October 8th, 2008
T.I.’s, “Paper Trail,” Debuts #1 With 568,000 Records Sold
T.I. earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as “Paper Trail” debuts at the top this week. The rapper earns his biggest sales week ever with the Grand Hustle/Atlantic set, which moved 568,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is also the third-biggest sales frame of the year.
Source: BillBoard
Jennifer Hudson debuted with 217k while Robin Thicke sold 137k. T.I. always delivers and this album is worth a purchase.
Album Review: T.I. – Paper Trail
T.I.’s, “Paper Trail,” Is On Sale Today(Hip Hop Album Of The Year?)
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October 8th, 2008 at 11:11 am
GO TI. Congrats to him. Well deserved. Jennifer Hudson did well & Robin Thicke also. Congrats to all. TI definitely has bonefided HITS on his CD.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:18 am
well well well, i think this is PROOF that their is no Correlation between record sales and the recession… If an album is laced with hits then people will go out and purchase it…
LL floped coz no one wantd to her that sh#t no mo lol
And to the west coast this to me shows that The Game isnt as big as u think..
October 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
you mean to tell me 586,000 people went out and bought a cd from a dude who got caught with army guns and only got 12 months?these must be the same people that bought that man kisser waynes album.people love gays and snitches.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
is luda next to drop n album?
October 8th, 2008 at 11:21 am
T.I. album is 10x better then the carter 3 album. Wayne is sooooooooo overrated. Carter 3 any has 2 good tracks on it.
Best Down South rappers:
1.T.I.
2.Ludacris
3.Killer Mike
4.Bun B
5.Trick Daddy
6.Scarface
WANYE is way overrated.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:31 am
@3
Your hater dawg get the fuck off this site if you can’t take a minute to show this man a little bit of respect. We all kno he fucked up and hes gotta pay for it, but for now he’s still tryin to reach to the youth and still make good music
October 8th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Jeezy album is selling more the LAX GAME album.
2008 Best rap albums:
1.Paper Trail-t.i.
2.Recession-jeezy
3.BP3-jay-z
4.Universal Mind Control-common
5.Theater of The Mind-luda
6.808’s & Heartbreak-kanye
7.Before I Self Destruct-50 cent
8.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:53 am
it must be nice to be in waynes shoes, every release this year has to be compared to his album …
October 8th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
exactly what i thought.. about 500k.. type of Rick Ross Numbers.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Great album..It’s Tha King Bitch!!!!!!
October 8th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I’ll be copping this soon, Only dissapoint is he had that awful Swag track with Kanye, Wayne and Jay-Z even though T.I. overshadowed “The second best rapper alive” Defintley getting this , Joe Budden – Halfway House, new Jedi Mind Tricks, Luda – Theater Of The Mind, 50 Cent – Before I Self Destruct and Common’s if it drops and 08 is a wrap as far as buying CD’s for me unless “the best rapper alive” drops a new album after not putting out anythink since 06.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
MY CAREER IS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVER
October 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
It was well deserved. He put a lot of work in for this album…Congrats are in order…
October 8th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
1. Paper Trail
2. Trilla
850. Tha Carter 3
October 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
whats up. whats happening? that nigga is been doing big numbers after Urban Legend. thats whats up.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Congrats to T.I. Paper trail is a great CD if you haven’t bought it go buy it!!!
HIP HOP LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
CONGRATZ T.I. SO MUCH FOR DA RECESSON, GOOD MUSIK STILL MUVS UNITS….THINK IM GON GO COP IT WHEN GIT A CHANCE.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
TI did real good numbers…and his cd is actually really good!! He should be plat by early to mid Nov…but really its not about sales…Jay doesnt do big first week numbers but all his shit goes plat with little promotion…im hopin BP 3 is a classic after hearing his last one cuz it was as well!! but i dont expect him to do the numbers TI just did…Jay will sell 4th highest this year or maybe 5th 1st week numbers…WAYNE YE TI…then Luda or Jay…not saying thats ranking how good the cds are but just sales wise…
October 8th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I dont know why niggas talking shet about LAX…that album is a banger to me from start to finish……The reason why TI and Wayne sold is because they have a more diverse fan base…the women like their swaggers….and in Wayne’s case even the good ole white folks dig him….as far as Game….a lot of women dont like listening to that gangster talk like I do although they like some of his music they not gonna spend their dollars bumping it…but the younger girls on my job…say they love that One Blood song…..the younger girls on my job went out and brought TI first day it dropped…and they brought the ring tone for Whatever you like….they are between the age of 22-27…..
