Nas sells 5k albums opening week

[Mike the Executioner]

To be fair, that's what all artists say when they flop or see that they're about to.

Albums cost loads of money to make and any artist, independent or major or even a record label, are going to want to have good sales predictions as that's one of the ways they can make a return on their investment.

Nas is a venture capitalist who tours constantly and Premier also tours constantly in addition to owning his publishing. Neither of them are hurting for money or care what they sell at this point in their careers.

Nas is also smart enough to know that the average consumer for an album like this is around his age and probably doesn't stream anything. They buy the albums. And those vinyls probably aren't cheap to make, but I'm sure they're turning a profit with how much they cost. Magic came out with no warning on Christmas Eve. Magic 2 and 3 were barely promoted, if at all. Even with this album, the only promo was the Joe Budden interview. If money and sales mattered that much, an album like this wouldn't exist.

What Dre and Snoop did for Missionary is an example of two people doing everything they can to promote an album and get people to listen.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Nas is a venture capitalist who tours constantly and Premier also tours constantly in addition to owning his publishing. Neither of them are hurting for money or care what they sell at this point in their careers.

Nas is also smart enough to know that the average consumer for an album like this is around his age and probably doesn't stream anything. They buy the albums. And those vinyls probably aren't cheap to make, but I'm sure they're turning a profit with how much they cost. Magic came out with no warning on Christmas Eve. Magic 2 and 3 were barely promoted, if at all. Even with this album, the only promo was the Joe Budden interview. If money and sales mattered that much, an album like this wouldn't exist.

What Dre and Snoop did for Missionary is an example of two people doing everything they can to promote an album and get people to listen.

 

[Cladyclad]

The funniest shyt is when he sell like 10k and they gonna take that as a win

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Coli told me they been waiting 25 years for this

 

[Ziggiy]

I’m pretty sure Nas sold more than 5K. He had physicals available to ship the week of, which he hadn’t had his last three album releases. Mobb Deep charted at 12k and Nas is a bigger name so i’m thinking 12-15K is within the realm of possibility.

 

[Cladyclad]

The fukkin clipse outselling Nas 23x (if 5k hold up) is wild

Nas dont need to make more albums

Jim jones putting up them numbers. Which Nas stans clowned btw

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I’m pretty sure Nas sold more than 5K. He had physicals available to ship the week of, which he hadn’t had his mast three album releases. Mobb Deep charted at 12k and Nas is a bigger name so i’m thinking 12-15K is within the realm of possibility.

You're thinking with your brain and making a logical prediction based on what we already know about the artists in question. Maybe you shouldn't be posting here anymore.

 

[ItWasMeThough]

Of course @Ziggiy is in here This nikka needs to be on Nas’s payroll. It’s embarrassing.

 

[bl2k8]

The fukkin clipse outselling Nas 23x (if 5k hold up) is wild

Nas dont need to make more albums

Jim jones putting up them numbers. Which Nas stans clowned btw

Clipse hadn’t dropped an album since 2009 if Nas hadn’t dropped an album since then it was going to do huge numbers

 

[L. Deezy]

Naw, Im sorry. I cant sugar coat 5k if that winds up being the number. Thats terrible.

I still love this album. playing this shyt twice a day... but we cant sugar coat. Nas wont be the first GOAT type artist to go through this. so be it

 

[L. Deezy]

The fukkin clipse outselling Nas 23x (if 5k hold up) is wild

Nas dont need to make more albums

Jim jones putting up them numbers. Which Nas stans clowned btw

I gotta agree with this super suburban nerd on this

Edit..let me clarify.. I agree with the Jim jones numbers thing. We did clown Jim

Nas can make albums until he dont feel like it..fuhk that

 

[Cladyclad]

Clipse hadn’t dropped an album since 2009 if Nas hadn’t dropped an album since then it was going to do huge numbers

Kurtis Blow need to get in the studio then

He going diamond




Yall dudes give me so much enjoyment lol

 

[the artist known az]

To be fair, that's what all artists say when they flop or see that they're about to.

Albums cost loads of money to make and any artist, independent or major or even a record label, are going to want to have good sales predictions as that's one of the ways they can make a return on their investment.

Do you think Nas released this album to care about sales in 2025? If your answer is yes, you don't understand what he's doing with Mass Appeal

 

[prophecypro]

It’s gonna be out of the top 20 like Magic 3 but I don’t know where people are getting the 5k number from

I’ve seen some Drake fans on Twitter throwing that number around but no official word has come out

 

[Kliq_Souf]

Im a certified Nas fan and hes my GOAT, but I have no interest in listening to this shyt... too late in the game
I was struggling to get through those Hit-Boy albums past KD2 and they were actually good...