Check out the album sales of some of these artists. I am not a big supporter of mainstream stuff but damn these guys are hardly selling. The music industry is going down, and artists and suffering. I dont even know why someone like the Gza even still puts out albums, its like waiting for disappointment. I just put this out so you guys that are interested can see some figures. this week-total The Game-238,382 Ice Cube 30,330-100,000 RIHANNA 37,343 - 1,713,348 SHWAYZE 18,362 - 65,048 NAS 12,274 - 362,525 USHER 11,092 - 999,418 LLOYD 10,861 - 99,858 M.I.A. 9,231 - 292,272 YUNG BERG 5,427 - 32,699 G-UNIT 5,698 - 210,574 GZA 3,837 - 13,089 Lil Wayne-54,030-2,316,064 http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Hip-Hop-Album-Sales-Report-The-Game-is-2-hip-hop-7424.html
the internet.... ppl download more than they buy retails.. also, i know what u mean about GZA and all these older cats that deserve the respect.. but their new stuff.... doesn't blow me away or anything. new school coming hard and old school trying to stay in it.. but Respect, they still doin their thang. One last thing.. the mixtape game and all that music on the streets.. out the trunk.. a lotta talent coming with fresh stuff but they just sell out the trunk. same or even more units than you posted... TECH N9NE = just one example.. does over 300 shows a year, makes his money, can rap like nobody's business.. but he's on his own independent label... something about rappers doing a gang of albums that don't touch radio but still sell units.. i have more appreciation in that for that in a way.
They're still making a shit ton of money doing something that should be enjoyable. I'm going to keep downloading my music, thanks.
yeah man shits crazy, game cd is good material n he got beat by slipknot by less than 2,000 records on the sales chart, n the carter 3 sold a milli i still dont get it, i guess the only way u sellin is if u makin love songs
money from cds dosent really go to the artist any more, they make there money from touring and record companies make money from cds
word ima big wu fan, and i dunno for most of the stuff it just aint as good, but there are def some good songs.