India Arie’s Album Debuts at No. 3

Posted on February 20th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: New Music, News

Posted by Bossip Staff

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One of our favorite earth-girls, India Arie, has dropped a new album and it fared pretty well in its first week:

In at no. 3 is a brand new album from singer India Arie. The new release, titled Testimony: Vol. 2 — Love & Politics opens with 76,000 copies sold, following up 2006′s Testimony: Vol. 1, which debuted at no. 1 with 161,000 sold.

Two spots down, at no. 5, is British singer Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me, It’s You, selling 70,000 copies, while Bobby V’s latest The Rebirth enters the charts at no. 7, selling 64,000 units, thanks to his new single “Beep.”

Best New Artist Grammy winner, Adele, climbed from no. 27 to no. 10 this week with her album 19, thanks to a 218% sales bump of 57,000 copies this week. The Grammy Nominees 2009 compilation also saw a sales surge, jumping to no. 9 with 61,000 albums sold this week.

That does it for the top 10.

Beyonce’s I Am … Sasha Fierce calls to no. 12 with just over 50,000 units scanned this week, putting her over the 1.8 million mark.

Lonely Island’s new album, Incredibad, debuted right behind B at no. 13, selling nearly 50,000 to start, while Jamie Foxx’s Intuition moves another 40,000 to put him at no. 14.

And rounding out the top 20 is T.I.’s Paper Trail, selling just over 30,000 to put him at no. 18, and almost to the 1.7 million sales mark.

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III was at no. 29 this week, selling another 27,000 copies, putting the album at triple platinum status.

There was one more new release this week on the charts. It was Ryan Leslie’s self-titled album, opening at no. 35 with nearly 24,000 copies sold.

According to Billboard.com, sales are up 16.8% compared to last week, but are off by 12.6% compared to the same week in 2008.

India Arie is pretty nice with it, y’all.  It might be very worth your while to have this album in your R & B collection.

More India pics below.

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  • http://www.google.com Man, I just don’t care

    **holding back vomit**

    STOP IT.

  • Nigga Said

    In other news…India Arie is still unatrractive. We will have more on this as the story develops.

  • pm

    I love this chick

  • Wetsushi

    Is that Blu jizz?

  • vgeezy

    I love her style…..and her MUSIC is FIRE

  • pm

    she can fart in the studio mic and I would buy it

  • http://www.myspace.com/ocky_j Octavia

    Dang… I didn’t even know it was dropping. SO much for advertising. But it still did well so good for her.

  • reese615

    She’s ugly, guys. That’s a fact.

  • told you so

    WTF!

  • reese615

    Looks like anti bossip nupe got “nuped”.

  • BE

    I didn’t know she had a new album; I’ll have to sample some songs.

  • charlieblanko

    india irie can get it, keep it, and move to alaska with it…smh@her shaka zulu face..she resembles him ya know?

  • Kigali(Joyfully Licking The Ass of Random Cracka’s Since 1972)

    looks around, see more than one coon… runs in the opposite direction… she’s the shit, period.

  • http://afo.net Midnite

    I like her music, I think she is a cute girl, she just needs to let her hair grow back. And it looks like a litle fat is under her arm pits, she should have covered tha. But indie Irie is talented and cute in her own way. God Bless.

  • Divine

    My friend just bought India’s new CD and she absolutely loves it. I’ll check it out!

  • GoodKarma4Me

    I love India Arie and I am going to get her album today!

  • Black Beauty

    Say what you want about her looks, which by the way, are not that bad, the girl can sing. I have not heard anything of hers that I did not like.

  • inda

    shes kinda sexy

  • wifey06

    she can sang her but off yeah.. but she still look like she should be on that sci-fi show that comes on FX. The she look like she from the same planet as the black brother on there.

    she looked nice in all the other pics with her covered or in locks. the bald is too extreme.

    Grace jones!!!!!!!!

