Jay-Z was a nobody in 1996

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If Jay z did a tour by himself in 1996 on the West Coast would he sell out? Could he sell out a 2-5k arena in 1996 No

Same if he did a tour in the south in 1996, he would not sell out because he did not have singles that made folks want to go purchase his album for 20 bucks or concert tickets for 25 -100 bucks in 1996.

I'm almost willing to bet he would not sell out in the Midwest, but guess where he would sell out in 1996? The tri-state area and the DMV area.


Aint no nikka, let's talk about that song, Jay-Z wasn't even the stand out artist on the track, the track got bumped because of Foxy and it being on the soundtrack of a movie. Foxy was the bigger star at the time, her album had just come out that year so she was the artist folks were checking for, not no Jay-Z. That song got played on the Radio because of that.

nikkas weren't coming to school saying, man that Jay-Z dude got off or we need to go and cop his album, nikkas were talking more so about Foxy's verse or the visuals from the video becuase at the time in 1996, nikkas were pressed on Foxy, just like we were pressed on Lil Kim.

Jau-Z in 1996 was the equivalent to Jude Buchler on the Chicago Bulls Team or your Stacy King in other regions outside of the tri-state and DMV area in 1996. let's cut it out now folks with the rewriting of history

There’s a case to be made AT THAT POINT Jay was Foxy’s Safaree. Of course that would change once Feelin It & Dead Presidents came out

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He wasn’t a major artist but I wouldn’t say he was a nobody
The foxy brown collabos had him on tv and radio
 

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1996 Gold per RIAA


Also Certified Gold in 1996
  1. Do or Die - Picture This
  2. High School High - Sound Track
  3. Various - So So Deff Bass-All Stars
  4. Crucial Conflict - Final Tic
  5. Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money
  6. Geto Boys - Resurrection
  7. Soundtrack - Don't be a Menace
  8. Goodie Mob - Soul Food (95)
  9. Eazy E - Str8 off the Streets (95)
  10. 8 Ball and MJG - On Top of the World (95)

Certified Platinum
  1. 2 Pac - All Eyez on Me
  2. West Side Connection - Bow Down
  3. Outkast - Atliens
  4. ATCQ - Beats Rhymes and Life
  5. Master P - The Ice Cream Man
  6. Fugees - The Score
  7. Nas - It was Written
  8. Too Short - Getting It
  9. Sound Track - Sunset Park
  10. Busta Rhymes - The Coming
  11. Sound Track - Friday (95)
  12. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (95)
  13. Bone Thugs - E. 1999 Eternal (95)
  14. LL Cool J - Mr. Smith (95)

Platinum R&B
  1. Black Street - Another Level
  2. Sound Track - Set it Off
  3. Sound Track - The Nutty Professor
  4. Aaliyah - One in a Million
  5. SWV - A New Beginning

There's an interesting narrative here.


Tony Rich Project, New Edition and Keith Sweat didn’t go plat in 96 with all that AirPlay ? damn
 

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In 1996 2Pac was the only person selling more than Nas. It Was Written debuted at #1 in the country. I believe it went good it’s first week.

At this point in the process Jay-Z & Nas weren’t in the same league in terms of selling records


Im talking debuts,people like to pretend the nation stopped when Illmatic dropped.
 

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Ok. One radio station out of many across the country, truth is, many, the majority of radio stations across the country did not play rap music all day which sets the narrative that Jayz was not being played all day on the radio. In 1996 that was not the case.

Rap music was not played 24/7 in the 90s like that on the radio. You did not sit around listening to rap music all day in the 90s. I'd say radio start becoming rap friendly around 97, 98, meaning you could hear rap music on the radio during the day.

If you rode in the car with your mama and dad in 1996, you wasn't listening to no dayum rap music because, again many rap stations did not play rap songs during the day and two many black parents were not into rap in 1996. Many

If you wasn't over 16 or had older siblings, uncles who were 20-30 yrs old, older cousin, and they had to have their own car, many kids did not listen to rap music At
ALL
Their parents were not riding around town listening to rap music in the it cars in 1996
Not the case.
nikka fukk what you talking about. I’m saying it what I been said, Detroit MI had TWO stations playing Hip Hop 24/7, WJLB since 1988 and WDMK in August of 1996.

“On August 23, 1996, WJZZ flipped to Mainstream Urban. It took the WCHB-FM call sign and the slogan "105.9 The Beat," in an attempt to go after longtime urban leader WJLB.”

Do your own research and stop speaking on what you don’t know. Facts can’t be debated. If you had young parents they were listening to rap in 1996. You just making some shyt up.
 

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nikka fukk what you talking about. I’m saying it what I been said, Detroit MI had TWO stations playing Hip Hop 24/7, WJLB since 1988 and WDMK in August of 1996.

“On August 23, 1996, WJZZ flipped to Mainstream Urban. It took the WCHB-FM call sign and the slogan "105.9 The Beat," in an attempt to go after longtime urban leader WJLB.”

Do your own research and stop speaking on what you don’t know. Facts can’t be debated. If you had young parents they were listening to rap in 1996. You just making some shyt up.

Breh sit this one all the way out

Young parents. OK breh.

I'm not making anything up bud.

Take your emotionals out of your heart bud.
 

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nikka I came with facts and you had your bullshyt opinion crushed. Have a nice day.

Say breh.

In 1996 most radio stations weren't playing rap songs all day 24/7 like you are trying to proclaim.
Your town doesn't rep the entire majority of the country.

Live with that nikka.
 

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Say breh.

In 1996 most radio stations weren't playing rap songs all day 24/7 like you are trying to proclaim.
Your town doesn't rep the entire majority of the country.

Live with that nikka.
I never said nothing about the country. I said the D and the D only mutha fukka. You said no city in the country did, I simply proved yo wrong ass wrong nikka

Nobody said nothing about the rest of the nation wit yo patriot ass
 

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I never said nothing about the country. I said the D and the D only mutha fukka. You said no city in the country did, I simply proved yo wrong ass wrong nikka

Nobody said nothing about the rest of the nation wit yo patriot ass

Say breh.

That's what's up.
 

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I bet it is.

Oh don't think nikka like you g checking shyt over here nikka

I still stand on what the fukk I said nikka.

I know what the fukk I am talking bout

Dont mistake me not going back and forth with yo girly ass on some you got it right cuz that post sits like that
Dont get it fukked up nikka.
I just don't feel like the back and forth with yo girly ass.

nikka don't play with my intelligence nikka cuz you not the right nikka to do so.


p*ssy ass nikka. I dare you do this shyt in real life with me.

You trying to flex on some I bet it is

Boy ill make you kill me behind your word boy. Dont flip mouth with me.

I'll make you kill me boy
 
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