Is The Rap Game Slowing Up?
Rick Ross’ Trilla remains at the top of the Billboard’s ‘Top Rap Albums Chart’ this week.
After 3 weeks on the charts, Trilla has sold a total of 340,700 copies.
Right behind him at No. 2 is Flo Rida with his debut album Mail On Sunday. The set pushes 33,500 discs this week, pushing its total to 119,700.
Posted at No. 3 is Snoop Dogg. Ego Trippin’ scans 28,000 copies this week. So far, the album has sold a total of 222,200 discs.
Lupe Fiasco moves up four spots to No. 4. The Cool reels in 10,300 copies in its second week, bringing the album’s total sales to 430,900.
Rocko continues to “do him” at No. 5. Self-Made scanned 9,800 units this week. To date, the album has sold 37,600.
Webbie slips one spot down to No. 6. Savage Life 2 shelves off 9,400 CDs in its fourth week. So far, the album has sold 143,200 copies.
Holding fort at No. 7 is Fat Joe. Elephant In The Room ropes in 8,800 units this week, pushing the album’s total to 70,100.
Soulja Boy stays put at No. 8. Souljaboytellem.com rakes in 8,100 discs in its 26th w eek on the chart. The album’s total stands at 858,900.
A spot away is Shawty Lo at No. 9. 7,900 people picked up Units In The City this week, bringing the album’s total to 71,600.
Wrapping things up is Sheek Louch at No. 10. Silverback Gorilla moves 7,900 units this week. So far, the album has sold 25,700 copies.
Notable debuts under the Top 10 this week include Guilty Simpson and EMC.
Guilty Simpson’s debut effort, Ode To The Ghetto, debuts at No. 24 selling 2,000 copies while EMC’s The Show opens at No. 64 selling 1,000 copies.
Soulja Boy will end up going platinum! What are the f*cking odds? SMH.
Rocko… damn rocko. For a hot single, people are just not rollin. Maybe its the Jeezy flow? No? I’m going to MySpace him… se what the other songs sound like.. I may buy the next one.
Webbie is a shocker… so is Shawty Lo. The power of a single. Which is why I’m surpirsed at Rocko’s number.
BUT… if there’s any cancellation… soundscan is a complete joke. You can cheat it all day… everyone knows that.
IT MIGHT B SLOWING UP CUZ THESE CORNY NIGGAS RAN OUTTA BULLSHIT THINGS 2 SAY ITS TIME 2 START RAPPIN AGAIN FELLAS BUT I FUCKS WIT THE LAST FEW ALBUMS THAT CAME OUT AND ROCKO NUMBERS DONT MEAN SHIT I HEARD HE BEAT THE SYSTEM ALREADY WHEN DEF JAM CUT THE CHECK SO I BET HE FEEL PLATINUM ALREADY……….
the truth is right!
certain do not even make sense anymore
cosign The Truth re: the check cashing Rocko did before he even dropped the album…They will never re-coup that money! They should have went with Tomorrow as the single….that goes fairly hard. Oh well hope he spends it wisely.
You cant sell 100’s of thousands of records when you’re only know in your hood…your region…etc. I have west coast friends who are like “Rocko Who?” “Shawty Lo Who?”
It might help cats image to if they stop repping ATL so hard b/c “new” artist out of here are bricking hard and ATL rap really isnt being respected right now as a whole!
and rap music isnt slowing up, downloading is just speeding up. People arent willing to spend hard earned money on an album with 1 or 2 songs worth listening to. Artist need to keep tighter holds on their music. (i.e Gnarls Barkley)
The average music listener and movie goer (who downloads) doesnt take into consideration all the people behind the scene who have to be paid as well……song/script writers, producers, engineers, lawyers, etc It’s much bigger than these coon artist who get a couple of dollars and go throw it up in the air at Magic City…people trying to eat and house families off this industry!
Tell em why you’re mad. Let me find out… u went hard in here UMMMM… Im so not mad. I dig.
I didn’t even know people still downloaded. Maybe thats bc I dont do iPods. ::shrugs:: I MySpace and listen… then buy.