There are very few artists who have managed to move over 500,000 albums in their first week; Jay-Z, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, The Game, 50 Cent and Kanye West to name a few. The oft-self-proclaimed King of the SouthTI joins the list with album number 4 King selling over 520,000 units…

The South may be better known for the Crunk movement – or God forbid, snap music – but there are still some southerners out there with that true school vibe. Miami natives Basic Vocab (consisting of emcees JL Sorell, Mental Growth and producer Tony Galvin) take it back to the golden age by molding politically tinged themes and feel good vibes. Their LP The General Dynamic will drop May 23rd and will be led by the single Come Get With It

Lastly, don’t miss out on likely the year’s finest album to date that was released this Tuesday via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Things Go Better With Rj and Al from Ohio natives Blueprint and Rjd2, better known together as Soul Position