If your fan base isnt that large…and if you dont have the fans that actually goes out to pick up your music then your sales will be low…although people dig your music it’s not enough for them to go pick up your CD..they would rather burn it!!! So you cant take anything away from GAME they liked the songs they heard…they just not gonna go out to buy his CD…..and young girls definitely loved Game’s Pain and My Life…but if you dont know what else the CD offers then they wont purchase it…..I guess Game dont have that much swag for the ladies….although I love him to death….
October 8th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
#7 is an idiot. how are those the best albums when more than half have not even come out? And yall niggas is gettin too hyped about the 4th qtr. I bet more than half will not see the light of ‘08. And the recession was not that nice and it was not better than lax or paper trail. the recession was kinda hot but it sounded the saame and it was hardly “socially conscious”. 808s might be kind of hot but i dont think hip hop heads is who kanye is trying to target. he wants that crossover “whatever you like”, “lollipop”, “stronger” money. and luda has been mad corny lately. his mixtape was wack as shit and his singles are corny. undisputed was ok but it probaly wouldnt exist if we were not in this wayne era of rapping. say what you want but everbody has beeen doing their best lil wayne impression. paper trail would not b the same if c3 never came out
October 8th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
The Kang Of The South..
October 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
lmao at #12
T.I ain’t over Ludacris lyrically but he has swag, lyrical content, and energy i’m going to grab that album up today so he could add one more
October 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
stop acting like atlantic records didn’t purchase 250,000 of that 500,000 we all know they did they always do so originally clifford sold 300,000 something lmao gtfoh
October 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Is that the little dude from the ATL movie with herpes bumps on his lips?…….500,000+ sales?….Hip Hop is Dead!
October 8th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I was real excited when I heard T.I.’s new project. I was curious to see whether he would deliver and how the general public would receive his music. He went past my expectations. 500,000 is very impressive in today’s market. I’m happy for him.
Before I Self Destruct coming December!
October 8th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
props to ti man..it really was the best cd ive heard all year..
October 8th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
T.I.>>>>>lil wayne.that bitch ass wayne is.overated overated overated overated overated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
LMAO some Idiot having fun postin bullshit with my uesername. HAVE FUN! I DON’T GIVE A FUCK…LITERALLY. KNOCK YA SELF OUT.
Paper Trail is koo for the record but I can’t tolerate Tip for too long so replayablitiy is low for this one but solid tho. C3 is still the most entertaining all around album this year.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
oh shit i even 4 got lax was still out..lmao that tells u how trash that fuckn album was
but this snitch got a good album point blank i liked it but hes fuckn wack after hearing the shit more than twice album i gotta hear once a week juss cuz the way he raps…lol but beats and features is on point
October 8th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
jENNY jONES can you swagga jack them numbers boy!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
WOW…some of you dudes is giving T.I. album of the year and the year aint over yet. Were still waiting on some heat from a couple big time hip hop artists and how can you rank albums that havent even come out yet thats retarded. This T.I. album is fire and this has been a good year for hip hop(music wise fuck record sales I glad shit is down now you cant getaway putting out some bull and it might can sell) and its not over yet.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Gold The First Week!!! ..TI, Is That Nigga .
October 8th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
wait til kanye shit drops…lol…i predict a mill in the first week or just under it
October 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
LOL Superman, that sounds like some regular bullshit you usually comment with anyways.
I dont listen to these radio BET niggas but good job on breaking 500k in this day and age. I thought Robin Thicke would have sold more too.
Top Southern Rappers (Dead or Alive)
1. Scarface
2. Bun B
3. Z-Ro
4. Andre 3000
5. K-Rino
6. Fat Pat
7. Big Boi
8. Ludacris
9. 8 Ball
10. Playa Fly
Honorable mentions
Big Hawk, T-Rock, Trae, Lil Keke, Lord Infamous, Pastor Troy, Little Brother etc.
October 8th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
niggga is wylinnn out right now sayin “im the hottest nigga rappin since tupac” crazyy dude is reeel dumb and theres only 2 good songs on paper trail shit is wack
October 8th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
and cant forget about Cunninlynguists
October 8th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
and dont let me forget dude getts caught with automatic weapons and is a previously convicted felon for selling crack and gets a year and 1000 hours of community service SNITCHHH
November 16th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
RESPECT T.I.P U DESERVE IT… BIG PAPA
PAPER TRAIL IS THE BEST. I GT MY COPY ALREADY. FUCK CARTER 3…HES SH*T ANIWAYZ. && WHEN IS T.I CUMIN 2 LONDON? WE WANNA C U