Roddy Ricch, XXXTentacion & French Montana First Week Sales

UPDATE: The final numbers for the week are in. Roddy Rich sits at #1 passing the 100k mark with 100,902 copies of Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social sold first week. Just 2,487 copies came 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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The late Juice WRLD comes in at #5 with 70,335 copies of Goodbye & Good Riddance sold.

XXXTentaction debuts at #7 with 64,914 copies of his posthumous album sold first week, 5,352 from pure sales.

Disappointingly, French Montana debuts at #25. MONTANA sold just 24,523 copies first week with 5,510 copies coming from pure sales.

This past week saw a few Hip-Hop releases worth noting. The conversation around Compton rapper Roddy Ricch’s debut album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial has been quite evident — even Rihanna was seen bumping his song ‘Out Tha Mud’ on Instagram.

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The melody driven album features guests such as A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Gunna, Ty Dolla Sign, Mustard, Meek Mill and more. According to HDD, it’s expected to move a significant 75-85k copies in the first week with just about 1-3k out of those coming from pure sales. It will fight for the top spot this week against veteran English band The who’s new album WHO as well as Camila Cabello’s sophomore set, Romance.

XXXtentacion’s final posthumous album Bad Vibes Forever is close behind with about 70k projected in the first week (10-15k pure sales). French Montana’s latest star studded effort, MONTANA is expected to move 15-20k in the first seven days at retail.

The projections for Fat Joe’s final album Family Ties are not out yet, but they are probably below the 20k mark.