2Pac in Charge

2Pac, one of the most controversial figures in popular music, is once more the subject of headlines. “How Do U Want It,” his red-hot rap featuring members of Jodeci on background vocals, has finally ended Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Tha Crossroads” eight-week reign on top of the national singles chart, knocking it down to theNo. 3 slot. Meanwhile, “Load,” Metallica’s latest album, maintains its No. 1 position on top of the Times Southern California Chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Secrets, Toni Braxton (4) 1 2 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (2) 3 3 Load, Metallica (1) 2 4 Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten), Too Short (19) 4 5 The Score, Fugees (3) 5 6 The Nutty Professor, soundtrack (9) 9 7 New Beginning, Tracy Chapman (6) 8 8 E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (7) 11 9 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (11) 16 10 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (10) 7

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 How Do U Want It, 2Pac (1) 1 2 You’re Makin’ Me High, Toni Braxton (2) 2 3 Why I Love You So Much, Monica (8) 4 4 Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (3) 3 5 Mission: Impossible, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen (9) 5 6 Twisted, Keith Sweat (5) 8 7 Loungin, LL Cool J (18) -- 8 Tres Delinquentes, Delinquent Habits (27) 6 9 Kissin’ You, Total (10) 10 10 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio (4) 16

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TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Gettin’ It (Album Number Ten), Too Short (3) 1 2 The Score, Fugees (1) 2 3 E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (2) 3 4 All Eyez on Me, 2Pac (6) 4 5 Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z (4) -- 6 Delinquent Habits (16) 5 7 Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio (7) 6 8 America Is Dying Slowly, various artists (9) -- 9 Legal Drug Money, Lost Boyz (5) 7 10 Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys (--) --

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending June 30