So the label spent $10 million buying this on itunes?
Views is Drake's commercial peak, but after this he'll become irrelevant. Here's why
- Thread starter Shiva
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not his labelSo the label spent $10 million buying this on itunes?
apple music
apple music spent 19 mil just to sign drake to exclusivity i dont doubt for a second theyd spend some money to increase his sales to compete with Beyonce's tidal release, and to make their investment (drake) more lucrative.
now people are hyping that Drake is a megastar and went platinum in a week and that gives their artist momentum and will pay off once he releases more music.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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All the hype. All the APPLE publicity. His own radio show on APPLE. The Meek situation. All that shyt. And he does 800K in the U.S. and 1.2 worldwide. He's nowhere near Eminem and 50 at their peak. He's not even as big as Kanye was. 
Free White & 21
AAGang
The difference between wayne and drake's peak is wayne actually sold a million the first week. Drake actually DIDN'T.
Creatively they're in the same place and yes the fall off is here
Creatively they're in the same place and yes the fall off is here
2manyFCKNrappers
mentally i measure kilos
Bryson Tiller better than Drake?
When you say "Drake" you're literally talking about 20 different people
When you say Bryson Tiller, we're talking about Bryson Tiller.
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Drake's album is mediocre, but he's been putting out fire since 2009. 50 had a much shorter shelf-life.
50 had a lot more competition from good artists and multiple legends. Drake had zero comp till Kendrick and future then Kendrick went hippy and removed himself as comp and future started doing collab albums and shyt. Drake would not have been THE guy this long if the landscape wasn't so bare of competition
he'll still be commercially successful, he just isn't on the avant-garde shyt a lot of people thought he was on, he is a pop artist that plays it safe most of the time and that is what it is
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How much an album sells in its first week is usually dependent on what the public and the critics thought of the last album.
IYRTITL was a good project (even though Drake used fraudulent tactics to make its bangers, which is actually why it was good). With that and singles like 0 to 100, which was admittedly pretty dope, and Hotline Bling, the public was hyped for the album.
But Views was a musical letdown. Most people who bought it hadn't heard it before they did, and they were disappointed with it. Not just on here, but the public in general, and also the critics.
A historical example of this happening would be Wayne's Carter IV. Sold almost a million copies in its first week, but people weren't fukking with it. From there, the falloff was dramatic: I Am Not A Human Being II only sold 200k in its first week, and people liked it even less. And I think Wayne is at least top 25 of all time, but he's become almost totally irrelevant, unless the Carter V is fire.
So Drake's career will most likely follow a similar pattern. After the hype dies down, people will stop checking for him. Like 50, like Wayne.
I'm not a hater, I'm just being objective.
I doubt it. Didn't jay z have a poor album, but still came back from it?
Beyonce's 4 didn't sell well either, but look at her now.
There is no one to replace him. People are extremely loyal to their faves, especially when there is no one to replace them.
He will take a brake after this and maybe focus on acting or something (48 laws), but he won't be irrelevant anytime soon. Everyone still likes him, hates him, wants to be him or be with him. Blogs, women, men and rih. He isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
I have yet to hear his album, but I don't think it'll be as bad as some of you say. I personally do not like his album with future or nwts, but you all seem to love it. I've heard hotline bling, and one dance, they sound fine to me.
AquaCityBoy
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Why won't you rap nerds just admit you're wrong about Drake's popularity and longevity?
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Shiva
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Real talk, I've heard your music before and it's dope. It's a different lane than Drake, but there's a lot of people out there who want to see hardcore shyt make a comeback. Trends tend to come and go in cycles, and Future's already bringing street shyt back to the mainstream. With the right beats and push, it might just happen.
