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Travis Scott’s “Utopia” To Go Number One For Fourth Straight Week

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Travis Scott is one of the biggest artists in the world right now. Overall, Utopia has only made him that much more popular as an artist. His current album is doing extremely well on the charts. Moreover, he is now the most listened-to rapper in the entire world. These are all massive accomplishments, and there is no doubt that Travis has a lot more in store for us. For instance, he is about to embark on an arena and stadium tour across the United States. Hopefully, tickets for that drop soon.

As for his current standing on the Billboard charts, Utopia is currently at number one. This has been the case for three weeks in a row. Overall, many of the album’s sales have come from merch bundles. Additionally, he has been selling a ton of vinyl records which has ultimately led to wild numbers. Travis is doing big things, and fans have been curious if he can go number one for an entire month. According to a report from DJ Akademiks, he actually can.

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Travis Scott Is Going Platinum

After selling about 180K units in the third week, Utopia is going to sell another 158K in the fourth week. At least that is what the projections are telling us. As Akademiks explained, 90K of these sales are bundles and physical album sales. This is a massive deal for Scott as it means he will go number one for the fourth week in a row. It is likely the last time he will go number one, as Drake’s For All The Dogs is set to be released on Friday.

No matter what, these are great numbers, and it is awesome to see Hip-Hop back at number one this year. Let us know what you think of Utopia, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world. We will always be sure to keep you informed.

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Quavo’s “Rocket Power” Set For Modest First Week Sales

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Rocket Power is the latest album from Quavo. A quasi-tribute to Takeoff, Rocket Power is Quavo’s first solo album since 2018’s Quavo Huncho and his first release since Migos’ final album, 2021’s Culture III. Rocket Power is a Quavo-heavy album, with just three features. “Patty Cake” features Takeoff, “Turn Yo Clic Up” features Future, and “Focused” features Young Thug.

Quavo Huncho peaked at #2 five years ago but unfortunately for Quavo, it doesn’t appear as though Rocket Power is going to have the same impact on the Billboard charts. According to HDD, the album is projected to sell 27,000-32,000 copies in its first week, which should be good enough for a top-20 debut. However, it likely won’t climb too high in that section of the chart. The top five are pretty set right now. At the time of writing, the top five on the Billboard 200 are UTOPIA, One Day At A Time, Barbie: The Album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), and Midnights. All five albums shot up the charts this week, as did the #6 album, Lover.

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Rocket Power Pales In Comparison To Other Releases

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Quavo attends the Rocket Power Album Listening Party on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Quavo is not the only major artist who will be debuting on the Billboard 200 next week. Unreal Unearth, the latest album from Irish folk singer Hozier also dropped this week. Per HDD, the first-week projections on that project are 45,000-55,000, which should see Unreal Unearth debut in the top ten. The album includes one feature, with American rocker Brandi Carlile appearing on “Damage Gets Done”.

The release of Rocket Power also came with the release of a music video for the single “Hold Me”. While a solo single, it serves as one of the album’s biggest goodbyes to Takeoff. Shot in Paris, the video features a sea of people wearing Takeoff t-shirts and features lyrics specifically about Quavo’s mourning for his lost nephew.

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Travis Scott’s Third Week & Trippie Redd’s First Week Sales Projections Revealed

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Travis Scott recently released his new album Utopia a few weeks ago. Overall, this is an album that has proven to be polarizing. Although many people love it for its production, some feel like the lyrics are lacking. That said, the project is selling very well. It did 496K sales in its very first week thanks to bundles. Moreover, the second week was also very solid, clocking in as a number-one album. Now, the project is in its third week on the charts, and fans are looking forward to what the numbers will look like.

Additionally, some people have been curious about the upcoming battle with Trippie Redd. Trippie just released A Love Letter To You 5 which was highly-anticipated. This is the album’s first week on the charts, and there has been some anticipation that the project will chart well. As it turns out, this might not actually be the case. Last night, DJ Akademiks reported on the projections surrounding both Utopia and A Love Letter To You 5. As you will see, Travis Scott is winning by a wide margin.

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Travis Scott Vs. Trippie Redd

 
 
 
 
 
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In its third week, Travis Scott is going to sell around 135K units. This will likely keep it at number one, which is truly impressive. Furthermore, Trippie Redd is only going to sell 32K units. Overall, this is a huge disappointment as Trippie is used to selling a lot more than this. Either way, it is clear that Utopia is king for now. Although, that could very well change with the release of Quavo’s “Rocket Power.” Drake is also going to be dropping soon, which will change things.

Let us know what you think of these projections, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world. We will continue to bring you the biggest releases from the biggest artists.

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Travis Scott’s “Utopia” Could Sell 400k In Its First Week

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Travis Scott’s highly anticipated new album Utopia has already proven to be one of the biggest hip-hop events of 2023. The absolutely stacked feature list and accompanying film had fans captivated and many are still digesting the full 70+ minutes of material the album has to offer. Though the album was already primed to have a huge opening week, new projections say it could be even higher than anticipated. An updated 125k in pure sales could push the total album sales to over 400k in its first week.

