Lil Baby will have the highest-charting new release the week, bringing in a ton streams for his album “My Turn” in its first week out.
Granted he doesn’t feel the wrath K-pop boy band BTS, Lil Baby is set to debut at the top the Billboard 200 this week as his new album My Turn is racking up some very impressive numbers in its first week out, marking the highest numbers that the Atlanta rapper has ever seen.
Truly breaking out as a superstar in recent years, Lil Baby is finally seeing his strength translate into numbers with Hits Daily Double estimating a total 170-190K equivalent album units moved for My Turn. Approximately 7,000 those are from traditional sales, meaning the Atlanta artist totalled an insane amount streams over the weekend. With features from Gunna, Future, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, and more, it was clear that My Turn would be the most consumed new hip-hop project the week.
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Lil Baby will be up against Korean powerhouse BTS, who ruled the chart last week with a sky-high debut. He will also be competing against the new projects from G Herbo, Zaytoven, and more.
It’s now Lil Baby’s turn to reach for the stars. In a recent interview, he spoke about beef and how he was asked to stage a feud with DaBaby over their similar names. It’s now apparent that he doesn’t need antics to succeed. What did you think the album?