Nas: Numero Uno

Posted by Marcus "Dos Un" Holmes

Nas scores his third No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week with his eighth studio set, “Hip Hop Is Dead.” The Def Jam effort moved 355,000 copies last week in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The rapper’s last effort, “Street’s Disciple,” peaked at No. 5 on the chart. Nas’ two other sets […]

Nas scores his third No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week with his eighth studio set, “Hip Hop Is Dead.” The Def Jam effort moved 355,000 copies last week in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The rapper’s last effort, “Street’s Disciple,” peaked at No. 5 on the chart. Nas’ two other sets to take the summit were 1999’s “I Am… The Autobiography” and 1996’s “It Was Written.”

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