The news that online Rap fans were curious about all week released this morning. Did Slaughterhouse [click to read] make the Top 200? Yes. Did the self-titled album [click to read] crack the Top 25? No. Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5’9″ missed a coveted Top 25 debut just 400 units behind Nickelback. Still, the E1 Records super-ground debuted with approximately 18,000 scans in a week that had reportedly bumpy distribution in both the digital and retail sectors.
Fabolous [click to read] crossed the 150,000 mark with Loso’s Way [click to read] as he slid to #16. As Fab descended, the Black Eyed Peas [click to read] and The E.N.D. [click to read] bumped upwards to #3, just behind George Strait and Neil Diamond. Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night remained at #7, still making its motions towards platinum.
Eminem‘s Relapse [click to read] fell one spot to #20. 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 |
| 3 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 45,000 | 917,000 |
| 7 | Maxwell | Black Summer’s Night | 38,000 | 631,000 |
| 16 | Fabolous | Loso’s Way | 24,000 | 160,000 |
| 20 | Eminem | Relapse | 21,000 | 1,362,,000 |
| 26 | Slaughterhouse | Slaughterhouse | 18,000 | 18,000 |
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E1‘s other new artist Dorrough slid to #65. Dorrough Music [click to read]comes with help from Tum Tum, Lil Flip and other respected Texas rappers.
Twista [click to read]. Category F5 [click to read] just fell out of 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] was just 300-some units of a double-platinum confirmation for his acclaimed 2008 album Paper Trail [click to read]. Without doubt, the benchmark will be achieved next week.
Maino [click to read] likely leaves the Top 200 with his street-certified, but commercially struggling debut If Tomorrow Comes… [click to read], while Flo Rida and R.O.O.T.S. hope to eclipse 220,000 by next week as well.
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 54 | Twista | Category F5 | 8,800 | 96,000 |
| 65 | Dorrough | Durrough Music | 7,000 | 20,000 |
| 131 | T.I. | Paper Trail | 3,200 | 2,000,000 |
| 146 | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. | 3,000 | 220,000 |
| 198 | Maino | If Tomorrow Comes… | 2,200 | 45,000 |
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