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There were no monster debuts this week, but a slew of hip-hop and R&B albums made an impression on the charts during the pre-Christmas rush.
Bow Wow & Omarion scored this week's highest debut with their collabo album, Face Off, which landed at No. 11 and moved 107,000 copies in its first week out, according to Billboard. [Check Bow Wow as he explains their collabo and the longest video shoot ever.]
Birdman has been in some legal trouble as of late, but his rap game seems to be on track. The Cash Money CEO's 5 * Stunna debuted at No. 18, selling 86,000 copies with some help from guest artists Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Fat Joe and surrogate son Lil' Wayne .
R&B crooner Mario debuted at No. 21 this week with his sophomore effort Go!, which sold 77,000 copies. The disc features spots from Juelz Santana and Rich Boy. [Peep video of Mario as he speaks on moving beyond Ne-Yo collabos.]
Staten Island collective Wu-Tang Clan aired out their creative differences in the media but managed to debut at No. 25 this week, pushing 68,000 copies of their comeback album, 8 Diagrams.
Def Jam artist The-Dream, best known for penning hits including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and J. Holiday's "Bed," debuted at No. 30 this week with 59,000 copies sold of his solo effort "Love/Hate."
South Philly rapper Beanie Sigel debuted at No. 37 with his fourth album, The Solution, which moved 49,000 units in its first week out. The disc features guest spots from R. Kelly, Scarface, Ghostface and Styles P. [Peep this video where Beans speaks out about the Roc breakdown.]
Gucci Mane's disc Back to the Traphouse, the A-town rapper's major label debut, debuted at No. 64 with 31,700 discs sold. The album features guest spots from Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Rich Boy, Trey Songz, Shawnna and the late Pimp C.
