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Soundscan Showdown: Major Labels VS Independents

This weeks Soundscan Numbers shine a little light on the Current State of the Music Industry. Jim Jones' fourth solo album, Pray IV Reign sold 42,982 copies in its first week. Slim Thug's second solo album, Boss of All Bosses, sold 32, 721 copies in its first week.

Jim Jones is signed to major record label, Columbia Records while Slim Thug is signed to independent label, Koch Records. The marketing dollars for Jim Jones album, certainly exceeded the budget of Slim Thug's project. However, Jim Jones only sold just about 10,000 more copies than Slim thug did. This raises some very serious questions:

1. Are major labels almost on their way out?
2. Is it financially smarter to sign with an Independent Label?
3. Does it make sense in this day and age spending millions of marketing dollars on a project?


WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Rap Chart Watch: Jim Jones Beats Out Slim Thug For The No. 1 Spot

Jim Jones' fourth solo album, Pray IV Reign, debuts at No. 1 on this week's 'Top Rap Albums Chart'.

Pray IV Reign, which features appearances from Ludacris, Ryan Leslie and Juelz Santana, reels in 42,900 copies in its opening week.

Debuting at No. 2 is Slim Thug with his latest effort Boss Of All Bosses.

The set, which features appearances from Scarface, Paul Wall and Mike Jones, scans 32,700 copies in its first week on the charts.

Posted at No. 3 is T.I. Paper Trail shifted 20,000 units this week, pushing its total sales to 1,836,800.

Gorilla Zoe slips three spots down to No. 4. Don't Feed Da Animals sold 15,400 discs in its second week on the chart. The album's tally stands at 46,800.

Entering the charts at No. 5 is MF Doom with his latest effort Born Like This. The album, which features appearances from Ghostface Killah & Raekwon, shelves off 10,800 discs in its first week spin.

Chilling at No. 6 is Lil Wayne. Tha Carter III bagged up 10,200 units this week, pushing the album's total sales to 3,092,400.

Lonely Island holds fort at No. 7. Incredibad scanned 9,000 units this week. To date, the album has sold 120,000 copies.

Seated at No. 8 is Soulja Boy. ISouljaBoyTellEm cashed out 7,800 CDs in its 15th week on the charts. So far, the album has sold 183,000 copies.

Ludacris slides a slot down to No. 9. Theater Of The Mind rakes in 5,220 discs this week. The album’s tally stands at 601,700.

Wrapping things up at No. 10 is Twiztid. Wicked moves 5,200 this week. After 2 weeks, the album has sold 28,100 copies.

R&B Chart Watch: Keri Hilson Snatches The Crown From The Dream

Debuting at No. 1 on the 'Top R&B Albums Chart' this week is Keri Hilson with her first album In A Perfect World.

In A Perfect World, which features appearances from Kanye West,Ne-Yo and Akon, scanned 94,400 discs in its opening week.

The Dream slips to No.2. Love Vs Money pushed 35,900 units this week. After 3 weeks, the album has sold 242,900 copies.

Posted at No. 3 is Beyonce. I Am...Sasha Fierce bagged up 22,700 units this week. So far, the album has sold 2,026,600 copies.

Right behind her is Jamie Foxx at No. 4. Intuition shelved off 21,700 discs this week, pushing the album's total sales to 786,800.

Kanye West holds fort at No. 5. 13,600 folks picked up 808's & Heartbreak this week. The album's tally stands at 1,459,500.

Seated at No. 6 is Keyshia Cole. Different Me reeled in 12,100 units this week. After 15 weeks on the charts, the album has sold 813,500 copies.

Ne-Yo slips two spots to No. 7. Year Of The Gentleman shelled out 10,900 discs this week. To date, the set has sold 998,200 copies.

Chilling at No. 8 is Akon. Freedom continues to keep registers ringing as it scoops up 10,800 units this week. The album's tally stands at 577,100.

Holding fort at No. 9 is India Arie. Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics bagged up 9,900 units this week, pushing the album's total sales to 184,700.

Wrapping up the Top 10 is J-Holiday. Round 2 shifted 9,900 units this week. So far, the album has sold a total of 81,600 copies.

Baby: “2Pac, Jay-Z and Biggie Didn’t Get to the Sh*t Wayne’s Done.”

In a recent interview with
VIBE Magazine, Baby made an outrageous claim. Speaking on Lil Wayne Baby said:

“He can rap, he can sing, he’s just an artist,” he says. “I don’t think no one will ever be greater [than Wayne] because I don’t think no one puts in the time or the quality. If someone do come along, can you imagine what he’ll have to do? He got to put out on thousand mixtapes, do a thousand records [and] sell 100 million records. 2Pac, Jay-Z and Biggie didn’t get to the shit Wayne’s done.”

CUBAN LINK stops by the studio and talks about his issues with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, the fallout of the Terror Sqaud, Big Pun, his involvement with Bang

CUBAN LINK stops by the studio and talks about his issues with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, the fallout of the Terror Sqaud, Big Pun, his involvement with Bang Bang Boogie and Much More!!!!

Lil Wayne On The Cover Of Rolling Stone