  • Whit

    No lie – this is her BEST album thes far. A must have for all you india.arie LOVERS and HATERS

  • Whit

    No lie – this is her BEST album thus far. A must have for all you india.arie LOVERS and HATERS

  • truth, iam a girl

    She is pretty and I like what she says… Get it India Arie!!! We hear you

  • Candid Canuck

    her pic’s a little over the top.. she should take of the gold lynching chain still

  • mocha

    this bitch think she’s african why dont she split her lip and carve her face dumb nigga…

  • http://www.google.com Man, I just don’t care

    @PM
    “she can fart in the studio mic and I would buy it”
    ___________________________________________________________

    Soooooo… you are the one buying these damn albums.

    Doesn’t she just fart in the mic on all of her songs any damn way?

  • Me

    Why is that dude wearing a dress?

  • Lauren the Lurker

    @MAN…

    Have you ever heard any of her songs??

  • Lauren the Lurker

    Me

    Why is that dude wearing a dress?

    _________________________________

    Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

  • fee

    WHO CARES>>>>>NEXT!!!! SHE IS DUMB AS HELL FOR WEARING A NOOSE AROUND HER NECK. SHE IS JUST DYING FOR ATTENTION. AND SHE IS BUTT UGLY TOO!!!

  • its gettin crazy….

    THATS WASSUP! GO 4 U INDIA (SMILE) HAPPY TO HEAR THIS–SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR A CHANGE

  • CANDY

    As usual ,self hatred all up on Bossip! SMH at these awful comments. Luv India will check out her album, all the previous ones have been excellent. She is truly a poet and a beautiful woman inside and out.

  • pm

    @man.. lol ya , thats how she gets the essence of mother earth in her cds by fart into the mic

  • Negroe

    FCUK THAT DOODLE STINKING AFRICAN WANNA BE HOE!!!

  • Kigali (Birth control until marriage)

    @Candy,

    Self hatred or ugly hatred?

  • http://www.thefashioncult.com thefashioncult.com

    oh goodness. I do love India’s music, but oy! the woman is in desperate need of some style guidance.

  • SeptemberChick

    Awesome :)

  • Really Bossip?

    Wow, bossip. All I will say is wow. I can read right through what you do on this site.

  • NYC Gal

    India did pretty good considering she didn’t have any pubicity at all. Just imagine if she had some publicity! Good for her!!

  • http://Bossip Team Mashonda

    UGH…… She’s so hard to look at

  • GoodKarma4Me

    Omg her album is amazing…I recommend to everyone go get it!!

  • Theory of Truth

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

  • Negroe

    ONLY A UGLY PERSON WOULD SAY THAT!!!!

  • Southern L.A. Gal

    These comments are pretty harsh…
    India is great and she is beauty in her own way. Sorry, she can’t be beautiful in the masses to you all. We have been trained to think we know what beauty is, but yet we have no idea….
    Her music is priceless.

  • Negroe

    YEA U SAY THAT BUT IT IS NO BEAUTY IN TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A DOODLE STINKING AFRICAN….

  • always knew

    India Arie is beautiful inside and outside…Her soul is purer than most. I love her music and I;m gonna go pick that CD up..

    Ignore the haters India, and keep doing you…

    Blk on blk hate, that’s pretty pathetic….

    @kigali- I know you not calling nobody ugly. You are ugly inside and out…

  • Negroe

    HOW WOULD U DEFINE THAT…YEA I KNOW ANOTHER BLACK BITCH TALKING SHIT… I SEE WHY CHRIS BROWN DID WAT HE DID….

  • Negroe

    IF A BITCH IS UGLY THAN SHE’S UGLY JUST ACCEPT IT…

  • Southern L.A. Gal

    @ Negroe
    Why I have to be a bitch talking shit. I know ugly can be ugly to one and not the other. Really, doe.
    What is beauty to you, only looks???

  • Negroe

    NO… BEAUTY IS NOT TRYING TO BE AFRICAN WHEN UR NOT… DO UR RESEARCH

  • http://www.google.com Man, I just don’t care

    We have been trained to think we know what beauty is, but yet we have no idea….
    ______________________________________________________________

    I’m sure plenty of ugly people will agree with this statement.

