Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024·2 repliesmr. morale simply turned off casual listeners, industry insiders projected a 400k debut weeks before the album released and HDD gave it an initial projection of 350k after the first day of streaming, the album simply had no replay value for casual listeners and they abandoned it to the point that it severely underperformed its projections. if kendrick released a DAMN. esque project with mainstream appeal next he’ll be in the 350-400k range
Mar 31, 2024Shabazz999mr. morale simply turned off casual listeners, industry insiders projected a 400k debut weeks before the album released and HDD gave it an initial projection of 350k after the first day of streaming, the album simply had no replay value for casual listeners and they abandoned it to the point that it severely underperformed its projections. if kendrick released a DAMN. esque project with mainstream appeal next he’ll be in the 350-400k range
Yup.
Had a friend who listened to it on release and it brought her to tears. She loved the album and thought it was extremely important but she has said she had no desire to revisit it, don’t think she has done so at all since.
- Mar 31, 2024·3 replies
ExpertBut the a hit helps when we are talking about long term commercial sustainability. GKMC/DAMN are selling more than his last album already. His last album didn't debut too high due to sound/commercial hit and also didn't sustain as well commercially because of the content and therefore lack of hits. Debut can happen but sustainability requires songs to click. Also, once you cross 250k threshold you pretty much by default will a temporary hit (that chats top 20). It needs to sustain over long period of time though. I am not disagreeing with you. What you said works but I don't think it works for majority, only minority.
My Turn has 0 hits and has sold like 2m more units then After Hours in the US, dunno how tho
Mar 31, 2024mangotfluHow did Beyonce's Cowboy Carter double the first day numbers of Renaissance man wtf, ive never seen an established artist do that before, even w the extra tracks its insane
because Renaissance was her reintroduction to the streaming era after her self sabotage during the 2010s with Tidal
Mar 31, 2024mangotfluMy Turn has 0 hits and has sold like 2m more units then After Hours in the US, dunno how tho
My turn has 0 hits?
Mar 31, 2024·2 repliesmangotfluMy Turn has 0 hits and has sold like 2m more units then After Hours in the US, dunno how tho
Still had huge songs hitting top 20 and top 10 though.
All In (x1 plat), Emotionally Scarred (x3 plat), Sum 2 Prove (x4 plat), We Paid (x5 plat), Bigger Picture (x2 plat), Woah (x5 plat), etc.
Mar 31, 2024·1 replyNiggamortisStill had huge songs hitting top 20 and top 10 though.
All In (x1 plat), Emotionally Scarred (x3 plat), Sum 2 Prove (x4 plat), We Paid (x5 plat), Bigger Picture (x2 plat), Woah (x5 plat), etc.
yeah that user is TRIPPING
My Turn def had hits
Mar 31, 2024·2 repliesBidnessthis is all great. news articles was saying hip hop is over commercially
It’s good right now but it’s relying on too many older acts. Need some new rappers to put up numbers like this.
- Mar 31, 2024·2 replies
Yah I would like to see that. Everybody in this beef is from the 2010s era. They literally carrying this era rn
Mar 31, 2024·1 replyTwistedLifeYah I would like to see that. Everybody in this beef is from the 2010s era. They literally carrying this era rn
Why do you think that is?
- Mar 31, 2024TwistedLife
It’s good right now but it’s relying on too many older acts. Need some new rappers to put up numbers like this.
wont happen. lil baby dropped the ball
- Mar 31, 2024Mr America
Why do you think that is?
I mean there is a lot of factors that go into it. But the biggest one I would say to me is authenticity. The new rappers dont seem authentic to their music. They sound the same and are looking to over inflate there numbers by putting 20+ tracks on their album. Be authentic and focus on quality over quantity.
Mar 31, 2024·1 replyTwistedLifeYah I would like to see that. Everybody in this beef is from the 2010s era. They literally carrying this era rn
Well unfortunately the new niggas who had all the potential to blow tf up died way too young
- Mar 31, 2024CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN
Well unfortunately the new niggas who had all the potential to blow tf up died way too young
Yah Pop Smoke was the next one up. He had the hooks, flow, bars...what a loss
Apr 1, 2024Bidnesskanye mainstream career
Apr 1, 2024Bidnesskanye mainstream career
Kanye stopped making "crossover" music since Black Skinhead tbh.
IHS ♾️Apr 1, 2024- Apr 1, 2024·2 repliesTHEREALHNDRXXFREE
yeah that user is TRIPPING
My Turn def had hits
man the highest certified song is 5x plat lol, that's nothing considering it's sold 6m units just in the US lol
compare it to After Hours
Blinding Lights went 10x plat 2 years ago now, by now it's probably 15xthen there's Save Your Tears which by now is probably nearing diamond
saying My Turn had hits is an injustice to what actual hits are imo
- Apr 1, 2024Niggamortis
Still had huge songs hitting top 20 and top 10 though.
All In (x1 plat), Emotionally Scarred (x3 plat), Sum 2 Prove (x4 plat), We Paid (x5 plat), Bigger Picture (x2 plat), Woah (x5 plat), etc.
If they're huge what are the songs that have sold 10-20m units? like Starboy, Blinding Lights, God's Plan, Sicko Mode type hits?
My Turn had nothing even close to those, but still outsold After Hours & Harry Styles album and loads of others
- Apr 1, 2024mangotflu
man the highest certified song is 5x plat lol, that's nothing considering it's sold 6m units just in the US lol
compare it to After Hours
Blinding Lights went 10x plat 2 years ago now, by now it's probably 15xthen there's Save Your Tears which by now is probably nearing diamond
saying My Turn had hits is an injustice to what actual hits are imo
It doesnt?
a song that has been certified 5x platinum is 100% a hit and it isnt any diservice to bigger songs, there will be bigger and smaller hits always.
There isnt a world where u can say We Paid wasnt a hit...
Apr 1, 2024Shabazz999mr. morale simply turned off casual listeners, industry insiders projected a 400k debut weeks before the album released and HDD gave it an initial projection of 350k after the first day of streaming, the album simply had no replay value for casual listeners and they abandoned it to the point that it severely underperformed its projections. if kendrick released a DAMN. esque project with mainstream appeal next he’ll be in the 350-400k range
Turned off more than casual listeners
It just wasn’t an album that justified a 5 year hiatus