, ▁released ▁the ▁following ▁April , ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 3 2 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁He at se ek ers . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁H ops in ' s ▁Kno ck ▁Mad ness ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 7 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁at ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁He at se ek ers ▁chart . ▁ ▁N ima ▁Et min an ▁soon ▁signed ▁California ▁hip ▁hop ▁artist ▁K end rick ▁L amar ▁to ▁the ▁distribution ▁company , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Empire ▁began ▁handling ▁distribution ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁projects ▁by ▁Top ▁Daw g ▁Entertainment , ▁including ▁L amar ' s ▁Section . 8 0 . ▁Re leased ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁album ▁reached ▁# 1 1 3 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁He at se ek ers ▁Albums . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁saw ▁releases ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Sl um ▁Village , ▁Tr in idad ▁James , ▁S no op ▁Dog g , ▁and ▁Fred die ▁Gib bs , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁chart ed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁label ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁tour ▁between ▁Tra e ▁th a ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁J . ▁St alin . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Empire ▁distributed ▁the ▁album ▁Still ▁Go in ▁In ▁( R elo