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Yeat “2093” First Week Sales Projections Will Surprise You

February 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Yeat’s 2093 is out now, and a lot of fans are really loving the new directions and evolutions on display here. A lot of folks are fully into the project’s futuristic vibes and think that it’s the perfect fit for his style, presence, and overall artistic vision. Sure, the album is not a hit with everyone, but it seems like even some of his most ardent doubters online have some light praise for it. At least, that’s what the Twitter and social media conversations are leaning into these days, and we haven’t even wrapped up a whole weekend with it.

Furthermore, Yeat’s 2093 represents a chance for him to level up once more in his career. He already took things to the next level sonically, the fan reception is already there, and with features from Drake, Future, and Lil Wayne, his place in the game is more established than ever. But the California native might also do something that he had never done before with this LP. According to HITSDailyDouble, we already have early first week sales projections for the new album, and they point to a potentially historic debut for him.

Yeat’s 2093 Might Go No. 1

Apparently, Yeat is expected to move between 65K and 75K units in its first week, which puts it up for contention for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. Another main competitor in this race is Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time, which has been a dominant presence in the charts for about a year now. Also, there’s the second week of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures to consider, although Billboard didn’t seem to chart it at all. Both will reportedly move between 60K and 70K, and if 2093 surpasses them, it would be the “Lyfestylë” MC’s first number one of his career.

Of course, this would be really exciting to see, especially for the new generation. We wonder, though, if the Drake collab added to the album, “As We Speak,” will improve the album’s chart performance as a whole. We wouldn’t complain, though, as 2093 is worthy of the future. For more news and the latest updates on Yeat, come back to HNHH.

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21 Savage “American Dream” First Week Sales Are Here

January 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

21 Savage is back like he never left on his new album american dream, at least when it comes to his newest solo effort’s first-week sales. Moreover, new reports online indicate that the project sold 131K album-equivalent units in its first week, landing it at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. As such, fans may notice that these are the exact same sales numbers that his previous solo studio LP, i am > i was, sold in its first week over five years ago. Perhaps listeners and the media will portray this as a disappointment, but it’s more indicative of 21’s consistency quality and exposure-wise since 2018.

Furthermore, it’s nonetheless great to see that this album connected with a lot of people, both casual fans and die-hards alike. If you’ve been on hip-hop Twitter at all for the past couple of years, you know that some listeners have strong 21 Savage fatigue. This is because of his prolific features, collaborative full-lengths, and a firm adherence to the style that he’s most known for. But the “née-nah” MC still proves on this album that he can evolve, and we’ll see whether any track from it becomes a particular hit.

21 Savage’s american dream Sells 131K First Week

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On that last point, it feels like american dream is much more of an album experience, similar to i am > i was. At least that tracklist had the massive hit “a lot,” whereas this new album doesn’t have that stellar standout commercially and critically… yet. After all, cuts like “redrum” could easily gain more steam as the year draws on, as the current era’s focus on virality means that release dates don’t matter when determining the hottest tracks today. Either way, 21 Savage should be very proud of what he and his team accomplished here, and these numbers show the fruits of their labor.

Meanwhile, with the Slaughter Gang boss’ biopic on the horizon (if it wasn’t just a rollout facade), this is another factor that could extend american dream‘s shelf life. No matter what you think about these numbers, one thing is for sure. It’s great to have hip-hop succeeding and impressing early in 2024, and setting up that momentum for the rest of the year. On that note, log back into HNHH for the latest news and updates on 21 Savage.

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21 Savage “american dream” First-Week Sales Projections Are Here

January 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

21 Savage’s american dream landed with a huge splash as arguably the first massive release of 2024 for the hip-hop genre– and music at large, for that matter. Moreover, it marked his solo return following 2018’s i am > i was, a statement which may ring truer today than it ever has before. In between, the Atlanta trap icon also released SAVAGE MODE II with Metro Boomin (2020) and Her Loss with Drake (2022). So, why talk about these previous releases in his catalog if we’re all focused on the 15 tracks he just dropped yesterday? Well, it’s because we have american dream‘s first week sales projections courtesy of HDD (HITS Daily Double).

Furthermore, if this album continues the pace it’s at right now, it could mark 21 Savage’s biggest solo album debut ever. To elaborate, the publication estimated that american dream is on pace to sell 130K to 150K album-equivalent units in its first week. For comparison, his 2018 project sold 131K copies first-week, so it seems like he’s in a comfortable range to commercially best himself. Still, this is solo material; the “née-nah” MC’s collab projects in between his most recent solo full-lengths, SAVAGE MODE II and Her Loss, sold 171K copies and 404K copies, respectively.

