Contrary to reports that The Game’s 3rd release, “LAX”, debuted on the charts at #1 yesterday, it actually was # 2. The Compton, California MC was surpassed by rock group Slipknot, by less than 2,000 units, based on sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan.
Although The Game had a great showing of selling over 238,000 copies this time out, it’s actually his lowest selling debut of an album. His 2005 LP The Documentary entered the chart on top with 587,000 scans, while the 2006 follow-up, Doctor’s Advocate, sold more than 358,000 units, to open at #1.
It was originally reported that LAX had beat Slipknot’s “Maggots” for the #1 spot, but that sales information was incomplete according to a representative for SoundScan, who added that the long holiday weekend caused delays in sales data.
ITS A SAD THANG TO SEE EVERY ARTIST GOIN OUT THERE WAY TO BUILD UP SOME TYPE OF HYPE AND IT STILL DOESNT ADD UP TO MAKE RECORD SALES. THIS IS A SOLID PROJECT, WHEN GAME FOCUSES ON JUST RAPPING HE CAN HANG WITH THE BEST OF THEM, ITS ALL THE OTHER ANTICS THAT I QUESTION. WE NOW WILL SEE IF HE STAYS TRUE TO HIS WORD ABOUT THIS BEING HIS RETIREMENT ALBUM? WITH HIS TRACK RECORD, IT WOULD JUST TAKE A PHONE CALL FROM DRE TO BRING HIM BACK!
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