Hip Hop fans were treated to a wide selection of music in 2021, and the year is far from over. J. Cole, Young Thug and the YSL Collective, Polo G, DJ Khaled, Pooh Shiesty and more unleashed albums for their fans. With about five months left in 2021, people are beginning to have conversations about who has the best album of the year.
Moneybagg Yo, whose been having a remarkable run with his fourth studio album, A Gangsta’s Pain, had something to say about all the chatter surrounding the best album of the year. According to the “Wockesha” rapper, he has the title alongside fellow Memphis native Pooh Shiesty, who also dropped his debut mixtape Shiesty Season in 2021.
“@MoneyBaggYo Can’t believe me & @pooh_shiesty made the 2 biggest albums this year #FreeDetMan #Memphis,” Moneybagg wrote in the tweet.
Moneybagg Yo took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 in his first and third week on the chart with A Gangsta’s Pain. The album is also the highest-selling Hip Hop album of 2021, with over 659,000 plus albums sold. Pooh Shiesty, on the other hand, trailed right behind him, selling 642,000 plus copies of Shiesty Season. That album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 but a month later peaked at No. 3.
Moneybagg Yo Leading J. Cole, Pooh Shiesty & More For Highest Selling Hip Hop Album In 2021
A Gangsta’s Pain currently sits at the No. 10 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. With an upcoming tour, Moneybagg could see more sales come in for his album. The 21-date tour will kick off on September 9 in Tampa, Florida, with guests such as Fredo Bang, BIG30, Big Homiie G, Blacc Zacc and TripStar joining Moneybagg on the road.
If by “biggest” he means biggest piles of shit, then i would have to agree.
Exactly. No one wants to hear this trash.
Unfortunately, a lot of people want to hear it that’s why it’s so popular. But again, this shit is straight wack. I’m doing my part by not listening to it but I wish others would stop purchasing and listening to it as well. Same with Dababy, Lil Baby, NBA….. I’ve heard all of them and they all suck balls
Memphishis mob
Y’all sound like some haters to me
Boo Boo Shiesty.
Yeah, i am a hater…. I hate shitty music. I don’t know them personally, maybe they’re great humanitarians in real life, idk…. But what i DO know is that they make terrible music and that’s what I’m using as my judgement barometer.
Ain’t no one checking for this bs
Fuck numbers. Lloyd Banks has the album of the year so far.
ESTGee is the number one rapper of 2021 and def will be 2022 I put that on errythang
That’s only until Kanye Drake or Travis Scott comes out but salute to them Memphis brothers doing that shit in a real hood way ?
Mainstream commercial pop “hip-hop” has been very low quality music for quite a while now. It’s success is just based on what the kiddies like. Thankfully we still have a few legends to check for in the mainstream if you need something. Other than that, the actual talent and artistry in hip-hop will be underground from now on.
But still, shout out to these young dudes getting cake. They’re just doing what the record label tells them. And it’s working for what they are going for…selling to kids and making money. Their purpose is not to spit fire bars or make dope music.