When did Jay Z become a legacy artist? And how did Beyonce escape legacy artdom?
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But who does that apply to
what legacy artist legacy keeps them selling?
what legacy artist legacy keeps them selling?
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Jay became a legacy act once he was offered to run Def Jam….
Dude was grinding and building the Roc brick by bric.
For him to come up on a offer like that is GOLDEN.
He became a big homie once he co-signed Rick Ross and Jeezy who both went on to do great things in the rap game.
Dude was grinding and building the Roc brick by bric.
For him to come up on a offer like that is GOLDEN.
He became a big homie once he co-signed Rick Ross and Jeezy who both went on to do great things in the rap game.
Once he had to buy his own albums and ride the coattails of others to make it appear as if he was on top.
People are mad in here because Jay Z not a legacy artist 
Right
Miley Cyrus last album did 44k back in June it's first week ...Justin Bieber less than 200k
While most rap hip-hop fans stop supporting rappers after a certain age even though there may be some respect there
Miley 32 and justin 31 still young
This is why I said a legacy artist is different than a legacy ACT.
I don't even fukk with Drake but he's a legacy artist at this point. Clearly peaked, dominating streaming with his older material, people are starting to get used to him not being at the forefront, you even got his fans crying about how the game is missing Drake as this nikka is actively dropping albums
But he will still garner attention and some sort of expectation a while from now based on what he did before that peak. You don't gotta make it all the way to the rolling stones where they wheel you out to do your LEGACY ACT and back to the shadows you go. Legacy artists are artists who have peaked, still active and actually have their legacy, which would be set in stone by then be the main draw for them.
Yeah, but MCHG didn't have a normal album promotion cycle era like WTT & BP3 did. It came & went.
How do a album in 2013 have 4 successful singles and sell 3x million come and go lol
And you want to know why it had the type of promo?
Its because he was still a huge star who just had 2 multi platinum albums prior
Drake can still make hits and be in pop culture...jayz im can not make hits and only be in pop culture if attached to beyonceThis is why I said a legacy artist is different than a legacy ACT.
I don't even fukk with Drake but he's a legacy artist at this point. Clearly peaked, dominating streaming with his older material, people are starting to get used to him not being at the forefront, you even got his fans crying about how the game is missing Drake as this nikka is actively dropping albums
But he will still garner attention and some sort of expectation a while from now based on what he did before that peak. You don't gotta make it all the way to the rolling stones where they wheel you out to do your LEGACY ACT and back to the shadows you go. Legacy artists are artists who have peaked, still active and actually have their legacy, which would be set in stone by then be the main draw for them.
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They’ve been relevant since 14, so there 32 and 31 is different lol
Again, read the OP, you don't have to be completely edged out of pop culture to be a legacy artist. You can still have hits, sales, success ect. but it's more so on the steam of your body of work, your reputation than adhering to trends or the timelines of youth culture.
It's why even though I understand why people would say Jay hit this phase around 444 or MCHG, because they're looking for a more obvious commercial/cultural fall off. But to me, The Black Album is what set his legacy in stone and became his biggest draw. After that, Jay was actually selling largely off his legacy like @Shadow King pointed up.
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Meek mill and Rick Ross are legacy artist