This week brought forth a slew of big singles from a variety of artists, but when it comes to projects, few were as big as Nostalgia by Rod Wave. The Florida trap and soul rapper and singer came through with 18 tracks, 55 minutes of runtime, and three features, with 21 S*vage being the only mainstream giant on there. Moreover, it's a lot of the emotive, chilly, heartfelt, and pained crooning and moody instrumentals that you would expect from him. If that's where your head's at right now, we implore you to give its many compelling tracks a try. If you're not convinced, then maybe the 25-year-old's first week sales projections will give you a different perspective.
Furthermore, we say this because Rod Wave occupies a relatively niche appeal that gets clowned on a lot online. However, according to HitsDailyDouble, Nostalgia is projected to move between 130K and 140K copies in its first week of release. Not only could that take it to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, but it also means it would outperform the large majority of hip-hop-oriented projects to come out this year. Still, these are just projections, so we must wait for the official sales before making a verdict.
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Regardless of what ends up panning out, this remains a pretty impressive feat for the St. Petersburg native. Especially within the context of a (relatively) commercially dry year for hip-hop, these numbers might shock his haters. Actually, maybe it's not much of a surprise; it's not like Rod Wave just now found commercial success. His last album Beautiful Mind sold 115K first week and topped the charts.
As such, it looks like Nostalgia might even top the Alamo signee's previous commercial peak. Still, there's more success to come, even if his main mission is to explore his feelings with his music. Considering that he recently got connected to his dream collab Drake's people, though, maybe that will keep the big numbers rolling. On that note, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Rod Wave.
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