  • Negroe

    ACTUALLY ITS THE OTHER WAY AROUND….. NOT ALL DARK PEOPLE SPRUNG OUT OF AFRICA….DO UR RESEARCH…BEAUTY IS WHEN U KNOW UR TRUE IDENTITY

  • Seek the light beyond the shadows

    Go get that Ryan Lesie, so grown and sexy!

  • Southern L.A. Gal

    @Negroe
    I know this, but we still have some African to us.. What’s wrong with trying to relate and find that. I am …..I study and do research…

  • Southern L.A. Gal

    @ Man, I just don’t care
    Okay, and beauty does not make you fine. It’s all inner beauty.
    Well what about the dummies? Is that ugly to you too, Man……???????????????????

  • This is true talent people!

    She is one of the most beautiful people God ever made. I went to her concert. She is full of songs and positive energy. My attitude was inspired for a month. In this case, the insides exceed the outside.

  • AWWWWWWWWWWWWSHADDAAAAAP!!!!

    This is truly one of the most disturbing imageries I have ever seen on Bossip. I’m sure India.Arie’s heart was in the right place but in the execution it looks like a noose hanging around a sista’s neck after she nearly escaped a lynching. It’s unsettling. There are many more Afro-centric medallions we can adorn ourselves with to show pride in our heritage. THIS particular look, however, needs to be retired and never presented again.

  • WhoDat

    This is probably what we would all look like, if “Massa” hadn’t gotten to our ancesters! India Arie’s only problem is that she is way too talented for the current music market.

  • http://bossip bb

    @Negroe
    Leave the bitterness behind and try and get over the slave trade.
    That ship sailed long ago sugarplum

  • lucy

    She is so hot. I have seen his profile on ____Millionaire Romances com , she is welcomed by a lot of rich singles and celebs here. She is looking for passion and excitement?

  • ME ME ME

    @ Nigga Said LOL sooo mean!

  • Negroe

    U R SO CLUELESS U DONT MAKE ANY SENSE MAYBE U JUST WANT MY ATTENTION SO NOW U GOT IT… GO FCUK URSELF BLACK BITCH OHH I SEE WHY U CALL URSELF “BB”

  • http://bossip bb

    you are not intelligent enough to understand you DIMWIT.
    Your rants about Africans are offensive. Get rid of the chip on your shoulder and leave the bitterness behind you TWAT!!

  • Darkesthourglass

    I wonder how old this picture is. In the Target commercial she had a head full of hair or is her hair pulled back in this pic. Anyways, I love some India.Arie. Beats to her own drummer and not cookie cutter. At least she’s not in a blond, lacefront wig.

  • Negroe

    SINCE U THINK U AFRICAN WHY DONT U SPLIT UR LIP AND PUT A PLATE IN IT AND SCAR UR FACE U DOODLE EATING BITCH…..

  • Negroe

    YEA U BB BLACK BITCH

  • http://bossip bb

    I am an African you dickhead.You’ve got to let the anger go honeybun.Your grandfather was eventually freed and dont forget you president is Kenyan

  • Negroe

    SOOO THAT MEANS U SPELL LIKE SHIT DOODLE STINKING FCUKER

  • http://bossip bb

    What exactly does that mean?
    For someone that can only speak one language shouldn’t you make an effort to ensure that whatever you write is comprehensible.

    look booboo go back to school you need the education

  • Negroe

    YEA U SMELL LIKE SHIT FCUKER

  • Negroe

    GET OFF MY NUTS DOODLE FACE….

  • http://bossip bb

    This was fun sugarpuff.
    Just remember that you are free at last.
    Make sure you go back to school so that you can become a productive member of the society.
    Try not to get arrested
    And don’t let the bedbugs bite

    goodnite booboo

  • Negroe

    MAKE SURE U WASH THE DOODLE OFF TONIGHT U KNOW WHAT IT DONT MATTER HOW MUCH U WASH U STILL GONNA SMELL LIKE SHIT……

  • Darkesthourglass

    I don’t care for that thing around her neck but I’m loving those earrings. Now Bossip needs to check up on Meshell Ndegeocello and see what she’s up to. She rocks, too. Girlfriend must lay low though.

