Big singles from, Rick Ross, 50 Cent and T.I. are set to soon drop. Which artist needs a big hit right now the most in your opinion? Rick Ross has, “God Forgives, I Don’t,” dropping later on this month and his singles so far have got a lukewarm response. 50 Cent has been dropping mixtape after mixtape to build up momentum for his upcoming album. T.I. hasn’t had a big smash hit since his release from jail some would say.
Comment on your answer and thoughts of how these artists have been doing this year below.
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The obvious answer is a two way tie between Curtis and Tip, both have had a diminishing fan base as well as overall “hype” surrounding both of their careers heavily this past year. Their singles are in need of the all-star collaborations whereas Ross’ is merely showcasing what will more than likely be a great song where he will be sparring with his guest features rather than rely on them.
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at this point its 50…50 really needs it bad
rick ross has technically never had a HIT record so hes not in the same category as ross or tip..ross has never even been a platinum artist..
and tip seems to have one buzzin with “go get it” check itunes!
2 way tie? good thing ur a graphics designer.. lol Tip is still hot, has a buzz and the whole nine, he has everything except a big single, but he has several small singles in heavy rotation… Rozay is runnin the rap game, with no single he still has other artists who are buzzin like meek mill and he has several features on other hot records that can carry him.. Curtis on the other hand has NOTHING musically!! obviously he would need a huge single to even began to revive his rap career
50 cent ofcourse lol
50 is fine with or without big hit music because he is an entrepreneur now and is making millions without music. Tip is still rich but isn’t close to 50 and still hasn’t even put out more music than 50 this year. This 3 Kings record does need to be big though, especially with Can’t Hold Me Back being lack-luster.
as far as reviving his RAP career the answer here is obviously 50. i mean that last post about 50 says it all. ross dropping a joint featuring 50′s boss dr. dre. and jayz 50′s crush. then u got tip featuring lil wayne two heavy rotation guys, then u got 50 talkin bout doing not a song but a whole album with soulja boy.
so for RAP 50 needs a hit single, for life, 50 is straight i cant honestly understand why he still bothers to do any rap, it doesnt pay him very well it seems he’s more profitable in every other venture outside of rap so he must love to make music that much. i woulda said fuck rap by now. rick ross all he has is rap and wingstop as far as i know so in that aspect he needs to keep going hard
50 has nothing musically?….he has dropped 3 mixtapes in the last 4 months or so to build up to this point and was true to his craft!!! T.I. needs it the most. He has dropped singles that have flopped he is in desperation of a hit. Rick Ross doesn’t need a hit he excels in making good bodys of work.
well put @realtalkfromarealnigga1. no homo! couldnt have said it better myself!
50 cent for 200 !! lol
i know supposedly that Rick Ross runs the rap game but the dude still hasnt had a platinum album. If you took all his album sales they still dont add up to half of GRODT or The Massacre. Maybe as far as getting publicity again 50 needs a single but he’s back to murder the game and probably has enough money to buy out Ross if he wanted to. Ross is a nice rapper, great charisma nothing extroadinary. but so far the singles for the album havent been good which is disappointing. T.I. just needs to stop going to prison….period. If he can avoid jail time he can come back and dominate the south.
i dont really understand u hating as niggas on 50 the dude have not had an album out in three years but we still talk about him his last album had 3 top 25 singles u guys mind must be clouded by all the bullshit lies ross say in raps i only listen to real shit period this dude ross never had a top billboard single to date u dudes really need to get that facts straight and tip will be fine also a real dude so he will be fine.
TI needs it the most. Ross is straight and 50 been finished as far as music goes. T.I still has a chance.
50
Curtis.
It is like a 2 way Tie between Tip & 50. Tip has been swinging & missing since he’s got out the pen, Curtis is in pure struggle mode to make a smash record. 50 sounds dope on southern beats, he needs to link up with these up incoming new young producers.
50 by far…..
Ross has a movement goin, TIP is in the lukewarm to cold phase, but 50 has been in the freezer for a few years now…..talk about a fall from grace. 50 has put out lotta mix tapes but ppl just don’t seem to care…so fiddy NEEDS a hit record
not 50 c’mon man let’s be real. have you been listening to 50′s lates tracks on mixtapes? and his collabs? his back nasty as ever…ross right now got his thing going on no doubt, maybe and no derespect tip
quick name 50s last record . . .. exactly . .
50 by FAR.
T.I. has no buzz but he has the type of fanbase that will buy his shit regardless. Look at his last album, no buzz, still sold a lot first week.
Ross will never sell, regardless of buzz. Look at Teflon Don, he’ll never be hotter than that and it still flopped.
50 hands down. Keaton U done? Get off 50s dick 4 jus a second n answer the question like everyone else.
lets look at it this way;
Rick Ross: been running the rap game for the past year or 2 so he’s in the VERY RARE space where he can afford to have lukewarm singles because every1 knows hes gonna deliver at this point.
T.I.P.: You people are forgetting that he clearly WANTS OUT OF THE GAME. his heart aint in it no more so ur gna have to expect these kinds of hits and misses but his label is starting to pop off so hes all good money.
