As if it’s not bad enough that Afeni Shakur and Suge Knight have made a hobby out of releasing half-assed posthumous 2Pac albums, heaven knows why they chose to release the latest one as two separate CDs with two different themes. Did it ever occur to them that Shakur is best consumed as ThugLife? The one billed Best of 2Pac, Pt. 2: Thug shifted a mere 22,500 units, but it outsold the Life side by 3,600 units. This implies that people are more drawn to the grimier side of Pac’s music. And you wonder why there’s a proliferation of pseudo gangstas in the game.
Anyhoo, Pac’s Greatest Hits CD wasn’t the only new rap album that debuted this week. Here’s how the rest of them performed on the chart:
- Scarface – M.A.D.E. – #17 with 62,900
- DJ Drama – Gangsta Grillz: The Album – #26 with 48,800 copies
- Wyclef – Carnival, Vol. 2: Memoirs of an Immigrant – #28 with 46,400 copies
- Ghostface Killah – The Big Doe Rehab – #41 with 35,600 copies
- Styles P – Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) – #52 with sales of 28,500
- 2Pac – The Best of 2Pac, Pt. 1: Thug – #65 with 22,500 sold,
- 2Pac – The Best of 2Pac, Pt. 2: Life – #77 with 18,900 copies
- Too Short – Get Off the Stage - #160 with 8,000
Isn’t it ironic that an album titled Get Off the Stage only managed to sell 8,000 copies?
