Top 10 rap/hip-hop Albums for the week ending August 12th, 2006.
1. Pharrell - In My Mind
Despite being two steps behind LeToya Luckett, Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams conveniently leads the rap pack at No.3 this week. Skateboard P shifted 142,194 units of his long overdue debut, In My Mind.
2. Yung Joc - New Joc City
Yung Joc hangs tight on No.11 this week. New Joc City picked up 43,010 additional units, bringing Joc's sales-to-date figures to 492,817.
3. Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang
Busta Rhymes powers up six spots to No.26 with 26,209 copies of The Big Bang sold this week. With his total figures standing at 449,773, Rhymes is now inches away from gold status.
4. Pimp C - Pimpalation
Texas rapper Pimp C slips from No. 17 to No. 37 with his Rap-A-Lot debut, Pimpalation. Pimpalation moved 20,692 this week, a drop from last week's 32,363 units.
5. Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later
Ice Cube checks in at No. 49 this week, having sold 16,108 copies of his comeback effort, Laugh Now, Cry Later.
6. Jurassic 5 - Feedback
West coast crew Jurassic 5 bows at No. 15 with Feedback, which sold 33,757 copies in its first week.
7. Pastor Troy - By Choice or By Force
Pastor Troy's latest disc arrived at No.130 with a measly 7,194 units sold in its opening week.
8. T.I. - King
T.I. drops from No. 42 to No. 46 this week. But, King is still going strong with 16,260 scans, rounding off T.I.'s numbers to 1,401,007 after eighteen weeks.
9. Trae - Restless
Trae's Rap-A-Lot debut--the second release from the Houston label this month--debuts at No. 87, having moved 10,546 units. As expected, a chopped and screwed version of Restless is now available.
10. Shawnna - Block Music
Shawnna rounds off the list this week with her low-charting DTP set, Block Music. Her latest offering came in at No. 96 with 9,137 units.
