Rap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread

[Proposition Joe]

It’s just funny how Jay-Z’s last 2 albums go “platinum” first week from sprint & Samsung deals

& a few months ago Tidal was exposed for faking streaming numbers for Beyoncé’s Lemonade & Kanye’s TLOP

Now all of a sudden Bey/Jay’s album is the ONLY one to have the early projections retracted

Hov can never play fair

Why do you want him to play fair, getting electronic and mobile companies to buy your album before it releases seems like a smart move to me.

MCHG sold over 500k units first week without the Samsung deal. So without that deal he still moved major units.

 

[mgrand15]

Think these 7 or at least shorter tracklists will be a trend or a new industry standard going forward as streaming gains more of a foothold?

Nah. People said the same thing about long albums like 4 months ago .

 

[Proposition Joe]

Didn’t someone post a quote about Beyoncé singing she don’t give a **** about streams or some **** on the new album? That’s real funny now.

"Patiently waiting for my demise / 'cause my success can't be quantified / If I gave two ****s about streaming numbers / would have put Lemonade up on Spotify,"

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Tidal is definitely juicing numbers.

But the truth is so are the rest of em.

 

[tay1]

Tidal is definitely juicing numbers.

But the truth is so are the rest of em.

Especially for Post Malone

 

[|A-Man|]

Decided to go on twitter for some odd reason, first thing I see is a "It should of been Wale" tweet, disgusting

Damn that's that random hate.

 

[brivera716]

Why do you want him to play fair, getting electronic and mobile companies to buy your album before it releases seems like a smart move to me.

MCHG sold over 500k units first week without the Samsung deal. So without that deal he still moved major units.

I’m not hating on him making business moves, but it does make it seem like he’s insecure.

MCHG released pre-streaming era. After streaming took over every artist’s numbers decreased.

Jay wants to ensure he always has the best numbers in order to maintain his image as the greatest rapper that no one can touch. This is why reports are always coming out of him purchasing his own concert tickets, faking streaming numbers on tidal, ext.

 

[Mark Antony]

Cool and Dre did their thing on this Jay and Beyonce album. Them dudes been underrated forever.

Just keep Dre away from the hook.

 

[a blinkin]

No Ceilings is Wayne’s best project. It’s also the only Wayne project I’ve ever listened to in its entirety.

 

[Mark Antony]

Tidal is definitely juicing numbers.

But the truth is so are the rest of em.

I feel like folks got a hard on for tidal to fail.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

No Ceilings is Wayne’s best project. It’s also the only Wayne project I’ve ever listened to in its entirety.

 

[|A-Man|]

Any Neptunes and NERD fans?

I am wondering who is Pharrell talking about in this verse Lazer Gun

Who is Ganoo?

Maybe the person who did the lyrics for this got it wrong and he really said "Magoo"

 

[Cnowledge]

Posted the original version without Dave East a few months back. Song fire, this video fire. Reminds me of the old Pop Up videos on VH1. Nym Lo is dope, I like what he doing.

had to post this in the polo thread. he lo-down

 

[Hoodrich Laflare]

No Ceilings is Wayne’s best project. It’s also the only Wayne project I’ve ever listened to in its entirety.

Great Value Drought 3? Wildin

 

[TipsyMcStagga]

I feel like folks got a hard on for tidal to fail.

I was going to say something similar and I honestly don't get it. Especially since it's black owned.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Just keep Dre away from the hook.

Hol up. He got some joints.

 

[Mark Antony]

True, but then he got this

 

[Hoodrich Laflare]

Dre nice... Ross catalog DEEP

 

[Maximus Meridius]

No Ceilings is Wayne’s best project. It’s also the only Wayne project I’ve ever listened to in its entirety.

Say what?


Intro to Outro this album is a classic.

 

[HOU$TON]

I’m in the lead I could pop a wheelie

 

[Mark Antony]

Know what I got short term memory, Dre got some decent hooks. Pick it up is just an awful thing to do to a classic beat.

 

[Peep Game]

Yep, Pick It Up is terrible

 

[nawghtyhare]

Say what?


Intro to Outro this album is a classic.

Eh
There’s some trash sprinkled in
Ain’t no way u telling me u bumping
“Mo fire”

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Cool & Dre done did some classics. Don't even think people know how deep their productions is.

 

[tay1]

True, but then he got this

Stopped it at **** Trump. That's not how I'm tryna hear a song start when it began about strippers.