50 Cent: Probably has the most depressing situation out of these three artists.DEFINITELY needs it the most. hes actually been trying to get back in that top 5 hottest spot for a couple years now with a barrage of mixtapes and online videos. the big 10 got the best response so far out of all his tapes and even that wasnt enough momentum to allow him to meet his release date. this nigga need a hit the most, and even if he gets it, the most he can hope for is another ‘Down on Me’ type buzz.
t.i sold like 130k thats badddddd because his last album was wack and he startin to fall off…i would say t.i but 50 aswell so um yea…..why is ross in tho even he if have a hit or not will not effect anything he straight rozay he doing tours worldwide shit means he poppin …
50 CENT AND TIP, THEY’RE BOTH IN NEED FOR THAT HIT RECORD.
None of y’all work in the industry. Ross needs a hit single the most, because how many physical units big box stores purchase is tied to radio play. Buyers for big box stores look at radio, see how few spins Ross’ “Touch You” is getting compared to his prior bigger hits and assume his buzz is down and order fewer physical units than they otherwise would. This means that his CD will be sold out quickly in stores where they undership and he’ll miss out on a bunch of first week sales. People aren’t going to keep hunting around for his CD, a lot of those sales are impulse buys, folks purchasing while the first week hype is high. If Ross underships, he’ll miss out on a lot of first week sales. 50 and TI have time to build up momentum, Ross has less than two weeks. With Meek coming roughly six weeks from now, Ross’ album is going to be overshadowed soon. Not that it matters to Ross, he’ll probably make more money off Meek’s album than his own.
Good question, Ross has been hot in the streets but not mainstream hot, his albums never go Platinum, T.I fucked up his shit by going to jail twice and let Wayne lap him when that was his spot. 50 has been sort of on a come back with those damn mixtapes. 50 got big money, T.I got good money Ross got little money so they all got money and are chillin. But 50 wants that King of NY and HipHop limelight shit sooo bad, so he could say ” Guess Who’s Back” yall left me for dead but I’m back!!! It’s 50!!!
Ross needs a definitive hit to move his albums off the shelves. His Rich Forever mixtape was hot (and is still bangin in the streets) but his alum is shaping up to be a weak offering. You can’t go from Deeper Than Rap (easily his best album and one of the most underrated albums of the last 5 years), to Teflon Don (Good album), to Ashes to Ashes (great mixtape), to Rich Forever (great mixtape), to this disappointing album.
T.I. desprately needs something to revive his faltering career. He’s not even getting the most shine in his own city. The so called King of the south is being outclassed by Future, 2 Chainz, and even Waka and Gucci. He’s the 5th most relevant rapper in his own city and that’s with Luda getting ready to come back into the picture. He just can’t seem to find that hit single he needs push his album
Has anyone fallen farther than 50? He was once at the top of the food chain and now he has let money make him complacent. He hasn’t had a hit since that Curtis album and that was an average album at best. He kept putting himself in beefs and losing to the likes of Game, Kanye, and even Rick Ross. It got to the point where his act just got tired. He needs a hit in the worst way.
Cool cool… You can ask the same question .. Quick Ross last record? Exactly… And to answer ur question the answer would be baby by me and u say when was that and I say his last album and than u ask his hit single before that and I say I get money from the album before his last than the last hit just a lil bit and that was on the album before that one than the last hit in da club which belong to the album before those other 3… Now we all no he got more hits than just does but if we just take those he averages a hit every album so I think to 50 he knows he makes hits Bc he proves every album so what u be sayin is pointless
You guys don’t get it 50 already has his fan base and he realizes that he won’t sell like he use to… Yeah he would like that attention but it’s not like he’s ever gonna go away like these other artistes when the label is done puttin money into them and makin those songs play on the radio for ppl to think that’s what’s hot right now but the record sales don’t add up after so there goin to give up on them but 50 he’s a boss he’s not run by no label he does what he wants so when u guys talk about who needs the hits… None of these dudes Probaly can add up to how many 50 had do for 50 he really just cares about makin music for his core and ppl say 50 change but he really hasn’t the audience changed what they were into so now he’s talkin to his core and nobody can take that from him… He will be here longer than those rappers
you a damn fool to say he lost to Ross, just because you drop a lot of music, that doesnt really move any units does not mean that you won a battle, Kanye was staged, and Game may have killed it with 300 bars, but where has career gone since then. The boy is trying to come crawling back to the Unit. Say what you want, 50 has been the most active all year. SK mixtape, Big 10, The Lost Tape, Murder By Numbers and now Street King Immortal, which the first lead single features, Alicia Keys and Dr. Dre, wow, the dude is on fucking fire!! I like most can say he slipped, but I also dont let hate cloud the fact that this dude showing his ass this year. Not to mention shot videos, and had Radio Spins for Wait Until tonight, and I just wanna love you, mixtape tracks. Dude been building his own buzz, shot videos for every track as well. Ross has not had one track that has dropped that has been nice, and the album snippets dont sound like anything dope will come out of them, but the 16 track with 3 Stacks and the track with Wale.
I see your point. The only reason I say Ross won was because Ross focused on the music while 50 spent months running around NY with a blond wig on. Then Ross’ career shot up from there while 50 began to falter. Maybe saying Ross won was a reach but that’s what happened.
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I would say Ross needs it more because his album is dropping right around the corner. T.I. needs one as well because he hasn’t found that one yet, and 50 comes in at third, because he has been marketing his album by mixtapes
50s building up momentum slowly the songs off the mixtapes get better with each mixtape and we’re starting to get that old 50 vibe back again. The flow is there, the beat selection is improving but needs to be better for a summer banger but the lyrics still need to be more consistent. I’d say hes on the path to a hit single. T.Is singles have been good but they all feed towards different fan bases one was for the streets one was more of a pop single, therefore I’d say if he clicks and finds a medium between the streets and his pop fans he should be good. Ross had so sophisticated which was great in my opinion but hasn’t been getting a lot of buzz, hold me back was a flop and was hard to listen too, but ross is never a guy that had a hit on the charts hes had hits in the streets, he needs a street anthem for the summer to get some buzz going for his album and then he should be good.
ti.. causss ross got all the eyes on im now