Aug 9, 2023
STEPPA PIGWhat people in here are saying is that Drake has plenty of casuals on lock, because he's one of the biggest artists in the world. But a lot of them aren't stans or part of a core, loyal fanbase. They'll listen to the music and attend a performance because of it, but they won't necessarily buy anything he releases just because his name is attached to it or try to game the system to get him a #1 like Taylor, BTS, Beyonce, Nicki etc stans do
"Your sister is pressin' play
Your trainer is pressin' play
Your wifey, your wifey, your wifey, your wifey"
We saw it with the CLB cover memes, everybody putting Champagne Poetry on their IG stories, people clowning HNVM saying Drake made an album for the gays. We'll see it again with For All the Dogs. A Drake release is like a moment that everybody participates in because he's so huge and they want to be included. But they're not hardcore stans, a lot of them probably wouldn't even call themselves a fan. It's just pretty much everybody listens to DrakeAlso facts
Aug 9, 2023·editedDedication 666i think Drake could sell merch if its quality but i dont think he could pull off the 5 different covers for example.
Why though? Fans consume and buy s***
I'd actually argue that they've been starved so much that if they had the chance to purchase s*** like that they'd be even more likely to do it. Especially since theyre older, avg Drake stan probably has way more money than the avg Travis/Carti stan
Aug 9, 2023·editedIs there a thread to just talk about tour numbers? Seems like it might be most relevant here since this is numbers thread too.
But just saw the box office numbers from Post's tour and they're a lot better than I had expected. He's selling more tickets doing amphitheaters than arenas. Average attendance of 20k and $1.8m per show.
Compared to the most recent big rap arena tour, Kendrick did 12k and $1.7m per show
Aug 9, 2023·1 replySTEPPA PIGWhat people in here are saying is that Drake has plenty of casuals on lock, because he's one of the biggest artists in the world. But a lot of them aren't stans or part of a core, loyal fanbase. They'll listen to the music and attend a performance because of it, but they won't necessarily buy anything he releases just because his name is attached to it or try to game the system to get him a #1 like Taylor, BTS, Beyonce, Nicki etc stans do
"Your sister is pressin' play
Your trainer is pressin' play
Your wifey, your wifey, your wifey, your wifey"
We saw it with the CLB cover memes, everybody putting Champagne Poetry on their IG stories, people clowning HNVM saying Drake made an album for the gays. We'll see it again with For All the Dogs. A Drake release is like a moment that everybody participates in because he's so huge and they want to be included. But they're not hardcore stans, a lot of them probably wouldn't even call themselves a fan. It's just pretty much everybody listens to DrakeBruh Drake is one of the artist that damn near popularized the saying Stan. Drake stans are deep asf
- Aug 9, 2023·2 repliesSTEPPA PIG
What people in here are saying is that Drake has plenty of casuals on lock, because he's one of the biggest artists in the world. But a lot of them aren't stans or part of a core, loyal fanbase. They'll listen to the music and attend a performance because of it, but they won't necessarily buy anything he releases just because his name is attached to it or try to game the system to get him a #1 like Taylor, BTS, Beyonce, Nicki etc stans do
"Your sister is pressin' play
Your trainer is pressin' play
Your wifey, your wifey, your wifey, your wifey"
We saw it with the CLB cover memes, everybody putting Champagne Poetry on their IG stories, people clowning HNVM saying Drake made an album for the gays. We'll see it again with For All the Dogs. A Drake release is like a moment that everybody participates in because he's so huge and they want to be included. But they're not hardcore stans, a lot of them probably wouldn't even call themselves a fan. It's just pretty much everybody listens to DrakeCasuals that aren't stans or part of a core fanbase pay $300 for a concert ticket? In this economy?
- Aug 9, 2023Freight
Casuals that aren't stans or part of a core fanbase pay $300 for a concert ticket? In this economy?
apparently that's just casuals. I dunno man. This place is wild sometimes
Aug 9, 2023FreightGrey-market and unofficial releases absolutely get listed on Amazon and every other retailer that runs a "marketplace"
bought PS3 dualshocks on walmart and got the JinpingStation 3’s man
Aug 9, 2023·1 replyTIIMMY BURNERBruh Drake is one of the artist that damn near popularized the saying Stan. Drake stans are deep asf
That first sentence is not true whatsoever lmao
Aug 9, 2023STEPPA PIGWhat people in here are saying is that Drake has plenty of casuals on lock, because he's one of the biggest artists in the world. But a lot of them aren't stans or part of a core, loyal fanbase. They'll listen to the music and attend a performance because of it, but they won't necessarily buy anything he releases just because his name is attached to it or try to game the system to get him a #1 like Taylor, BTS, Beyonce, Nicki etc stans do
"Your sister is pressin' play
Your trainer is pressin' play
Your wifey, your wifey, your wifey, your wifey"
We saw it with the CLB cover memes, everybody putting Champagne Poetry on their IG stories, people clowning HNVM saying Drake made an album for the gays. We'll see it again with For All the Dogs. A Drake release is like a moment that everybody participates in because he's so huge and they want to be included. But they're not hardcore stans, a lot of them probably wouldn't even call themselves a fan. It's just pretty much everybody listens to DrakeDamn now it's he barely has fans
- Aug 9, 2023
Whatever he has it's working
- Aug 9, 2023·2 repliesshaleirose
That first sentence is not true whatsoever lmao
Who else was it largerly applicable too? Em (obviously), Ye, Kendrick, Wayne are the artist that spring to mind for me when I think of stans, SZA and Frank included in artists whos fans damn near have cults around them and deify them.
