This week HBO premiered, The Defiant Ones, the 4-part documentary about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, which features rare footage, never-before-heard stories and new interviews from Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, NAS and a lot more.
Looks like the documentary boosted the album sales of Dr. Dre and Eminem. Dre’s 1992 classic The Chronic holds #6 on iTunes Hip-Hop album sales, which tops Jay’s recently released 4:44 album at #7. Other albums that are charting in Top 100 are:
#6 – Chronic – Dr. Dre
#10 – The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
#11 – The Slim Shady LP – Eminem
#12 – The Eminem Show – Eminem
#13 – Compton – Dr. Dre
#17 – 2001 – Dr. Dre
#32 – Recovery – Eminem
#33 – Curtain Call: The Hits (Deluxe) – Eminem
#35 – Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A.
#39 – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
#67 – Encore – Eminem
#87 – Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem
#89 – N.W.A. Greatest Hits – N.W.A.
Some classics are also back in the Top 100 Hip-Hop Songs charts:
#31 – Forgot About Dre – Dr. Dre, featuring Eminem
#33 – The Next Episode – Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
#41 – My Name Is – Eminem
#45 – Boyz-n-the-Hood – Eazy-E
#47 – Nuthin’ But a G thang – Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
#50 – The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
#54 – I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre, featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
#69 – ‘Till I Collapse – Eminem, featuring Nate Dogg
#78 – Without Me – Eminem
#82 – Rap God – Eminem
#84 – Still D.R.E. – Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
#94 – Eminem – Not Afraid
#95 – F**k The Police – N.W.A.
#97 – Love The Way You Lie – Eminem, featuring Rihanna