That number would more than double the next closest first week for a rap album this year. Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape became the first rap album to hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 earlier this year. Even then, the project sold just 167k in its first week. Travis Scott is set to have the third-biggest album debut of 2023. He’ll slot in behind Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time which 501k in its first week and Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) which pushed a whopping 716k units. When Travis Scott’s last album Astroworld dropped in 2018 it scored 553k first-week sales. Though it’s worth noting that rules for album bundles, which Scott has always made heavy use of, were looser in 2018 than they are today.

Travis Scott Could Sell 400k

On top of the album and film that already exist for Utopia, Travis Scott took the project into another medium. Yesterday he shared a new zine with fans as part of the album’s rollout. It came on the same day that he had to give fans an update about a planned Utopia show. The show was supposed to take place at the pyramids in Egypt. But the performance started experiencing issues as soon as it was announced. After the show was ultimately canceled last week Scott confirmed to fans that it is being moved to Rome.

What do you think of the new projected first week sales numbers for Utopia? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lil Uzi Vert’s “The Pink Tape” Gets New Sales Projections

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Lil Uzi Vert came through with The Pink Tape last Friday, much to the delight of their fans. Although the album has been quite polarizing, there is no doubt that it is streaming well. There are some people on Twitter who will tell you this project is perfect. That said, it should come as no surprise that people are getting a lot of replay value out of this thing. Moreover, there is a huge incentive to run the numbers up here. Overall, a hip-hop album has not reached number one on the Billboard charts this year.

Instead, Morgan Wallen has been dominating the charts for 15 straight weeks. Country music seems to be having a huge moment right now, and it has ultimately kept hip-hop from that number-one spot. However, over the weekend, it was made clear that Uzi’s project would end up taking the top spot. In fact, they were projected to sell between 200 and 250K units. Unfortunately, that number has since lowered over the past week or so.

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Lil Uzi Vert Continues To Dominate

According to information reported by Hits Daily Double, Lil Uzi Vert is now projected to sell 165K in the first week. Although this is very respectable, it’s still kind of low for an album poised to take the top spot. Either way, this is very much a win for the genre as a whole. Wallen will finally be dethroned, all while Uzi’s comeback album gets to top the charts. Hopefully, albums like Pink Friday 2 and UTOPIA can also find their way to the top of the charts.

If one thing is for sure, it’s that there are a lot of great albums on the horizon right now. Let us know your thoughts on Pink Tape, in the comments section down below. Additionally, be sure to keep it locked to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always keep you informed.

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Young Thug’s Updated First Week Sales Projections Drop

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Young Thug’s new album Business Is Business has been one of the most talked about releases of 2023 so far. Much of that has to do with his current situation in the ongoing YSL RICO trial. Many expected that public drama to turn into big sales numbers for Thugger. An earlier projection expected the album to sell around 110k in its first week. That debut would have made it the second biggest debut for a rap album this year behind Lil Durk who did 125k in his first week. Now, an updated projection has dropped the album’s expected sales down to just 87k.

That is a VERY significant drop in sales for Young Thug. Part of what makes that so interesting is how close it brings him to fellow YSL rapper Gunna. Gunna’s new album a Gift & a Curse debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and sold 85k in its first week. The two albums have frequently been compared following Gunna’s reported snitching as a part of his YSL plea deal. Some saw Gunna’s 85k as underwhelming since it’s Gunna’s lowest debut yet. Now, Young Thug seems to be headed for similar numbers with his new album.

Young Thug’s Sales Dip

One way Young Thug could swing the narrative of the album’s dip in sales is by having a hit song. The track that seems to have the most potential for that is “Oh U Went” with Drake. Just this morning video his social media of Drake filming a music video for the song in Memphis.

The original projection for Business Is Business saw Young Thug challenging for the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. Country singer Morgan Wallen has owned the top spot with his album One Thing At A Time for months. Now with the updated sales projection, he’s expected to remain on top for at least another week. No rapper has debuted at #1 on the chart in 2023, largely because of Wallen’s dominance. What do you think of Young Thug’s updated sales figures? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lil Durk “Almost Healed” Projected For Big First Week

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It’s been a big couple of weeks for Lil Durk. In May, he pre-empted the release of his upcoming album by dropping “All My Life ft. J. Cole”. That single did numbers, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been streamed, at the time of writing, nearly 60 million times. Furthermore, “All My Life” is out-streaming NBA YoungBoy’s Richest Opp by more than double.

However, what people were really looking forward to was Durk’s eighth studio album, Almost Healed. It would be Durk’s first album since March 2022’s 7220, which went platinum and spent two non-consecutive weeks at number one. Furthermore, both of Durk’s last two albums have gone platinum and his last three albums have peaked in the top-2. Safe to say, there were big expectations for Almost Healed. With the international charts published before Billboard, Almost Healed‘s best performance is currently in Norway, where it peaked at #10.

