Photo Courtesy of Instagram/@RiseandGrindShow

Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap album re-enters the Billboard 200 this week at No. 2. The album sales increased over 3000% after the tragic passing of Nipsey Hussle on March 31.

Victory Lap sold over 66,000 album units this week, according to Nielsen Music, 17,000 of those came from pure album sales. Victory Lap debuted at number 4 on the charts, selling over 53,000 album units in it’s first week.

Nipsey had four more albums enter the Billboard Hot 200 album charts. 2013’s Crenshaw entered at No. 63 with 11,000 units, 2016’s Slauson Boy 2 checked in at No. 109 with 8,000 units, 2010’s The Marathon enters in at No. 179 with 6,000 units, and 2014’s Mailbox Money debuts at No. 192 with nearly 6,000 units.

About The Author

Quincy Thomas

See author's posts