Twenty five years after releasing their first album, New York Hip Hop/Punk trio the Beastie Boys are enjoying the critical and commercial success of their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. The EMI Records release, which dropped before Part One, features artists that Adrock, MCA and Mike D have influenced, including Nas and Santigold. The work held the #6 spot for a second consecutive week.
Maintaining a Top 10 in their second week, SNL‘s Lonely Island trio of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone watched their sophomore Comedy/Rap album Turtleneck & Chain fall four spaces to #7. The second go-round after 2009’s Incredibad features emcees Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg.
DangerDOOM/Gnarls Barkley member/producer Danger Mouse’s latest project, with Italian composer Danielle Luppi, Rome, nearly cracked the Top 10. The Capitol/EMI Records release, coming in at #11, is inspired by the scores of 1960s “Spaghetti Western” films. In fact, Rome reunites Cantori Moderni, the choir who worked on The Good The Bad and The Ugly.
Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops & Holligans, now a platinum release, maintained the #17 spot.
British emcee Tinie Tempah‘s 2010 album, Disc-Overy made its US debut this month. The EMI Records project scored a Top 20, after the success of “Written In The Stars,” selling 16,000 domestic units. The album features production from Swedish House Mafia and No I.D.
* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 6 | Beastie Boys | Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2 | 24,000 | 194,000 |
| 7 | Lonely Island | Turtleneck & Chain | 24,000 | 92,000 |
| 11 | Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi | Rome | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| 17 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 19,000 | 1,036,000 |
| 20 | Tinie Tempah | Disc-Overy | 16,000 | 16,000 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania emcee Wiz Khalifa is climbing towards a gold plaque for his major label debut, Rolling Papers. The Rostrum/Atlantic Records star and DXnext alum’s best-selling work to date features Curren$y and Too Short, with popular hits “I Roll Up” 
and “Black and Yellow” .
Odd Future’s leader, Tyler, the Creator’s Goblin sold another 13,000 units, landing it the #31 spot. A follow-up to 2009’s self-released Bastard, Goblin features band-mates Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Frank Ocean. The largely self-produced XL Recordings effort crossed the 50,000 mark.
Warner Brothers/Asylum Records’ teens sensations the New Boyz released their sophomore album. Featuring Big Sean, Tyga and production from Meech Wells, Too Cool To Care is 10 tracks which scored a Top 40 debut.
Atlanta, Georgia veteran emcee Killer Mike‘s fourth official album, PL3DGE entered the charts at #105. The SMC Recordings/Grand Hustle/Grind Time independent release cleared 4,000 units, as the third in Mike’s I Pledge Allegiance To Grind Time indie release series. The Dungeon Family alum’s latest work featured Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane and an anticipated reunion with mentor Big Boi.
Blink 182’s Travis Barker’s solo debut returned to the charts, climbing over 50 spots to #143. The Interscope Records release of Give The Drummer Some sold over 3,000 units last week, reaching approximately 63,000 overall. The work features Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi and Lil Wayne, among many others.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 25 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers |
15,000 | 402,000 |
| 31 | Tyler, The Creator | Goblin | 13,000 | 58,000 |
| 40 | New Boyz | Too Cool To Care | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 105 | Killer Mike | PL3DGE | 4,300 | 4,400 |
| 143 | Travis Barker | Give The Drummer Some | 3,300 | 63,000 |
Can Rick Ross’ latest troop of Wale, Meek Mill and Pill score a Top 3 debut? Will Jadakiss’ retail mixtape I Love You, now a digital Def Jam Records release make a dent in the charts? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
How the hell did the new boyz get funding to release a second album?
l0l!!!
look at soulja boy lol
ROFL!!!! Co-fucking-sign!
As always, the realest music gets the least sales (Killer Mike – Pl3dge)
co sign! G.T.R.G. Bang! Bang! Bang!… and I know they know it cause they used his picture to sell this article
Fucking funny when you compare it to the comments on the net where everyone and their mother complain about the misery hip hop is in etc.
Tyler’s sales are shit
And before anyone says those sales are good for XL Recordings or call it indie, here’s some of their other artists:
Adele (200k sold first week)
Gorillaz
M.I.A
The Prodigy
Radiohead
Ratatat
RJD2
Vampire Weekend
Weezer
Yet it is indie.
It’s ‘Indie’ with some of the biggest and highest selling ‘Indie’ artists around
OK, you make an album ALL BY YOURSELF, make the beats, design the artwork at the age of 20 and lets see if 58,000 people buy it. Then lets talk about “shit” sales.
Weezer was on Interscope until 2009. In 2010 they went Indie. Released “Hurley” 6 months ago….60k in sales.
One of the biggest alt rock bands in the world sells 60k on an indie…roughly the same thing that Tyler did in a couple weeks.
For the record, I don’t like Tyler much, but you have to give credit were credit is due.
He did the production, lyrics, and artwork. Probably gets $4-$5 per album sold directly in his pocket. $200-$250k for a 20 year old is pretty f’n good.
also, Weezer isn’t on XL Recordings they’re on Epitaph
@ anon can you come up with something more creative than let’s see you do what x artist did. Shit you niggas need to educate your self on how to handle criticism because what you said does not actually address the original argument. Am I flying over your head dumbass nigga. The fact of the matter is, Tyler the Creator did flop mainly because his audience the internet niggas who don’t buy anything. He doesn’t appeal to the females or the kids, nor does he have a core fan base (eg Jay-Z ) that will support his shit.
Killer mike need to hit the world with a powerful second single, “ready set go” wasn’t that good in the first place, he needs to release something hot with a video.
they sleepin on mike im stll bumpin that monster album
Travis’s album is pretty decent infact
That Killer Mike is pretty good
Wiz gold in 2weeks #betThat Youtube/ Meet me at the liquor store.. @itsroxwelbaby
Go out and buy Pl3dge if you havent yet. I got my copy yesterday. Album is dope.
GOLF WANG
Thats a Dam Shame that New Boyz Sold More than Killa Mike Smfh…
artist got a make pop shit cause bloggers
is cheap
wiz khalifa + tyler the creator = everything that’s wrong with hip-hop
wrong with hip hop = bloggers
who dont buy the real copy bitch!!
Where are the sales for Kidd Kidd’s album, Reallionaire?
Only 16,000 for Tinie Tempah??? Fuck sake, americans reeeeeeaaaalllyyyy must not like anything that isnt about diamond chains or making the trap say Aye….
the kid sucks, and on is on mtv base every time you flick on to it!
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killer mike sold 4,000 copies LMAO damn thats bad . Dj quik did bad too he probally isnt even on the charts anymore only 9,000 units sold . it was a weak album anyways .
That new Officer ricky album made is garbage not getting my money for that trash cd .
Tyler the creator album is weak too not worth the money . 58,000 after all that hype . The new boyz is just plain wack
Sheek Louch sold like 5,000 on Def Jam! LMAO!
u glad cause artist anit selling
hater !!
LOL @ tyler the most hyped new artist in all of hip hop selling 10k his second week out. these kids don’t support anything. it’s all internet GAS. real niggas can sell more just by giving their established base good music. no hype, no buildup. this here is an epic flop. sales aint shit. but when youre on every magazine, every website, in every bloggers mouth, and your album sells 10 k second week. YOU FAILED. hate to sound like the old head, but these new niggas is wack, and the niggas gassing the new niggas is even wacker.
Killer Nike’s album is fire go cop it front to back hip hop album needs to be heard messages and that song with big boi from outkast is fire big boi went hard
i think youngfresh red2 did 2k first week thats good for an indie artist
This website is inaccurate becuase Tyler sold nearly 50k in the first week.