“Almost Healed” Is A Smash Hit

According to DJ Akademiks, Almost Healed sold 124,000 units in its first week. That’s a major success, especially compared to Richest Opp, which sold somewhere in the region of 58,000 units in its first week. While that number will be more than enough to put Almost Healed in the top 3, the question will be if it is enough to take the top spot. Morgan Wallen’s One Day At A Time has absolutely dominated the Billboard Album 200. The album has held the #1 spot for 12 weeks at the time of writing. Ironically, one of the tracks on Almost Healed has Morgan Wallen as a featured artist. Overall, Almost Healed features eight collaborations.

Furthermore, the top 5 is currently filled with a number of chart stalwarts. SZA’s SOS is currently at #2 and has been in the charts for 24 weeks. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s Midnights (31 weeks) and Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (124 weeks) occupy #3 and #4. The only newcomer from last week to the top five is The Dave Matthews Band’s Walk Around The Moon. It remains to be seen if Lil Durk can become the first new artist to snag the #1 spot since mid-March. Follow all the latest music news here at HotNewHipHop.

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

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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.

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Lil Durk’s Streaming Dominance

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.

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NBA YoungBoy’s “Richest Opp” First-Week Sales Projections Are In

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As per usual, NBA YoungBoy is on a mission to prove himself as one of the hardest-working artists in the industry. This past New Music Friday the 23-year-old unleashed his third full-length project of 2023 so far, Richest Opp. It spans 17 tracks, just one of them including a guest appearance from Ten. Outside of that, YB handles things on his own, markedly dissing artists like Lil Yachty, J. Cole, and Drake throughout his bars.

Along with the release of his mixtape came plenty of drama for YB. Not only did he have to explain his “F*ck The Industry Pt. 2” bars to a confused Lil Boat, but he also pushed both Soulja Boy and Lil Durk’s buttons. The former popped off at the Louisana native in a wild Instagram Live session on Friday in response to a tweet. “Bring your p*ssy ass out the house. You can’t come outside. On God, you on house arrest. F*ck you talking about? Matter fact, you can text me the address. We’ll come to you, n*gga,” Soulja yelled into his phone as thousands of followers watched.

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NBA YoungBoy Continues His Hot Streak

Aside from that situation, YoungBoy was also facing concerns about being outsold by Lil Durk this weekend. The father of six was planning on sharing his latest album yesterday as well but ultimately opted out in favour of sharing his joint single with J. Cole first. The “WTF” hitmaker was obviously incredibly pleased with this news, as he responded by sharing a video of him dancing, flexing stacks of cash, and giving Smurk a warning about what’s to come if he tries any similar stunts in the future.

According to the latest reports, NBA YoungBoy’s new project is on pace to sell 58K in its first week out. This is slightly lower than the 62K he moved with April’s Don’t Try This At Home, but is still impressive compared to what we’ve seen other artists amass as of late. What are your top three titles from Richest Opp? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Jack Harlow “Jackman” First Week Sales Projections

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Jack Harlow stunned the masses with the release of Jackman. His follow-up to 2022’s Come Home The Kids Miss You, the latest opus from the Louisville, KY native further cements his place in the history books. Some might still feel reluctant to embrace him but he’s undoubtedly taking notes of the criticism and fixing up his game with each release. Jackman, so far, earned him unanimous praise across the board, especially due to his maturity and self-awareness.

The rapper’s latest album likely won’t sell as much as his sophomore album but he’s still on pace to make a splash on the charts. According to Hits Daily Double, Jackman is on pace to move anywhere from 45K to 50K in its first week. It’s a major drop from Come Home The Kids Miss You, which reached #3 on the Billboard 200 with 113K units in total. However, Jackman also arrived without much of a rollout or a lead single to propel its commercial success. Overall, it’s still a win for Jack as he aims for a top 10 debut.

Jack Harlow First Week Projections 

The release of Jack Harlow’s new album comes shortly after the trailer of White Men Can’t Jump. The remake of the 1992 classic finds Harlow in his first-ever starring role alongside Sinqua Walls. The film’s drummed up plenty of hype since it was first announced but with the release of the trailer, it seems like fans are more than impressed with Harlow’s acting chops. With a May 19th release date set, we’re anticipating to see if the remake will live up to the original.

Overall, things are in a good space for Jack Harlow these days and it looks like he’ll be getting even deeper into the film world following White Men Can’t Jump. The rapper was recently tapped to star in the Apple Orginal Film The Instigators. Harlow joins an impressive cast including Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Ving Rhames, Ron Perlman, and more. While Harlow has already earned praise from rap’s elite, such as Kanye and Drake, perhaps, we could expect his acting chops to receive similar acclaim from Hollywood’s equivalent. Share your thuoghts on Jackman in the comment section below.