Michael Jackson looks platinum-plausible after three weeks of the This Is It soundtrack,
especially with Black Friday approaching. The collection includes Jackson hits like the
Hip Hop favorite “Human Nature” various demo and single versions of other hits
throughout the last three decades. The work fell two places to #4 from last week.
a new video to “Empire State Of Mind,” the Atlantic Records-distributed effort could beat out
Black Eyed Peas and Eminem as 2009’s top-selling Rap album, although 50 Cent and
Lil Wayne loom on the horizon, with releases. Jay’s wife, Beyonce, had a massive 50-plus
place increase of I Am…Sasha Fierce. The album slipped back into the Top 40, due to touring
and appearances, as well as her new Lady Gaga-assisted “Video Phone” video.
Speaking of, The Black Eyed Peas stayed around their usual #20 spot for The E.N.D. The
Electro-Pop work may be a departure from even the group’s more recent two albums, but the
Good Life-birthed outfit remains an underground Hip Hop success story.
Another Interscope artist, DMV emcee and DXnext alum, Wale debuted just units behind, with
his Attention : Deficit. Signed to Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation management firm, and backed by Grammy,
gold-selling producer Mark Ronson, Wale‘s debut boasts appearances from Bun B, The
Neptunes, Gucci Mane and Roc Nation tourmate J. Cole.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 4 | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson’s This Is It |
116,000 | 687,000 |
| 16 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
33,000 | 1,271,000 |
| 20 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
28,000 | 1,356,000 |
| 21 | Wale | Attention : Deficit |
28,000 | 28,000 |
| 37 | Beyonce | I Am…Sascha Fierce | 16,000 | 2,492,000 |
* Please note: figures above approximated to nearest thousandeth.
slipping just outside the Top 100. The Kansas City rapper, who has sold over one million
records independently in the course of his career, has developed his Strange label
extensively this year, signing Brotha Lynch Hung, and developing local talent, Krizz
Kaliko and Big Scoob.
Cars & Cycles. The Def Jam release featured a number of videos made in promotion of the
project, and boasted guest appearances from both Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane. Kid Cudi
also crossed the 200,000 mark of his debut, Man On The Moon: End Of Day, executive
produced by Kanye West.
Just days before doubling his prison sentence over parole violation, Baton Rouge’s
Badazz, just as he’s done with his previous Trill Entertainment releases.
Besides Wale, the only other Rap debut was Wyclef Jean‘s retail mixtape with DJ Drama,
Toussaint St. Jean: From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion. Released through Sony Red,
the incubator to Jean‘s longtime Columbia contract, this work features Eve, Lil Kim and
Timbaland. The retail release cleared just over 3,000 units, falling in at #171.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 104 | Tech N9ne | K.O.D. |
6,200 | 47,000 |
| 105 | Kid Cudi | Man On The Moon: The End Of Day |
6,100 | 203,000 |
| 165 | Triple C’s | Custom Cars & Cycles |
3,400 | 21,000 |
| 166 | Lil Boosie | Superbad: The Return Of Boosie Badazz | 3,400 | 107,000 |
| 171 | Wyclef Jean | Toussaint St. Jean: From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion |
3,300 | 3,300 |
Is 50 Cent looking at platinum this time? Can Rakim‘s divine intervention bring about a
Top 20 debut? Stay tuned to HipHopDX to find out.