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Chart Movement: Talib Kweli Lands At No. 2, Swizz Beatz Takes The Seventh SeatPosted: 8/29/2007 12:18:12 PM by Black widow
Fueled by the popularity of the current single "Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie's The Dutchess continues its rebound 7-6 with 50,000 (-5%). He's helmed hits for artists like Beyonce, T.I. and Jay-Z, but now producer Swizz Beatz earns his own album chart ink with his debut set,One Man Band Man at No. 7. The Full Surface/Universal Motown album moved 45,000 copies, enough to also send it to the summit of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally. UGK's Underground Kingz slips 6-10 with 35,000. Source: Billboard
Talib Kweli earned his first top 10 album this week with Ear Drum, bowing at No. 2 with 60,000. The Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. effort also provides the rapper with his best sales and charting week yet.