Hip-Hop superstar Young Jeezys The Recession has debuted at the No. 1 spot on Billboards Top 200, leading the pack of this weeks debuts, which also includes discs by Bad Boy Donnie Klang and actor Terrance Howard.
Jeezy has earned the top position on the charts according to the Nielsens SoundScan selling over 256,000 albums of his highly anticipated third Def Jam release. Following up his platinum-selling disc The Inspiration, Jeezy took todays times and decided to approach the album in a more serious tone.
“The economy is different, Jeezy told SOHH in a previous interview. “The world is different so I just wanted to address it [and] at the same time still make good music.
His newest release offers a steady line-up of mega rap stars including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas plus R&B crooners Trey Songz and Anthony Hamilton.
Soulful singer Donnie Klang, known for his on-screen talent from Diddys “Making The Band 4 reached No. 19, as his first studio album Just a Rolling Stone sold over 22,000 units. Klang recently described the excitement and anxiety he had over his long-awaited effort hitting stores.
“Its more so that Im anxious, he told SOHH. “I cant wait til its really out there and everybody could hear it front to back. I know theres a lot of fans out there that have been waiting for a long time for it to come out and its finally coming.
The album places Klang alongside hitmakers Mario Winans, The Dream, Channel 7, Diddy and others.
Actor-turned-singer Terrence Howard also debuted his album Shine Through It, which landed at No. 31 on the charts. The Academy Award-nominated performer has reportedly worked on the project since March 2007 and helped his first-ever release sell around 14,000 copies.
Source: SOHH