Busta Rhymes’ new album The Big Bang sold 209,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week on the streets, which allowed the record to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Albums tally simultaneously.
It’s the rapper's best one-week sum since E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event sold 212,000 in its second week in 1998.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Yung Joc's New Joc City (Bad Boy) drops 53% in sales to fall 3-9 on The Billboard 200, while Ice Cube's Laugh Now, Cry Later (Lench Mob) drops 4-10 on a 56% decrease.
It’s the rapper's best one-week sum since E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event sold 212,000 in its second week in 1998.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Yung Joc's New Joc City (Bad Boy) drops 53% in sales to fall 3-9 on The Billboard 200, while Ice Cube's Laugh Now, Cry Later (Lench Mob) drops 4-10 on a 56% decrease.