Legendary Hip Hop trio, The Beastie Boys shook up the charts this week. Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, the group’s first new release in nearly three years, was the top-selling Hip Hop album. After not charting at all last week with an online pre-order campaign, MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D narrowly missed the overall top spot to UK crooner Adele.
While no other Rap acts cracked the top 20, both Chris Brown and Bruno Mars used the popularity gained from various Hip Hop collaborations to hold steady. Brown’s F.A.M.E. continued a slow push past gold status, while Bruno Mars’ Doo Wops & Hooligans fell one spot down to the number 14 ranking and just shy of platinum.
After a significant jump last week, Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers fell out of the top 20 yet remained the second-highest charting Hip Hop album. Rihanna continued to chart with her Loud album, which is well past platinum.
* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.
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Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 2 | The Beastie Boys | Hot Sauce Committee Pt.2 | 127,833 | 128,195 |
| 14 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 25,603 | 997,430 |
| 18 | Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | 21,396 | 534,632 |
| 23 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | 19,357 | 371,111 |
| 33 | Rihanna | Loud | 14,542 | 1,245,568 |
Nicki Minaj remains the lone female emcee on the SoundScan charts. Having already been certified platinum; Pink Friday continues an epic run. The recent release of her “Super Bass” video, a spot on Lil Wayne’s I Am Still Music tour and plenty of cameo appearances will likely keep Nicki on the charts well through the summer.
Lil Wayne will likely have two projects on the charts this summer. Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being is showing no signs of leaving the charts anytime soon. And, pending any further delays, Cash Money Records’ flagship artist will likely release Tha Carter IV over the summer.
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Snoop Dogg saw his eleventh full, solo release, Doggumentary, maintain on the charts. After a six-week stay, his most recent project featuring cameos from Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy and Willie Nelson, dropped twelve spots.
Despite criticism from some circles, the ever-controversial Waka Flocka Flame continues to chart. His debut album, Flockaveli is halfway to gold status after charting for over six months.
Continuing a strong viral campaign as well as consistently touring kept Diddy-Dirty Money within the top 200. The experimental, Euro-dance inspired Last Train to Paris is in the midst of a 21-week run on the charts.
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 36 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 14,165 | 1,356,366 |
| 81 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being | 6,165 | 871,228 |
| 127 | Snoop Dogg | Doggumentary | 4,092 | 87,509 |
| 151 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli | 3,471 | 258,310 |
| 166 | Diddy-Dirty Money | Last Train To Paris | 3,251 | 267,292 |
Will Tyler, the Creator garner enough support to make the charts next week? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
