Fabolous [click to read] went from #1 to #9 this week, in what was a third of the Brooklyn rapper’s first week scans of Loso’s Way [click to read]. As Fab descended, the Black Eyed Peas [click to read] and The E.N.D. [click to read] rose to #4, falling behind Gloriana, Sugarland and Now 31. Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night remained fell four places to #7, still making its motions towards platinum.
Universal Records newcomer K’Jon [click to read] debuted just outside the Top with his I Get Around. Another Michigan native album, Eminem‘s Relapse [click to read] fell to #19. 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)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 4 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
44,000 | 872,000 |
| 7 | Maxwell | Black Summer’s Night |
43,000 | 593,000 |
| 9 | Fabolous | Loso’s Way |
37,000 | 136,000 |
| 12 | K’Jon | I Get Around | 33,000 | 34,000 |
| 19 | Eminem | Relapse | 22,000 | 1,341,000 |
The lone Hip Hop addition the charts this week came courtesy of Dallas sensation Dorrough. Dorrough Music [click to read], released on E1 Entertainment comes with help from Tum Tum, Lil Flip and other respected Texas rappers.
Twista [click to read]. Category F5 [click to read] remained in the Top 50. 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.
T.I. [click to read] needs just one more week to reach double-platinum status of his acclaimed 2008 album Paper Trail [click to read].
Jadakiss [click to read] heads towards 320,000 units sold of his The Last Kiss [click to read], while Flo Rida and R.O.O.T.S. hope to eclipse 220,000 by next week as well.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 36 | Dorrough | Dorrough Music |
13,000 | 13,000 |
| 44 | Twista | Category F5 | 10,000 | 88,000 |
| 127 | T.I. | Paper Trail |
3,500 | 1,997,000 |
| 165 | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. | 2,700 | 217,000 |
| 167 | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss | 2,700 | 318,000 |
Can Slaughterhouse make a Top 10 entrance to the charts? Stay tuned to HipHopDX to find out.
