There was a time when hip hop dominated across the board with no signs of slowing down. New hip hip albums were outselling major pop releases prompting major labels doubled down. But oh my how the times have changed. Yeah hip hop records are still selling but just not how they used to.
HipHopDx breaks down the numbers and some of them are not easy on the eyes at all.
Four of the Top 5 charting releases last week were debuts. More Glee and Twilight fanfare topped the charts, while Christina Aguilera's latest album, Bionic came in at #3. While the Pittsburgh Pop songstress worked with Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Kwamé on her 2006 album, this one features board work from Polow Da Don and Dr. Dre's Aftermath protege Focus... At #5 came Plies, with his fourth album in three years, Goon Affiliated. The 33 year-old Florida rapper's latest sold less than half first week units of what his 2008 album, Da REAList did. Goon Affiliated features Def Jam stars Young Jeezy and Fabolous, and production from popular deejay/radio personality, Clinton Sparks.
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There was a time when hip hop dominated across the board with no signs of slowing down. New hip hip albums were outselling major pop releases prompting major labels doubled down. But oh my how the times have changed. Yeah hip hop records are still selling but just not how they used to. HipHopDx breaks down the numbers and some of them are not easy on the eyes at all.
