News of his forthcoming delivery may have seen him dominate many a headline, but this week has seen ‘Love Lockdown’ genius Kanye West soar much farther than the confines of the tabloids and the ever competitive UK charts.
Find out how British Hip Hop fans shown their gratitude to Mr. ‘GOOD’ below…
As it stands, iTunes UK’s Hip Hop chart crowns his ‘Clique‘ the King of the tally with a #1 position, while his Jay Z assisted ‘Paris‘ and ‘No Church In The Wild’ come in at #3 and #8 respectively.
In at #1 on the genre’s album chart is Biggie Smalls‘ posthumous ‘The Notorious B.I.G: Greatest Hits’, which features 17 of the Rapper’s most recognizable material, including 1994’s ‘Big Poppa’ and ’97’s ‘Hypnotize‘.
As far as the ladies go, Interscope‘s Azealia Banks holds court at #10 with ‘212’ while Angel Haze‘s ‘New York’ occupies #23.
However, it’s ‘Masquerade‘ beauty Nicki Minaj who takes center stage with three releases on the album’s Top 100.
At present, her US #1 album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ comes in at #11, it’s follow up ‘The Re-Up’ sits pretty at #25 while her debut album ‘Pink Friday’ holds tight at #63, three years after its November 23d 2010 arrival.