Meek Mill sells 167K, Kendrick does 59K in 2nd week

[I.AM.PIFF]

@ Junna say kwa.

 

[thegreatest]

@ Junna say kwa.

 

[Killalex]

I don't wanna interrupt you from trying to pick up men from a hip-hop messageboard and take em out to dinner at Applebee's but I just had to let you know you're a stupid motherfukker. It's je ne sais quoi.

The ether

 

[MIAlien]

Any reasoning behind why it only happens to Hip Hop?

From what I know and have been told by others, it's because rap fans are more rabid and consume music a lot quicker than fans of other genres. We always want the music now and get tired of it after a week. No one wants to be late on the newest rap album. So because of those realities, the record labels make a big push to get big first week sales, and aren't necessarily as concerned with everything after, especially if an album has a bad first week. They give up on singles if they don't pick up rapidly, etc.

In those non-urban genres, people discover the music later on and there's a slow burn that can build album sales over time. For example, Maroon 5's first album did terribly first week, but eventually, after about 2 years, it had sold 4 million copies. They actually won the Grammy for Best New Artist for an album 3 years after it dropped. If a rapper sold less than 50k first week, the label would throw that album in the bushes.

In rap, your true fanbase will almost always show in your first week sales. It actually happens fairly often in R&B too.

Hope that helps.

 

[IPunchFaces]

I don't wanna interrupt you from trying to pick up men from a hip-hop messageboard and take em out to dinner at Applebee's but I just had to let you know you're a stupid motherfukker. It's je ne sais quoi.

I was wondering what the fukk he was trying to say

 

[TrifeGod]

I don't wanna interrupt you from trying to pick up men from a hip-hop messageboard and take em out to dinner at Applebee's but I just had to let you know you're a stupid motherfukker. It's je ne sais quoi.

aYo MY nikka SAID Junna say kwa

IM FUKIN DONE



LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL AYOOO oooooooooooohhh shytt

aw im fukin cryin

 

[TyKnitty]

Wow the bul Meek did great considering the fact that that Hurricane hit his biggest markets... Philly, NY and NJ. Probably could have did a deuce.

 

[Wild self]

Good numbers. Never seen numbers that high since 06, when Hip Hop fell to pure shyt in terms of quality.

The next generation of credible rappers (J Cole, K Dot, Wale, Drake, Meek Mill) is proving that you can make good music and sell if you can grind hard enough.

 

[Sulu]

The classic Good Kid, Maad City will go gold but they need to drop a second official single and video now, "Swimming Pools" been out for so long.

Money Trees or mAAD CITY

 

[ChemicalBk]

I copped might be in his third week sales lol

 

[Slim]

It is too early in the morning for me to be laughing this loud.

 

[Danie84]

I'm surprise, he sold that much

 

[CashmereThoughts]

I gotta buy the Kendrick and show support. I can't not pay for good music

I payed for it....


































With my $10 monthly spotify subscription. I can't pay for something they already giving me. I just can't.