Top 10 records sold from Aug. 19 to Aug. 25 at V.I.P. Records, 1014 Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, (562) 591-2349. V.I.P. Records specializes in R&B, rap, gospel, blues, jazz and reggae and carries CDs, LPs, cassettes and DVDs.
1 Young Jeezy, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Def Jam)
2 Kem, Album II (Motown)
3 Original soundtrack, Hustle N Flow (Atlantic)
4 Mike Jones, Who Is Mike Jones? CD (Swishahouse)
5 Marques Houston, Naked (TUG Entertainment/Universal)
6 Lil Rob, Twelve Eighteen, Pt. 1 (Upstairs)
7 Brian Culbertson, It's On Tonight (GRP)
8 Kurupt, Against tha Grain (Death Row)
9 Young Bleed, Rise Thru da Ranks (West Coast Mafia)
10 Boyz N da Hood, Boyz N da Hood (Bad Boy)
STAFF PICK: Brian Culbertson, It's On Tonight (GRP): “This jazz album is real smooth, from song one to the end. It's real mellow. The song with Will Downing on vocals is the feature song—I like it a lot.” (Degree)