


His last effort, “Play,” started slowly, opening at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 with 126,000 units. The single “Dope Nose” dips 12-20 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart this week. One theory: “Maladroit” tracks have been circulating for months on the Internet, possibly cutting into sales. It didn’t quite reach the numbers posted by the band’s last self-titled release, the so-called “Green Album,” which entered at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 with 152,000 units for “Maladroit” (Geffen/Interscope). The new album’s “Oh Boy” jumps 6-4 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks roundup and 22-14 on the Hot 100. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100, while the video is in heavy rotation on both MTV and BET.Ĭam’ron manages to score a career best, as his previous biggest sales week was 107,000 copies with the debut of his first set, “Confessions of Fire” (Sony), in 1998. His current single, “I Need a Girl” featuring Usher & Loon, holds at No.

Diddy moniker, “The Saga Continues,” which bowed at No. “We Invented the Remix” easily squashes the first album released under the P. Diddy has been wooing the crossover crowd the past few weeks, appearing on everything from “Live With Regis & Kelly” to Howard Stern’s national morning radio show. 1 crown on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums count. However, Cam’ron out-muscles the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy in urban markets, grabbing the No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with his Bad Boy/Arista compilation “We Invented the Remix.” The album sold 256,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, fending off the third effort from fellow rapper Cam’ron, whose “Come Home With Me” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) sold 226,000 units and settles in at No. Diddy” Combs leads a charge of five top-6 debuts to blast to No.
