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Kendrick Lamar “GNX” First Week Sales Take It To No. 1 On The Billboard 200 Chart

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Kendrick Lamar capped off his biggest year since 2017, more or less, with the surprise release of his new album GNX, but its commercial success is no shocker. According to Luminate, it now officially debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 as his fifth number one LP (all consecutive). However, its official numbers per Billboard and Luminate are a little bit lower than what final first week sales projections via HITS Daily Double indicated. Per this new report, the new project sold 319K album-equivalent units in its first sales tracking week as opposed to the projected 325K from earlier this week.

Furthermore, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX now officially cinched the sixth-biggest debut week for an album in 2024 and the third-biggest streaming week for any LP this year. Interestingly enough, Billboard seems to suggest in their report that physical CD, cassette and vinyl sales for this new record did not count toward this first tracking week, presumably because these are pre-orders. Its pure album sales this week (which accounted for around 32K album-equivalent units) are thanks to the digital download available for purchase.

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Kendrick Lamar’s GNX Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200

With nearly 380 million streams in its first week, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX now ranks as the biggest streaming week for any R&B or hip-hop album this year. It’s also the second-biggest debut streaming week, only behind Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. For the record, that album’s first and second weeks account for the biggest streaming weeks of 2024, and K.Dot is right behind at number three. This, of course, adds to the massive success that he saw earlier this year thanks to his Drake battle cuts, whose sales are also a pretty controversial topic right now.

Meanwhile, that legal action by Drake against Universal Music Group and Spotify for allegedly inflating the success “Not Like Us” is not as clear as it could be, despite all the theories and interpretations. But Kendrick Lamar has far more important things to celebrate, and then again, he probably focuses on much more than just numbers. Still, seeing this resonate so successfully must be a very satisfying experience.

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Kendrick Lamar “GNX” First Week Sales Are Officially In

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Kendrick Lamar gave hip-hop a treat at the end of the year after already turning 2024 into one of rap’s most notable championship years for any artist. Unsurprisingly, that treat – his surprise album GNX – performed incredibly well. It turns out that first week sales projections for the LP were accurate, as it officially sold 324K album-equivalent units during this tracking period. Per HITS Daily Double, about 290K of those are from streaming services, whereas pure album sales accounted for almost 33K. Even with the lack of promo and the absence of some earlier material, a K.Dot drop translated into a massive splash… Who’s surprised?

But the conversations around GNX are not just numbers-based. In fact, that’s the smallest part of the equation. Lyrically, the album had a lot of interesting points, such as an Ab-Soul shoutout that he recently reflected on. “I’m very honored,” he shared on Instagram Live about Kendrick Lamar. “That’s my brother. I guarantee he didn’t study me as much as I studied him. He taught me the most as a professional recording artist. I just wanted to make that very clear. I am the B.O.A.T, I am the best rapper, that’s it. Ask anyone. I say that humbly. It’s not from a place of arrogance. I really do this.”

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Kendrick Lamar GNX First Week Sales

As one of the biggest rappers right now, Kendrick Lamar’s commercial success with GNX was a matter of scale, as its success was never a question. After all, his 2012 classic good kid, m.A.A.d. city is still outselling some of the biggest hip-hop releases of 2024 within that year, including Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s VULTURES 1. Of course, you can probably say that about a whole lot of artists out there.

Nevertheless, seeing fans enjoy GNX and witnessing its entry into pop culture has been a pretty fun ride so far. Kendrick Lamar still offered a lot of food for thought and did not compromise on catchy songwriting and immediate beats to do so. All that remains to determine is how long the album will sustain this hype, and with a Super Bowl halftime show on the way, fans are betting on a long reign.

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Kendrick Lamar “GNX” First Week Sales Look More Promising Than Ever

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Kendrick Lamar is going to continue his streak of commercial dominance in 2024 thanks to his new album GNX‘s massive success. Moreover, final projections from HITS Daily Double indicate that the new project will sell 325K album-equivalent units in its first week, signifying a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It’s a big achievement given the lack of promo, but then again, it’s K.Dot, so it was going to do well either way. However, it’s important to note that these still aren’t the official numbers, but given previous projections, it looks like the best-case scenario for this LP is what will happen… Maybe even more.

Perhaps it ends up debuting with a little over that number, and physical sales should carry it into a strong second week. Kendrick Lamar is too big of a rapper to not expect grand things from his album drops, but even he might express shock at how much success he found in the commercial space. For example, his good kid, m.A.A.d. city album from 12 years ago actually outsold VULTURES 1 by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign this year.

