You guys weren't saying Nav rules?

Nav: lost
Whoever at the label schemed: lost

Billboard: FBI level

HDD’s final projections for HUT were 450K

The final Billboard numbers were 490K

You really tryna tell me Billboard didn’t catch these “fake sales” if an extra 40K were reported over the final projection?

Yeah I’m sure they pulled out a Mission Impossible team of sleuths to crack down Nav’s numbers but fell asleep behind the wheel when it was time to count Weeknd’s

Not just checking his sales but going on kworb to check the streams per track and comparing his physical to stream ratios to other artists. And don’t forget you’re doing my all this because Nav happens to be signed to a guy who Drake dislikes

The sales were faked. UMG obviously wouldn’t likely encourage or knowingly sign off on faking sales.

This would mean an artist team or individual did it on their own accord.

I don’t think NAV was doing it by himself.

If it was people on his direct team, they are likely also people on Weeknd’s team since they quite literally have a partnership for his releases

Y’all the same niggas saying that UMG was colluding and faking streams for Not Like Us, now you’re saying they wouldn’t encourage or sign off on fake sales

This would be different if the Weeknd had a situation like Drake did. Drake has OVO Sound, a label he co-owns, and they run their operations with Santa Anna Label Group but he himself has a licensing deal with UMG via a label that only works his own music, OVO.

If OVO Sound is cooking the numbers for their artists, one could claim Drake has no knowledge of that because its very plausible since he doesn't release his own solo music via OVO Sound.

With the Weeknd, it's different. All his solo music is released via XO and marketed/distributed by UMG. Nav also releases his music via XO. It's not hard for anyone with common sense to understand why its easy to make a case of tying his latest shenanigans back to the Weeknd and particularly to the XO record label, which has always worked for the Weeknd.

Also, using "if the Weeknd also faked sales, Billboard would have filtered it out" is a very weak argument when their new policies to hammer down much harder on filtering only kicked in recently, weeks after The Weeknd's latest album dropped.

Also UMG 100% is directly involved with The Weeknd releases. If you’re saying that HUT sales were fake, then they were definitely involved

Where did I say that?

Why the hell did they wait so long? Rhythmic Radio would eat this one up

“Drake good, Weeknd bad”

They make it so obvious too

Imagine we were keeping track of Baka’s sales

Also, using "if the Weeknd also faked sales, Billboard would have filtered it out" is a very weak argument when their new policies to hammer down much harder on filtering only kicked in recently, weeks after The Weeknd's latest album dropped.

Nav’s album released before these new policies were implemented btw. HUT and OMW2 Rexdale were both released under the same Billboard sales policies

When all else fails @fader gonna pull a deflection out his ass real quick

This is just insane

“Deflecting” and you’ve been pushing the bot narrative just like all these other idiots

I’ve never questioned the legitimacy of Kendrick’s numbers.

Sure

So you would agree everyone pushing a fake conspiracy about his numbers are weirdos right?

U quoting yourself bc you lost the argument. I skimmed thru the past few pages and niggas been laughing at you💀

I question objectively questionable numbers. Hence why I was right with NAV. Not a coincidence

Bro won’t answer this because he knows he has to s*** on everyone he associates with on here

Yet you’re questioning the numbers of a guy who sells out stadiums in his sleep

That’s the funniest thing. Niggas swear Weeknd be using bots and s*** but then are completely silent when he sells out 50K capacity venues on a regular basis. Are those bots too?

da nigga dont stream well hes a great performer though