The sales figures are in and Kanye West remains ahead of the pack, bringing home his fourth platinum plaque just one day before ‘09.
After 7 weeks, the Chi-Town mega rapper/producer’s latest record, 808s & Heartbreak, has officially moved 1,023,900 units according to Nielsen’s SoundScan. Ye sold 165,100 discs this week, landing him at the number 5 spot on the Billboard 200, 6 spots up from last week.
from xxlmag.com
“Winter Spring Summer Fall” ?
Song of the year and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Estelle’s “American Boy’
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group and Best Rap Song for Jay-Z’s “Swagga Like Us”
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for Young Jeezy’s “Put On”
Album of the Year for his production on Tha Carter III.
anye West earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as “808s & Heartbreak” bows in the top slot.
Kanye West has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. His fourth album 808s & Heartbreak is on pace to sell between 450-500,000 copies based on first-day estimates. That would make this Kanye’s third biggest debut of his career (following Graduation and Late Registration) and his third No. 1 album.
(from Rap-Up.com)
Kanye took home the awards for Favorite Male Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for ‘Graduation’.
On August 31st 2008, at the Nike+ Human Race Concert, Kanye performed - for the first time ever - “Love Lockdown” in front of thousands of fans.
