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Eminem album sells 1.7 mln 1st
week
NEW YORK (AP) - Foul-mouthed rapper Eminem sold
1.7 million copies of his new album last week, blowing past the sunny teen pop
stars he disdains. His album, "The Marshall Mathers LP," is second
only to 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" as the fastest-selling album
in the nine years that the industry tracking company SoundScan has been keeping
accurate count. No other rap album has sold so many copies in its first week.
Eminem, who also goes by the nickname Slim Shady, gained street credibility
when his own mother sued him for defamation of character. MTV built
anticipation for the album with heavy airtime, letting Eminem serve as host of
a two-hour "EmTV" special the weekend before the May 23 release date.
He was a guest on the network's "Total Request Live" the first
afternoon the album was on sale.
His appeal lies primarily with rap and rock fans
but has crossed over into MTV's larger pop audience, said Tom Calderone, MTV
senior VP for music programming. "As far as aggressive hip-hop or rock,
there isn't anything new out there," Calderone said. "He's a welcome
new sound that hit the stores at a time people hadn't heard it for a while."
Eminem pushes aside - at least for a week - the teen pop he has mocked. His
album came a week after Britney Spears sold 1.3 million copies of her new CD,
which put her second to 'N Sync. It means the three fastest-selling albums have
come in the last two months. For the
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