CONFIRMED: Kendrick Lamar Charts @ #2 With 242,122 Units Sold!

[HighEyeCue]

Kendrick selling as much as Nicki Minaj really says something...on the other hand this dude named Meek Mill is projected to do close to 200k, never heard of him

[Okka]

Kendrick selling as much as Nicki Minaj really says something

Kendrick deserves it. That's for sure.

[Blood$]

first week sales like this and Nas' album make me restore faith in society as a whole.

[BlueSwan]

Six months ago I was pretty much done with hip-hop. I've never been an exclusive hip-hop head as such, such a fan of lots of types of music, with hip-hop being one of them. At that point I just felt that hip-hop had gotten stale and was dying. Since then Nas has put out "Life Is Good" and Kendrick has put out the best hip-hop album in at least 6 years. It appears that hip-hop ain't dead yet.

[BiggBoogaBiff]

B.o.B wouldnt have been the B.o.B he is today doing the type of branding he's doing simple and plain.  U can argue hypotheticals all u want but he wouldnt have been so widely accepted by Hip Hop back then.  Thats not a slight at his talent and ability becuz i genuinely believe he's gifted but he wouldnt have survived that climate as a mainstream solo act back then period.