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DJ Khaled Overtakes Drake For #1 Album Slot

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 29: Apple Store Soho Presents DJ Khaled at Apple Store Soho on July 29, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)

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VIEWS' reign of terror atop the Billboard 200 has just been ended...by another Apple Music exclusive. Billboard reports that DJ Khaled has just scored the first #1 album of his career with Major Key, which earned 95,000 equivalent album units (59,0000 in traditional sales) in its first week, enough to once again unseat Drake. NYC radio DJ Funkmaster Flex recently suggested on Hot 97 that Drake's verse was cut from DJ Khaled's Jay Z- and Future-featuring "I Got The Keys," so that's gotta sting a bit too.

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