R. Kellyâs newly-released album, Black Panties, serves as the R&B croonerâs first solo album in nearly a year and a half and the LP will possibly serve as another sales success for the Chicago singer. FakeShoreDrive.com reports that Black Panties will sell close to 100,000 copies in its first week.
Released on December 10, Black Panties serves as Kellyâs twelfth solo album, and includes guest appearances from Atlanta wordsmiths Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz, and Ludacris.
The release of Kellyâs latest solo effort, which secured a 3.5 rating on HipHopDX, follows 2012âs Write Me Back, which went on to clench the #5 spot on the Billboard 200 chart thanks to the 68,000 copies sold in the week following the albumâs release.
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According to R. Kelly, Black Panties will be followed by the release of a Christmas album he says wonât be out until 2014.
âIâm working on a Christmas album right now called the 12 Nights of Christmas and itâs gonna be a lot of lovemakingâŠI started it last Christmas actually, but I donât believe in just putting out a Christmas album just to sell records,â said the singer while speaking with Rap-Up.com. âIt has to be the next [âThis Christmasâ]. In order to get that and capture that moment, you have to take a couple of Christmases and then you come with it.â
Other notable albums released this week include Childish Gambinoâs Because The Internetand Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funkâs 7 Days of Funk.
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