Drake’s “Thank Me Later” almost double platinum

“Drizzy” Drake is flying high these days.

Not only is his new album “Thank Me Later” well on its way to double platinum status, but his labelmate Nicky Minaj has the rap game on lockdown without even an album out.

Drake’s “Thank Me Later” numbers are fabulous, considering this is a recession.  With sales of 447,000 copies in its first week, the LP debuted at the top of the Billboard charts in the States.

In Canada the album went platinum after the first week with sales of 31,000 and 80,000 respectively. In the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and throughout Europe the sales have been brisk.

The only other rapper on the barometer in terms of sales is Eminem, who’s album “Recovery,” sold more than 700,000 the first week.

Could a movie be in the works?

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