The Black Eyed Peas [click to read] still maintained a Top 5 spot with The E.N.D. [click to read] for the third straight week. Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night moved from #1 to #2 in its second week, still scanning over six figures. The effort is the Neo-Soul singer’s first in over eight years. The release was only eclipsed by the latest from chart-favorite Daughtry.


Joe‘s latest, Signature, debuted one spot better than his last album, released less than a year ago. The BMG Records veteran, still with mentor Kedar Massenberg, sold just under 50,000 units on a project that includes a Marvin Gaye tribute.

Chicago veteran Twista [click to read] impressed the charts with a Top 10 debut. Category F5 [click to read] marks the fast-rapper’s arrival at EMI Records, his return to a major label, after a public falling out with Atlantic two years ago. The effort’s digital release on iTunes, includes a Kanye West-produced and featuring bonus song [“Alright” [click to listen]], in addition to a large reunion with longtime production partner The Legendary Traxster.

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Eminem‘s Relapse [click to read] slipped out of Top 10 this week. The Aftermath effort is still promised to be the first, as 50 Cent‘s Before I Self Destruct and Dr. Dre‘s Detox are on deck respectively.

* please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandeth.

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

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RankArtistAlbumThis WeekEst. Total
2MaxwellBlack Summer’s Night
103,000422,000
5Black Eyed PeasThe E.N.D.
54,000727,000
7JoeSignature49,00049,000
8TwistaCategory F545,00045,000
13EminemRelapse28,0001,270,000

Maino [click to read] maintained a Top 60 spot with his Atlantic Records debut, If Tomorrow Comes [click to read] past the 30,000 mark. The album continues to work singles with a great deal of radio support.

House of Pain (Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal) returns, this time adding Ill Bill and Slaine, as La Coka Nostra [click to read]. Released on The Kottonmouth KingsSuburban Noize imprint, the Boston-Los Angeles-Brooklyn collective’s debut album [click to read] features Snoop Dogg, Bun B, as well as Immortal Technique and others. La Coka Nostra has supported this release with Rock The Bells billing.

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One spot below the Coka cowboys, Tech N9ne‘s artist, Krizz Kaliko [click to read], charted with his sophomore effort Genius. The DXnext alum is considering this effort to be his creative coming out point.

Complete with an Eminem appearance, The Alchemist‘s [click to read] Chemical Warfare [click to read] watched the bi-coastal producer fall 100 positions, with another 3,000 units sold. The effort finds the Mobb Deep/Soul Assassins family member backed by videos and a heavy press campaign.

Other Notables

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RankArtistAlbumThis WeekEst. Total
22JeremihJeremih
21,000108,000
57MainoIf Tomorrow Comes8,30034,000
84La Coka NostraA Brand You Can Trust5,4005,400
85Krizz KalikoGenius5,3005,400
179AlchemistChemical Warfare
2,90010,000

Can Eyedea & Abilities continue Rhymesayers‘ streak of charting releases? Stay tuned to HipHopDX to find out.