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submitted by Nick Jun 2nd 2008 10:00 pm (www.worldwideconnected.com)
Hip Hop Legend Bun B and one half of the award winning duo UGK made an impressive return with the first week sales debut of his new album, "II Trill," which was independently released on May 20th, through Rap-A-Lot/Asylum. Bun's first solo effort in almost 3 years, "II Trill" debuted in this weeks Top 200 sales chart at #2, and Hip Hop, R & B and Independent charts at #1, selling 97,957 units in its first week – making it the highest debut by any independent hip-hop artist this year...
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