Making the Experience Count

Tha Liks, formerly known as Tha Alkaholiks, appear in the charts for the first time this week with their new album, “X.O. Experience.” Known for tongue-in-cheek humor and innovation, the group delivers both in this album, which already has a larger fan base in the Los Angeles area than nationwide. This week the album ranks No. 7 locally and No. 47 nationally. J-Ro, Tash and E-Swift give the rap genre a different taste with their first single, “The Best U Can,” which chronicles tales of fun, mayhem and full-figured beauties without any of the typical biting rap vocabulary.

Southland Top 10 / Albums

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 Songs in A Minor, Alicia Key s 1 1 2 The Saga Continues, P. Diddy 2 -- 3 Devil’s Night, D12 3 2 4 Take Off Your Pants & Jacket, Blink-182 7 4 5 Survivor, Destiny’s Child 5 5 6 Lil’ Romeo, Lil’ Romeo 8 7 7 X.O. Experience, Tha Liks 47 -- 8 Break the Cycle, Staind 4 8 9 Jagged Little Thrill, Jagged Edge 6 3 10 Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park 10 10

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Singles

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 U Remind Me, Usher 2 1 2 Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!), Blu Cantrell 1 7 3 There She Goes, Babyface 8 3 4 She’s All I Got, Jimmy Cozier 9 2 5 Fill Me In, Craig David 3 5 6 Take You Out, Luther Vandross 5 4 7 Purple Pills, D-12 6 6 8 All or Nothing, O-Town 4 -- 9 Miss California, Dante Thomas 23 8 10 I Wanna Be Bad, Willa Ford 7 10

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