New E-40 album was a flop...fact or fiction
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what cracks me up, is that y'all are actin' like those aren't 40s usual numbers. he CONSISTANTLY has been pushing that amount of units since he's been on a major.....shit he damn near was doin' that out the trunk, thus his deal in the first place.
patience my peoples, patience....40 is opening doors for the bay just like he did in '93....he put the bay on his back and brought NATIONAL attention back to the bay. it's up to the rest of these artists to do them, and make their own moves.
I mean....isn't Fabby, Turf Talk & Nump in EUROPE right now?? This shit is starting to take off. These THIZZ dudes need to stop bellyaching about FREE PUBLICITY, and DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
Mr. Fab is the ONLY cat on THIZZ that can go to a major, and be marketable. His style, persona, stage presence, and material, put him head & shoulders above the rest.
Mira....Mac Mall's stint on a major didn't last, as did Bavgate's (Black Mafia-No Limit), Ryda J. (Mob Figaz-NooTrybe/Virgin), and Keek (3Xcrazy-Noo Trybe/Virgin). These cats aren't HUNGRY anymore. They are content to be local rappers, and you can tell by the material they put out. Not hating here, just stating facts. Keek should have already BEEN snatched up by a label because of all the attention he's been getting lately. I think he or the people he trusts, just make bad business decisions.
patience my peoples, patience....40 is opening doors for the bay just like he did in '93....he put the bay on his back and brought NATIONAL attention back to the bay. it's up to the rest of these artists to do them, and make their own moves.
I mean....isn't Fabby, Turf Talk & Nump in EUROPE right now?? This shit is starting to take off. These THIZZ dudes need to stop bellyaching about FREE PUBLICITY, and DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
Mr. Fab is the ONLY cat on THIZZ that can go to a major, and be marketable. His style, persona, stage presence, and material, put him head & shoulders above the rest.
Mira....Mac Mall's stint on a major didn't last, as did Bavgate's (Black Mafia-No Limit), Ryda J. (Mob Figaz-NooTrybe/Virgin), and Keek (3Xcrazy-Noo Trybe/Virgin). These cats aren't HUNGRY anymore. They are content to be local rappers, and you can tell by the material they put out. Not hating here, just stating facts. Keek should have already BEEN snatched up by a label because of all the attention he's been getting lately. I think he or the people he trusts, just make bad business decisions.
The industry realizes there is talent out here in the bay, and we got our own sound that might possibly be the next south. Thats why they are dumping money and promotion into this product. They wouldn't put this money into something that they wouldn't see making money in return. Yes, the sales are low in connection with the amount of promo (at the moment), but industry heads realise that this shit WILL take off and make money in sales down the line. Mainstreem music listeners are stupid and usually only support what is "established". The bay area is in a possition where its moving towards being established, and once it is, sales will take off and other bay area artists will follow, just like what happened with Texas a few years back.
Chamillionaire is a good example of an album that started out slow. Cats was comparin him and Paul Wall cause they came out at around the same time and Paul Walls sales were better at first. Chamillionaire picked up a major amount of steam from what seems to be nowhere and Paul Wall dropped off the radar. Whenever cats post those soundscan numbers up here I never see Paul Walls album, but I see Chamillionaire on there. He's damn near platinum now.
Oh yeah ..
Keyshia Cole. Y'all already know what I'm talkin about.
Oh yeah ..
Keyshia Cole. Y'all already know what I'm talkin about.
