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AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan° 1111 BiIIboardTOPDECEMBER 19, 1998 TOP R&II A TM "' 48 64 95 6 98 DEGREES MOTOWN 530956 (10.98 EQ/16.98) 98 DEGREES AND RISING 48

49 50 53 10 GANGSTA BOO HYPNOTIZE MINDS 1685 / REL ATIVITY ( ' n0.9768S) ENQUIRING MINDS 15 Y zo ó V) ~ W Nw N NO I 1 w O Y G ARTIST TITLE 50 46 60 28 A° LIMIT 53538* /PRIORITY MP DA LAST DON =3 53 G IMPRINT L Nun REL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE /CD) áá -111 PACESETTER 1- --.n No. 1 o-- 51 79 - 2 BABYFACE EPIC 69617 (11 )±8 ECbi7.98) CHRISTMAS WITH BABYFACE 51 1 2 2PAC AMARU /DEATH ROW 90301* / INTERSCOPE (19.98/24.98) 2 weeks at No. I GREATEST HITS 52 74 55 11 SLIP-N -SLIDE 2802/WARLOCK (10.98 /15.98)® WWW.THUG.COM 52

2 4 4 11 JAY -Z A' ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM 558902 * /MERCURY (10,98 EC1/16.98) VOL. 2... HARD KNOCK LIFE 53 41 22 4 GHETTO COMMISSION NO LIMIT 50011 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) WISE GUYS 12

3 5 3 4 R. KELLY A3 JIVE 41625* (19.98/24.98) R. 54 49 52 61 JANET A' VIRGIN 44762 (11.98/17.98) THE VELVET ROPE 2

4 2 4 METHOD MAN DEF JAM 558920* /MERCURY (11.98 EQ/17.981 TICAL 2000: JUDGEMENT DAY 55 48 40 7 KENNY LATTIMORE COLUMBIA 68854 (10.98 EQ/16.98) FROM THE SOUL OF MAN 15

ICE CUBE 56 55 30 9 KURUPT ANTRA 540963/A &M (10.98 EQ/17.98) KURUPTION! 4 5 6 2 3 WAR & PEACE VOL. I (THE WAR DISC) 2 PRIORITY 50700* (11.98/17.98) 51 62 38 4 TQ CLOCKWORK 69431 * /EPIC (11.98 E0/16.98) MI THEY NEVER SAW ME COMING 28 6 8 8 DRU HILL UNIVERSITY 524542/ISLAND (10.98 50/17.98) ENTER THE DRU 2 A2 58 47 42 19 DA GAME IS TO BE SOLD, NOT TO BE TOLD 1 7 7 6 3 COLUMBIA 69670* (11.98 EQ/17.98) # 1'S 6 NO LIMIT 50000"/PRIORITY (11.98/17.98)

8 9 7 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 19037 (11.98/17.98) MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE 59 56 63 10 TYRESE RCA 66901* (9.98/13.981 ® TYRESE 53

RZA AS BOBBY DIGITAL 60 3 TRACK MASTERS (10.98 THE STREETS 25 9 3 RZA AS BOBBY DIGITAL IN STEREO 3 39 25 KID CAPRI 68781* /COLUMBIA 00/16.98) SOUNDTRACK TO

61 59 59 42 JAGGED EDGE SO SO DEF 68181 /COLUMBIA (10.98 EQ/16.98) IM A JAGGED ERA 19 GREATEST GAINER 62 70 - 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS TOMMY BOY 1268 (12.98/17.981 MTV PARTY TO GO 99 62 10 17 19 26 BRANDY AT) N)I'..SC,- -.:;(10.98/16.98) NEVER S-A-Y NEVER 2 63 52 37 3 LA THE DARKMAN WU -TANG 3007*/SUPREME TEAM (11.98/16.981M HEIST OF THE CENTURY 37

11 15 14 29 DMX RUFF RYDERS /DEF JAIL - MERCURY (10.98 EQ/16.98) IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT 64 72 49 7 GHETTO MAFIA RAP ARTIST 2061 /FULLY LOADED (10.98/15.981® ON DA GRIND 34 LAURYN HILL A' 12 10 10 15 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL RUFFHOUSE 69035"/COLUMBIA (11.98 EQ/17.98) 65 61 72 30 XSCAPE SO SO DEF 68042/COLUMBIA (10.98 EQ/16.98) TRACES OF MY LIPSTICK 6

13 16 13 10 OUTKAST LAFACE 26053*/ARISTA 110.98/16.981 AQUEM (NI 2 66 66 77 6 DIVINE PENDULUM 12325/RED ANT (10.98/16.98) ISE FAIRY TALES 40

