Record Sales are so fukked, no idea how to even count them anymore (travis album)

[TL15]

You don’t know any 15-25 year old white kids do you? That’s the majority of his fanbase

The other half are suburban hype beast nikkas that have money to buy all the merch/sneakers he puts out.

The music is just a vehicle for Trav’s brand deals to sell sneakers/merch/product placements at this point but he’s built a sizeable catalogue of certified hits/bangers over the past decade

A lot of you nikkas are truly out of touch and not really hip hop fans.

You said people don’t know hip hop but admit that the majority of his base is 15-25 year old white kids and suburban hype beasts… is that hip hop?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

You don’t know any 15-25 year old white kids do you?

suburban hype beast nikkas

out of touch and not really hip hop fans.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I'm not a Travis fan, but I like that 4x4 song

 

[Rekkapryde]

physical sell throughs should be the only thing that counts as a "sale" (not shipped)

Streaming plat/gold =/= Sell Through Plat/Gold.

shyt is not the same.

Sadly we've seen streaming numbers manipulated too.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Every artist sells t shirts

The billboard chart positions of first week t shirt sales would be similar ..so who cares either way..it’s part of the game

 

[Piff Perkins]

taylor swift been doing this for a minute. Sabrina carpenter was doing this for her last album. All these artists are inflating their sales

I don't think it matters. All the artists you mentioned can sell out stadiums, as can Travis. The bundles are moreso about getting as much money/time from their fanbase as possible than putting up big sales numbers. That's certainly an ethical question but if you have a large fanbase that is excited to buy your stuff why wouldn't you offer them more things to buy. I won't defend Taylor's ridiculous mockery of that, with 10+ album variants and all that shyt.

 

[beenz]

You think all the money spent on the rollout, producers and features is going to be paid for by 90k first week sales?

And any profit if any has to split

they don't have to split with the record label tho. yes, they gotta pay for the features and production, but if u think pharrell is charging them the market rate....

pharrell don't even need the money from them like that.

 

[Rekkapryde]

they don't have to split with the record label tho. yes, they gotta pay for the features and production, but if u think pharrell is charging them the market rate....

pharrell don't even need the money from them like that.

Premier getting that Christina Aguilera bread back was WILD. Hope he got a fat check off her.

 

[Monoblock]

I’ve never met anyone who even plays Travis stuff. And I lived in Houston for a hot second

This is true. No one listens to Travis here and I be outside and been here my whole life.
Bun big fake teeth having ass the only one really trying to cosign and connect Travis to Houston but he really has no ties here like that. It's all marketing to get what he can out of the city. They'll show up for his little softball games in Reliant/Daikan Park for some promo for some shoes or shirt but after that he don't even be in the city like that.

 

[MoshpitMazi]

Trav took the t out the clipse

 

[Canon]

Trav took the t out the clipse

push needs to tmz that video

 

[CrimsonTider]

they don't have to split with the record label tho. yes, they gotta pay for the features and production, but if u think pharrell is charging them the market rate....

pharrell don't even need the money from them like that.

You don’t understand how record deals work at all

 

[semicko82]

Diabolical

Clipse did a traditional rollout compared to Bieber and Trav dropping surprise projects and still taking the top spots.

Clipse even had the two of the hottest rappers featured on their project and still got the number four slot

 

[Don Homer]

I don't think it matters. All the artists you mentioned can sell out stadiums, as can Travis. The bundles are moreso about getting as much money/time from their fanbase as possible than putting up big sales numbers. That's certainly an ethical question but if you have a large fanbase that is excited to buy your stuff why wouldn't you offer them more things to buy. I won't defend Taylor's ridiculous mockery of that, with 10+ album variants and all that shyt.

It clearly does. That’s why they do it

 

[Mastamimd]

I’ve never met anyone who even plays Travis stuff. And I lived in Houston for a hot second

Houston nikkas don't cut for him

Only folk there that do are white or suburban Mexicans. Even the eses I rock with don't cut for him