Hip Hop By Numbers

TOP TEN BEST-SELLING HIP HOP BY NUMBERS ALBUMS OF ALL TIME Since its euolution from street parties in the Bronx circa 1973, hip hop music has grown to become one of the dominant forces in music around the world. Its roots remain in America, however, as the figures for the top ten best-selling albums of OutKast/Speakerboxoox 11,4M Eminem/ The Marshall Mathers LP 11M The Notorious B..G. /Lfe After (RIP) Eminem/ The Eminem Show 10,ам 10,1M all time demonstrate. The numbers also suggest that the music has lost some ouerall popularity since the carly 2000s. MC Hammer/Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em 10M 2PAC/Createst Hits 10M 2PAC/All Eyez On Me 9M The Beastie Boys/Licensed To ilT 9м Nelly/Country Grammar 50 Cent/Cet Rich Oor Die Tryin 8,5M THE AUDIENCE 8,5M 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2005 2000 Male Female Age 13-20 52% TOP TEN BEST-SELLING ALBUMS 2013 Age 21-28 30% Age 29-36 11% Eminem The Marshal Mathers LP 450K Lil Wayne JAm Not A Human Being 1.5M JAN MAY SEP 57% 43% Age 37-44 5% 1.34M Drake 350K ASAP Rocky Long Liue ASAP FEB JUN ост Nothing Was The Same Age 45-52 2% Wale The Gifted 1.1M jay Z 325K Magna Carta Holy Grail MAR JUL NOV 260K Kid Cudi Indicud Kanye West Yeezus APR AUG DEC FORBES' RICHEST HIP HOP STARS 2013 60ok J.Cole Born Sinner 180K Mac Miller Watching Mouies With The Sound off P Diddy Jay z Dr Dre Nicki Minaj Birdman Kanye West Lil Wayne Wiz Khalifa Ludacris Pitbull $50M $42M $40M $29M $21M $20M $16M $14M $12M $11M