With all of the money being lost in music these days and some folks right here in Guyana trying to run down each other it is rare that an iconic rapper like Jay-Z can still create enough hype to be successful and be in the same line as the Beatles.
It’s all about the Beatles and Jay-Z this week on Billboard’s albums charts. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3″ shifted 476,000 copies in the week that ended at the close of business on Sunday (Sept. 13) night. That will easily give Jay his 11th No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart when the new figures are released in the morning on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
As for the Beatles, preliminary figures indicate the Fab Four’s catalog of albums — including those titles not part of its new reissue series — sold a combined 626,000 units in the U.S. last week according to SoundScan. In the week previous (week ending Sept. 6), the band’s collective albums sold just 21,000.
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Anonymous says:
this is how u prove ur a boss... is just to show that he is the best rapper alive rite now.
D-Reppin says:
Eminem had a better 1st week sales figure. Jay is the most successful rapper alive, if we're looking at his discography, but skill wise and sales wise, Eminem is the best rapper alive in my opinion.
Anonymous says:
@ D-reppin -- ur rite in ur opinion which don't matter.....Eminem ain't got sh*t on Jay-Z jay da BOSS (point blank)