Metro Boomin's "HEROES & VILLAINS"'s First Week Sales Projections Are Here

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After an impressive rollout and so many insane tracks, it looks like Metro will have his biggest debut yet.

Metro Boomin just released one of the biggest event albums of the year in hip-hop, and there aren't even 30 days left on the calendar. HEROES & VILLAINS is the follow-up to Metro's last solo studio album, 2018's NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. After an impressive rollout and building up a lot of hype, the new album's first week sales projections have arrived. It seems the St. Louis producer will make his largest commercial debut of his career so far, with 140-150K units sold.

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 16: 21 Savage and Metro Boomin perform at the Sahara Tent at 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival weekend 1 - day 2 on April 16, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)

HDD reported these projections, which will easily secure a top spot on the Billboard 200 Albums chart for Metro. Currently, there are a lot of songs off the album that are charting high. Two key examples are "Superhero" featuring Future and Chris Brown and "Creepin'" with The Weeknd and 21 Savage. Moreover, they are at No. 1 and No. 2 on Apple Music and Spotify's U.S. charts, respectively. Also, fans hailed tracks like "Feel the Fiyaaaah" with A$AP Rocky and Takeoff as some of the best in Metro's career.

Given the creative and buzzed-about rollout for HEROES & VILLAINS, its massive success is unsurprising. First of all, Metro Boomin has a reputation of respect and influence in the game that very few can approach. The way in which he revealed the tracklist, letting fans decode it for themselves, got fans even more hyped for his collaborations. Moreover, Young Thug, Gunna, Travis Scott, Young Nudy, Mustafa, Don Toliver, and John Legend are more exciting features on the album.

On top of natural hype and a strong social media presence, Metro dropped a high-budget short film to tease listeners. It featured Morgan Freeman (who returns to provide some narration for Metro), LaKeith Stanfield, and the star producer himself. Also, Young Thug and Gunna also appear as nonchalant news anchors in the Gibson Hazard-directed film. It's like the Batman trap adventure that we never knew we needed. Needless to say, with snippets throughout the video as well, fans lost their minds.

While these are just projections for now, it's no doubt that this new album will push crazy numbers. Still, Metro should feel proud regardless, as he's gotten his flowers for a fantastic album to start wrapping up 2022. But what did you think about HEROES & VILLAINS? Let us know in the comments down below and stay tuned to HNHH for the latest Metro news.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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