1. Mobb Deep - Blood Money
Mobb Deep fell from #3 to #28 on the Billboard 200 after selling about 144,000 units in 2 weeks, an indication that Blood Money lacks staying power.
2. T.I. - King
T.I. holds steady on #2 with an additional 49,000 copies of the platinum-certified King sold this past week. The new single, "Why You Wanna," which jacks Q-Tip's flow has been enjoying frequent airplay.
3. Chamillionaire - The Sound of Revenge
Chamillionaire's story is a perfect example of "slow and steady wins the race." Sound of Revenge didn't catch fire until Cham's hit single, "Ridin'" became a ubiquitous jingle.
4. LL Cool J - Todd Smith
Big Ellie is still striving for a spot on the charts with today's breed of rappers, with a little over 17,500 copies of Todd Smith sold this past week. That brings his total CD sales to about 225,000 copies, an underwhelming performance for an equally disappointing album.
5. Sean Paul - Trinity
Sean Paul's Trinity was recently certified platinum. His feverish single, "We Be Burnin'" has also been certified double platinum for digital downloads. Sean Paul will stay busy by performing at MTV's Beach House (May 31st), and Hot 97's Summer Jam event before embarking on a 4-week tour of Europe.
6. Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm
"Heat It Up," the new single from The Charm recently premiered at Yahoo Music. The Charm dropped to #88 on the Billboard 200 with 148,798 units peddled.
7. Dem Franchize Boyz - On Top of Our Game
These So So Def snap-rappers are not too far away from attaining Gold status with On Top of Our Game, having sold 454,923 discs so far.
8. Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter II
Weezy F. Baby is still eyeing the Platinum plaque with over 900,000 units of The Carter II sold since it dropped back in 2005.
9. Ghostface Killah - FishScale
With only 10,515 servings of FishScale dished out last week, Ghostface Killah settled for #107 on the Billboard 200.
10. E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card
After 9 weeks on the chart, the hyphy ambassador is still short on good grades with My Ghetto Report Card. E-40's total album sales stands at 245,941 units.
