Slipknot Beats The Game on Soundscan’s sales chart

Slipknot has beaten The Game for the #1 album in this week’s Nielsen SoundScan chart. The Game’s previous two albums (The Documentary and Devil’s Advocate) had #1 debuts but this time the rapper lost to the metal group by less than 1,200 copies.

Slipknot’s “All Hope Is Gone” sold 239,516 copies, while The Game’s “LAX” sold 238,382 copies.

The Game’s previous album, “Doctor’s Advocate” debut with 358,000 copies.

The Game beats out Slipknot, Solange Flops (August 26 to September 1)

Top 5 album sales for Hip Hop and R&B this week

• THE GAME - LAX - 222,844
• LIL WAYNE - THA CARTER III - 55,139
• RIHANNA - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - 37,389
• ICE CUBE - RAW FOOTAGE - 30,504
• SOLANGE - SOL-ANGEL & HADLEY ST. DREAMS - 30,276

View the full chart after the break

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The Game and Slipknot fighting for number 1 album

The Game’s “LAX” and Slipknot’s “All Hope is Gone” album are fighting for the #1 spot on next week’s album sales chart. Early sales indicate both are expected to move about 250,000 copies.

The Game’s debut album “The Documentary” has sold 6 million copies in the U.S. while his 2nd album “Doctor’s Advocate” has sold almost 1 million. Both albums debut #1 in the United States.

The Game - LAX

Track List
1. Intro 1:21
2. LAX Files 3:59 (Song Rating: 8/10)
3. State Of Emergency (feat. Ice Cube) 3:38 (Song Rating: 6/10)
4. Bulletproof Diaries (feat. Raekwon) 4:52 (Song Rating: 5/10)
5. My Life (feat. Lil Wayne) 5:20 (Song Rating: 10/10)
6. Money 5:13 (Song Rating: 7/10)
7. Cali Sunshine (feat. Bilal) 4:33 (Song Rating: 7/10)
8. Ya Heard (feat. Ludacris) 4:04 (Song Rating: 6/10)
9. Hard Liquor (Interlude) 1:50
10. House Of Pain 4:32 (Song Rating: 7/10)
11. Gentleman’s Affair (feat. Ne-Yo) 3:39 (Song Rating: 7/10)
12. Let Us Live (feat. Chrisette Michelle) 4:39 (Song Rating: 5/10)
13. Touchdown (feat. Raheem DeVaughn) 3:59 (Song Rating: 4/10)
14. Angel (feat. Common) 4:28 (Song Rating: 8/10)
15. Never Can Say Goodbye (feat. Latoya Williams) 4:4 (Song Rating: 6/10)
16. Dope Boys (feat. Travis Barker) 4:00 (Song Rating: 9/10)
17. Game’s Pain (feat. Keyshia Cole) 4:21 (Song Rating: 6/10)
18. Letter To The King (feat. Nas) 5:45 (Song Rating: 5/10)
19. Outro 1:28

Album Rating: 7.75/10

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Friday Night Flavas Interview The Game

The Game discusses his relationship with rappers, his status with Dr. Dre, his album LAX, and several rumors.

The Game on interview on KUBE 93’s Sound Session

DJ Hyphen and J. Moore of Sunday Night Sound Session went backstage at KUBE 93’s Summer Jam in Seattle on 7-20-08 to talk with The Game. They talked all about his upcoming “LAX” project, why he wants to retire after this album, his ear for beats, the rumor about him joining Westside Connection, his ‘game’ on the court, and more!