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Im glad Ross did well
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/16/08 ...UPDATE
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Word, good to see the people buying Ross.
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good to see rick doin it good.
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here's 3 things people aren't taking into consideration,
-ringtone downloads
-homie's on a independant, they don't ship as many copies as a major.
- I-tunes
fat joe will finish out this album like he does with all his other albums...either barely gold or just under...just check me-myself-and I
-ringtone downloads
-homie's on a independant, they don't ship as many copies as a major.
- I-tunes
fat joe will finish out this album like he does with all his other albums...either barely gold or just under...just check me-myself-and I
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why all the hate towards fat joe in this thread?
after all these years of giving us quality music, maybe not as consistent as we'd like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but damn,,, no respect at all?
i want to see cats like fat joe sell,, he deserves it after all teh work he put in.
lets not act like fat joe cant rap either. due isnt a garbage rapper,,, much better than a lot of the artists that are actually selling records these days.
is it the papoose and 50 cent stuff goin on??
wow,,,, so fat joe is the new ja rule on nt now???
after all these years of giving us quality music, maybe not as consistent as we'd like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but damn,,, no respect at all?
i want to see cats like fat joe sell,, he deserves it after all teh work he put in.
lets not act like fat joe cant rap either. due isnt a garbage rapper,,, much better than a lot of the artists that are actually selling records these days.
is it the papoose and 50 cent stuff goin on??
wow,,,, so fat joe is the new ja rule on nt now???
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Signing to a independent lable is basically telling yourself that you know you're not going to move units
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Eff outta here that they're making $7 off a record.
Like 50 said.....don't you think I'd go that route if they were really making $7 a record?
Why wouldnt all gold/platinum acts go indie? Yes we know they ship less units, but someone like jay or 50 can make moves to ship a @%! load of units but itsobviously not true
Like 50 said.....don't you think I'd go that route if they were really making $7 a record?
Why wouldnt all gold/platinum acts go indie? Yes we know they ship less units, but someone like jay or 50 can make moves to ship a @%! load of units but itsobviously not true
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same thing i be thinkin
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Originally Posted by FinesseSosa
same thing i be thinkin
Thats ALWAYS my argument!
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I dislike THIS INDUSTRY and Fat Joe is a good example.
He has no talent, his $ and connections are keeping him afloat. hes buying lyrics/beats to give us prepackaged garbage.
If you were an A&R and you saw Fat Joe fresh on the street kicking around ANYTHING from his last 2 albums would you even give him a 2nd listen?
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Funny how Snoop didnt too well, good album if you ask me.
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I can't believe Snoop did THAT bad
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Retirement? Please...he can leave the game when he wants, he has his fan base and selling over 100,000k fist week is good.
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Originally Posted by CurtisCarter23
Originally Posted by FinesseSosa
same thing i be thinkin
Thats ALWAYS my argument!
The reason big artist like jay and 50 won't do that is because they would probably lose money doing that. Jay had a million dollar campaign(literally)for kingdome come and only did a Mill. If he was on an independant with no promotion he would go gold at best, All those endorsements thrown at him woulddissapear, the publishing deals would be substantially smaller, Touring opportunities would be hard, Ability to start up labels(Rocafella, G-unit) and developnew artist to make money off of would be harder etc.
All of that multimedia exposure that guys like 50 and Jay get would dwindle which hurts them because that's where they make all of there money from. Fora guy like Cam or Joe they weren't going to be headlining worldwide tours or doing a whole bunch of TV shows regardless so it's better for them to goto an independent where they could really make money off there albums. The independent thing has been praised by Dipset, Fat joe, Ice Cube(Who stated he mademore off his independent album then he did off any other album he's ever done), B.G, Master P, Prodigy(who is actually signed to G-unit)
Why would all these rappers be lying about this. Superstar rappers such as Eminem, 50, Jay lose money if they go to an indie. While established artist likecam, joe, cube can make more money off an indie because they are'nt considered superstars.
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Lupe is about to hit gold
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^^^well 46,250 is a big difference from 33,000, if its nearly 50k then i dont see it as failure...i dont see him gettin 7 dollars an album but i do believethey get more per cd than a major label album....good week for ross even tho i didnt really like that album big ups!will lupe go platinum? didnt rock with thecool like i did food & liquor
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if Flo Rida does NOT sell with those TWO singles he's been killing the clubs and streets & shows with ...there is no hope for ANYBODY
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Fat Joe gets $4 AT BEST per CD.
I know someone who used to be one of the heads of marketing over at Def Jam south and he told me that the whole "$7 a cd" is a blown up figure.
It's $4 a cd AT BEST, which means not everyone gets that.
And somebody tell Captain Save a Joe up there to chill out.
I know someone who used to be one of the heads of marketing over at Def Jam south and he told me that the whole "$7 a cd" is a blown up figure.
It's $4 a cd AT BEST, which means not everyone gets that.
And somebody tell Captain Save a Joe up there to chill out.
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ROSSS
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Damn Florida goin to have two weeks at # 1.. if Flo Rida can pull it off.
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Yea that's how I feel but at the same time I don't think Flo-rida has established himself as a rapper yet. I think Timbo and T-Pain overshadow himon the 1st couple of singles but I see no reason to believe why dude shouldn't do 100k his first week. Crazy how big his two singles are though.
I don't know why dudes knockin' Fat Joe. He's indie. I don't know how much he makes per record and don't care. But I do know bein' on aindie off the back gives you a disadvantage compared to major's because you don't ship out as many albums as a major does. I just never understood whydudes find it hilarious when a dude does 50k on a indie. You expect him to do 100k? Seriously?
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How would someone at Def Jam South know?
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ROSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
shoulda moved more tho, up a little from the 187K hepushed from port of miami in 2006
that fat joe ain't bad, just listened to that joint, it's actually pretty good, i guess 46K ain't bad, coming from an independent.
that fat joe ain't bad, just listened to that joint, it's actually pretty good, i guess 46K ain't bad, coming from an independent.
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Flo-Rida WILL go plat.