14 14 5 GETO BOYS RAP -A -LOT 46780NIRGIN (11.98/17.98) DA GOOD DA BAD & DA UGLY 5 61 67 58 12 FLIPMODE SQUAD FLIPMODE/ELEKTRA 62238 * /EEG (10.98/16.98) THE IMPERIAL 3

15 18 18 11 KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPO CENTRIC 90178/ INTERSCOPE (10.98/17.981 THE NU NATION PROJECT 4 68 68 70 23 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 68968* (10.98 EQ/16.98) EMBRYA 2

16 20 16 16 THE TEMPTATIONS MOTOWN 530937 (10.98 EQ/16.98) PHOENIX RISING 8 69 51 41 11 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST JIVE 41638* (10.98/17.98) THE LOVE MOVEMENT 3

JERMAINE DUPRI IN THE 11 21 21 5 JUVENILE CASH MONEY 53162 /UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) 400 DEGREEZ 7 70 58 68 21 JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS - LIFE 1472 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1 50 SO DEF 69087` /COLUMBIA (10.98 Eß/16.98) TIMBALAND TIM'S BIO: LIFE FROM DA BASSMENT 18 11 2 11 DOWNING & GERALD ALBRIGHT BLACKGROUND/ATLANTIC 92813*/AG (10.98/16.98 11 63 57 10 WILL PLEASURES OF THE NIGHT 36 VERVE FORECAST 557613NERVE (10.98 EQ/16.98) im 19 23 20 10 DEBORAH COX nRi,rn 15022 (10.98/16.98) MI ONE WISH 14 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS 12 54 54 BAD BOY'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 17 BAD BOY 73022* /ARISTA (10.98/17.98) -.11111 HOT SHOT DEBUT 73 94 73 7 DA KAPERZ D -LO/LIKWID 8010/FULLY LOADED (10.98/15.98) DA KAPERZ 68 2- NEW I . LII MEMORIAL DAY 20 74 71 50 10 BRAND NUBIAN ARISTA 19024* (10.98/16.98) FOUNDATION 12 BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY 21 12 2 THE COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE 12 RUTHLESS 69715 * /RELATIVITY (11.98/17.98) 75 73 75 43 NO LIMIT 50716 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.981 CHARGE IT 2 DA GAME 1 & THE SPEED KNOT MOBSTAZ 22 13 2 DJ QUIK PROFILE 19034*/ARISTA (10.98/16.98) RHYTHM -AL-ISM 13 16 69 62 9 MOBSTABILITY 9 CREATOR'S WAY /ATLANTIC 83142 * /AG (10.98/16.98) 23 28 21 17 KELLY PRICE T -NECK 524516/ISLAND (10.98 EQ/16.98) SOUL OF A WOMAN 2 77 57 44 9 CYPRESS HILL RUFFHOUSE 83142 * /COLUMBIA (10.98 EQ/16.98) CYPRESS HILL IV 11 24 22 11 5 NO LIMIT 53502* /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) MAMA DRAMA 3 78 77 71 64 JON B. YAB YUM /550 MUSIC 67805/EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.981 COOL RELAX 5 25 19 2 STEADY MOBB'N NO LIMIT 50026* /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) BLACK MAFIA 19 VARIOUS ARTISTS 19 84 11 ESPN PRESENTS: JOCK JAMS VOL. 4 43 - TOMMY BOY 1266 (12.98/17.98) 26 27 26 12 SOUNDTRACK DEF JAM 558663* /MERCURY (11.98 EQ/17.98) RUSH HOUR 2 DJ DMD AND THE(1;111 IN1498) SOUL CLIQUE TWENTY 17 80 92 28 5 -TWO: P.A. WORLD WIDE 28 27 25 6 FAITH EVANS BAD BOY 73016* /ARISTA (10.98/17.981 KEEP THE FAITH 3 INNER 1 SOUL 6622 198/ I:NER

28 24 9 5 DEF JAM SOUNDTRACK 558925* /MERCURY (11.98 EQ/17.98) BELLY 2 81 76 86 63 BRIAN MCKNIGHT A2 MOTOWN 536215 (10.98 EQ/16.98) ANYTIME 1

29 26 15 4 112 BAD BOY 73021* /ARISTA (10.98/16.981 ROOM 112 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS 82 78 69 10 MEAN GREEN - MAJOR PLAYERS COMPILATION 6 NO LIMIT 53505` /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) 30 29 24 5 TOTAL BAD BOY 73020* /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) KIMA, KEISHA & PAM 9 83 80 78 62 NEXTA ARISTA 18973 (10.98/15.98)M RATED NEXT 13 VARIOUS ARTISTS 31 NEW O N.W.A. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 10TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE 31 PRIORITY 53532* (10.98/16.98) 84 75 66 23 NOREAGA PENALTY 3077 */TOMMY BOY (11.98/16.98) N.O.R.E. 1

