Nipsey Hussle's "Victory Lap" Expected To Return To Top 10 On Billboard 200

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According to Billboard, the Grammy-nominated Victory Lap is looking to leap into the top 10 of the Billboard 200 next week, industry forecasters predict. The rapper's major label debut could earn anywhere between 40K to 60K equivalent album units sold by the end of the charting week. Nielsen Music reported that the rapper moved 3,000 copies last week.

The rapper's project earned 6M streams on the day of his death. "Dedication" ft. Kendrick Lamar being the most-streamed track on Victory Lap. The song is now the most streamed song in his catalog by on-demand audio streams. The song raked in 1.23M streams on the day of his death.

Victory Lap has been absent from the Billboard 200 completely since the week of May 5th, 2018 but it debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 upon its release.

Keep your eyes peeled for the reveal of next week's Billboard 200 chart. 

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