"Tha Carter IV" sells 300,000 copies via iTunes, New Record

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Sep 2, 2011

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sxOxbMiMnZY/TmEcvfBqh_I/AAAAAAAAEpo/g2jHX_7MMFU/s1600/Tha+Carter+IV.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sxOxbMiMnZY/TmEcvfBqh_I/AAAAAAAAEpo/g2jHX_7MMFU/s1600/Tha+Carter+IV.jpg” xaa=”true” //a/divstrongBy The Hip Hop Writer/strongbr /strongHip Hop Vibe Staff Writer/strongbr /br /When Lil Wayne finally prepared to release emTha Carter IV/em, everyone knew it was going to top the charts. The question was by how much and if Wayne could top emTha Carter III/em. Along the way, a number of fireworks have been sparked.br /br /Days before the release of emTha Carter IV/em, “It’s Good” leaked, featuring Jadakiss and Drake. Lil Wayne rapped the final verse of the song. In his verse, Lil Wayne dissed Jay-Z, responding to his “baby money” diss on “H.A.M.”br /br /Hip hop fans have been wondering what would happen next between Lil Wayne and Jay-Z. More than likely, Jay-Z will not entertain the feud. However, Lil Wayne has managed to beat Jay-Z in the numbers game. In only four days of being available, emTha Carter IV/em has already sold 300,000 copies, becoming an iTunes record.br /br /With this, the projections of the album have boosted again, now the album is projected to sell nearly 1 million copies in its first week. Previously, the iTunes record was held by Jay-Z and Kanye West with their new album, emWatch the Throne/em. In a mere two weeks, their album has been topped by Lil Wayne’s latest opus.div class=”blogger-post-footer”div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”
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