Tupac Total Album Sales
The sales of the new album brings Jay-Z’s total album sales to 28,976,000, per Nielsen SoundScan. That puts him in third place among rappers, behind Eminem (42,307,000) and 2Pac ( 29,010,000 ). So in this coming week, he’ll surpass 2Pac, who was shot to death in September 1996. When lacing an album with messages that bring awareness to a community's violence, Trapp decided to borrow 2pac and Biggie's verses from their collaborative song recorded four years prior.
Thirty years ago on this day Run-D.M.C. were rewarded for its high sales, as its self-titled first album became the first hip-hop album in history to earn 'Gold' status-which indicates more than 100,000 copies sold-nine months after its release. Hip-hop has come a long way in terms of styles and popularity in those 30 years, so the group's first album is far from the highest sellers in the genre anymore. Check out the current list of the bestselling hip-hop albums in history, from ten to one: 10) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent (8.3 million) As an example, 50 Cent's debut album sold 872,000 copies during its first week. Part of the success that the Queens emcee had with Get Rich Or Die Tryin' was his backing from Eminem, the biggest-selling rapper of all time. Fitty did the work however: 'In Da Club' was the biggest single of 2003 according to Billboard, a rarity for hip-hop tracks even in the modern era.
09) Country Grammar by Nelly (8.5 million) Nelly and his debut album entered the charts 235,000 copies sold, a total that would easily win most weeks during 2014 but only landed him at no. His album kept up its pace however and eventually climbed to the top of the Billboard 200 several weeks later. He also had a few singles to promote the album on pop radio 'Country Grammar (Hot S-t),' which helped the album go triple platinum by the end of the year.
Paul Grein for the 5/18 Billboard charts: I told you last week that 2Pac’s 1998 album Greatest Hits topped the 5 million mark in sales. I might have added that it’s the best-selling greatest hits album in hip-hop history. Eminem’s 2005 album Curtain Call: The Hits is in second place, with sales of 3,710,000. The two artists are in reverse order on the list of best-selling rappers in Nielsen SoundScan history. Eminem is #1, with sales of 42,183,000.
Tupac Statistics
2Pac is second with 28,962,000. Legend Posts: 55112 Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2005. New 10xp cert for 2Pac!! 2Pac, Better Dayz 3xP Tupac's 'All Eyez On Me' Earns Diamond Certification From RIAA by Andres Tardio posted August 01, 2014 at 1:00PM EST Tupac's 'All Eyez On Me' Earns Diamond Certification From RIAA Tupac's 'All Eyez On Me' goes ten times platinum 18 years after its release. Canon digital photo professional 5.
Biggie Album Sales
Tupac's 1996 album, All Eyez On Me, has earned diamond certification, according to the RIAA. The album, which features 'California Love (Remix),' 'How Do U Want It,' 'Life Goes On' and '2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted,' among other hits, has gone 10 times platinum 18 years after its initial release. When it was released, All Eyez On Me earned less than perfect reviews.
Rolling Stone awarded the album a 3 out of 5. 'Even as a garden-variety thug, 2Pac shows more skill than most,' Rolling Stone said at the time. 'He deserves to have all eyes — and ears — on him.' Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+. 'Shakur has often made more compelling courtroom appearances (and movies) than records, but All Eyez on Me changes that dramatically,' EW said at the time. 'Shakur belongs on Death Row — the rap hit-factory label, that is, which is also home to Dr.
Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg. With a slew of producers, including Dre and nearly a dozen disciples of his g-funk sound, the album swings nonstop for over two rambunctious hours.' In 2006, HipHopDX called All Eyez On Me Tupac's definitive album.
'More than any of his other efforts, 'Pac contradicted himself like crazy here,' HipHopDX said at the time. 'But it was those contradictions within himself that made him the icon that he is today.
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Hip Hop has always been about the good, the bad and the ugly and Pac showed us the full the spectrum here. To this day is remains his definitive work.' Legend Posts: 55112 Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2005.