Biggest First-Week Sales for Hip-Hop Projects in 2026

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In 2026, Drake's album Iceman achieved the year's largest hip‑hop first‑week sales, moving 463,000 equivalent album units after its May 15 release, making it the second‑largest sales week overall. Other notable first‑week figures include J. Cole's The Fall‑Off with 280,000 units, Don Toliver's Octane with 162,000 units, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Slime Cry with 70,000 units.

Source: Biggest First-Week Sales for Hip-Hop Projects in 2026 — XXL Mag

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