2. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 165,000 - Meek had no chance in hell gaining the #1 spot with (Hurricane) Taylor Swift basically cornering the market and having everyone from iTunes, to Best Buy, to Papa Johns and Walgreens selling her album. In related news, what’s the chances he can get Justin Bieber in the “Believe It” video?
After a long hiatus, T-Pain is back with a 22-track mixtape laced with a ton of surprises. For the tracklist and download link, hit the jump.
Since we discuss albums here, I need everyone to head over to iTunes and scoop Freddie Gibbs’ new project, Baby Face Killa. I guarantee it’s the best $10 you spend all month on anything not food, gas or rent. Now let’s get to the albums.
5. Drake – Take Care – 36,000 - The “Take Care” video drops this Friday and apparently one for “HYFR” should soon follow. Drake, if you’re reading this buddy, feel free to drop a “9 A.M. In Dallas Pt. 2″ track whenever you’re ready.
9. Tyga – Careless World – 20,000 - I’m glad to see “Faded” is beginning to make its rounds.
12. Tech N9Ne – Klusterfuk EP – 17,000 - Is it me or does this guy never stop releasing projects? This is like the third one in the past eight months it feels like.
24. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 11,000 - Officially double platinum and climbing. I still wouldn’t mind a visual for “Blunt Blowin’” and/or “Megaman.” And by saying that, I just realized “She Will” never got one.
40. Jay-Z/Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 8,600 - For some reason, I’ve been listening to this album more than I ever have over the past two weeks. The first verse on “Why I Love You” is about as real as Jay’s been in a long, long time.
84. KiD CuDi & Dot Da Genius – WZRD – 4,700 - Where’s that G.O.O.D. Music album?
111. Childish Gambino – Camp – 4,000 - For a project that never saw radio or much TV time, moving 140,000 units is impressive.
170. Mac Miller – Blue Slide Park – 2,600 - 300K and climbing and you know what else? The most notable connotation about the album was the fact it landed at number one as an indie. That’s great, but the LP was pretty damn good, too. Let’s not get lost in that.
Last month, Tech N9ne announced that he would be going on a 90 performance in 99 days tour which will include Machine Gun Kelly, Kriz Kaliko, Mayday and many more. This tour will embark the longest ever tour in Hip-Hop History and Tech is ready to take it on. He has officially released the dates and venues where he will start his race to history. You can view when he’s coming to a city near you after the jump.
You’re eyes are not playing tricks on you, the title is correct. Independent superstar rapper Tech N9ne is all set to break records with his “Hostile Takeover 2012” tour that will consist of 90 shows in 99 days which will set the record for longest tour in rap history. The tour will be hitting big time places such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle and many many more states.
Tech will be accompanied on tour by Bad Boy‘s Machine Gun Kelly, Krizz Kaliko, Mayday, Prozak and Stevie Stone. More information will be released next week including the list of where and when all 90 shows will take place, so be sure to check back to see when the Hostile Takeover Tour will hit a city near you.
Last week underground legend Tech N9ne and I sat down to discuss his mainstream notoriety, BET Cypher, Lex Luger Production and much more! Be sure to be on the look out for that and check out his new album Welcome To Strangeland when it drops November 8. Pre-order the LP here.