21 Savage’s american dream‘s First Week Sales Projections, Plus His Previous Numbers

Regardless, american dream could very well debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts if it keeps up these numbers. But what do these sales matter at the end of the day when people just want 21 Savage to make the best music possible? Given that the album’s been out for less than 24 hours at press time, we’ll leave that debate open for another time. While there’s been plenty of positive reception and acclaim, some haters, and even potential disses on the LP against Gunna, all this conversation is still supplementary to how the record will age and perform throughout the year.

Meanwhile, there’s also the Slaughter Gang boss’ upcoming movie to think about, which will apparently star Donald Glover. Even though it would be amazing to see this biopic, it’s still a bit unclear whether its announcement was just a promo stunt for the album and nothing more. They did share a release date, so perhaps we’ll truly find out what’s up with it on July 4 this year. For more news and the latest updates on 21 Savage, check back in with HNHH.

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City Girls Sell 10K Units First Week For “RAW” Amid Claims They Fumbled The Bag

October 30, 2023 by newhiphopnews

City Girls’ official first week sales for their new album RAW are here, and at least its debut isn’t as bad as people thought it would be, although it’s still surely disappointing and disheartening. Moreover, they sold 10K album-equivalent units in its first week, making their chart entrance at No. 117 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. People initially thought it would be 6K based on projections, which caused media figures to clown the Miami duo. However, they had plenty to express on the matter, and did so recently during their appearance on The Breakfast Club. While sales don’t really matter at the end of the day, it’s easy to say that as a fan, and not as an artist trying to reach many people with your art.

“It’s tough times,” JT of the City Girls explained to the radio show’s hosts. “You get what you put in, in this s**t. And I feel like, collectively, we didn’t do what we had to do to promote the album. But if you don’t go hard with promoting your s**t, and putting it in people’s face, it’s like, of course it’s going to miss people.”

City Girls’ RAW‘s First Week Sales Are Here

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“Right now, stunting ain’t cool, because people broke,” JT continued, who’s coming out with a solo album soon. “I feel like we have a bad timing thing. I feel like our timing, and our management, is poor. We’ve got poor management, poor timing- like, it’s really never no strategy. We just out here, like, why the f**k are we at The Breakfast Club a week after our thing dropped?” Overall, these are very important questions to ask, and it’s crucial to identify that the City Girls took some responsibility but also looked at factors external to them.

Whatever happened here, it’s clear that they’re somewhat unbothered by these jokes, but still recognize that they need a different approach. Whether that has to do with their team or their own choices is a question that will surely dominate their next planning moves. But one flop doesn’t necessarily make you irrelevant, and as a huge group online and at festivals, they’ll need to really bounce back with something special. On that note, check back in with HNHH for more updates and the latest news on the City Girls.

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Lil Wayne’s “Tha Fix Before Tha VI” First Week Sales Revealed

October 6, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Last week, Lil Wayne dropped off his new album, Tha Fix Before Tha VI. The project includes features from Fousheé, Euro, and Jon Batiste. The 10-track effort was intended as something to hold fans over ahead of the eagerly-anticipated release of Tha Carter VI.

Tha Fix Before Tha VI is also his first solo project since his 2020 mixtape, No Ceilings. Fans were looking forward to hearing the project, which features his September release, “Kat Food.” Now, the album’s first week sales number are in. It’s been revealed that Tha Fix Before Tha VI sold 19K album-equivalent units.

Lil Wayne’s Tha Fix Before Tha VI Sells 19K First Week

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The number has come as somewhat of a shock to some fans, who would have expected the icon to sell far more. With that being said, plenty of others note that he didn’t do much in terms of promotion for the project. Instead, many think he’s been focusing his attention on hype surrounding Tha Carter VI. Despite countless fans coming to Wayne’s defense, the project has managed to spark some concern surrounding what’s to come on the next installment of Tha Carter series.

One person who seems to be into the Louisiana-born performer’s new releases is Eminem. The hitmaker took to social media to compliment a few of Lil Wayne’s lyrics from his verse on YG and Tyga’s track “Brand New” from Hit Me When U Leave The Klub: The Playlist. “‘Got a bunch of zeros like a bag of new funyuns!!’ F*CK why didn’t I think of that????” Eminem Tweeted last week. As expected, this prompted countless responses from fans, dropping their own favorite Lil Wayne lyrics in his replies. What do you think Lil Wayne’s new album? Are you surprised by its first week sales? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Lil Wayne.

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Russ Questions Burna Boy’s U.S. First Week Sales For “I Told Them…”

September 3, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Burna Boy cemented himself as one of the biggest international artists of the past few years, and that’s not because he’s not from the United States. Not only does he find a lot of traction in those markets, but fans all over the world celebrate his talents and skill. Recently, the Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer released his latest album, I Told Them…, and it debuted in the U.S. with 21K sales in its first week. While that’s definitely a successful benchmark for someone of his caliber, some expressed disappointment with these numbers and surprise that it didn’t sell more. Even rapper Russ had to step in on social media to give his thoughts, pointing to Burna’s worldwide appeal and success.

