Soundscan Numbers

[Lunatic]

It will be interesting to see what Camera Phone does for Game's numbers and for the simple fact it ain't on the album.

exactly why i'll never understand why he made a vid for it. the track wasn't good enough to make the cuts but was good enough to be chosen as a BET/MTV single

[D-Nice]

It will be interesting to see what Camera Phone does for Game's numbers and for the simple fact it ain't on the album.

yeah it will suck for the girls who buy the album from hearing camera phone alone and find out it isn't on the CD LOL

Just from my experience working at FYE shit like this is a nightmare. You would have people wanting to return albums because a song is not on there. Unless they are pressing up more Deluxe Editions this makes no sense at all.

[HimselfTheMajestic]

from what i've heard on TI's album, i gotta say it's not as dope as his prior shit,
but it's got a lot of dope songs on it and lyrically TIP got back up in there.
he had kinda fallen off after TI vs TIP.

in my opinion, he shoulda never put that one out. he should've
done a crew album like TI presents PSC or whatever.
because king IMO didn't get the shine it deserved.
that is a solid ass album.

but anway, im surprised luda didn't move more copies,
theatre of the mind is dope as hell! really good tracks on there.

and im only really feeling 2 tracks off that kanye album,  a
little too much vocoder in my opinion and he's not really
a good singer.

im not sure about ball street journal, but know i had
my ghetto report card stuck in my stereo for almost a year or two
after it came out. that shit was knocking, and he came out
like a beast lyrically on it.  what i've heard on ball street journal
has been mostly mediocre though.

[K.Dub]

It will be interesting to see what Camera Phone does for Game's numbers and for the simple fact it ain't on the album.

yeah it will suck for the girls who buy the album from hearing camera phone alone and find out it isn't on the CD LOL

Just from my experience working at FYE shit like this is a nightmare. You would have people wanting to return albums because a song is not on there. Unless they are pressing up more Deluxe Editions this makes no sense at all.

Lol

[Black Excellence]

damn was hoping E-40 would sell more but we in a recession 

LMFAO at this statement. Tip is killin' em out there. paper trail sold more this week than E 40 sold period. but it all starts wit making good music. 40 sold out musically. he don't even use his slang no more.

Did you hear the same album I did? Ball Street Journal is one of his best albums. And TI fucking sucks, every album, terrible. The simple fact is, the majority of music people buy sucks. The majority of people like shitty music. Just look at the sales charts. Kanye? Beyonce? T-Pain? TI? Lil Wayne. These no talent losers sell millions of albums. I don't see how anyone could think 40's new album is him selling out, it's got the same damn features every recent E-40 album has.

you have to be sniffing lines of something to even say it's one of 40's 'best' albums. this shit pales in comparison to in a major way or the hall of game. admit it 40 fell off. he is the the new master p (lyrically) drinking too much fountain of youth juice. LOL. paper trail>>>>>>the ball street journal.

[Crockett]

^clearly u haven't heard the TI album "Trap Muzik" - classic hiphop.

People say "Get rich or die trying" is classic hiphop, but personally, I can't stand that either. Or Jay-Z or Kanye, or all this other "classic" crap everyone is supposed to like. Even the new Ice Cube was wack. So few artists are actually putting out decent music. And those few artists will never be house hold names. I don't know how people can actually enjoy Lil Wayne's music. I can understand why someone would like Nas or Jay-Z or TI. But the crap these days, that's selling the most, is complete garbage. Back in the day, the albums that sold the most, were the best. How many copies did Doogystyle sell? How many copies did Thriller or Purple Rain sell? Billions of copies. What's the last quality album to sell over a million copies? Dre's 2001?

damn son i agree 258% withyou on this ...... i feel the same get rich or die trying was plastic hip hop.... i would never listen to jay z or kanye... ever.. why would i need to when i have... other artists who are better... and keep in underground.. even the games new album.. really isent a westcaost album.. its a worldwide album.. people get it twisted.. but he got common ect on there.... that aint no west coast

[COMPTONRIDA1]

Now that TI took the stand to let the world know he really a snitch.. will that effect his album sales on the next album...

40 is doin cool being its a fucced economy...

kanye gonna always do good.. cause the white people love em...lol

[Crockett]

Now that TI took the stand to let the world know he really a snitch.. will that effect his album sales on the next album...

40 is doin cool being its a fucced economy...

kanye gonna always do good.. cause the white people love em...lol

kanye is white.....

[The King]

damn was hoping E-40 would sell more but we in a recession 

LMFAO at this statement. Tip is killin' em out there. paper trail sold more this week than E 40 sold period. but it all starts wit making good music. 40 sold out musically. he don't even use his slang no more.

Did you hear the same album I did? Ball Street Journal is one of his best albums. And TI fucking sucks, every album, terrible. The simple fact is, the majority of music people buy sucks. The majority of people like shitty music. Just look at the sales charts. Kanye? Beyonce? T-Pain? TI? Lil Wayne. These no talent losers sell millions of albums. I don't see how anyone could think 40's new album is him selling out, it's got the same damn features every recent E-40 album has.

you have to be sniffing lines of something to even say it's one of 40's 'best' albums. this shit pales in comparison to in a major way or the hall of game. admit it 40 fell off. he is the the new master p (lyrically) drinking too much fountain of youth juice. LOL. paper trail>>>>>>the ball street journal.

The reason I like it more is it's "cleaner" sounding. The beats are all pretty simple, fresh, clean, crisp, no abrupt banging or shit. E-40 sounds a lot more clear easier to understand.  The features all make sense, the lyrics are pretty good. The album just sounds like it was mixed by more qualified people then his previous stuff. And please tell me how tracks like Ambassador, 40-Water, Earl etc. are him selling out. It's classic E-40.

[Crockett]

Music is completely subjective. TI promotes himself and his music well, has since his first album. Wayne puts out a ton of material, mixtapes and albums also. Gives his fans what they want and gains new ones. Music game and the hustle game is not much different. These days you have to really hustle to get your product out to the masses. Now there are alot of mindless sheep that do buy whatever everyone else does, but the majority of the artists that do well these days the label and the artist are promoting the fuck out of the product and hustling it.

now ain't that some real talk and the business that some ppl just don't see. oh well. +1.

Yeah I feel people that don't like a particular artist but again that is subjective and is not a great argument as to why they sell records. Even Plies hustles the fuck out of his music. Has a solid core fanbase and delivers the kind of music they like.

and that's why Plies, Ti, Wayne sell - hustle their music.

u tihnk that lil wayne hustles his music.... lol
if he wants to do a feture on a album he got it.. if he wants to do a tv ad he got it.... he dont hustle shit.. his agents and lables do the hustlin for him which with a big name like that isent hard..