Breaking Tradition: 11 Albums That Didn’t Drop on Tuesday
Pretty soon albums will no longer be released on Tuesday. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is implementing the new rule that Friday will be the official release date for new albums. Some of our favorite Hip-Hop & R&B stars have already broken the tradition. Hit the flip to see which ones.
Beyoncé Beyonce stunted on the universe when she dropped her self-titled album Thursday December 12, 2013 right before midnight while everyone was sleeping with no promotion out. The Queen Bey still shattered records. Who’s BAD?
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly Although K. Dot and crew weren’t too happy about his label leaking the album early, he did garner a lot of support and positive feedback. Lamar’s project dropped Sunday March 15, 2015, but technically yes the release date is still March 23.
Drake If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late Drake picked Friday, Feb. 13. His surprise release debuted at No. 1 and all 17 of his tracks hit the charts.
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Nicki dropped this album on Friday Nov. 19, 2010 and the album went platinum before Christmas.
Jay Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay dropped this one Thursday, July 4, 2013 and broke all the records and rules as he went platinum in a day.
G-Unit Beg For Mercy Fifty chose chose Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 and the album went on to sell 3 million copies.
D’Angeo And The Vanguard- Black Messiah D’Angelo made R&B fans happy by ending his 14-year hiatus. He released the album at midnight on a Monday, December 15, 2014. He debuted at No. 5. Not bad for being gone over a decade.
Fabolous The Young OG Project Fab chose to drop this project on Christmas which happened to fall on Thursday last year. He debuted at No. 12 so he didn’t make too bad of a choice.
Azealia Banks Broke With Expensive Taste Banks chose to drop her debut album on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. It only pulled in 15,000 in sales though.
Jay-Z The Black Album Hov dropped his eighth project on Friday, Nov. 14, 2003. Debuting at No. 1, Jigga sold over 463,000 copies during the first week.
Lil’ Wayne Tha Carter IV Weezy dropped his ninth album on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, right after his performance at the MTV Video Music Awards that Sunday. Tha Carter IV pulled in over 964,000 sales during its first week.