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Kendrick Lamar GNX First Week Sales Are Almost In

Elsewhere, other discussions around Kendrick Lamar’s GNX revolve more around the content, such as Ab-Soul’s recent reflection on “heart pt. 6.” “I’m very honored,” he said on Instagram Live concerning Kendrick’s shout-out. “That’s my brother. I guarantee he didn’t study me as much as I studied him. He taught me the most as a professional recording artist. I just wanted to make that very clear. I am the B.O.A.T, I am the best rapper, that’s it. Ask anyone. I say that humbly. It’s not from a place of arrogance. I really do this.”

Meanwhile, everyone is loving GNX no matter how you slice it, and big names like LeBron James have already sung its praises. Well, in LeBron’s case, “tv off” just hyped him up before a game, but still. It’s clear that Kendrick Lamar really resonated with listeners in one way or another, and we wonder just how much farther this new project will go. It’s been one heck of a cherry on top of 2024.

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Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” Gets Hit With Premature First Week Sales Projections

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Kendrick Lamar shocked the hip-hop world on Friday when he decided to drop a new album called GNX. The album sounds like a love-letter to the West Coast. Moreover, it is an album in which Kendrick completely embodies the villain role that has been thrust upon him following his feud with Drake. Overall, it is an amazing project and it will very likely be one of the candidates for album of the year when all is said and done.

With this new album on streaming services, there has been a lot of talk and speculation about what kind of first week sales numbers Kendrick is going to do. Of course, these kinds of debates are pretty tired and downright annoying. One could even argue that these debates are anti-art. However, the discourse is heavy and now, some first week sales projections are here for the album. As you will read down below, it is expected that Kendrick sells between 230K and 260K units in the first week of the album’s release.

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Kendrick Lamar Has A Hit With “GNX”

For all intents and purposes, that is pretty good considering the album only has 12 tracks and there was absolutely no promo for it. Overall, some are going to call this a flop and a disappointment given who Kendrick is. Having said that, artists don’t sell over 500K anymore, at least not in this climate. If Kendrick had put “Not Like Us” on the album, perhaps he would be closer to that mark. Additionally, there are no bundles on his website. Going the Travis Scott route would have easily gotten the project close to one million.

Throughout the week, there is always the possibility that the projections increase. With songs like “Squabble Up” and “TV Off” going viral, there is certainly a case to be made that the sales will only get better as time goes on. Moreover, the Super Bowl will definitely give these tracks some added longevity. We’re just happy to have a new album from the artist.

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Rod Wave Doubled GloRilla’s First Week Sales After Release Date Feud

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Rod Wave and GloRilla are both rappers, but the similarities mostly end there. The former makes more R&B-influenced music with an emotional edge. The latter makes trap anthems with a Southern flavor. It didn’t look as though one was going to cut into the other’s first week sales, but the numbers are out, and Rod Wave proved to be the victor. He not only outsold GloRilla with his album Last Lap, but he lapped the St. Louis rapper by selling more than double what she pulled in during the same time period.

DJ Akademiks confirmed the numbers on October 15. He announced that Rod Wave managed to sell 130K units first week. GloRilla, meanwhile, was only able to sell 60K first week. This is tied for the second most units sold by Wave during the first week. His 2021 album, SoulFly, pulled an impressive 130K, while his 2023 album, Nostalgia, remains his best-performer with 137K units sold. GloRilla, meanwhile, doesn’t have the discography to be able to compare to previous releases. Glorious is her debut, and her previous EP, Anyways, Life’s Great, sold 28K in its first week.

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GloRilla Criticized Rod Wave For Dropping The Same Day

The numbers are especially intriguing given that GloRilla sparked a feud with Rod Wave in the weeks leading up to their mutual releases. Wave changed his release date to be the same as GloRilla, and the latter voiced her frustration with the decision on Twitter. “Why df would you drop on my day,” she wrote. “I’m finna tweak out.” Rod Wave responded to GloRilla, and confirmed that he wouldn’t be changing his date to accommodate her. “La twin drop same night,” he wrote.

GloRilla has had a lot to say about the album sales about some of her rivals. JT of City Girls previously called out GloRilla for having a “man’s voice,” and then sold 27K units of her mixtape City Cinderella in July. The latter was tickled by the paltry number, and seemingly took to Twitter to celebrate JT’s weak numbers. “No competition,” she wrote. “Dese b*tches stale ho.” Unfortunately, for GloRilla, she didn’t fare much better when it came time to prove herself competitive.

