Initial estimates for the first week sales of YNW Melly’s “Just A Matter of Slime” are in.
YNW Melly‘s new album, Just A Matter of Slime, is expected to move 20,000 units in its first week after release, a downtrend from his last project, Melly vs. Melvin, which sold 43,000 album-equivalent units.
The twelve tracks put forth on Just A Matter of Slime feature appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Future, Lil Baby, and more, that Melly reportedly locked in, himself, from prison.
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The new album was produced while Melly is currently behind bars awaiting trial in Broward County, Florida, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for two counts of first-degree murder.
It’s likely Melly’s current predicament hindered album sales, as the “Murder on My Mind” rapper was limited to promoting the album from the isolation of prison. He uploaded a video to his Instagram, last Friday, telling fans to go stream his new album.
“It’s your boy YNW Melly and I want y’all to go stream my new album,” he says in the video, which shows him speaking from prison. “Everything Gucci, as you can see,” he continued while holding up a Gucci shoe to the camera.
The families of the victims have filed civil suits against the rapper as well.