Rapper Big L on the Chart Posthumously
Another rapper has hit the charts posthumously, but unlike such slain stars as Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, Big L is little-known outside the hip-hop community. The Harlem rhymer, who was shot to death in February 1999, hits No. 4 on the Southern California chart and No. 20 nationally with “Flamboyant,” the first single from an upcoming album of unreleased tracks and remixes.
TOP 10 ALBUMS
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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (1) 1 2 Oops! . . . I Did It Again, Britney Spears (2) 2 EP 3 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (4) 4 4 History of Rock, Kid Rock (3) 3 5 Mad Season, Matchbox Twenty (5) 5 6 Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack, various (7) 6 7 Supernatural, Santana (8) 8 8 Return of Saturn, No Doubt (42) 11 9 Balance & Options, DJ Quik (68) 7 10 Inside Job, Don Henley (12) 10
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TOP 10 SINGLES
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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Can’t Take That Away, Mariah Carey (2) -- 2 Solo Me Importas Tu, Enrique Iglesias (1) -- 3 You Sang to Me, Marc Anthony (4) 1 4 Flamboyant, Big L (20) 13 5 Swear It Again, Westlife (3) 2 6 Back Here, BBMak (5) 3 7 Purest of Pain, Son by Four (14) 9 8 Before Dark, Monica (9) 5 9 Mirror Mirror, M2M (6) 7 10 Feelin’ So Good, Jennifer Lopez (16) 7
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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended June 11
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