Friday, September 29, 2006

LUPE FIASCO'S DEBUT IS #1 RAP ALBUM THIS WEEK

"LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR" TOP 10 ON BILLBOARD 200

1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco scores an impressive #1 debut this week as his album, "LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR," tops the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart. The Chicago-based MC also ranks #2, just behind Justin Timberlake, on the Billboard Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart and #8 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 80,000 units in his first week.

Because of missing information from "a data supplier in the retail chain strata," this week's Nielsen SoundScan reports were incomplete until today. Originally, SoundScan, the company that tracks sales, had Lupe Fiasco debuting at #2 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart, #4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #12 on the Billboard 200.

"LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR"-which features the singles "Kick, Push," "I Gotcha," and "Daydreamin'"-is executive produced by ...continue

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