MCHG went plat w/o those samsung "sales"
ok...so sales seriously don't matter anymore.
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How did Jay have to cheat? He sold over a milli to fans, and then sold an additional milli to Samsung.
Hilarious. How they conveniently forget that part of the story with MCHG. Isn't it?
all i meant was they gave him double plat status for shipping 2 milli but he just went plat off sales...which im not demeaning thats still great especially for that disappointing piece of shyt
By February 26, 2014, the album had sold 1,130,000 copies in the United States.[55] As of September 2, 2013, It was announced by Billboard that Magna Carta Holy Grail was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of two million copies in the United States.[56]
By February 26, 2014, the album had sold 1,130,000 copies in the United States.[55] As of September 2, 2013, It was announced by Billboard that Magna Carta Holy Grail was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of two million copies in the United States.[56]
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Sales matter when your ass can't recoup and the label starts eating off your slave deal tour, merch, appearances, not to mention whatever scraps they can salvage off your catalog.
528k first week. how many artists still doing a milly first week?
"The chickens have come home to roost."
Mainstream rap has mostly been about stealing, robbing, hustling, coming up, etc for many years now and as a result it's not 'cool' for most rap fans to pay money for albums anymore.
People like Wiz are going Gold off of white fans. Same thing w/ Em, Kanye, Jay going platinum off white fans. Their concert demographics tell the same story.
This is why producers, rappers would rather collab with acts like Katie Perry, Bieber, etc
No its not white fans.
I made a thread about this not too long ago and never got a good answer.
There is a select demographic that are buying albums in 2013/2014 and is there anyway we can pinpoint who they are? Why they are buying albums?
Or is random?
Idk...don't care.
Did you read the thread title?
Not gonna argue about Hov at 130 a.m.
Just gonna keep listening to this classic Fewcha
well obviously it doesnt mean ALL the fans are white. Of course There's some black fans who still support, but largely white fans are the ones buying albums. The rappers who have a more wider appealing/crossover style sell more. There's a reason Rick Ross isn't going platinum, whereas if this was 2001 or so, he'd already be so.
Who's buying these albums though?
You have spottily, youtube, sound cloud.
Links being shared allover twitter.
It makes no sense. That's why I don't put any credence in the flop talk.
I use to work at a high volume cell phone store. I can tell you from experience most people don't know how to use any of that stuff.
