Eminem is at 1.5 million and dropped May 15th while Jay-Z is at 1.2 million records sold after a September 11th release. “Relpase,” opened with 618k while, “The Blueprint 3,” sold 476k in its first week of sales. “The Blueprint 3,” still has steam with, “Empire Stand of Mind,” getting major play during the World Series and selling 38k last week. In other news Triple C’s is at 17k, Ryan Leslie debuts at 12k, Lil Boosie is now 100k+ and Tech N9ne is at 40k.

The real money in music is touring, that’s why Jay-Z is damn near performing everyday.

“Before I Self Destruct,” drops November 23rd.

Wil update with the CDQ later.

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His hotly anticipated return to hip-hop after a long absence drove first-week sales of over 600,000 — the highest first-week sales of the year so far. But then Em retreated to the lab, where he spent the summer crafting Relapse 2. From June to September, Em all but took himself out of the public eye, while other MCs generated week-to-week heat with mixtapes, guest appearances, performances and Web activity. Eminem is one of the best ever on the mic. His track record is undeniable. The Hottest list deals with right now, though. If the Brain Trust had compiled the Hottest list back in May, there’s no doubt Eminem would have made the Top 10.

Full Article: MTV

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How else are people suppose to take, “Eminem We Coming For Your Ass”?

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