Mobb Deep Exit Top 10 Albums
The Red Hot Chili Peppers get their first no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week while Mobb Deep dropped out of the top 10 leaving it hip hop free once again.
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
2. Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me
3. Tool - 10,000 Days
4. Jagged Edge - Jagged Edge
5. The Isley Brothers feat. Ronald Isley - Baby Makin' Music
6. Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
7. Soundtrack - High School Musical
8. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
9. NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 21
10. James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere debuted at no. 20.
Mobb Deep drops out of the top 10... now there's a surprise. How long do you think it will be before you post a press release announcing that Mobb Deep have left G-Unit Records and have signed to the king of independants Koch Records?
Posted by: janice | May 18, 2006 at 04:29 AM
Mobb Deep put out that Free Agents CD on Koch and did really well with it. But I guess they wanted that G-Unit money. Too bad they signed with 50 1-2 years too late. Plus, Mobb Deep has zero sex appeal and sound ridiculous making records for chicks. If they sell a million albums, it'll be a modern day miracle. I can't understand why vetern MC's who have a strong fanbase like Mobb Deep want to make it on TRL. Sign with Koch, do an album with Alchemist or Big Noyd, cater to your diehards and they will support your ass! Look at Cormega--no video or radio and he does 100,000 independently everytime out. And his albums are better than Mobb Deep's because he doesn't go beyond his limits--he knows what his strengths are and what his fans want.
Posted by: Zilla | May 18, 2006 at 12:17 PM
Agreed. Didn't they mess that deal up w/ Koch or was it just a one time deal?
Posted by: swisstopher | May 18, 2006 at 12:52 PM
I understand why people diss Koch but I think they play a legitimate role in the industry. And I can see why people want to be with G-Unit. It must be so tough for people who might do well either way.
One thing some of the older rock acts who aren't at the level of a group like the Rolling Stones but used to be on a major label have learned is that they can build independently and leverage the name recognition they got while on a major label. It's just unfortunate that if somebody like Mobb Deep did that at this point, they'd catch a lot of flack and ridicule, even if it was more profitable for them in the long run.
Posted by: Clyde Smith | May 18, 2006 at 12:55 PM
I don't know how much flack Mobb Deep would catch because Cormega (sorry to keep using him) is KILLING it independently. He's from their hood, he writes similar themed-songs, using primarily East Coast thug beats and collaborates with big name artists on his albums. MOP have put out independent albums under aliases to pay the bills the last 5 years and they've toured consistently as well. They're hustling.
Posted by: Zilla | May 18, 2006 at 02:46 PM