Lately it appears that Hip Hop can only get a few spots in the top ten so it’s not like there is a lot to write about. As we all know sales across the music industry are dismal. I thought about this as I watched this past week’s Grammy Awards, which was like watching a room full of employees knowing they are about to be laid off. (If you’ve never seen a business model gasping for its last breath then go walk into a Blockbuster Video. It’s like they’re giving away movies in there). Everyone in the industry sees the writing on the wall. The current model is going to fail. And what do you do when the company you work at is going to fail? Keep collecting your check while at the same time trying to steal whatever is not bolted down. (I know none of you would do that). But as Blockbuster falls it is replaced by Netflix, Tivo, Redbox, Hulu and countless others that are trying to reinvent the model. That’s why it’s good to see

This week my other favorite pop-rap group has the highest selling album. The Black Eyed

Then we move another 27 spots to the next top seller in Hip Hop, Jay-Z. This week the Marcy MC moves 14,300 copies of The Blueprint 3.
He is followed by Eminem whose Relapse album sells 14,200 copies and grabs the number forty spot.
Finally, Gucci Mane holds the forty eight spot seling 10,800 copies of his latest albumThe State vs. Radric Davis.
Dropping This Week

That’s it for the week. Hopefully some new albums will be dropping next week.
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