Suge Knight’s Not Dogging It

Flamboyant rap mogul Suge Knight was released from prison this week, and the Southern California album chart bears his stamp, with his former protege Snoop Dogg entering high with Tha Eastsidaz and his Death Row label’s Dogg Pound far outpacing its national sales in the area. (Of course it’s never easy with Suge: Tha Dogg Pound’s Daz Dillinger has sued him and Death Row, alleging that they cheated him out of $1 million.)

Southland Top 10

Albums

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Nat’l Last Title, Artist Rank Week 1 Celebrity, ‘N Sync 2 1 2 Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 7, various artists 1 -- 3 Duces N Trayz, Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz 4 -- 4 Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys 3 2 5 2002, Tha Dogg Pound 36 -- 6 Rush Hour 2, soundtrack, various artists 11 -- 7 So Blu, Blu Cantrell 8 -- 8 Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park 7 8 9 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket 15 5 10 Aaliyah, Aaliyah 17 3

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Source: SoundScan Inc., week ended Aug. 4

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Singles

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Nat’l Last Title, Artist Rank Week 1 Loverboy, Mariah Carey 1 1 2 Bootylicious, Destiny’s Child 2 2 3 My Projects, Coo Coo Cal 16 15 4 Purple Pills, D12 3 5 5 Take You Out, Luther Vandross 5 3 6 She’s All I Got, Jimmy Cozier 7 6 7 Fill Me In, Craig David 4 4 8 Miss California, Dante Thomas 24 9 9 There She Goes, Babyface 10 8 10 I Do, Toya 15 16

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Source: SoundScan Inc., week ended Aug. 4