SALES: Weezy going GOLD, LL flops, Snoop Lion flops, everyone flopping

[Wild self]

That early 2000s era of the "hustler" as artist was just a cash grab. Really destroyed my trust in most artists on their commercial release.

Great point that the most successful hip hop artists in the new generation are the ones who have at least some semblance of artistic credibility. In a way we should all be celebrating the trend. The days of hip hop music as a social welfare program is over.

yup, back then, everyone tryna be like Pac for the sake of selling records. All you needed was image and a Neptune beat, and you went platinum. Now, if you try to do that, your career will be stillbirth'd

 

[Big Mel]

Both Man on The Moon's went GOLD

WZRD sold 100K

And Indicud will def go GOLD

Man on the moon 2 did not sell 500k. At all.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Man on the moon 2 did not sell 500k. At all.

It took a while but we went gold in August

Kid Cudi’s Man On The Moon 2 Goes Gold | Fashionably Early

 

[daze23]

Vanilla Ice sold 7 million records. who cares

 

[Big Mel]

Lies. He petered out at 350k. They must have threw him a plaque for rep.

 

[JustCKing]

Will.i.am's numbers aren't surprising. The last album had some hit songs, but it didn't sell. This one seems to be no different, except without the hits. It seems like he would've been better off droppin' that scrapped "Hip Hop" album that was supposed to feature Nas and The Game back in '07/'08.

Snoop and LL haven't done numbers since '06 and '04 respectively.

 

[Cole Cash]

I actually copped the LL album and yeah it's not too good. I have no urge to listen to it. And I want my money back

before the brad paisley track a part of me wanted to at least check it out. not at this point

 

[BigMan]

Man on the moon 2 did not sell 500k. At all.

RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 08, 2013

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

these new era hip hop nyggas cant sell shyt..lol

but we suppose to respect these nyggas...

nyggas in the 80's was selling more than these clowns

Yes because in 88 there was a machine that could stream every song ever created in the western Hampshire ...



In the last two weeks I heard Talib Kweli, The Great Gatsby soundtrack, and man with the iron fist online for free and legal

 

[NvrCMyNut]

macklemore outsold lil wayne?

It's happening yall

 

[hiphopfanatic]

Macklemore and Kendrick ain't flop... West coast stand up!

Got to give it up to the new guys.

 

[Sad Bunny]

macklemore outsold lil wayne?

It's happening yall

Weezy dropped last month.

Macklmore dropped 6 months ago

:lupe2:

 

[jadillac]

Yet when I was trying to tell nikkas about that country music on the rise, they weren't hearing me.

Country music isn't on the rise as much as it's staying where it's at. Both in terms of success and style.

Good songs about life, love, etc will always sell. Other than Swift, who is really a pop artist, no country artists are selling 8-9 million records. But that's actually a good thing.

Black music messed up b/c it got too successful. So then everyone started switching up their style or trying to be too much like everyone else and it got played out.

Lost it's direction and it's REAL fan base.

 

[Sucka Free]

Does Snoop still have a major label deal? Or is he independent?

 

[JayYoung314]

im seriously wondering how the fukk will.i.am. can make such enormous hits yet flop by himself like that