Billboard Top 2

Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sold close to 500K in his first week after receiving rave reviews. With all the G.O.O.D. Friday drops and features Kanye was able to land the top spot on the charts. Coming in second, Nicki Minaj’ debut album Pink Friday sold 370K, giving her the most sales of a female hip hop artist since Lauryn Hill in 1998. In all it was a great week for sales for hip hop, claiming the top two spots.