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Big Sean Receives Unfortunate Final Sales Results For “Better Me Than You”

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There was a lot of potential for Better Me Than You, the sixth studio album from Big Sean. For the most part, the lead singles were extremely promising to very good. Then, when you get into the themes and ideas promised, they are mature, fairly thought-provoking, and motivating. Furthermore, the features list had a lot to offer. Gunna, Charlie Wilson, Thundercat, Kodak Black, Bryson Tiller, and The Alchemist are just a few that make a pretty star-studded cast. On the surface, there’s a lot to like. However, when you get into the album and perhaps listen to it a couple of times, you probably caught some inconsistencies.

For us, those included too many instances of Sean sounding half asleep on the mic. Also, with the tracklist sitting at 21 songs, there was too much fluff and some of them sounded out of place. The Cash Cobain song was the biggest offender of this. We feel these are the reasons why Big Sean was only able to sell 22,000 copies (courtesy of DJ Akademiks) of his newest effort in its first week. Also not helping him was the fact that he was pretty inactive after the release of Detroit 2. Even though he’s major artist of the 2010s, he doesn’t have the same luxury of a Travis Scott to wait that long in between releases.

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Haters Of Big Sean Don’t Want To Hear Anymore Big Three Talk

The final results were pretty on par with the 24,000 units prediction, and with this being official, this is now his lowest first week of his career. Prior, Sean had never debuted lower than three on the charts. Now, he will be lucky to be in the top 20-25. Throughout his time in the genre, there have been a lot of people that are highly critical of the Detroit MC. Now, with these numbers confirmed, they are coming out in droves. “I don’t wanna hear no more talk from him about “Big 3” or anything among those lines”, one X user states. “Damn what’s that upcoming j cole album called? Yeah this is that”, another jokes. Sean has been teasing a couple of other tapes recently, so he’s got more chances to reassert himself.

What are your thoughts on Big Sean only moving 22,000 copies of Better Me Than You in its first week? What do you think was the biggest reason for this precipitous fall-off from past releases? Is Sean out of his prime, or will this turn out to be a fluke? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Big Sean. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Nicki Minaj Thanks Sabrina Carpenter For Beating Travis Scott With Stunning Bouquet

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Recently, Sabrina Carpenter narrowly defeated Travis Scott in an intense first-week sales battle. Her sixth studio album Short n’ Sweet outsold his Days Before Rodeo re-release by a mere 1,000 units, leaving his fans outraged. Some of them even speculated that Billboard was behind the “robbery” in some way, though of course, this is unconfirmed.

Carpenter and Scott’s race to top the Billboard 200 chart mimics one fans saw all the way back in 2018. At the time, however, he was competing with Nicki Minaj. Ultimately, Astroworld beat her album Queen, which she promptly went off about on Queen Radio. She slammed Scott for using bundles to boost his sales, arguing that she deserved to be No. 1. “What we’re not gonna do is have that Auto-Tune man selling f*cking sweaters,” she explained at the time. “Telling you he sold half a million albums, because he f*cking didn’t.”

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Sabrina Carpenter Thanks Nicki Minaj For Thoughtful Gift

This time around, Nicki made it clear who she was backing in this race. For obvious reasons, it was the “Espresso” singer. Carpenter even took to Twitter/X to show love to Nicki and her Barbz, writing, “This is for Nicki.” The rapper returned the favor, hopping on Instagram Live to urge her fans to support Carpenter’s new album. “Shout out Sabrina Carpenter, shout out all the Sabrina Carpenter fans,” she said.

It appears as though Nicki’s support has extended beyond the initial race, however. Earlier today, Carpenter hopped on her Instagram Story to flaunt a white bouquet sent to her by Nicki herself. “I adore u + the barbz :’) this is so thoughtful!!!! and these are so beautiful,” she captioned the photo. What do you think of Nicki Minaj sending Sabrina Carpenter flowers after her album Short n’ Sweet topped Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo? Do you see a collab in their future? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Travis Scott & Sabrina Carpenter Sales Battle Finally Crowns A Winner

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Travis Scott and Sabrina Carpenter are both mega stars in their respective genres. The latter has more recently become one, thanks to smash singles such as “Espresso”, “Please Please Please”, and “Feather”. The former of the two are on her latest album Short n’ Sweet, which saw its release on August 23. That happened to be the same Friday that Travis Scott would go on to reissue his beloved 2014 mixtape DAYS BEFORE RODEO. Since then, multiple updates have come through in regard to the final sales projections. Originally, Sabrina was ahead by 100,000 units about five days ago. However, thanks to the power of bundling, as well as deluxe and alternate editions, that all quickly changed. Scott was then aiming to both surpass the pop phenom and achieve the best first week for any hip-hop album in 2024.

