west coast record sales, the problem

[techniec]

im wondering if it went gold as well, it debuted #31, and quickly fell off the chart

i do know that when who ride wit us dropped, sales picked up cuz that single was amazing, but did it pick up enough for the album to go gold?

can anybody officially confirm this??

[Top-Dogg2001]

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.

The source's sales listings are bs. By the time the print the magazine it's all wrong. Some are wrong from the begining. Streetz is a mutha is gold. My newspaper even said it.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Mark my words..."Space Boogie" will go platnum...

[TheSheriff]

It sold 7 mill, like Jake said.

Yeah, it's the South's time to shine...But we got shitty acts like Cash Money, No Limit and Trick Daddy's clique, while the ones who deserve it, like Outkast, Goodie Mob, even UGK, they not selling what they deserve. Yukmouth only went gold...So all is not well in the South.

And yeah, Mid-West comin up. But where after that? European rap? Canadian rap?

One reason Kurupt doesn't sell much overall is cause many East Coast heads reckon he's a traitor.

[Don Rizzle]

wanna know y eastsidaz went plat? that album was near classic!!!! plus its had  snoops name on it so its garenteed 2 reach that i thiunk dueces n trays will go plat too but maybe take a while

kurupt i'm not sure of gold tho but with this hook up with roc a fella hes been doing with daz should help sales from east coast peeps and all westcoast peeps like kurupt what he needs is a song 2 blow up on the radio, who ride with us didn't blow up here at all considering in only heard it oncewhat kurupt needs is what butch cassidy has just done on the voilator album with that jada and prodigy cos i  can see that tune blowing up although its not gone help butch much cops ppl ain't gone mention him like westwood just didn't and he is just doin a hook but u know what i'm saying get ya self on jigga's second single with daz na mean

[ImmortalOne]

Riaa's numbers are way off on alot of those albums.

True, Will Smith and Puffy made albums that sold 7 million, but I dont count those, cuz I dont consider them to be "legit" hip hop albums.

[TheSheriff]

Naw, Will's was legit, a bit poppy, but then again, so was MMLP. No Way Out's a good album, in one way...But in another, more important way, it wasn't a legit album.

[ImmortalOne]

I think No Way Out was the beginning of the downfall of hip hop. Ever since that album came out, alot of artists have been more concerned about making a dollar than about actually doing something creative for the artform. And as a result, we have shit artists like Nelly, Cash Money, and Jay Z winning awards......96' was the last great year for hip hop. 97' was horrible. The only albums I liked that year were The Untouchable, Art Of War, Wu Forever, Life After Death, and R U Still Down.......

[Cliftone_Santiago_909]

Yukmouth only went gold...So all is not well in the South.

 Hold up.... what does Yukmouth Have to do with tha south? He's on Rap-A-Lot Records which is a Mid West Lable but he's from CALI which makes him a West Coast Rapper..... he represents East Side Oakland (Like Too $hort)....

 Yeah, well you probably already know all this.... and I'm tellin you all this for no reason but what you said just kinda confused me....

[techniec]

yo top dogg, what did your newspaper say exactly regarding tha streetz iz a mutha being gold???

[West Coast Veteran]

 Hold up.... what does Yukmouth Have to do with tha south? He's on Rap-A-Lot Records which is a Mid West Lable but he's from CALI which makes him a West Coast Rapper..... he represents East Side Oakland (Like Too $hort)....

 Yeah, well you probably already know all this.... and I'm tellin you all this for no reason but what you said just kinda confused me....

all that is true but aint Rap A Lot based in Houston? isnt J. Prince from H-Town?

[Top-Dogg2001]

yo top dogg, what did your newspaper say exactly regarding tha streetz iz a mutha being gold???

Rapper Kurupt was recently in town for a party celebrating his album "streetz is a mutha" going gold.  (Philadelphia Daily News) Not exact words but you get the point. This was last year.

[=[Euthanasia]=]

Over here in the UK the only West Coast G to sell & make an impact on our music charts (which are dominated by boy/girl groups) is Dre. I'm not sure what the actual figures are to date but I know in it's first couple o' months on release it was gettin' so much hype (well deserved might I add) that it was bound 2 sell.
The UK don't seem 2 appreciate the whole Hip-Hop movement, peeps here only giv recognition to media saps like PD & Nelly. I mean in my local HMV store Kurupt's joint, The Streets is on sale 4 like £5.99 which is so unbeleivably cheap 4 such a West Coast master MC or even any otha music genre but he still ain't sellin.
Hell, I don't know?

[RAPQUAKE]

the reason ppl like kurupt dont sell much iz cuz the majority of listenaz dont digg wat they're saying, AND they dont appeal to dem, most of deez west coast ppl aint doin original shit, jus talk bout the gangsta lifestlye and shit, bascially followin past hits' like pac's footsteps, ...the reason eminem sold iz cuz he had sumn diffrent compared to most rappaz (plus he was white)
, u get wat i m sayin?

dont get me rong tho', i luv west coast hip hop, but i m jus sayin how i see the casue to be-->sumn new to appeal to da masses, and of course the cluttered menatlity of dre/snoop=westcoast rap.