WHO IN THE BAY (WITHOUT A DEAL) IS SELLING MORE THAN 10K?
- Thread starter The Bureau ENT.
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Good question. Behind all the whos featuring on whos next release (and the feature rates that come with that), the videos, the cameos in peoples videos, the so and so is now fuckin' with this well known artist, the guess what Im performing with so and so...so, the forum sites where people catch replies from the same ten people, but are those who are replying buying the cd?, the magazine ads, the jewelry, the homies cars in these videos, the paid for youtube and myspace hits, the bought myspace friends, the hyped up email blasts etc, etc....you know everything behind the appearence that cds are sellin, whos really sellin (being that people only want you to see what they want you to see)? Are these marketing strategies really working, or are 9 to 5 job paychecks or and street grinding fitting the bills to keep up the illusion that sells are really feeding their egos media consistancy? Where are the soundscan reports? INthe street sales aspect, where arethe pictures of people holding up money with you while holding your cd...wheres the proof? But in the end as long as MCs are enjoying what they are doing, thats all that matters in my book.
lol...I mean whose sellin 50 units in one week?
lol...I mean whose sellin 50 units in one week?
Messy Marv's new album will count as "1" sale.
If someone skips 1 song on your album on iTunes while downloading you don't get an whole album sale counted, but you will get credited as each one of those songs as a single sale towards the Online Digital Charts (via billboard).
Hope that information helps.
If someone skips 1 song on your album on iTunes while downloading you don't get an whole album sale counted, but you will get credited as each one of those songs as a single sale towards the Online Digital Charts (via billboard).
Hope that information helps.
Jewelry you right about everything. As a independent artist you have start looking beyond CD sales. Every artist who has a CD out now knows if you waitin for CD sale money, YOU WILL STARVE! WE Bay Area artist can't be thinking like it's the 90's and expect to do large numbers of units, that concept is flawed and VERY dated. I remember when C-Bo sold 200,000 units in one week going through City Hall Records with the "Tales From The Crypt" album. He charted at No# 4. on the album chart and I believe top 20 on the pop chart. That ain't happening now with ANYBODY. I know the money was sweet back then, but now you gotta get the slow nickel and have patience. 1995 was 15 YEARS AGO!!!!
The difference to me is the 10,000 people that would buy the cd back then are now rapping and trying to sell their own...I was sellin 80 copies 6 days a week with 3 people in 1998-2000, I moved out my moms house off 4,000 cassette sales in 3 month time period with money to furnish my place and but 1000 cds, etc etc. There were more consumers then. Now theres more people trying to sell you their cd so what I get most is "well Im rapping too," when I ask "would you like to buy a copy," rather then ok.
Jewelry your right though between me promoting shows, graphics, cd sales etc etc, "collectively" I make money.
Jewelry your right though between me promoting shows, graphics, cd sales etc etc, "collectively" I make money.
