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E-40 has a better appeal nationwide than Snoop currently does. There really isn't anything going for the West. Artists that have the best chance to appeal if they work with the
To that comparison with Snoop, I don't agree with that. Snoop is and always has been a big household name who still has his own shows on TV etc. Snoop is everywhere, if you like it or not. His last album didn't do that good because he picked singles that he felt he should pick. He wasn't appealing to the masses at all with that "My Medicine" track or "Neva Have 2 Worry" as well... but he wanted to drop them, that's Snoop. The only exception was "Sexual Eruption" aka "Sensual Seduction" and this was a top 10 hit and even got radioplay in europe. So you can't say Snoop hasn't as much appeal as E-40. Plus, Snoop was featured on so many big albums throughout the last years, people won't forget him.
QuoteTo that comparison with Snoop, I don't agree with that. Snoop is and always has been a big household name who still has his own shows on TV etc. Snoop is everywhere, if you like it or not. His last album didn't do that good because he picked singles that he felt he should pick. He wasn't appealing to the masses at all with that "My Medicine" track or "Neva Have 2 Worry" as well... but he wanted to drop them, that's Snoop. The only exception was "Sexual Eruption" aka "Sensual Seduction" and this was a top 10 hit and even got radioplay in europe. So you can't say Snoop hasn't as much appeal as E-40. Plus, Snoop was featured on so many big albums throughout the last years, people won't forget him.I would have to respectfully disagree with you because people in the South aren't looking for Snoop Dogg, nor do they care about his records. That's part of the reason the record sales hit rock bottom on his last release -- no appeal in the South. The South is the majority of the country now population-wise, so you have to appeal your records to that demographic if you want to have a chance (also coupled with the fact that LA fans don't support LA artists by purchasing the records). E-40's "Tell Me When To Go" is a track you still hear in the clubs down in Miami. They aren't playing any Snoop Dogg tracks on there unless it's old like his Death Row tracks.People in the South want to hear Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Three Six Mafia, Yung L.A., Young Dro, Lil Wayne, T.I., Mack Mane, anything Cash Money, Rick Ross is huge in Florida, Fat Joe is eastcoast but he has a huge appeal in Miami cause he lives there and collabs with all those artists, Two Pistolz, Plies, and T-Pain is huge in the South. Florida has its own rap movement now, add on all the classic artists in Texas like your Paul Walls and Mike Jones and Scarfaces, and all the artists in Louisiana and Georgia and you have your answer why nobody is waiting or looking for West Coast Rap anymore. this is also the reason Dre is afraid to drop "Detox" because he doesn't know if he can compete with the Dirty South. It's kind of like the SEC Football, they run shit. That's why you see Snoop trying to collab with Gucci Mane and all these other cats cause he knows his record branches out more when he collabs with them then Nipsy Hustle, Jay Rock, or Damani. People in the South want the hard bass, the finger snappin, raw slow flow. And if you ain't got that, they don't wanna hear no old G-Funk All Nightaz/Warren G long beach shit.This is why Soulja Boy can outsell Snoop and Ice Cube. Our classic artists have dried up and nobody except The Game has risen to the top in the new breed. And The Game stays relevant by collabing with everyone to reach out to different fan bases. The Westcoast rap scene hasn't been the same since the Up In Smoke Tour in 2000.
Quote from: love33 on September 30, 2009, 10:58:17 AMQuoteTo that comparison with Snoop, I don't agree with that. Snoop is and always has been a big household name who still has his own shows on TV etc. Snoop is everywhere, if you like it or not. His last album didn't do that good because he picked singles that he felt he should pick. He wasn't appealing to the masses at all with that "My Medicine" track or "Neva Have 2 Worry" as well... but he wanted to drop them, that's Snoop. The only exception was "Sexual Eruption" aka "Sensual Seduction" and this was a top 10 hit and even got radioplay in europe. So you can't say Snoop hasn't as much appeal as E-40. Plus, Snoop was featured on so many big albums throughout the last years, people won't forget him.I would have to respectfully disagree with you because people in the South aren't looking for Snoop Dogg, nor do they care about his records. That's part of the reason the record sales hit rock bottom on his last release -- no appeal in the South. The South is the majority of the country now population-wise, so you have to appeal your records to that demographic if you want to have a chance (also coupled with the fact that LA fans don't support LA artists by purchasing the records). E-40's "Tell Me When To Go" is a track you still hear in the clubs down in Miami. They aren't playing any Snoop Dogg tracks on there unless it's old like his Death Row tracks.People in the South want to hear Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Three Six Mafia, Yung L.A., Young Dro, Lil Wayne, T.I., Mack Mane, anything Cash Money, Rick Ross is huge in Florida, Fat Joe is eastcoast but he has a huge appeal in Miami cause he lives there and collabs with all those artists, Two Pistolz, Plies, and T-Pain is huge in the South. Florida has its own rap movement now, add on all the classic artists in Texas like your Paul Walls and Mike Jones and Scarfaces, and all the artists in Louisiana and Georgia and you have your answer why nobody is waiting or looking for West Coast Rap anymore. this is also the reason Dre is afraid to drop "Detox" because he doesn't know if he can compete with the Dirty South. It's kind of like the SEC Football, they run shit. That's why you see Snoop trying to collab with Gucci Mane and all these other cats cause he knows his record branches out more when he collabs with them then Nipsy Hustle, Jay Rock, or Damani. People in the South want the hard bass, the finger snappin, raw slow flow. And if you ain't got that, they don't wanna hear no old G-Funk All Nightaz/Warren G long beach shit.This is why Soulja Boy can outsell Snoop and Ice Cube. Our classic artists have dried up and nobody except The Game has risen to the top in the new breed. And The Game stays relevant by collabing with everyone to reach out to different fan bases. The Westcoast rap scene hasn't been the same since the Up In Smoke Tour in 2000.Who gives a fuck what a few people in the south are looking for? Bottom line is that Snoop sells more than E-40. 40 has the entire south behind him, and Snoop released an R&B album and still sold more. Numbers don't lie.Check your info, because Soulja Boy doesn't outsell Snoop. And Ice Cube doesn't sell platinum records anymore because he's an indie artist. You do realize that record labels pay radio stations to play their singles?Its funny how people talk about Snoop and Ice Cube's album sales....then these same people call rappers like Rick Ross and Plies successful when they sell even less.
