Poll: Has any rap label had a bigger/more successful year than Bad Boy in 1997?

['Lando]

Look at Aftermath/Shady/G-UNit in 2003-2004 (From Feb '03 - Nov '04)
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin - 8 Million
G-Unit - Beg for Mercy - 3 Million
Lloyd Banks - Hunger For More - 2 Million
Young Buck - Straight OUtta Cashville - 2 Million
Eminem - Encore - 5 Million
Obie Trice - Cheers - 2 Million
D12 - D12 World - 2 Million


Then factor in that in 2002 Eminem sold 10 Million alone
and in 2005 The Game did 5 Million and 50 Cent's the Massacre did another 5 Million (add on to Em's 2 Million for Curtain Calls)

All those albums PLUS all those huge singles??


Hard to say anyone did a better run than that

We're talking about for about a single year. You listed like 4 different years...

 

[Maschine_Man]

Not to mention Def Jam in '98 killed it too

• Music from the Motion Picture Belly

• Def Squad – El Niño (Def Squad/Def Jam)

• DMX – It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)

• DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam)

• Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do?

• Jay-Z – Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

• Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day

• Montell Jordan – Let's Ride

• Onyx – Shut 'Em Down (JMJ/Def Jam)

• Playa – Cheers 2 U

• Public Enemy – He Got Game

• Redman – Doc's da Name 2000

• Rush Hour Soundtrack (New Line Score/Def Jam)

• Streets Is Watching Soundtrack (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records)

Not jsut sales but quality too

 

[Maschine_Man]

We're talking about for about a single year. You listed like 4 different years...

I listed the 03-04 years most of those albums were sold over a year timelength just over the two "years"

02 and 05 just proved my point even more

 

['Lando]

I listed the 03-04 years most of those albums were sold over a year timelength just over the two "years"

02 and 05 just proved my point even more

Thats still not a year. Its about who had the most successful year. Bad boy sold approximately 23 mill all in '97

 

[Deadman187]

• Music from the Motion Picture Belly (Gold)
• Def Squad – El Niño (Def Squad/Def Jam) (Gold)
  
• DMX – It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam) (4 x Platinum)
  
• DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam) (3 x Platinum)
  
• Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do? (No Cert)
  
• Jay-Z – Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) (5 x Platunim)
  
• Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day (Platinum) (Platinum)
  
• Montell Jordan – Let's Ride (Gold)
  
• Onyx – Shut 'Em Down (JMJ/Def Jam) (No Cert)
  
• Playa – Cheers 2 U (No Cert)
  
• Public Enemy – He Got Game (No Cert)
  
• Redman – Doc's da Name 2000 (Platinum)
  
• Rush Hour Soundtrack (New Line Score/Def Jam) (Platinum)
  
• Streets Is Watching Soundtrack (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records)
  
• DJ Clue - The Professional (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records) (Platinum)

Def Jam sold around 18 million in 98, so i guess they come in 3rd behind Bad Boy in 97 and No Limit in 98

 

[Maschine_Man]

• Music from the Motion Picture Belly (Gold)
• Def Squad – El Niño (Def Squad/Def Jam) (Gold)
  
• DMX – It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam) (4 x Platinum)
  
• DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam) (3 x Platinum)
  
• Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do? (No Cert)
  
• Jay-Z – Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) (5 x Platunim)
  
• Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day (Platinum) (Platinum)
  
• Montell Jordan – Let's Ride (Gold)
  
• Onyx – Shut 'Em Down (JMJ/Def Jam) (No Cert)
  
• Playa – Cheers 2 U (No Cert)
  
• Public Enemy – He Got Game (No Cert)
  
• Redman – Doc's da Name 2000 (Platinum)
  
• Rush Hour Soundtrack (New Line Score/Def Jam) (Platinum)
  
• Streets Is Watching Soundtrack (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records)
  
• DJ Clue - The Professional (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records) (Platinum)

Def Jam sold around 18 million in 98, so i guess they come in 3rd behind Bad Boy in 97 and No Limit in 98

yea But Def Jam takes the cake cause its not just about the sales but the quality AND the quanitity of the music tthere

no limits music were 90% trash
and Bad Boy was banking off of only a few dudes

 

[Wacky D]

def jam doesnt count.

if youre gonna throw def jam's name in the hat, then you have to include universal, interscope, priority, relativity, etc.

no limits music were 90% trash
and Bad Boy was banking off of only a few dudes

call no limit trash while proppin up aftermath brehs.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

I would mos Def say "No Limit" for #2 most successful year for a Label for the year they had in 98. Then you have to give Death Row and Def Jam some years too. But Your right they dropped 23 albums. Let's check the certs:

1. Young Bleed - My Balls & My Word (GOLD)
2. Silkk the Shocker - Charge It 2 da Game (Platinum)
3. C-Murder - Life or Death (Platinum)
4. Various Artists - I Got the Hook Up (Platinum)
5. Sons of Funk - The Game of Funk (No Cert)
6. Fiend - There's One in Every Family (No Cert)
7. Soulja Slim - Give It 2 'Em Raw (No Cert)
8. Master P - MP Da Last Don (4x Platinum)
9. Kane & Abel - Am I My Brother's Keeper (Gold)
10. Mac - Shell Shocked (No Cert)
11. Snoop Dogg - Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (2x Platinum)
12. Big Ed - The Assassin (No Cert)
13. Skull Duggery - These Wicked Streets (No Cert)
14. Magic - Sky's the Limit (No Cert)
15. Various Artists - Mean Green (Gold)
16. Prime Suspects - Guilty 'til Proven Innocent (No Cert)
17. Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized (No Cert)
18. Mia X - Mama Drama (No Cert)
19. Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys (No Cert)
20. Steady Mobb'n - Black Mafia (No Cert)
21. Full Blooded - Memorial Day (No Cert)
22. Various Artists - We Can't Be Stopped (No Cert)
23. Mystikal - Ghetto Fabulous (Platinum)

No Limit had a fantastic year in 98 just of sheer volume alone. Several of these albums did debut inside the Top 10. Like Bad Boy the year before, Master P hit everyone over the head with constant albums and songs hitting the streets and airwaves. A lot of the albums were filler though and more often then not didn't lead to certification. But I think there can be an argument made about Master P's Year this year rivaling Bad Boy but Puffy, Biggie and Ma$e outsold and out charted this entire roster in 97. Those 3 albums beat out those 23 albums.

fukkin repped...finally someone explaining their answer.

All these fukking ppl mention No Limit without listing why...."they had like 20 albums",

 

[mr x]

Bad boy 97' was one for the books

 

[Wacky D]

fukkin repped...finally someone explaining their answer.

All these fukking ppl mention No Limit without listing why...."they had like 20 albums",

no limit gets mentioned on the same level because they were independent out the boot and made street music.

regardless of which one you rank as more successful, no limit's run was definitely more impressive.