“If Burna Boy is doin 21k (in America) and sellin out arenas in America as well, how come artists who sell more than that (in America) aren’t doing arenas (in America) ?” Russ asked under DJ Akademiks’ coverage of the sales numbers for I Told Them… “Take a wild guess [crying-laughing emoji].” Of course, many pointed out that these sales are just in U.S. markets, and don’t reflect the attention he garnered in other countries. With this statement, the Atlanta-based MC posits that numbers aren’t everything, whether that’s artistically or commercially.

Russ Speaks On Burna Boy’s U.S. First Week Sales

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In fact, Russ has his own issues with album numbers, as he recently claimed that Billboard disqualified sales from his recent project SANTIAGO. “Billboard & Luminate took away ANOTHER 4,000 of my REAL sales over the weekend,” the 30-year-old tweeted. “Making that 10,000 sales total they took away from me while allowing major labels to fake their streams and sales and do monopolistic merch bundles. Only major labels are allowed to do merch bundles because the only approved vendor is a major label vendor. These numbers and charts are made up. The impact however is not. Shoutout to the fans.”

Meanwhile, he actually sold 42K album-equivalent units, which is quite impressive nonetheless. Conversations around numbers expect the highest feasible success, and nine times out of ten, they don’t forgive. Still, despite his complaints, the main takeaway is that any support from fans you get weighs much more than the commercial value you chase after. On that note, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Russ and Burna Boy.

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Burna Boy’s “I Told Them” First-Week Sales Shock Social Media Users

September 2, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Burna Boy dropped off his new LP, I Told Them…, at the end of last month. His seventh studio album features various high-profile features, from the likes of J. Cole, 21 Savage, Dave, RZA, and more. Now, the first-weeks sales numbers are in, and they’ve left some social media users confused. The album sold 21K album-equivalent units in the U.S. in its first week. Many are weighing in claiming that they thought the album would have sold more, while others say he did pretty good.

“I expected burna to do more than that ngl,” one Instagram commenter writes. “Considering how big he is this an L,” another claims. Though some are shocked by the numbers, others are taking the opportunity to emphasize the fact that they only reflect U.S. sales, and Burna Boy has a large following internationally. “I won’t call it a flop until I see his sales outside of America,” one user says. “Wasn’t expecting him to do huge sales in America.”

I Told Them Sells 21K In Its First Week

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Regardless, it’s clear that Burna Boy continues to rise to the top, and get high praise from his peers. Last month, he discussed his collaboration with J. Cole, revealing that while meeting in the studio he compared him to one of the most iconic rappers of all time. According to Burna Boy, J. Cole said “This n***a’s Tupac reincarnated in Africa.”

During a recent interview, the Nigerian-born performer revealed that I Told Them… is dedicated to those back at home who didn’t believe in him. “This one is for the part of my own home and the people in my own home who didn’t believe or doubt it, or still doubt, or any type of thing,” he explained. “It’s fun to tell people something is true, and they doubt, and then they end up seeing it. There’s no greater feeling.” Keep an eye on HNHH for more updates on Burna Boy.

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Travis Scott’s “UTOPIA” First Week Sales Are Here, Marks His Third No. 1 Album

August 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

To absolutely no one’s surprise, we now officially know that Travis Scott’s UTOPIA performed incredibly well commercially. Moreover, official sales data for the week of July 28 (the album’s release date), ending August 3, shows that it sold 496K units in its first week. With that, it became the Houston artist’s third album to go No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and two songs from it landed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Furthermore, these are “MELTDOWN” with Drake and “FE!N” with Sheck Wes and Playboi Carti. This is the third biggest opening for any album in 2023 and the largest in the field of hip-hop and R&B this year.

Said chart data comes from press releases, Luminate, and Billboard, confirming the success of this long-awaited project. To elaborate, album-equivalent streams for UTOPIA resulted in 243,000 equivalent units, and it garnered over 650 million global streams. Of course, this means that Travis Scott had huge openings on Apple Music and Spotify, with the album gaining the most first-day streams of any 2023 album on both platforms. On the other hand, physical sales reached 252,000 units, the second-biggest physical sales week of the year so far.

