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Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross‘ Black Market album debuted on the sales chart this week with over 60,000 copies sold.
Ricky Rozay’s latest solo offering managed to snag the number six spot on the new music releases chart this week.
Back on the new Billboard 200, Rick Ross’ Black Market bows at No. 6 with 65,000 units (54,000 in album sales). His previous set, 2014’s Hood Billionaire, bowed at No. 2 with 74,000 sold. (Note: Black Market’s debut unit figure, and sales figure, were updated at 4:30 pm ET on Dec. 13.) (Billboard)
In a recent interview, rap rival 50 Cent poked fun at Ross’ first-week sales projections.
“”Is that a rock or a brick? Thirty-four thousand, three-hundred, and eighty-eight copies, and you know they went and bought some. He had to buy some. Anybody would have panicked.” (This Is 50)
Ross’ new Black Market album initial sales projections had the album debuting in the Top 10.
Ricky Rozay recently spoke on hip-hop artists using ghostwriters.
“Someone who may have another vision or just ideas that are priceless versus someone who’s like, ’I’m basing my entire career off the words I’m finna tell you right now over this 30-second period.” I’m not speaking to anybody in particular, but let’s say for instance if you was DMX and had a ghostwriter, it’d maybe change the [perception] versus if you was will.i.am. I think that’s more about the music, the records.” (TIME)
im not a ross fan but i think he got at least one more year
ross put together an incredibly solid lp this go round. the people will get it. slow grind this one