What are independent artist in the Bay selling?

[Young E.A.S.T]

I know the heavy independent scene they have in Houstan cats is selling over 100,000 independently......Knowing that the Bay has a richer independent scene, i'm curious to know what cats are selling in the Bay......100

 

[Young E.A.S.T]

uppin

 

[ThaG]

nobody is selling 100K in the Bay

 

[GHP]

I wanna say the top guys in the buy sell like 15-50k on their official releases. But your average bay major rapper drops like 5 side albums and mixtapes a year too that prolly sell a couple thousand a piece. people download too much out here, my little sister is up on hella bay shit but i never saw her buy a CD in her life.

 

[[i.M.F.]]

inoe 4sure it usta be 50-100k back in tha day
but since tha net came niggas aint sellin no more

and why tha H sale 100k is bxuz texas is hella big ithink they said its about 1million ppl there(if im wrong so what lol)

and they all support eaCH otha aint no funk
lyke how it is out here. if its guud music they slap it
but out here it depend on where u from and what label u with and shit

 

[alecksf]

I wanna say the top guys in the buy sell like 15-50k on their official releases. But your average bay major rapper drops like 5 side albums and mixtapes a year too that prolly sell a couple thousand a piece. people download too much out here, my little sister is up on hella bay shit but i never saw her buy a CD in her life.

yea the net fucked up alot of shit as far as sales.

 

[hiddengem]

and why tha H sale 100k is bxuz texas is hella big ithink they said its about 1million ppl there(if im wrong so what lol)

i think this is one of the dumbest posts ive ever read. i stay silent on this board, but just had to respond to this idiot. please please stay in school.

the population of the bay area is roughly 6.5 million. no rappers in the bay have sold over 20k in the last 2-3 years, except E40. Anyone who tells you different is lying.

Most rappers coming out now sell less than 5000.

 

[gitwitit]

haha nobody is selling 100k indy in texas... most rapalot artists aren't even touching that

 

[707north]

I wanna say the top guys in the buy sell like 15-50k on their official releases. But your average bay major rapper drops like 5 side albums and mixtapes a year too that prolly sell a couple thousand a piece. people download too much out here, my little sister is up on hella bay shit but i never saw her buy a CD in her life.

U should slap the shit out of your sister. Then erase all the bay tracks she has on her computer. Or the ones she's burned onto cd. That's some bullshit. I hate that when peeps be doing that.

 

[[i.M.F.]]

i think this is one of the dumbest posts ive ever read. i stay silent on this board, but just had to respond to this idiot. please please stay in school.

the population of the bay area is roughly 6.5 million. no rappers in the bay have sold over 20k in the last 2-3 years, except E40. Anyone who tells you different is lying.

Most rappers coming out now sell less than 5000.

u say u stay silent on this board?
well do everybody a favor and keep it that way

texas support they rappers and they buy they shit so if ths pop was over a million u can see why they sell 100,000 indy

and what does me stayin in school have to do with........
"What are independent artist in the Bay selling?"
cuz that was tha question dumb ass
i neva had ah test at school asking how many ppl are in tha bay
or how many ppl bought that new e-40 cd
and i already said since tha net came sales have went down
so please please shut tha fuck up

 

[sicnarf]

I call bullshit on that. If there's supposedly 1 million people in Texas, and they're selling 100k independent, that means 1 out of every 10 people are buying albums. Every 10 people, meaning, babies, 12 year old girls, and senior citizens. Saying there's 1 mil people in texas makes you sound like an ignorant dumbass.

 

[sloth11]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas

^^Shows the population of Texas. About 20 times more than the million you said (So therefor, you are an idiot)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Texas_cities_in_2000

^^Three cities in Texas alone that have over 1 million people (This also proves that you are an idiot)

So Please, dont tell people to shut up.

 

[[i.M.F.]]

I call bullshit on that. If there's supposedly 1 million people in Texas, and they're selling 100k independent, that means 1 out of every 10 people are buying albums. Every 10 people, meaning, babies, 12 year old girls, and senior citizens. Saying there's 1 mil people in texas makes you sound like an ignorant dumbass.

no wat imeant 2say was1mill in houston i was watCHin a dvd with slim thug on there and dats what he said

but ok fuck it if i am wrong go look up how many ppl live in houston then how many ppl live in texas
and if it makes you happy i was wrong then.................i dont givah fuck

NOW if it makes you happy i was riht then..............i still wuldnt givah fuck

my point was niggas in tha bay dont sale records lyke they use to bcuz of d/l
and niggas in houston/texas sale more then bay cats on da indy hype
bcuz its more unity
go look dat up and let me know if iwas right on that

 

[Bam]

i think if you look at dre's or keaks or quinns album sales u can consider them the "platinum" artist of the bay...cats that can push over 30,000...just my opinion

 

[The General]

Andre Nikatina, MD, Mess, Keak, and Quinn are the best selling independent artist doin it in the bay. I Think they push anywhere from 15,000-20,000 an album, no where near a 100K tho.

 

[FILA|AUS]

no wat imeant 2say was1mill in houston i was watCHin a dvd with slim thug on there and dats what he said

but ok fuck it if i am wrong go look up how many ppl live in houston then how many ppl live in texas
and if it makes you happy i was wrong then.................i dont givah fuck

NOW if it makes you happy i was riht then..............i still wuldnt givah fuck

my point was niggas in tha bay dont sale records lyke they use to bcuz of d/l
and niggas in houston/texas sale more then bay cats on da indy hype
bcuz its more unity
go look dat up and let me know if iwas right on that

Yea take the dude's advice and go back to school to learn to talk properly and then to read and write.

 

[gitlami]

da mob figaz sold like 150k on they first shit but dat was like 99

 

[Raider Rick]

lets see these numbers of these texas artists sellin 100k+...i dont think people are seelin nearly as much as he boasts

 

[Hawk4589]

da mob figaz sold like 150k on they first shit but dat was like 99

yea i know the figz sold around 100k on that album a few years bacc.....

 

[Imonone]

^^^True, but again that was 8 years ago, and downloading wasnt big at all then.

Why do Bay artist sales kept quiet on this sight, even from label CEO's who post here. Makes me think guys in the Bay are selling even less than we think.