Fall Out Boy earn their third number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart this week, as American Beauty/American Psycho arrives on top with 218,000 equivalent album units sold. The rock group will be hitting the road with Wiz Khalifa for the Boys of Zummer tour this summer, and you can get more info here. Also debuting high this week is Brooklyn native Joey Bada$$, coming in at number 5 with his debut album, B4.Da.$$! 58k is huge for an artist with relatively no radio play, and it also gives him the number ONE spot on both Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums. Congrats! Not faring as well was rapper Lupe Fiasco, though, whose new album Tetsuo & Youth comes in at number 14 on the Billboard 200 with equivalent sales of 42k. Get the full top 10 below!
Find Out How Much Joey Bada$$ & Lupe Fiasco Are Expected To Sell In Their First Week
Both Joey Bada$$ and Lupe Fiasco dropped new albums this past Tuesday, B4.Da.$$ and Tetsuo & Youth, respectively. The first week sales projections are available, and it’s looking like it’s going to be a good week for the both of them! Hits Daily Double reports that Joey’s debut is on pace to sell between 50,000 and 55,000 physical units, and with streaming and single song sales in the equation, it should bring that number up to around 60k! This will most certainly secure the Pro Era rapper a spot in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, likely even the top 5! As for Lupe Fiasco, his fifth album is projected to sell between 30,000 and 35,000 physical units, 40k with SPS.
(Video) Joey Bada$$ Talks Malia Obama Situation & How He Handles The Media On ‘Sway In The Morning’
After releasing his long-anticipated album B4.Da.$$ on his 20th birthday just a few days ago, Pro-Era’s own Joey Bada$$ stopped by Sway In The Morning to chop it up about a plethora of different things. He brought light to the situation with Malia Obama, explains how he handles responding to the negative things the media has to say and even touches on people calling him an “anti-white marxist.” Get into the full interview with Sway x Joey Bada$$ below. Also– make sure to B4. Da. $$ available via iTunes now.
(Video) Joey Bada$$ Gets The Crowd Lit During His Album Release Show In Brooklyn
New York was home to another L.I.T. party! Joey Bada$$ celebrated his 20th birthday as well as the release of his debut studio album, B4.Da.$$. Check out the jump for the fun.
(Video) Joey Bada$$ Talks ‘B4.Da.$$’ Album & Kicks A Freestyle On Hot 97
Brooklyn’s own Joey Bada$$ passes by 395 Hudson Street to chop it up with Peter Rosenberg right before the release of his highly-anticipated album, B4.Da.$$, which hit stores today and can be purchased via iTunes here. The Pro-Era emcee talks about his extreme excitement over the album and kicks a lengthy freestyle off the dome live on-air. Click below to get into the full interview!
(Photos) Joey Bada$$ Smokers Club Rolling Papers!!!
This just in!!! Joey Bada$$ Smokers Club Rolling Papers not yet but soon available commemorating tomorrow’s release of B4Da$$ with an exclusive and useful accessory!!!
