapper for the year 2010 so far; so i think that alone is an achievement.

Wacka Flocka Flame's Fokavelli album sold 9,100 copies this week, bringing the total to 86,000 copies sold. Pitbull's new album, Armando did 7,200 copies in its first week in stores. His style is not completely rap, but the few lines when he is actually rapping, he comes correct. Ice Cube's I Am The West album still isn't doing so good. It sold 2,600 copies this week, bringing the total to a 44,000 mark.

I can't wait for more rap albums on the chart, but i guess the rest of the rappers out there are scared to drop.

rap albums on the billboard chart

I have to apologise for not bringing you this segment of my blog for two weeks now; i usally do this weekly, but because i have been very busy working on my book(which is now done), i didn't have time to bring it for you guys. Enough of the story, back to why you are reading this. There are a couple of new rap albums on the billboard chart, but they are not doing big numbers.

Eminem is still killing the charts, moving units than anybody out right now. His RECOVERY album has sold 1,828,000 copies so far in the U.S, and it did 159,000 copies this week. The album is gearing towards 4 million copies in global sales, and it would have gone 2 times platinum by this time next week.

RICK ROSS'S fourth album, "teflon don" is the next contender on the charts after eminem for the highest selling rap album. It did 63,000 copies in its second week, bringing it to a total of 239,000 copie sold so far.

DRAKE is almost plat at 915,000 copies sold so far. The young money artist sold 34,000 copies this week. A couple of weeks more, and he would be certified platinum.

Tech N9ne did 17 thousand copies this week, bringing his total to 107,000. And Fat joe's 10th album, THE DARK SIDE VOL 1, did 12,300 copies in its debut week.

freeway ricky throws shuts at RICK ROSS

A lot has been going against southern rapper, RICK ROSS for a about a year now. Since 50 cent exposed him as being a former jail house correctional officer, and tried to ruin his career, more verbal assaults have been coming his way. The present one is from the man that rick ross carved his life style after, THE REAL RICK ROSS.

Free-way Ricky, as he was popularly called, is a former drug kin pin that made a lot of money from drugs in the 80's, before he was caught and sentenced to jail. He claims rick rosss got rich off using his name, which he didn't get clearance for.

Below is what is up right now with the case:
Freeway Ricky's attorney Melvin Sharpe Jr., ESQ., filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on Friday (June 18th) in U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Judge Percy Andersonwill issue summonses to Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and rapper Rick Ross who could both be called to testify during the discovery process. Jay-Z is named in the lawsuit because he signed Ross to Island Def Jam in 2006, while he was President of the legendary label, which Ross still calls home. On Friday, lawyers for Freeway Ricky filed paperwork seeking a temporary restraining order for preliminary and permanent injunction relief, to officially block the release of Ross' upcoming album Teflon Don. (All Hip Hop)


"I just want my name back," Rick told XXL. "I don't want to have to be 'the real Rick Ross.' When I go places I have to explain to people that I am the real one because Def Jam has put him on TV and now people recognize him. It causes a conflict." Although he hasn't made up his mind about whether he wants complete rights over the use of the name or just damages, he maintains that the suit is not personal. "It ain't even really against William Roberts you know what I'm saying?" Ross added. "It's really against Def Jam because they making all this money off of my name and you know those guys didn't even reach out and said hello to me since I been home." (XXL Mag)


I feel really bad for ross at this point, because he is surely in a lot of trouble; but i guess there is nothing money can not settle. But the issue with the real rick ross trying to block off TEFLON DON, rick ross's new album from dropping is a problem.


But it is funny how rick ross carved his whole musical lifestyle/persona from some one that is still alive. I guess he didn't think the guy was getting out of jail any time soon. It is also funny that he grew his beard just to look like the guy. Anyway, whatever the case, ricky still make some good music.