J. Cole Seems To Be On Tempo To Lose Album Race To Beyoncé

J. Cole’s controversial May Delete Later gave the impression to be on tempo to open at No. 1 on subsequent week’s Billboard 200 chart. Nonetheless, the most recent projections have the Fayetteville native shedding the highest spot to Beyoncé.

In keeping with HitsDailyDouble, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album will stay at No. 1 with 131,000 models in its second week of launch. May Delete Later is about to debut in second place. J. Cole’s mixtape appears to be like to rack up round 118,000 models.

HDD beforehand reported May Delete Later‘s first-week projections at 140,000 to 160,000 equal album models. Cole at the moment has six Billboard 200 chart-toppers. The ultimate official gross sales numbers for these weekly rankings come out on Sunday.

May Delete Later generated a whole lot of buzz within the Hip-Hop world due to the closing observe. J. Cole used “7 Minute Drill” as a response file to Kendrick Lamar’s viral diss verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” single.

Surprisingly, J. Cole apologized for releasing “7 Minute Drill” throughout his set on the 2024 Dreamville Pageant within the rapper’s residence state of North Carolina. He additionally eliminated the tune from the May Delete Later tracklist on streaming providers.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter turned the music icon’s eighth Quantity One when the studio LP launched on the pinnacle of the Billboard 200 chart. Cowboy Carter set the 2024 file for finest first-week opening with 407,000 album-equivalent models.