T.I. And Weezy Eye Multiplatinum, Hip-Hop Releases Quickly Fade Off Charts

Hip-Hop’s platinum reign is glaringly distant this week as only four rap releases charted onto Billboard’s Top 100.
Only three weeks in stores and T.I. is inches from nabbing his fifth platinum plaque with his latest release, The Paper Trail. Landing at no.3, Tip moves an additional 93, 427 units, bringing Trail’s total to 971, 067 copies sold according to Nielsen’s Soundscan.

Meanwhile, Lil Wayne is slowly, but surely making his way towards triple platinum status. This week, Tha Carter III rests at no. 13- selling 25, 384 sets. To date, the LP has scanned 2, 601, 685 copies.

Further down, The Recession is somehow being kind to Young Jeezy. Claiming the no. 18 slot, Jeezy’s third effort sells 20, 962 units. The album has sold 561, 561 copies to date.

One of Hip-Hop’s few Gold artists nowadays, The Game lands at no.28 with 16, 451 units sold last week. LAX’s grand total now tallies at 531, 853 copies sold.- Bruce Moses

Comment by NESEAN DA DON DADA on October 29, 2008 at 2:57pm: 1st niggaz tha recession is da album of da year(yeahhhhhhhhhhh)

Comment by Louiksonjaz on October 29, 2008 at 3:38pm: No Doubt On It!!!

Comment by BREAKAONENINE on October 29, 2008 at 5:04pm: JEEZY ALBUM BETTER THAN TI AND WAYNE

Comment by it'shotandit'snotsummer on October 29, 2008 at 6:06pm: Well If so many people stop boot-legging Jeezy album he'll be multi-platinum too. T.I and Wayne got all types of people on their side. They are commercial, but Jeezy on the other hand is str8 hood wit his. Jeezy's going to handle his anyway. T.I can handle his own too, but if people stop buyin Wayne music he'll go crazy. So they need to go platinum.

Comment by Corey Coleman on October 29, 2008 at 6:56pm: Jeezy killed these niggas albums, he really is talking about something that is real out here right now, The other niggas not given a fuck, that what shows who is real in this hip hop shit!!! YOUNG thats the only real nigga making real music!!!!!

Comment by Fre@ky Ty on October 29, 2008 at 8:40pm: niggaz need to go out and cop dat recession so jeezy can go platinum !!!!!

Comment by marcus andrew on October 29, 2008 at 8:42pm: you know i brought jeezy album of course but jeezy won't do those numbers becasue of the type of people he cater to

Comment by Mr5.5nxwm@n on October 29, 2008 at 9:24pm: naw i luv jeezy but idk bout it bein better den paper trail and and da carter 3

Comment by jhustle22 on October 29, 2008 at 10:55pm: big up's to both of them I fuck's with the king and the world's favorite trapper .

Comment by Ya Boy Sean on October 30, 2008 at 4:13am: Fuck everything said above this message, The nigga jeezy spittin but aint platinum status. The nigga T.I. wrote on everyday shit that was goin on in 2008, day to day events u can tell wat he was goin through from the court issues to bitch ass shawty lo. Listen to his mixtape "I Am pt. 2", no where related to the album, Why?, because all this other shit started happened and he was able to mold hisself into another comfortable space and made hits dealing with shit that was present. Jeezy released "Recession", so if we all broke, y buy ya album. 15% of the album talkin the recession, everything else was made to attract buyers. From Lets get it, Inspiration, He shouldve name it "Thug Motivation 103: Breakin the Depression". T.I. wrote all kinds of music, slow (Whatever u like) to that shit bumpin (Every Chance i get). Not knockin my Jeezy but be serious, im only bumpin a few songs on the #1- #9, everything after that aint really Jeezy material more like commercial shit, except "Get Alot". Prime Minister was bumpin, o yea and the song "Showtime" and "Done It" were left off the album but shouldve been on there.