Only one release from last week’s urban report remained in the Top 10: Bruno Mars’ Doo Wops & Hooligans, which held down #9 – three spots below last week. Mars was within 5,000 of the three other recurring releases that have been alternating rankings week-to-week.
Rihanna’s Loudalso dropped three spots, returning to its #11 from two weeks ago. Nicki Minaj fell three spots of her own, down to #12 with Pink Friday.
Eminem’s Recovery slide six spots during a week where a bunch of leaked material hit the Internet, believed to be from the late ’00s.
Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy fell six spots amidst a rise on the charts. Last week, former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight dropped his lawsuit against Kanye West over a 2005 stabbing that occurred at a West party in Miami.
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* 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 |
| 9 | Bruno Mars | Doo Wops & Hooligans | 32,000 | 796,000 |
| 11 | Rihanna | Loud | 30,000 | 1,039,000 |
| 12 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 29,000 | 1,189,000 |
| 13 | Eminem | Recovery | 27,000 | 3,695,000 |
| 24 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy | 14,000 | 1,062,000 |
Lil Wayne‘s digital-turned-physical 2010 release I Am Not A Human Being fell nine spots to #36. T.I.‘s No Mercy dipped 20 spots to #52. The emcee and label owner’s latest album was released while he was incarcerated for probation violations earlier this year, involving drugs. The latest album from Tip features Kid Cudi, Scarface and Rocko, with production by DJ Toomp, Kanye West and Jake One.
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Another Atlanta rapper, Waka Flocka Flame and his Flockaveli, continues to sell. At #66, the Brick Squad 1017/Warner Brothers release has approximately sold 217,000 copies. The debut album features Wale, Uncle Murda and French Montana, among others.
Veteran superstar Nelly is nearly halfway to gold with his 2009 5.0release. The Universal Motown release includes #1 single “Just A Dream,” as well as appearances from Yo Gotti and longtime affiliate Murphy Lee.
Saigon‘s The Greatest Story Never Told sold another 3,300 units in its second week in stars. Created and conceptualized on Atlantic Records, Kottonmouth Kings’ Suburban Noize imprint worked with Sai to acquire the release rights to the album which sold 11,000 first-week units. Despite being on the independent label, the critically-heralded work still includes appearances by Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Black Thought, as well as production from Just Blaze and Kanye West. The album’s FYE physical version includes a second CD with five unreleased songs.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total | |
| 36 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being | 12,000 | 796,000 | |
| 52 | T.I. |
| 14,000 | 784,000 | |
| 66 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli | 7,400 | 217,000 | |
| 101 | Nelly | 5.0 | 5,100 | 246,000 | |
| 164 | Saigon | The Greatest Story Never Told | 3,300 | 19,000 |
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With all the controversy, how will Lupe Fiasco’s Lasers sell on the charts? Can Raekwon score a Top 10 with Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang? Will WC maintain a “low profile”? Stay tuned to HipHopDX to find out.
