Rap Albums on The Billboard Charts

Diddy and his Dirty Money crew made it as the first rap album on the billboard charts this week. I have not heard the album, but i have loved every "single" that has dropped from the album. Last Train To Paris sold 101,000 copies after one week in stores. I think the two girls (Kalenna and Dawn) off the group create a nice balance for diddy's not too good rap skills. I love how they bring that 90's feel in their music.

Nicki Minaj is holding up strong with her debut album; Pink Friday. She sold 97,000 copies this week, and she is now at a total of 658,000 copies sold so far. If you ask me, i think she is not doing badly with her sales. I follow her on twitter, and she is carrying out some aggressive campaign/promo up in there. I wish her the best.

T.I's NO MERCY album did 69,000 copies this week, and is now at a total of 229,000 copies after 2 weeks in stores. Although this is really bad compared to his past projects, you got to consider the fact that the dude is in jail, and was in jail the better part of 2009; so, he has definitely lost some listenening ears. I hope he can come out stronger and more level headed, because his career was on a rise before he went to jail last year.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the 5th album from Chicago rapper, Kanye West, did 66,000 copies this week, and his total sales now stand at 738,000.

Lloyd Banks's latest effort, H.F.M.2 (The Hunger For More 2) sold 5,800 copies this week, bringing the total sales of his third album to 69,000.
 
Sheek Louch, one-third of the Legendary rap group, L.O.X, recently dropped his 5th solo album, Donnie G, which did 5,500 copies after 7 days in stores. I think that is really low, considering the fact that he is now on a major label; Def Jam. His last album, LIFE ON D-BLOCK, which was more or less a street album, on an indie label sold exactly the same first week numbers. I am a fan of his music, and i followed through from when he dropped the first single off the album till when he dropped the album; i must say that he, or who ever is managing him was very sloppy with marketing the album. He didn't even have a video out when the album dropped. I hope def jam don't regret signing him, because he is really a great artist; but i do think the album would grow on people, and he can get down to grinding hard on better marketing and promo.


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