Sadly, for him and his fans, Sabrina was able to make Nicki Minaj and her Barbz proud. According to a report from Billboard via Luminate, Short n’ Sweet was able to eek by DAYS BEFORE RODEO by a mere 1,000 units. The final tally is 362,000 to 361,000. Congratulations are in order for the Pennsylvania singer and songwriter, as this is her first top 10 charting project and it’s also the third largest debut of 2024. With this, it’s safe to say she’s here to stay for the long haul.

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Sabrina Carpenter Outlasts Travis Scott By One Thousand Units

As for Travis Scott, it was a case of just too little too late, if you even want to say that. The final push over the last couple of days was quite extraordinary, and it goes to show that how coveted of a tape DAYS BEFORE RODEO truly is. Initially, 190,000 physical sales were projected to be the case when the 12-song set was on pace for 217,000 overall. Now, that number has jumped to 331,000, making it the second-biggest sales week of 2024. Of course, both projects will debut at number one and number two respectively once the charts update.

What are your thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter outselling Travis Scott? Do the final results show how impactful DAYS BEFORE RODEO is? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Travis Scott. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Travis Scott Shocks Fans With Insane “Days Before Rodeo” First Week Sales Figures

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Travis Scott went on an impressive run during the earliest stages of his career. Overall, one of his most beloved projects is Days Before Rodeo, which came out back in 2014. This is a project that spawned the Scott sound that so many fell in love with. While the project is nowhere near as polished as Rodeo or even Astroworld, there is no doubt that the pieces of greatness were present. Unfortunately, the project had been missing from streaming services for years. Last Friday, that all changed much to the delight of fans.

As a result of this re-release, Scott decided to launch a whole bunch of bundles on his website. Every piece of merch comes with a digital album sale. Meanwhile, Scott’s fans have been flocking to Spotify and Apple Music to run up the streams. As a result of all of these efforts, Scott’s 10-year-old mixtape is set to sell 217K units in its first week. It is a monumental number especially when you think about how numerous hip-hop projects have struggled to sell over 60K units this year.

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Travis Scott Continues To Dominate The Charts

Many fans were shocked by Travis Scott’s numbers, especially since he beat out Post Malone who just dropped off an immensely popular country album. Furthermore, he is contending for the number-one spot on the charts with Sabrina Carpenter. While he is unlikely to win that battle, you never know. If he launches more merch and maybe some $1 vinyls, he could end up with a huge upset victory. No matter what, these numbers are impressive and show that Travis has the youth on lock still.

Let us know your thoughts on Days Before Rodeo, in the comments section down below. Would you say that this is Travis’ best project? What is your favorite song on the mixtape, and what would you classify as the weakest track? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from round the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Latto Gets Official But Disappointing First Week Sales For “Sugar Honey Iced Tea”

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Latto’s new album Sugar Honey Iced Tea has been a big hit for fans, but they are a bit disappointed with the wider music-consuming landscape for not showing the same love. Moreover, the project’s official first week sales numbers are here courtesy of HITS Daily Double and Chart Data, pointing to a No. 14 debut on the Billboard 200 chart with 29K in album-equivalent units sold. Some of the Atlanta femcee’s rival fanbases already clowned this debut, but it’s not far off from what many other rap creatives are selling these days. As such, it’s important to note that this is part of a wider conversation around rap’s commercial status, not a sole attack or ridicule concerning a specific artist.

Regardless, we doubt that Latto is very pressed about this; in fact, she’s probably very grateful for the support and acclaim that she received over the past week or so. After all, she has a headlining tour coming up soon which she’s probably gearing up for quite excitedly. Mariah The Scientist and Karrahbooo will join Big Mama for this trek, and it should make for quite the bombastic and entertaining concert series. We’ll see what else the Sugar Honey Iced Tea era and rollout holds for 2024.

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Latto’s First Week Sales For Sugar Honey Iced Tea

Elsewhere, though, Latto caught some heat from female hip-hop fans for her thoughts on the GOAT femcee (who she thinks is Lil Kim). Nicki Minaj fans, including Akbar V, took strong issue with this. “Lil Kim was the Goat …” Akbar wrote. “her and foxy both had they run and did a lot for us female rappers so did eve, missy elliot , etc but what about when there was a stand still and no label wanted to sign female rappers ? Who came and open the door and had the longest run in history Nicki Minaj … so let’s not say Kim is the Goat of all time because no dck grabbing it’s @NICKIMINAJ …..give that damn girl her flowers when it’s due yall don’t got to fk with each other but keep it a stack.”

Meanwhile, Latto had even more to offer fans with Sugar Honey Iced Tea thanks to the bonus track “Chicken Grease.” Even though its Billboard performance left many fans disappointed, there are still many tracks to enjoy and give longevity to throughout the year and those that follow. We’ll see what her next moves are, and what this new era holds.

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