The Weeknd could be a star if he wasn't so weird

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Why sign to a record label if you don't want to be famous? He could just release shyt via youtube and come on stage with a mask on like MF Doom. Dude wants money and fame which is why he signed to a major. He just wants people to think he doesn't. Same goes for Kanye. If all you give a shyt about is the music then you don't sign your soul to the Jews to distribute your art when you can do it yourself via the internet.

a label still can provide you with well established structures & networks, amneties in form of a fat advance, yesmen and all that stuff. plus we're all succumb to fall for the devil, aka money & fame.

also i doubt a lot of these artists seen this gem

 

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a label still can provide you with well established structures & networks, amneties in form of money and yesmen and all that stuff. plus we're all succumb to fall for the devil, aka money & fame.

also i doubt a lot of these artists seen this gem


Which is why I say drop the "I'm all about the art" shyt. He's no different than any other nikka in the game in regards to motives of making music. He wants the money and the fame. Only difference is he's convinced his fan base that he doesn't.
 

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This niqqa sold out O2 in London almost instantly. That sh*ts a 20,000 seater only people like Jay, Ye, Drake etc sell out by themselves out here...and the tickets went on sale before Kiss Land was even announced (just off The Trilogy)

Even Kendrick didn't do 02 after GKMC :wtf:

Just to give you an idea of his worldwide fanbase.
Came in here just to post this. nikka done sold that bytch out before he even ANNOUNCED the new album. Infact this nikka essentially sold out the O2 off the strength of three mixtapes.

Noone in the game can sell out the O2 over here unless it's Hov, Ye or Drake.

KISSLAND gonna do 60,000 first week and tap out around 350,000. That's what nikkas like Wiz and Sean are doing and these are the nikkas who have some of the biggest singles in the country.

Weeknd straight.
 
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Came in here just to post this. nikka done sold that bytch out before he even ANNOUNCED the new album. Infact this nikka essentially sold out the O2 off the strength of three mixtapes.

Noone in the game can sell out the O2 over here unless it's Hov, Ye or Drake.

KISSLAND gonna do 60,000 first week and tap out around 350,000. That's what nikkas like Wiz and Sean are doing and these are the nikkas who have some of the biggest singles in the country.

Weeknd straight.

Those arent good numbers at all. Weeknd will do waaaay more than 60k first week breh at least triple that...I can see him doing 250 and with the right single even more, I think Indicud is the perfect example to compare Kissland as far as commercial success goes. Weird abstract artist, no radio single and dont have the cosign of the bigger artist who they were initially under (Kanye/Drake) and Indicud did 140k first week, I think the Weeknd has a larger following than Cudi and since this is his debut album, that'll be even more hype for it
 

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Those arent good numbers at all. Weeknd will do waaaay more than 60k first week breh at least triple that...I can see him doing 250 and with the right single even more, I think Indicud is the perfect example to compare Kissland as far as commercial success goes. Weird abstract artist, no radio single and dont have the cosign of the bigger artist who they were initially under (Kanye/Drake) and Indicud did 140k first week, I think the Weeknd has a larger following than Cudi and since this is his debut album, that'll be even more hype for it
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You really think Weeknd gonna do only 60k first week? French Montana did that his first week. Mac Miller just did 100k his first week, Indicud did 140...the Weeknd is bigger than all those ppl. The Weeknd doesnt need radio singles, like already stated he's selling out 20,000 seat arenas and he's only going to sell 60k first week? Doesnt even make any sense
 

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You really think Weeknd gonna do only 60k first week? French Montana did that his first week. Mac Miller just did 100k his first week, Indicud did 140...the Weeknd is bigger than all those ppl. The Weeknd doesnt need radio singles, like already stated he's selling out 20,000 seat arenas and he's only going to sell 60k first week? Doesnt even make any sense
Dude is bigger overseas than he is in the States. Same goes for Kelly Rowland which is why she flops here but sells out concerts in the UK.
 

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I really like HOB, but his buzz is already dying off a little. I agree that he just doesn't have the longevity. His whole style was getting tired as fukk by the last mixtape and his two singles have been poor.
 

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You belong to the world is going to be a hit. Most dudes can relate for wanting to wife up a ho and most girls go through that Ho phase where they want to be wanted by everyone.
 

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I really like HOB, but his buzz is already dying off a little. I agree that he just doesn't have the longevity. His whole style was getting tired as fukk by the last mixtape and his two singles have been poor.


kiss land got a million youtube views in the first few days when it dropped. The album will be timeless musically. Dude just needs to work on his image. He needs to learn how to be a star.
 

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kiss land got a million youtube views in the first few days when it dropped. The album will be timeless musically. Dude just needs to work on his image. He needs to learn how to be a star.

Don't get me wrong, I like Kiss Land but I don't think it's a hit, though I could be wrong there.His album will do good numbers, but he's gonna have to do some major work to stay relevant in the coming years. He needs to show some versatility as the HOB-style production is just a trend and will die off/evolve within a year or two.
 
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