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  • BLACK
    May 6, 2021
    rustcohlestan

    god this nigga really is one of the ugliest niggas alive bro

  • May 6, 2021

    Good question OP, only the labels should care

  • May 6, 2021
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    NEW EQUITY

    Because it validates what's hot and what's not.

    Like the stock market

    Art is not a market

  • May 6, 2021
    Ghetto Lenny

    Sale don’t equal classics tho.

    yes and no

  • May 6, 2021
    Kodak Spice

    stocks are based on sales
    despite the bundle era f***ing s*** up, sales are a good indicator of relevance, but not an end all be all. its an objective metric to use in debates in arguments for such a subjective art that is music

    Why would you care if an artist you like is popular or not? Wouldn't you like their music if they weren't?

  • May 6, 2021
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    DiamondsFlooded

    @Goo bruh lol

    Was about to sue until I realized he worded it differently

  • May 6, 2021
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    Goo

    Was about to sue until I realized he worded it differently

    nah this s*** gotta get moved too lol

  • May 6, 2021
    JT is Electric

    A recent trend in the rap community has been focusing on how much an artist sells but it’s obviously not a sign of quality in a record so why should we even care how much an artist sells?

    I’m glad when my favorite musician is successful but counting their pockets and sales causes music to be a popularity contest.

    50

  • May 6, 2021
    Saint Aquinas

    Shows us what's really popping and what's actually important in hip-hop. Niggas be talmbout some isaiah rashad and freddie gibbs having classics and J cole dont

    illmatic sold like s*** when it first dropped.

  • May 6, 2021
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    Saint Aquinas

    Shows us what's really popping and what's actually important in hip-hop. Niggas be talmbout some isaiah rashad and freddie gibbs having classics and J cole dont

    A lot of platinum albums are bad and aged badly

  • May 6, 2021
    DiamondsFlooded

    nah this s*** gotta get moved too lol

    Probably not bc it's not my thread

  • May 6, 2021

    Because rappers care about them

    Hov, 50 Cent, Kanye, Drake

  • May 6, 2021
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    flizzy

    A lot of platinum albums are bad and aged badly

    name 5 right now don't look it up

  • May 6, 2021

    Since we're talking "we":

    Many fellas feel insecure about their music taste so they resort to sales metrics to feel validated.

    Others are genuinely curious about an artist's relevancy and charts are a very good measure for that.

  • May 6, 2021
    flizzy

    A lot of platinum albums are bad and aged badly

    consistently just be having bad takes, bro is on an all time WOAT streak lol.

  • May 6, 2021
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    cuz of 50 Cent

  • May 6, 2021
    Ghetto Lenny

    This is not a recent trend at all.

    Nowadays people obsess over numbers worse than before. Its always been a conversation but its more prevalent now.

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    Cant pick

    name 5 right now don't look it up

    Not looking it up so I might be wrong here we go

    Nelly Country Grammar
    Kevin Federline Playing with Fire
    N Sync No Strings Attached
    6ix9ine Day69 (I think it's platinum)
    will i am #WILLPOWER

  • May 6, 2021
    Hi Roller

    cuz of 50 Cent

    Best answer.

  • May 6, 2021

    I don't really get it either. Its not like you are getting a pay cut.
    I understand that you want your favorite artist to be successful and i was also happy when i heard that Carti went number 1 for example but there is no merit in knowing the exact sales number and comparing that to other artists numbers. Like some people on here are doing excel tables and s***.

  • May 6, 2021
    BLACK

    haunting

  • May 6, 2021
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    flizzy

    A lot of platinum albums are bad and aged badly

    Kinda hard to discuss what ages well cause of generational differences.

  • May 6, 2021
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    flizzy

    Art is not a market

    Yes it is, silly

  • Rather care about sales than what a clown like Fantano says if we keeping it a buck

  • kainie 🌌
    May 6, 2021
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    flizzy

    Not looking it up so I might be wrong here we go

    Nelly Country Grammar
    Kevin Federline Playing with Fire
    N Sync No Strings Attached
    6ix9ine Day69 (I think it's platinum)
    will i am #WILLPOWER

    i refuse to believe k fed album even went silver