Lil Uzi Vert 'Luv is Rage 2′, XXXtentacion '17' & ASAP Mob 'Too Cozy' First Week Sales

UPDATE: The first week sales for last week’s releases are in.

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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Lil Uzi Vert: 125,687 SPS (28,393 pure sales)
XXXtentacion: 85,739 SPS (17,649 pure sales)
ASAP Mob: 39,692 SPS (8,041 pure sales)

The much awaited first week projections for this week’s new releases are here. So how have Lil Uzi Vert, XXXtentacion and ASAP mob fared?

After a long wait, Lil Uzi Vert released his debut solo album Luv is Rage 2 with almost no notice to fans and that has paid off. The Philly rapper who is jointly signed to DJ Drama’s Generation Now imprint and Atlantic Records, is set to move 110-120k copies in the first week which will be more than enough to put him on the number 1 spot of the Billboard 200. Out of that number, 25-28k are projected to be pure sales, according to HDD.

Controversial rapper XXXtentacion hailing from Lauderhill, Florida, released his debut album titled 17 this week independently with distribution from EMPIRE. The set is expected to move 65-70k copies (15-18k pure sales), a number which is bound to surprise many. Kendrick Lamar unexpectedly co-signed the album on his Twitter on the day of its release and it seemed to have helped XXXtentacion to quite an extent. 17 is currently number 1 on the iTunes overall album chart.

https://t.co/ovjuQN8weO listen to this album if you feel anything. raw thoughts. https://t.co/ovjuQN8weO
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) August 26, 2017

The A$AP Mob will fare the worst of the three as the group’s latest album Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy is projected to move 30-35k copies only with 7-9k of that coming through traditional sales.