Hip Hop Album Sales 11/22

The projections were accurate. 50 Cent’s potential last album from Interscope did not debut at #1. Instead, Before I Self Destruct, which included two bonus DVDs and an extra week on iTunes, sold 160,000 units. The G-Unit general featured Eminem on his album, as well as production from Havoc, Dr. Dre and Rockwilder.

Michael Jackson looks platinum-plausible after three weeks of the This Is It soundtrack,
especially with Black Friday approaching. The collection includes Jackson hits like the
Hip Hop favorite “Human Nature” various demo and single versions of other hits
throughout the last three decades. The work fell two places to #4 from last week.

Michael’s sister Janet brought her #1’s collection to the Top 20 for a debut. The double disc collection features hits assisted by Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes and Nelly.

Speaking of, The Black Eyed Peas went to #25 with The E.N.D. The Electro-Pop work may be a departure from even the group’s more recent two albums, but the
Good Life-birthed outfit remains an underground Hip Hop success story.

Jay-Z slid to #30 for the first time with Blueprint 3. The Atlantic Records-distributed effort is within 100,000 units ofBlack Eyed Peas, for overall 2009 sales. After that, all that remains is another 100,000-plus units in Eminem’s Relapse as 2009’s top-selling Rap album.