I know this is not bay related but...
LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- With what is being hyped as his last release, DMX has become the only artist in the history of the Billboard 200 to reach No. 1 with his first five albums.
The rapper's latest Def Jam set, "Grand Champ" bows at the No. 1 with first week sales of 312,000 copies in the U.S. for the week ended September 21. According to Nielsen SoundScan, six albums bowed in the top 10.
DMX's last, 2001's "The Great Depression," topped the chart with debut week sales of 440,000 copies. Earlier albums, 1999's "...And Then There Was X" and 1998's "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood," both sold more than 600,000 units in their opening weeks.
LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- With what is being hyped as his last release, DMX has become the only artist in the history of the Billboard 200 to reach No. 1 with his first five albums.
The rapper's latest Def Jam set, "Grand Champ" bows at the No. 1 with first week sales of 312,000 copies in the U.S. for the week ended September 21. According to Nielsen SoundScan, six albums bowed in the top 10.
DMX's last, 2001's "The Great Depression," topped the chart with debut week sales of 440,000 copies. Earlier albums, 1999's "...And Then There Was X" and 1998's "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood," both sold more than 600,000 units in their opening weeks.