Rap on Mack 10: Local Success Story

If you didn’t know where Mack 10 is from, you could figure it out from the latest album sales chart. His new album sold 47,000 copies in its first week in stores to enter the national chart at No. 19, but he outsold everyone in Southern California. This reflects the strong following the Inglewood-based rapper has established with his previous three albums and his teaming with Ice Cube and WC in the group Westside Connection.

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TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Paper Route Mack 10 (19) -- 2 The Marshall Eminem (2) 2 Mathers

3 Oops! . . . Britney Spears (3) 1 I Did It Again

4 Country Grammar Nelly (1) 3 5 No Strings ‘N Sync (5) 5 Attached

6 Infest Papa Roach (8) 6 7 Now That’s What various (6) 4 I Call Music

8 Human Clay Creed (4) 7 9 La Luna Sarah Brightman (23) 8 10 Better Life 3 Doors Down (7) 10

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Music Madonna (1) 1 2 Doesn’t Really Janet Jackson (3) 2 Matter

3 Incomplete Sisqo (2) 3 4 Aaron’s Party Aaron Carter (4) 5 (Come Get It)

5 Wifey Next (8) 4 6 Liar Profyle (5) 18 7 Bounce With Me Lil’ Bow Wow (9) 11 8 I Need You LeAnn Rimes (7) 7 9 No More Ruff Endz (13) 6 10 Let’s Get Married Jagged Edge (16) 8

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Sept. 10