Brehs, how the fukk does Rihanna have over 200 million sales? wtf brehs

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

The world loves a harlot

 

[Pimp]

That's what they always do when they say "x million sold" it's a technicality, they don't say ALBUMS they say records so technically she has sold 200 million.

Ok now I understand how master p says "75 million records sold" I was sitting back thinking how is that even possible..

 

[Made Myself A Boss]

There's a market for everything out here...

-a female white rapper
-a male white rapper
-white soul singer
-black soul singer
-white pop
-black pop


Rhinana just so happened to jump into the female black international thot pop bytch market and never looked back...

It's not so much about talent as it is abou economics and marketing

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Is that domestic or international?

 

[Insensitive]

@ brehs arguing in favor of
Rhianna having talent.
She has "talent" I guess but I guarantee
there are young girls IN YOUR HOMETOWN with as much talent
if not more so, they just don't have
the same resources to get hot.

Also we really shouldn't relate talent to popularity. Robert Glasper has more talent in his pinky than the vast majority
of popular artists yet this dude isn't moving millions of units.

 

[T-Racks]

Tinashe really hasn't sparked any hype since 2 on. Her sophomore album singles have all been flops. She has to sell her image to garner attention now. Which is sad coz Aquarius was not bad and she can do so much more with her career

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

That's what they always do when they say "x million sold" it's a technicality, they don't say ALBUMS they say records so technically she has sold 200 million.

yup... also includes songs she was featured on... and anything she got a credit on


it's all PR/marketing


you can be a secretary on a job that builds a space station... on your resume you can write "worked on a project that build a space station" and not even be lying... even tho you just did payroll

 

[Giselle]

She is the result of the full might of the music industry. Dozens of people craft each song and album of hers. Camps of writers,producers,stylists,marketers etc.


Shes a product formulated to make catchy music that people can hear and have it stuck in their head.

I mean,its not really that surprising. A lot of talent and time is poured into that.

Other people have those teams as well, so why don't they have as many hits and sales? lol

I think people just like rih b/c she's rih. They like her as a person. Who they think she is.

Not everyone can do what she does. People try, but still don't have any hits.

She is great at "covering their shyt" songs "in glitter and making it gold" (quote from the song consideration off of her new album discussing these types of things).

Idk how she does.

 

[Giselle]

Tinashe really hasn't sparked any hype since 2 on. Her sophomore album singles have all been flops. She has to sell her image to garner attention now. Which is sad coz Aquarius was not bad and she can do so much more with her career

Aquarius wasn't bad, she just picked the wrong singles. Singles are important for new artists.

Her second album does sound like it sucks so far b/c the singles are good.

She better get it right by her next album, or her carrer is over. Maybe after this second one if she doesn't make another hit single.

 

[Giselle]

the day that Rhianna Navy goes up against that Bey Hive will be this generations Nas vs Jay.......sad times we live in

She has more #1 records than Beyonce and has apparently outsold her too

Spoiler: chatt patty

That is why the beyonce stans (at least the ones on lsa) hate rihanna so much. Rihanna is beyonce's only competition & has already passed her by in lots of areas despite beyonce being in the industry 10 years longer than rih. It bothers them and beyonce as well. Why else do you beyonce had to come out and say something similar to "single sales aren't important, alubms are, no one is creating boies of work, making real music that lasts" blah blah blah. That was back during 4, funny how now she's making " he fcked me good I took him to red lobster" after she said all of that other mess. I guess people forgot that though.

Look at that body language
I don't think they get along well, but they will always play nice b/c of jay z

vs. their pics with others at the same event

It wasn't always like that between them though. I think beyonce's jealously started it.

This was back during that loud era. More rih #1hits and her first number one album. Idk if this was before or after, but I can tell it's loud b/c of the red hair.

 

[T-Racks]

Rihanna really is Beyoncés only competition, in the numbers game, excluding duchess Adele

 

[Mac Casper]

Rihanna really is Beyoncés only competition, in the numbers game, excluding duchess Adele

I don't think Adele is in the same market . . I don't think she appeals to a large portion of the youth market

the thing is Beyonce competing with Rihanna is like putting her up against a young Madonna (with better music and more sex appeal) . . Beyonce would be better suited up against Katy Perry

 

[Mac Casper]

she's now in 3rd place for the most #1's of all-time? Just passed Michael Jackson