79 8 VVu AROEIOUS A11R098/15TISTS 32 33 47 54 WILL SMITH A" COLUMBIA 68683* (10.98 Eß/17.98) BIG WILLIE STYLE 9 85 93 LUKE'S HALL OF FAME VOLUME 3 59 L' J 234` .98) 33 31 31 20 GERALD LEVERT EASTWEST 62261/EEG (10.98/16.98) LOVE & CONSEQUENCES 2 86 97 88 15 MYSTIC/ATLANTIC 92805 * /AG (10.98/16.98) DON CARTAGENA 2 34 34 39 21 MONICA ARISTA 19011 *(10.98/16.98) THE BOY IS MINE 2 87 83 94 67 MASTER P A2 NO LIMIT 50559 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.981 GHETTO D 1

35 38 33 11 KEITH SWEATA ELEKTRA 62262/EEG (10.98/16.981 STILL IN THE GAME 2 88 82 82 55 CHICO DEBARGE KEDAR 53088* /UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) LONG TIME NO SEE 14 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE SOURCE PRESENTS HIP HOP HITS VOLUME 2 36 36 35 4 - 29 89 89 61 A' LAFACE 26043/ARISTA (10.98/16.981 MY WAY 1 POLYGRAM TV /DEF JAM 565668/MERCURY (10.98 ) - EQ/17.98) 90 88 48 6 ILLSTREET /DOWN LOW 6001 /K -TEL (10.98/14.98) ROOTS OF EVIL 43 31 32 12 9 MACK 10 HOO BANGIN' 53512 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) THE RECIPE 6

38 30 23 4 PETE ROCK LOUD 67616* /RCA (10.98/16.98) SOUL SURVIVOR 7 91 86 76 K -CI & JOJO A' MCA 11613* (10.98/16.98) LOVE ALWAYS 2

39 37 34 9 MO THUGS /RUTHLESS 1670 /RELATIVITY (10.98/17.98) HEAVEN'Z MOVIE 2 92 65 56 1 NO LIMIT 50718* /PRIORITY 110.98/16.981 3

40 35 29 5 PALLAS 53163 /UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) GOOD SIDE BAD SIDE 10 93 85 85 17 LINK RELATIVITY 1645 (10.98/15.98) ® SEX DOWN 46

94 91 89 57 BIG BOY/NO LIMIT 41620 /JIVE (10.98/16.9811BM 1 41 43 32 21 TRIN-I-TEE 5:7 B-RITE 90094/INTERSCOPE (10.98/15.98)M TRIN-I-TEE 5:7 20 UNPREDICTABLE 95 81 65 9 TELA RAP -A -LOT 46588NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) NOW OR NEVER 13 42 40 51 25 SOUNDTRACK A' BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC 83113*/AG (10.98/17.98) DR. DOLITTLE: THE ALBUM 4 90 VARIOUS ARTISTS DEF JAM SURVIVAL OF THE ILLEST: LIVE FROM 125 -N.Y.C. 43 42 45 17 LUTHER VANDROSS VIRGIN 46089 (11.98/17.98) I KNOW 9 96 83 6 22 POLYGRAM TV/DEF JAM 538176 * /MERCURY (10.98 EQ/17.98) 60 2 BRIAN MCKNIGHT MOTOWN 530944 (11.98 CD EQJ17.98) BETHLEHEM 44 97 99 99 17 SOUNDTRACK FLYTE TYME 11806 /MCA 110.98/17.981 HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK 3

45 44 36 7 AARON HALL MCA 11778 (10.98/16.98) INSIDE OF YOU 11 98 RE -ENTRY 24 THE 2 LIVE CREW LIL' JOE 231* (10.98/15.98) THE REAL ONE 59

46 61 53 33 MYA UNIVERSITY 90166*/INTERSCOPE (10.98/16.98) MYA 13 99 NEW 1 LES NUBIANS HIGHER OCTAVE 45997NIRGIN (16.98 CD) PRINCESSES NUBIENNES 99

41 45 43 15 MONIFAH UPTOWN 53155* /UNIVERSAL 110.98 /16.981 MO'HOGANY 42 ED RE -ENTRY 3 THE TEMPTATIONS MOTOWN 530562 18.98 EQ/16.98) THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 60

Q Albums with the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for shipment of 500,000 album units. RIAA certification for shipment of 1 million units, with multiplatinum titles indicated by a numeral following the symbol. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running t me that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. *Asterisk indicates LP is ava.lable. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. ® indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©1998, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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