DaBaby 'KIRK' First Week Sales

UPDATE: The numbers for this past week have been finalised. DaBaby sits atop the charts with 146k copies of Kirk sold and 7,833 of that number coming from pure sales.

Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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This past week saw three Hip-Hop albums that the fans were taking about: DaBaby’s KIRK, Kevin Gates’ I’M HIM and Young M.A.’s debut Herstory in The Making.

We now have the first week sales projections for the first one. Charlotte rapper DaBaby’s new project is expected to move between 130-150k copies in the first week with about 7-9k out of those coming from pure sales, reports HDD. This puts him in competition for the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 next week against Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding which is again set to do major numbers in its third week.

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DaBaby’s album features the hit ‘Intro’ and guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Migos, Gucci Mane, Chance The Rapper, Kevin Gates and more. These positions are of course subject to the performance of Kanye West’s new album Jesus is King if it does arrive on Sunday as promised. Kanye’s last album ye did more than 200k in the first week with only 7 songs so he definitely can’t be counted out of the race.

Stay tuned as we update this post with the latest numbers throughout the coming week.