ALBUM SALES

Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" surpasses 500,000 copies sold.

Here are the projected first week numbers for "To Pimp a Butterfly".

Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" debuts at #2 on Billboard with 244,000 units.

The Billboard 200, also known as the albums chart, will begin incorporating streaming services into its calculations on December 3rd.

Big K.R.I.T.'s "Cadillactica" slightly exceeds its first week sales projections.

Hip-hop sales, meanwhile, continue to be lackluster.

While being interviewed about G-Unit's next mixtape, 50 Cent speaks on declining album sales and says "If The Charts Mattered Now, I'd Quit."

Jeezy has a big first week with "Seen It All," hitting number two on the Billboard 200.

HotNewHipHop takes a look at first-week album sales and how the tortoise occasionally beats the hare.

Check out the damage YG did with "My Krazy Life" in the first week the album was on shelves.

Beyonce's self-titled album begins to break records, after selling a monumental 828,773 copies in the span of three days.

Find out how many copies Ricky Rozay and friends are on track to sell.

Drake talks about the inevitability of his album leaking, and how he has no expectations for sales.

Kanye Wests' "Yeezus" has been certified gold.

Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" sold 528,208 copies in its first week on shelves.

Jay-Z is projected to move 350k-400k opening week with "Magna Carta Holy Grail."

Peep the opening week numbers for Kanye West, J. Cole and Mac Miller.