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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/31/2013

Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being II" is baller-blocked by Justin Timberlake's "20/20 Experience." Drake's "Take Care" soars up the charts in chase of two million, and Notorious B.I.G. appears.

As projected, Justin Timberlake did not budge—not even for Lil Wayne, with his 20/20 Experience. The former N*Sync front-man maintained a #1 spot, smashing the million-sold benchmark as easily predicted. One of music's biggest stars and centered around a month-long media blitz concerning his health, Lil Wayne landed comfortably at #2 with I Am Not A Human Being II, the sequel to his late 2010 Rock/Rap experiment.

Also making the charts was Strange Music's Punk-inspired duo, Ces Cru. The Kansas City, Missouri natives' first full-length, a self-titled effort, conquered the Top 100. Sixteen years to the month from when he was tragically murdered in Los Angeles, California, one of Hip Hop's lyrical giants, The Notorious B.I.G. also popped back into the Top 200, with Bad Boy Records' Greatest Hits project.
Lil Wayne Says I Am Not A Human Being, Again

I Am Not A Human Being II, Lil Wayne's tenth solo full-length, sold over 200,000 units. That achievement was still over 100,000 units behind Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience, denying Weezy his first #1, since 2010's The Rebirth also came in at #2. This effort did out-sell its I Am Not A Human Being predessor by 100,000 first-week units. However, that 2010 effort was a digital exclusive upon release, with no physical CDs until later.

Wayne's latest featured YMCMB's Drake, Gudda Gudda and throwback Boo (of early '00s Cash Money duo Boo & Gotti), however Mr. Carter opened up the personnel to include former lover Trina, Juicy J, Gunplay and even Soulja Boy, among others. This album includes early glimpse "Love Me" and street effort, "Rich As fu-k." The Deluxe Version includes the Young Money & G.O.O.D Music olive-branch effort, "My Homies Still," with Big Sean.
Drake's Take Care Climbs 50 Spots, Nearly Crosses 2 Million Mark

As the rollout for third studio album, Nothing Was The Same is underway, Drake's 2011 sophomore, Take Care continues to tackle the charts. The effort shot up to #75 from #126 the previous week, more than doubling its previous week sales. The Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown flagship release is on the heels of 2 million certified sales. This far exceeds Drake's 2010 debut, Thank Me Later, which crossed the 1.5 million mark, just over a year ago.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/31/2013

#1. Justin Timberlake - 20/20 Experience - 318,000 (1,287,000)

#2. Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being II - 217,000 (217,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 30,000 (526,000)

#35. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 16,000 (824,000)

#63. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP - 9,200 (312,000)

#75. Drake - Take Care - 7,500 (1,998,000)

#92. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 6,000 (441,000)

#98. Ces Cru - Constant Energy Struggles - 5,400 (5,400)

#113. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story - 4,800 (581,000)

#198. The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits - 3,100 (694,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

How will Tyler, The Creator's Wolf mosh with Justin Timberlake and Lil Wayne's releases? Check back on HipHopDX.

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Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (Official Video)

Justin Timberlake Releasing ‘The 20/20 Experience 2′ In November, Questlove Reveals

While responding to criticism of Justin Timberlake‘s new album The 20/20 Experience, Questlove of The Roots spilled the beans on JT‘s follow-up project, The 20/20 Experience 2.

Questlove apparently seen Justin‘s vision and knows his release schedule. Didn’t get enough Justin on The 20/20 Experience? Then hopefully you get enough of him in November.

According to Questlove, this album hitting stores Tuesday is only half of Justin‘s vision. Questlove says we’re getting 10 songs now and 10 songs in November when The 20/20 Experience 2 is released.

Questlove broke the news on his OkayPlayer forum when responding to NY Times writer Jon Caramanica‘s criticism of the album.

See what Questlove had to say about the project after the break.

Questlove’s Response To The NY Times Review Of Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience:

"its constructive criticism


i will say the album is OVERLY ambitious. like a LOT of ideas crammed into one.

spoiler alert. 20/20 Vol 2 comes out in nov. (10 songs now…..10 songs later= 20 vision)

i admire the balls it took to make this record. cause he coulda easily urshurd his work in and made diplo his teddy riley to 20/20′s dangerous instead of sticking with timb’s Quincy.

feel me?

i like throwback Timb. (he played me songs out of order and off both records so i don’t know what made the final cut) so i was shocked he wasn’t 4 on the flooring it like the timb of 2005 was doing. like these joints were straight up missy/magoo timb and justin said he wanted timb to “get back in his real zone” even if it meant alienating the tweens born after 86 who never ever heard of the sly slick and wicked

i mean suit and tie is the MOST UNLIKELY james brown production reference

Sly, Slick & Wicked Sho' Nuff - YouTube

but of course unless you got a master degree in soul-ology this won’t mean sh-t to you.

and i told him my assistant zarah (born in 88) was frowning like “i don’t like this song”

and is he cool with the fact that only 35 year old people who love their soul in 95 bpm zone will “get” this song.

and he was like “why do we put all of our power in the hands of 18 year olds….i wanted to make a joint that 40 year olds would love too”

and by the time the video came out all the 86 after sect were aboard again.

(i agree the only thing i don’t like about suit and tie is jay’s beat switch up…..its cute….but its a pander move—if you gonna go 40…..go 40/40 with it”

anywho….i love the songs, but was worried on how he will cut the prime rib to feed to toothless babies.

ballsy move however.

i applaud ballsy moves

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Justin Timberlake – Mirrors [Prod. Timbaland]

Missy Elliot And Timbaland Breakfast Club Interview

The breakfast club always has some of the best guest. I love seeing Missy and Timbo together!!! MY IPHONE IS READY!!!!

Missy Elliott - Triple Threat (Ft. Timbaland)

Exactly what I was expecting from this combo, even after a decade still dope to me. Hearing this makes me pretty upset that Drake got the Aaliyah album and not these two.Is this what the females of hip hop need? I think so better yet I know so!!! WELCOME BACK MISSY AND TIMBO!!!

Missy Elliott ft. Timbaland - 9th Inning (Snippet)