  • http://www.gravatar.com Re is excited to see Gambit (X-Men)!

    I’m sorry, but I completely dislike her latest albums. The first one was really nice and dynamic.

  • LAVA

    SHE GOT THAT VOODOO, N I BET EVERY1 OF YALL BOSSIPING ASS BOPPERS BE SING HER SONGS… ASSHOLES LOL BUT YEAH Y SHE GOTTA COME OUT LIKE THAT MAN!!!! HAHA

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  • Ro Ro

    Will definately get a copy. Love India!!!!

  • Ro Ro

    LMFAO @ Aries Chick

    “..would only see him on certain days.”

    Sounds like something SHE would be into

  • QueenNZinga

    @mocha @Negroe

    this bitch think she’s african why dont she split her lip and carve her face dumb nigga…
    ————————————————-
    @mocha @Negroe

    Hmmm, do we have white supremacists in black-skin (or yellow skin)? By the way, Indie Arie is African and so are the majority of black Americans. In fact, most black Americans are descendants of West Africans, and therefore, contain the blood of over 150 tribes.

    The late, very wise, brother Malcolm X used to say “just because a cat has kittens in an oven doesn’t make them biscuits.”

    Indie Arie is a pure soul – an angelic being. She’s an old soul, wise beyond her years. And when I gaze upon the authentic black beauty of a dark-skinned woman, I feel proud that she represents me. After all, she is the original mother. Everything living came from her black p-u-s-s-y.

    Thank God she has no embedded self-hate like some n-i-g-g-e-r-s.

    The n-i-g-g-e-r is a strange creature—the nominal African who despises his race, denies African culture, demonizes his ancestors, and yet expects, even demands that people of the other self-respecting races of humanity should respect him and treat him as an equal member of humanity.

    The N-i-g-g-e-r is possessed by the ideas and ideals of White Supremacy; the Afrocidal African who craves to be white, physically or culturally.

    I applaud anyone that defies “n-i-g-g-e-r-i-s-m” and LOVES the wholeness of blackness in its totality.

    Love you, Empress Arie.

  • http://bossip Kasy

    The armpits gots to goooooooooooooooo!

  • http://bossip Kasy

    i wanna vomit

  • FM

    I never wanna hear the word “African”-American again. As an real African some of these comments make me sick. @ ‘Negroe’ please go back to Perez Hilton i think u took a wrong turn..

  • QueenNZinga

    @FM – Asem oooo

    I stand in solidarity with you.

    Asante Sana!

    Tima Usrah – Through fire comes the family!

  • BlahBlah

    This isn’t a good pic of her. She looks nice on her CD cover. The samples sound good on Amazon. I’m buying it. I’m happy she’s doing well. So positive.

  • 1st Lady

    Why does she have the thing hanging around her neck? Is it supposed to be a necklace? I hope she doesn’t think it’s cute.

  • 1st Lady

    FM – I’m feelin what you’re saying. Just because you can be classified as black doesn’t mean that you’re all “African-Americans.” Until folk get “African-American” right we need not to use that either. And really…really when it comes down to the spiritually aspect of things COLOR and RACE means nothing. It’s all about who you know and who you love in the heavenlies. Gotta get your heart right.

  • http://yahoo Mark

    The girl can sing. I would love to set down with her and let her sing to me while we drinks some wine on a cool summer night with candles flickering from the soft breeze from the open window. but she’s a chicken head, I mean she has a chicken head, but a banging body WTF happen? I’ll still beat it up though. I think she has more beauty on the inside then out. Which is better anyway.

  • Toni Montana

    I havent heard anything from this album, i will have to go online. India doesnt get many spins in my area *sad face*.
    Lily Allen’s sales should count as HALF, shes selling her albums for $3.00 online.

  • lol

    ewwwwwwwwwwww

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