Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle On Course To Earning Billboard #1 After 489% Sales Increase

Published: Wednesday 3rd Apr 2019 by David

Nipsey Hussle’s supporters have spent the last few days celebrating the light that was his life by buying and streaming his music.

As a result, he is now on his way to crowning the the Billboard 200 with his debut album album ‘Victory Lap.’

Full story below…

The philanthropic performer was murdered in Los Angeles on Sunday and is survived by a loving family and loyal fans.

In honoring the late rapper, said fans (and many who are just discovering him) have generated enough sales and streams in the last week to elevate the Grammy nominated project to the top of the U.S. albums chart after it peaked at #4  upon release in February 2018.

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This, as his music catalog more broadly saw increase of 489 percent after its tracks were streamed 10.04 million times in the days following his passing.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.

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