Read More: Travis Scott Brings Out Kanye West In Rome, Labels Him The “Greatest Of All Time”

Travis Scott’s Charting UTOPIA Tracks

What’s more is that just the album’s streams would’ve been enough to carry it to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Considering how much more prevalent streaming generally is these days compared to physical album sales, this is an astounding feat. In addition, its highest-charting song actually carried a significant amount of weight when looking at total streaming numbers, which is a testament to its hit power. “MELTDOWN” accounts for 10% of all UTOPIA‘s current streams according to this new data.

Meanwhile, there were a lot of physical bundles for UTOPIA that led to these huge numbers. These include CD variants, bundles, digital sales, and most impressively, vinyl. In fact, it’s the largest sales week for any hip-hop or R&B vinyl since Luminate started tracking these metrics in 1991. Let us know in the comments how you visited UTOPIA. Also, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Travis Scott.

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YNW Melly’s Gained Almost 800K Spotify Monthly Listeners Since Trial Started

June 19, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The double murder trial of YNW Melly has netted him a lot of extra numbers on streaming platforms. Whether his supporters returned to his music, other tuned in out of morbid interest, or unfamiliar folks just wanted to know who this rapper is, the Florida native’s music got a huge popularity boost. Moreover, his Spotify monthly listeners reportedly went up by 8.2% since his trial started on Monday, June 12. This reflects an additional 794,119 new listeners, adding to a total of 10,468,061 as of Monday, June 19. Of course, those metrics are bound to keep rising as the trial goes on.

Furthermore, we previously reported that he racked up two and a half million Spotify streams within the trial’s first 24 hours alone. Not only that, but these metrics are all using only one streaming platform’s data to measure them. If you crunch the numbers on sites like Apple Music or YouTube, surely there might be a similarly notable increase. Even though the trial has had no shortage of controversy so far, that’s only making people more curious to check out YNW Melly’s music.

YNW Melly Nabs Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Listeners

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In fact, a particular ruling in court might motivate people even more to listen to the 24-year-old’s work guilt-free. Last week, Judge John Murphy III rejected the “Murder On My Mind” music video as proposed evidence in the trial. This is due to, according to the judge, the video not furthering the case’s pursuit of fact in the murders of YNW Juvy and YNW SakChaser. However, it would create a bias against YNW Melly due to the video and song’s content, in a way that does not actually prove or pose any relevance to the deaths in question. For this reason, it was denied a place in the courtroom as a part of the prosecution’s argument.

Meanwhile, said attempts at presenting improper evidence in the court’s eyes resulted in the “223’s” MC’s attorney motioning for a mistrial. The defense accused evidence and testimonies of being prejudicial and painting a negative light in a way irrelevant to the charges. As such, the mistrial request will be the main topic discussed when trial resumes tomorrow (Tuesday, June 20). If accepted, that doesn’t make him free just yet, but it does suggest that this will be a much harder case than the state probably thought. For the latest news and updates on YNW Melly, stay posted on HNHH.

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Lil Durk’s “Almost Healed” Projected To Sell 150K First Week, Tops Streaming Charts

May 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Almost Healed might be one of the most anticipated hip-hop projects of the year, and it looks like it’ll be one of its most successful, as well. Moreover, reports broke that Lil Durk is expected to sell about 150K units first week with his latest album. Not only that, but it seems like the album is dominating the Apple Music and YouTube charts, as well. On the former, he currently holds the top spot on their albums charts, right in front of Taylor Swift’s Midnights deluxe edition. Still, publications project that The Voice will debut at number two, as Swift is expected to push around 300K units in the release’s first week.

Also, Lil Durk is all over Apple Music’s top songs chart, including previous singles and new collaborations and solo efforts. On the other hand, the video for “Therapy Session” and “Pelle Coat” with Alicia Keys sat at the top of the YouTube trending videos charts for music. All in all, it looks like this will be quite the momentous occasion for the Chicago MC. Given the deep topics and focused tracklist that he offers on Almost Healed, such accolades and success are fitting and heartening to see from his audience.

Lil Durk’s Streaming Dominance

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In addition, Smurk went on a prolific press run as of late and graced fans with a lot of standout moments and revelations. In fact, one of the most comical and curious stems from his explanation of a viral meme that features him and Young Thug looking at a computer. While speaking to DJ Akademiks on the Off The Record podcast, he explained that he has a pact with Thugger to never reveal what they were looking at. “He told me not to tell nobody. That’s how you know we won’t snitch on each other,” Lil Durk shared.

Smurk Aims For 150K

Meanwhile, Almost Healed is sure to have at least one major highlight for you no matter where your rap taste leans. Fans of more emotive and somber rap, plus people from Chicago, likely appreciate his Juice WRLD collab “Cross The Globe” a lot, for example. Who knows, maybe it’ll catch even more steam in the next week and pull some even more insane numbers. If he sells 150K, it would his best-ever week so far regarding numbers. Regardless, stay posted on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Lil Durk.