Still FloW
Gawd Of Shinobi
sweet! a million ppl bought the album the day it dropped
You mean SAMSUNG bought a million copies looooooooooool
Jay Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail'' Album Certified PLATINUM Officially
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You mean SAMSUNG bought a million copies looooooooooool
I'm not a fukking mathematician, but I'm pretty sure it's barely been 10 days if that
Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
The RIAA never changed their rules, Billboard did . . why are so many of you people getting that confused?
CashmereThoughts
Veteran
theres an interview where he says its a good ideo=a but damn he gotta wish he was jay right now
Bondye Vodou
Proud practitioner of the "High Science"
So hov breaking records and your first thought is50
nikka you either a fakkit or a fakkit
Yayo shut ya bytch ass up
It's tha Roc
CashmereThoughts
Veteran
wrong. you got that flipped pleighbwoy
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Actually that's not true. RIAA used to wait a minimum of 30 days before awarding out a Gold or Platinum award. They changed the rules by giving Jay his award on the day his album drops. As for this happening. Basically Jay, RIAA and Billboard just checkmated Soundscan something heavy. But they will still report Jay's 1st week sales at 350-400k even though it's clearly 1.4 Million 1st week. As for people saying this is "Cheating".
Just cause Jay found a new way to go Platinum doesn't mean people need to hate. LL Cool J probably needed to try and do the same to market himself better as he's grown older. LL is on his 14th LP and it seems his album doesn't have any buzz. Jay Z on his 12th LP just two behind and he's already Platinum still changing the game. We are in uncharted waters. We've never had a 40+ Year old Rapper this relevant, this popular. That's why I said Hip Hop is truely growing up with someone like Jay running laps around the entire game.
Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
You people are confused
Nothing changed at all, the timing in which the certification was awarded that's it.
Soundscan/Billboard still counts units sold . . as always
RIAA still counts units shipped . . as always
Samsung bought the albums wholesale, as would Best Buy before they are sold to the consumer. Shipped, not sold
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Yep. LL hasn't gone Platinum in 15 years. LL's last Platinum album was the Puff Daddy produced "Phenomenon" LP that came out in 1997. LL has had 4 Gold albums in a row after that and his last LP didn't get a certification. His new album isn't going Gold either. So Jay is the 1st 40+ year old solo emcee to go Platinum and be this relevant.
avon barksdale
i want my corners
watch the drop in the 2nd week sales
You can't call it "breaking a record" if you get the rules changed specifically to make it that way. And this move is part Jay trying to rig the game in his favor and part record-industry paranoia over declining sales and the changes brought by downloading and other technological developments. It will only make it harder for worthwhile artists to find success through this route.
At least the music industry is more open about its cynical nature now- you don't even need actual humans listening to your album to go plat anymore.
At least the music industry is more open about its cynical nature now- you don't even need actual humans listening to your album to go plat anymore.