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Top 10 Rap Albums for December 2, 2006

By Henry Adaso, About.com Guide

Top selling rap albums for December 2, 2006.

1. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (Def Jam)

Following a flurry of publicity plugs, including ties with Budweiser, HP computers, MTV, AOL, Clear Channel and NASCAR, Jay-Z's <i>Kingdom Come</i> arrived at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Hov's comeback album moved a whopping 680,052 units, thus giving the Def Jam prez his ninth No. 1 debut.

2. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (Geffen)

Snoop Dogg's Blue Carpet Treatment bows at No. 5 with 264,171 units.

3. Tupac - Pac's Life (Interscope)

Tupac Shakur's latest posthumous drop, Pac's Life, docks at No. 9 with 159,316.

4. The Game - Doctor's Advocate (Geffen)

Last week's No. 1 falls 12 places down to 13 with 134,078 units this week. Doctor's Advocate[/url] has now sold 493,066 copies after two weeks.

5. Ludacris - Release Therapy (Def Jam)

Ludacris' Release Therapy holds steady at No. 35 with 49,577 scans, a 45% leap from last week's 34237. Luda's latest has moved an impressive 765,558 units in nine weeks.

6. Diddy - Press Play (Bad Boy)

Diddy hangs on to the No. 43 spot with 41,376. Press Play enjoyed a 60% sales growth from the previous week, thanks to his bubbling new single "Tell Me" with Christina Aguilera. Total sales for Press Play now stand at 369,322.

7. Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father Like Son

Right behind Diddy's Press Play, at No. 44, is Like Father Like Son. Weezy and his favorite collaborator sell 38,220 copies of Like Father Like Son this week, putting their total sales at 338,627 in one month.

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8. Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E.

Jim Jones stumbles 24 steps down to No. 49. Hustler's P.O.M.E. grabs 32,236 scans this week, and a total of 182,942 copies after three weeks on the chart.

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9. Fat Joe - Me, Myself & I

Bronx rapper Fat Joe tumbles from No. 14 to 76 with 20,636 scans of his latest, Me, Myself & I. Joe seems to be headed for 'brickmode status' with a measly 81,215 in two weeks.

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10. Jibbs - Jibbs Feat. Jibbs

Teenage rapper Jibbs rounds out this week's chart with 14,743 units of his debut LP Jibbs Feat. Jibbs.

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