- Aug 9, 2023·2 repliesFreight
Casuals that aren't stans or part of a core fanbase pay $300 for a concert ticket? In this economy?
1. Not all the tickets are $300+, I got mine for $110.
2. Obviously the people paying that much for a ticket are more dedicated Drake fans, but even still, people are much more inclined to spend more money on a concert ticket than they are for a random piece of merch with the artist’s branding on it. Idk why you’re acting like only stans go to concerts.
- Aug 9, 2023·1 reply
i just don’t think drake fans are the type to buy physicals specifically
shirts and concert tickets sure
idk abt vinyls
- Aug 9, 2023·1 replyTIIMMY BURNER
Who else was it largerly applicable too? Em (obviously), Ye, Kendrick, Wayne are the artist that spring to mind for me when I think of stans, SZA and Frank included in artists whos fans damn near have cults around them and deify them.
Beyonce, Nicki, Lady Gaga, etc.
That term was mostly used to describe pop fanbases at first
- Aug 9, 2023·edited·3 replies
People listen to Drake for fun
Not because they're fans
He has the most streamed back catalog besides Taylor Swift (w/o having to re release it) and these people are listening because it was just a moment (a moment 12 years ago)
- Aug 9, 2023·1 replyamericana
i just don’t think drake fans are the type to buy physicals specifically
shirts and concert tickets sure
idk abt vinyls
You gotta explain your reasoning more than "I just don't think"
- Aug 9, 2023shaleirose
Beyonce, Nicki, Lady Gaga, etc.
That term was mostly used to describe pop fanbases at first
Yes I meant as far as rappers/hip hop/RnB go not so much artists in general, but you are very very correct
- Aug 9, 2023·2 repliesquadra· edited
People listen to Drake for fun
Not because they're fans
He has the most streamed back catalog besides Taylor Swift (w/o having to re release it) and these people are listening because it was just a moment (a moment 12 years ago)
The way y’all are flipping this into a diss is crazy
Ain’t nobody said Drake didn’t have fans or didn’t have stans, we’re just saying stan/cult-like fans don’t dominate his fanbase like they do for a Nicki or a Travis or a Taylor. And there’s NOTHING wrong with that.
- Aug 9, 2023quadra· edited
People listen to Drake for fun
Not because they're fans
He has the most streamed back catalog besides Taylor Swift (w/o having to re release it) and these people are listening because it was just a moment (a moment 12 years ago)
- Aug 9, 2023·1 replyshaleirose
1. Not all the tickets are $300+, I got mine for $110.
2. Obviously the people paying that much for a ticket are more dedicated Drake fans, but even still, people are much more inclined to spend more money on a concert ticket than they are for a random piece of merch with the artist’s branding on it. Idk why you’re acting like only stans go to concerts.
Of course not all the tickets are $300. The average ticket price is $300 though. Which means thousands of people paid less and thousands of people paid even more.
- Aug 9, 2023shaleirose
1. Not all the tickets are $300+, I got mine for $110.
2. Obviously the people paying that much for a ticket are more dedicated Drake fans, but even still, people are much more inclined to spend more money on a concert ticket than they are for a random piece of merch with the artist’s branding on it. Idk why you’re acting like only stans go to concerts.
Drake stans think only stans are going to concerts
- Aug 9, 2023·1 reply
Why do Drake stans on this site have such a victim complex?
This was a non-confrontational conversation that is of course getting turned into a dig at Drake by some of y’all
- Aug 9, 2023shaleirose
The way y’all are flipping this into a diss is crazy
Ain’t nobody said Drake didn’t have fans or didn’t have stans, we’re just saying stan/cult-like fans don’t dominate his fanbase like they do for a Nicki or a Travis or a Taylor. And there’s NOTHING wrong with that.
He definitely doesn't have a twitter or reddit fanbase. But idk if that specifically correlates to merch sales
- Aug 9, 2023shaleirose
The way y’all are flipping this into a diss is crazy
Ain’t nobody said Drake didn’t have fans or didn’t have stans, we’re just saying stan/cult-like fans don’t dominate his fanbase like they do for a Nicki or a Travis or a Taylor. And there’s NOTHING wrong with that.
When did I say it was a diss man lol
I'm refuting your points like you're refuting mine, correct?
- Aug 9, 2023·2 repliesquadra
People listen to Drake for fun
Not because they're fans
He has the most streamed back catalog besides Taylor Swift (w/o having to re release it) and these people are listening because it was just a moment (a moment 12 years ago)
Apparently, Drake has been dominating the rap game for 15 years because he doesn't have a core, dedicated following, just casuals that tune into whatever he does because they've got nothing else to do
