{"id":788938,"date":"2026-07-08T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788938\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:05:12","slug":"t-i-s-kill-the-kin-debuts-in-top-10-on-rap-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788938\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I.’s ‘Kill the Kin,’ Debuts in Top 10 on Rap Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFor his final bow, T.I.<\/a> adds another top 10 album to his ledger as his Kill the King album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard\u2019s Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums<\/a> chart dated July 11 \u2014 his 13th top 10 on the tally. The set, released on Grand Hustle\/EMPIRE, earned 22,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the tracking week of June 26-July 2, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

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\n\tKill the King marks T.I.\u2019s final studio album<\/a>, according to the rapper, who had been teasing the finale\u2019s title for nearly a decade. The album\u2019s title refers to one of the Atlanta hitmakers\u2019 nicknames, King of the South.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Kill the King takes its place in T.I.\u2019s collection, here\u2019s a review of the rapper\u2019s top 10 results on the Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlbum Title, Peak Position, Peak Date<\/p>\n

Trap Muzik, No. 2, Sept. 6, 2003<\/p>\n

Urban Legend, No. 1 (one week), Dec. 18, 2004<\/p>\n

25 to Life, [T.I. Presents the PSC], No. 4, Oct. 8, 2005<\/p>\n

King, No. 1 (four), April 15, 2006<\/p>\n

T.I. vs T.I.P., No. 1 (three), July 21, 2007<\/p>\n

Paper Trail, No. 1 (five), Oct. 18, 2008<\/p>\n

No Mercy, No. 1 (one), Dec. 25, 2010<\/p>\n

Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head, No. 1 (three), Jan. 5, 2013<\/p>\n

Paperwork, No. 1 (two), Nov. 8, 2014<\/p>\n

Da\u2019 Nic (EP), No. 3, Oct. 3, 2015<\/p>\n

Dime Trap, No. 8, Oct. 20, 2018<\/p>\n

The L.I.B.R.A., No. 9, Oct. 31, 2020<\/p>\n

Kill the King, No. 10 (to date), July 11, 2026<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, Kill the King starts at No. 7 on the Top Rap Albums<\/a> chart and at No. 30 on the all-genre Billboard 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe album cycle launched with lead single \u201cLet Em Know,\u201d which reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, becoming his first top 40 appearance since the Iggy Azalea-assisted \u201cNo Mediocre\u201d in 2014. The hit single also topped the Mainstream R&B\/Hip-Hop Airplay<\/a> chart \u2014 his eighth No. 1 and first since 2013 \u2014 and climbed to No. 4 on Hot Rap Songs<\/a>. Current single \u201cMr. Him\u201d has enjoyed radio success, rising to No. 7 on the latest Mainstream R&B\/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.<\/p>\n


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