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  • Jun 21, 2022
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    This is going to sound like I’m on copium I know but

    This was a surprise drop with no promotion and no lead single.

    Drake and republic play the game so well that if he truly wanted to make sure this wasn’t a flop, he could have.

    It’s very clearly not a flagship album of his

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside

    This is going to sound like I’m on copium I know but

    This was a surprise drop with no promotion and no lead single.

    Drake and republic play the game so well that if he truly wanted to make sure this wasn’t a flop, he could have.

    It’s very clearly not a flagship album of his

    I agree. I think people will realize this even moreso if he releases a rap album and the sales and success are drastically improved than this one.

  • Jun 21, 2022

    You had one producer who produce 6 songs say. “ this is the best dance album all of time”

    Drake commenting and liking the reply on his Instagram

    I really think he thought he matter a masterpiece that would universally loved lol

  • e t 👽
    Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside

    This is going to sound like I’m on copium I know but

    This was a surprise drop with no promotion and no lead single.

    Drake and republic play the game so well that if he truly wanted to make sure this wasn’t a flop, he could have.

    It’s very clearly not a flagship album of his

    I mean Taylor dropped a surprise without a single or promo and sold 846k

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    nonamestreets14

    I agree. I think people will realize this even moreso if he releases a rap album and the sales and success are drastically improved than this one.

    Haha they definitely will? Not much has changed in the last 9 months.

    Jimmy cooks is going #1. He and everyone else knows that 14 Jimmy cooks and an actual rollout is pushing this to at least 500k.

    This album IMO was about honoring his new deal and getting some new music out into some spaces that he previously didn’t have music in

    It’s a flop though for sure

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    e t

    I mean Taylor dropped a surprise without a single or promo and sold 846k

    Was it a rap album?

    This is an entirely new genre that’s not akin to his base. None of these records are going to be on the playlists that drake fans listen to, etc

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    Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside
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    Was it a rap album?

    This is an entirely new genre that’s not akin to his base. None of these records are going to be on the playlists that drake fans listen to, etc

    Was this?

  • Jun 21, 2022
    BrickellBayside

    No it’s a flop.

    I think the flop should have been expected though, and it’s not really indicative of anything other than “you can’t drop a surprise album and the album be a different whole genre and expect to break 600K like you always do”

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside

    Haha they definitely will? Not much has changed in the last 9 months.

    Jimmy cooks is going #1. He and everyone else knows that 14 Jimmy cooks and an actual rollout is pushing this to at least 500k.

    This album IMO was about honoring his new deal and getting some new music out into some spaces that he previously didn’t have music in

    It’s a flop though for sure

    This is why I don’t understand people saying drake is over and all this. If he releases a typical drake project again it’s selling CLB numbers or right under it

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    e t

    Was this?

    This was not a rap album and literally is the genre of dance

    I bet Tswift in 2022 is not doing 800k on a surprise drop in a foreign genre to her base

  • BrickellBayside

    This was not a rap album and literally is the genre of dance

    I bet Tswift in 2022 is not doing 800k on a surprise drop in a foreign genre to her base

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    e t

    I mean Taylor dropped a surprise without a single or promo and sold 846k

    when?

  • nonamestreets14

    This is why I don’t understand people saying drake is over and all this. If he releases a typical drake project again it’s selling CLB numbers or right under it

    Nobody actually believes drake is over. They may want drake to be over, and as a result are in on the joke.

    No one with half a brain thinks this album = drake’s run is over

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    Jun 21, 2022
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    Dedication 666

    when?

    July 2020

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    Jun 21, 2022
    nonamestreets14

    This is why I don’t understand people saying drake is over and all this. If he releases a typical drake project again it’s selling CLB numbers or right under it

    Haven’t heard anyone say Drake is over

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    e t

    July 2020

    The climate is drastically different now than then. 2 pandemic years is seismic. She probably can’t do that now and she damn sure can’t do it switching genres up

    And I say that as someone saying drake flopped

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside

    This was not a rap album and literally is the genre of dance

    I bet Tswift in 2022 is not doing 800k on a surprise drop in a foreign genre to her base

    Yes Folklore was what ur describing. Different style to Taylor other albums lol

  • Jun 21, 2022
    e t

    I mean Taylor dropped a surprise without a single or promo and sold 846k

    she had 5-6 copies of the same album lmfao

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    nonamestreets14

    This is why I don’t understand people saying drake is over and all this. If he releases a typical drake project again it’s selling CLB numbers or right under it

    Y’all so delusional you think the memes about drake flopping and being over are serious

    we know he’s still top dawg calm down

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    e t

    July 2020

    that was bundle era. after bundle rule her next one did 329k

  • Jun 21, 2022

    her surprise album evermore only did about 320k

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    Jun 21, 2022
    Dedication 666

    that was bundle era. after bundle rule her next one did 329k

    Also a surprise drop, 329K

  • Jun 21, 2022
    ColeWorld905

    Yes Folklore was what ur describing. Different style to Taylor other albums lol

    Also was a surprise album and did 500k+ first week

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    ColeWorld905

    Yes Folklore was what ur describing. Different style to Taylor other albums lol

    Folklore came out in 2020, 2 pandemic years ago and her records were still playlisted and digested in the same spaces.

    I literally grabbed august, 7, mirrorball, illicit affairs etc from the same places I frequent for all of Taylor’s drops. I’m a fan

    I also am not sure what the point of bringing Taylor swift up is?

  • Jun 21, 2022
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    BrickellBayside

    The climate is drastically different now than then. 2 pandemic years is seismic. She probably can’t do that now and she damn sure can’t do it switching genres up

    And I say that as someone saying drake flopped

    Idk man I feel like she could do it again

    She did 600k+ rereleasing a decade old album, that's some impressive s*** right there

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