So Drake has 4 Flopped Singles off his New Album so far.

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The HONORABLE SKJ said:
Why can't you muthaphukas listen to music without tying it in to some global conspiracy?!?!? :why:

yall make life more difficult than it is...it must suck to be alive :russ:

I remember having a conversation turned argument with "conscious" rapper NYOIL who tried to convince me that ILLMATIC became a success because people were being programmed and bombarded with propaganda into liking it....

:shaq2: I swear to god.........smart dumb niccas like him and yourself are the true reason HIP HOP IS DEAD...
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:russ: Man stfu, you think I give a fukk about your opinion?
 
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California Burrito said:
still not as bad as 50...

new day
my life
first date
major distribution
we up
outlaw

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only had 2 official singles "new day" "my life" like all the dake manfans have been saying about al his flops so far the rest of thoses were "promotional" songs

comparing 50 in 2013 to drake in 2013 doesnt make much sense. since he is on his 10th year since his debut.. and drake isnt even 4yrs in since he debuted..how you think DRAKE will do in 2019... 10yrs after his debut????????????????????????????????????
 
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u guys are nuts. you really under estimate Drakes stardom in Canada. he will go Gold in Ontario alone.
 
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ROFL_GUY said:
only had 2 official singles "new day" "my life" like all the dake manfans have been saying about al his flops so far the rest of thoses were "promotional" songs

comparing 50 in 2013 to drake in 2013 doesnt make much sense. since he is on his 10th year since his debut.. and drake isnt even 4yrs in since he debuted..how you think DRAKE will do in 2019... 10yrs after his debut????????????????????????????????????
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so "we up" & "major distribution" arent singles? last time i checked they were. unless 50 cent spent time and money doing music videos on going on 106&park and saying "this is my new single" :heh:

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California Burrito said:
so "we up" & "major distribution" arent singles? last time i checked they were. unless 50 cent spent time and money doing music videos on going on 106&park and saying "this is my new single" :heh:

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how do songs get radio time? are you familar with how that works? why didnt it get radio spins? if you understand payola in the music industry then you will understand why they "flopped" how do you flop when the label wont even support the songs and push them?


educate yourslef

http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1591155&page=1

Paying to play records on radio -- payola -- seems as old as the recording industry itself, but this time it's not low-level promoters under investigation; it's the record companies and the conglomerates that own thousands of the nation's radio stations.

ABC News interviewed those stars as a follow-up to Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross' ABCNEWS.com exclusive.

Outside legendary music producer Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party, a number of major figures in the music business said they aren't surprised it's still happening.

"I heard about that. That's been going on a really, really long time. I think back in the '70s they used to pay people with hookers and cocaine, and now they're just doing it with straight-up money. So they can all go out and buy their own hookers and cocaine," said Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for the band Foo Fighters.

"Honestly, payola has existed since the beginning of the music business, so it's not like its some brand-new thing that never happened before," said singer Alicia Keys.

Music industry figures were reacting to the news that a two-year-long payola investigation by the New York attorney general had now turned to the nation's nine largest radio conglomerates.

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said evidence he has gathered clearly shows some of the radio conglomerates have participated in the illegal practice of accepting payments from record companies and middlemen for guaranteed airplay for certain songs.

"The behavior has been unethical, improper, illegal and a sanction of some severity clearly should be imposed," Spitzer told Ross.

Spitzer and music industry officials told "Primetime" that millions of dollars in payments, gifts and trips are exchanged each year to get music stations to add songs to their weekly playlists.

Spitzer said record company documents obtained in the investigation of Sony BMG and Warner, both of which have settled with the attorney general, revealed payments for songs that became major hits, including Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real" and John Mayer's "Daughters."

Other artists whose songs are named in the documents Spitzer has obtained include Jessica Simpson, Celine Dion, Maroon 5, Good Charlotte, Franz Ferdinand, Switchfoot, Michelle Branch and R.E.M.

Last night Simpson's father and manager told ABC News, "All I know is we worked really hard to get the record on and it was as honest as I could be. So whatever happened above us, you know I have no answer for."

Spitzer said much of the money went directly to corporate bottom lines, unlike payola scandals of previous decades when individual disc jockeys and program directors received the money.

"We have people in suits coming in with documents rather than cash payments under the table to a DJ," Spitzer said.

The nine radio conglomerates that have received subpoenas from the attorney general are Clear Channel, Infinity (now CBS Radio), Entercom, Emmis, Citadel, Cumulus, Cox, Pamal and ABC.

The nine companies together control several thousand radio stations across the country. In statements to ABC News, five of the companies said they are cooperating with the attorney general's investigation and take the matter seriously. The other companies did not respond to requests for comment.
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this might just maybe have something to do with curtis beefin with the owner of interscope records... mayyyyyybe
 
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Kasino416 said:
u guys are nuts. you really under estimate Drakes stardom in Canada. he will go Gold in Ontario alone.
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:what: Canadian Sales dont count towards American sales totals...

and while 50 cent himself probably realizes his music career is pretty much over and @ROFL_GUY hasnt I feel he almost has a point in this thread

Drake got bout 2 years MAYBE 3 years left as one of the top artists or even a mediocre artist..

while just jokes usually when internet pictures start poppin up makin fun of you as a person/artist and showin how corny you really are

"You ever had sex while listening to Drake? I ended up putting her clothes back on and helped her get back with her Ex" type shyt

then its over for you... Aint no one in the history of music ever been to immune to it
 
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