Comments on: Why Are Fans More So Interested In Album Sales In This Day & Age?

By: 2 tall

2 tall — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:18:24 +0000

because rapper all ways talk bout it

they make sells such a big deal so we do 2

By: Crush The KiD

Crush The KiD — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:54:53 +0000

How I curse the day when an Artists “hotness”

is determined by ones record sales,

that’s just sad.. and stupid. Only in America Baby!

CRUSH

By: Pounce

Pounce — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:15:24 +0000

Everybody was selling records back in the day but now because of leaks and albums being a click away #’s are more than #’s were back when Pac and Big were out. Plus those are legendary artist. You know what you can pretty much expect from those cats on a album. Its like the superstar on the team ie: Jordan, Magic, Bird ect. You know they gonna go out give you a certain about of points, assist, rebounds ect. But the other cats gotta put up #’s. So now that anyone can DL a album or buy it while they get a haircut then the numbers are a little different.

By: County of Kings

County of Kings — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:46:45 +0000

becuz it used to sound good in arguements about who’s nicer

its like a ball player scoring average. even if his game is tight, u still beasting to see his stat line. and if he shot 6/30 wit 2rb and 1ast, thats ammo for the arguement.
if a nigga is not nice, but puts up good numbers, u might just watch him next time out.

and if u buy an album and u think its hot, u hope that artist sells alot of records, so he can continue to put out quality music. we all know if your favorite artist flops, he might not drop no more albums so we eager to see those numbers

By: d0m1n1k

d0m1n1k — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:07:45 +0000

By the way belive me no record label in the world would by 500000 copies of his own artist, thats big bullshit dude.

By: d0m1n1k

d0m1n1k — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:06:23 +0000

Because Men lie women lie numbers dont! Thats the only reason Album sales are a weapon for the artists!
Especially if u sell like the greatest rapper alive!
Weezy F. will sell 3 Million copies! Booom!

By: Ahijah

Ahijah — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:02:12 +0000

I’m sure Jay-Z was mentioning sales way b4 50 said it but people love to jump on the anti 50 band wagon, but I dnt know why people care sales so much most of my favourite artists they don’t sell well but as long as their album is good I will bump but I guess people like to see their favourites do well. But seem go on like they are getting a cut Its like if insert artist does well him and his fans win and its like fuck the haters.

By: OhF@ckThat!!!

OhF@ckThat!!! — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:27:22 +0000

75. Chuck_You wrote on July 17th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Oh and numbers do lie, they lie alot. For all we know Young Money/Cash Money bought 500k copies. Numbers can be inflated and usually are.
^^^^^^^^^^
This is VERY true. A certain percentage of ALL of the albums sold are bought by the company.

By: OhF@ckThat!!!

OhF@ckThat!!! — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:22:42 +0000

I hear you man, back in the days I don’t recall worrying how much Biggie & Tupac sold in thier first week.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
DUDE, HOW OLD ARE YOU???? I’m 28 and I remember so how come U don’t remember Mr. Media man?!!! I always have!!! I DISTINCLY remember in “2 Live and Die in LA” 2Pac tellin (what was 92.3 The Beat)and all the popular radio stations “Thanks for makin’ my album go quatroopal, quatrople (sp) Platinum” Everyone knows that he eventually went 5x platinum!

Jay-Z is VERY responsible for the glorification of album sales and even broke it down to the difference in prices of singles in “Imaginary Player” “Your single was 99 cents, mines was FOUR BUCKS” They use it a as a form of clout and a way to distinguish themselves from us. Ever since rappers started using it as a form of clout, we started caring. They started with the chains, then the cars, the women, then the mansions, then the “gangster” personna and when we had heard enough of that, then they started playin’ us with album sales angle because they are running out of ways to distinguish themselves from “the regular folk”.

ONLY DIFFERNCE NOW IS THE THAT IT’S ALL COMMING BACK TO BITE THEM IN THEIR ASSESS…..ALL OF THEM!!!!!1

By: Chuck_You

Chuck_You — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:57:38 +0000

Oh and numbers do lie, they lie alot. For all we know Young Money/Cash Money bought 500k copies. Numbers can be inflated and usually are.