Nipsey Hussle's 'Victory Lap' Album Spends 100 Weeks on Billboard 200

The late rapper's debut studio album re-entered the chart this week, more than three years after its release and two years after Nipsey's death.

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Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap has reached another big milestone.

According to Chart Data, the rapper’s debut studio album has now spent a total of 100 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, which ranks the top-selling albums of the week. The effort re-entered the ranking and is currently sitting at No. 139—an respectable feat considering it was released more than three years ago. 

Victory Lap hit streaming services on Feb. 16, 2018, about 13 months before Nipsey was fatally shot in Los Angeles. The project spanned 16 tracks, including two bonus cuts, and featured appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, YG, The-Dream, Cee-Lo Green, and more. Victory Lap was a critical and commercial success, having debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and securing a Best Rap Album nomination at the 61st Grammy Awards. A year after he dropped Victory Lap, Nipsey spoke to Complex about creating the record and how it marked the next chapter in his career.

“That was my goal. To make a really focused project,” Nipsey explained. “Not just songs but an album where songs interact with each other and the messages are told over the course of three or four songs instead of one … I was aware of what was going to happen to my business life as I was making Victory Lap. This moment now is what came after it. That’s what the moment represents, a new chapter.”

Although he released a slew of mixtapes throughout his career, Victory Lap was Nipsey’s only proper album. However, those who were close to the rapper have reassured fans that a posthumous project is on the way.

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