west coast record sales, the problem

[techniec]

yeah west coast radio is full of shit, i lived in fremont, for 3 years, and in san fran for on eyear, and the radio, while playing lots of west shit, didnt support the underground and many west coast acts,

especially in the bay, cats like rappin 4 tay and too short have complained about llack of play,

one more thing, big jake, all those numbers u put up i already knew of, but can u tell me how sure u are of tha streetz iz a mutha's gold status
same for balance and options, cuz those 2 albums  thought didnt sell shit, how sure are u of those numbers,, one more thing , west does sell, but not like we should

since1999

warren g- i want it all
platinum

dr.dre- 2001
7 million
(but all of u know, the teenage pop group made this album sell what it sold, the eminem/mtv crowd)

kurupt- tha streetz iz a mutha
i thought it only sold 300,000, but some say its gold

snoop dogg- nl top dogg
platinum

tha eastsidaz
platinum

snoop dogg- tha last meal
2 platinum

too short- you nasty
gold

ice cube- vol. 2
gold

dj quik- rhythymalism
gold

dj quik- balance and options
gold??

so yeah we are doing good, but as for the upcoming releases, here are my predictions

smoke oddessey- less than gold
bad azz- less than gold
tha eastsidaz- gold

i hope the west keeps getting them plaques,

[Big FC]

i think eastsidaz will go plat again and space boogie will go gold.. i jus hav good feelings about kurupts album now that i've listened to it like 15 times through..

[Don Jacob]

man don't be questioning me like that unless you want your cap peeled back partna!

naw just playin


i know all those numbers cuz it has them all over the net and of corse streetz went gold every muther fucker in know in bakersfield ownes it

[ImmortalOne]

Dre 2001 has sold 6 million, not 7 million.

Anyway, the west coast is still way ahead of the east coast in sales, and a big reason for that is one that no one has mentioned yet, surprisingly. Last time I checked, he goes by the name of Tupac Shakur. However, I do think the east has made more hip hop classics than the west.

[Don Jacob]

no actually i was right it's at 7 mill

[ImmortalOne]

no actually i was right it's at 7 mill

Nope. The only rap albums to sell 7 million or more were:

Life After Death
E.1999 Eternal
All Eyez On Me
2Pac Greatest Hits
MMLP

Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer dont count, cuz im only talking about legit rap albums. 2001 will probably get there though.

[Don Jacob]

dude it's at 7 mil trust me

[Don Jacob]

oh yeah and your leaving out licence to ill which sold 8 mil

[ImmortalOne]

oh yeah and your leaving out licence to ill which sold 8 mil

True that, License To Ill is probably passed 8 million.

[Trauma-san]

DAMN, I Didn't Know They Were From Cali?

[Top-Dogg2001]

Puffy's No Way out is at 7 million
Will Smith's Big Willie Style is at 8 million

Dre is at/or around 7 million. If It's not at 7 million buy now then it will pass it by the end of the year.

[DPGC2001]

2001 is at 7 million it just hasn't been certified yet.  MMLP is at 9 million same thing.  And Streetz is a Mutha did go gold, but just barely.  Hopefully Kurupt will go plat this time around.  I don't see the Eastsidaz going plat again.  Bad Azz won't even go gold...Pleezbaleevit...

[John Smith]

e.1999 eternal is only certified as 4 times platinum.

[Mr G-Thang]

riiaas shit is fucked up

[infinite59]

Good post- I think that all those people who used to buy West Coast albums, are now buying South Shit, like Ludacris, Cash Money, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz, all that wack shit.

I used to work at a record store.  And this is merely an observation.  It seems like most of the black people were always into whatever was hot at the time. Instead of showing support for a few artists they really respect.

I remember back when the West Coast was in it's golden age, and I was younger, I was in the habit of always buying all the big hip-hop releases, that came out every few months.  But then, as Puffy, Master P, DMX, and Jay-Z started blowing up, I bought a few bad records, and I had to change the way I buy music.    



And The Streetz is a Mutha, I don't think it went gold because I don't remember it being listed in the Source when they show all the gold and platinum artists at the end of the year.