Quote from: rapsodie sees the bitch in you on September 30, 2009, 04:12:53 PMQuote from: love33 on September 30, 2009, 10:58:17 AMQuoteTo that comparison with Snoop, I don't agree with that. Snoop is and always has been a big household name who still has his own shows on TV etc. Snoop is everywhere, if you like it or not. His last album didn't do that good because he picked singles that he felt he should pick. He wasn't appealing to the masses at all with that "My Medicine" track or "Neva Have 2 Worry" as well... but he wanted to drop them, that's Snoop. The only exception was "Sexual Eruption" aka "Sensual Seduction" and this was a top 10 hit and even got radioplay in europe. So you can't say Snoop hasn't as much appeal as E-40. Plus, Snoop was featured on so many big albums throughout the last years, people won't forget him.I would have to respectfully disagree with you because people in the South aren't looking for Snoop Dogg, nor do they care about his records. That's part of the reason the record sales hit rock bottom on his last release -- no appeal in the South. The South is the majority of the country now population-wise, so you have to appeal your records to that demographic if you want to have a chance (also coupled with the fact that LA fans don't support LA artists by purchasing the records). E-40's "Tell Me When To Go" is a track you still hear in the clubs down in Miami. They aren't playing any Snoop Dogg tracks on there unless it's old like his Death Row tracks.People in the South want to hear Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Three Six Mafia, Yung L.A., Young Dro, Lil Wayne, T.I., Mack Mane, anything Cash Money, Rick Ross is huge in Florida, Fat Joe is eastcoast but he has a huge appeal in Miami cause he lives there and collabs with all those artists, Two Pistolz, Plies, and T-Pain is huge in the South. Florida has its own rap movement now, add on all the classic artists in Texas like your Paul Walls and Mike Jones and Scarfaces, and all the artists in Louisiana and Georgia and you have your answer why nobody is waiting or looking for West Coast Rap anymore. this is also the reason Dre is afraid to drop "Detox" because he doesn't know if he can compete with the Dirty South. It's kind of like the SEC Football, they run shit. That's why you see Snoop trying to collab with Gucci Mane and all these other cats cause he knows his record branches out more when he collabs with them then Nipsy Hustle, Jay Rock, or Damani. People in the South want the hard bass, the finger snappin, raw slow flow. And if you ain't got that, they don't wanna hear no old G-Funk All Nightaz/Warren G long beach shit.This is why Soulja Boy can outsell Snoop and Ice Cube. Our classic artists have dried up and nobody except The Game has risen to the top in the new breed. And The Game stays relevant by collabing with everyone to reach out to different fan bases. The Westcoast rap scene hasn't been the same since the Up In Smoke Tour in 2000.Who gives a fuck what a few people in the south are looking for? Bottom line is that Snoop sells more than E-40. 40 has the entire south behind him, and Snoop released an R&B album and still sold more. Numbers don't lie.Check your info, because Soulja Boy doesn't outsell Snoop. And Ice Cube doesn't sell platinum records anymore because he's an indie artist. You do realize that record labels pay radio stations to play their singles?Its funny how people talk about Snoop and Ice Cube's album sales....then these same people call rappers like Rick Ross and Plies successful when they sell even less.Ego Trippin has over 500k sales and souljaboytellem.com has over 1 million records sold. The South is where the majority of the country lives, so it does matter for sales. How is Ross selling less? Cube has sold 500k Gold with ‘Laugh Now, Cry Later’ and ‘Raw Footage’ sold 300k. Ross sold 700k with “Port of Miami” and 700k with “Trilla.” Plies sold 350k with “Da Realist” and 400k with “Definition of Real.”E-40 sold platinum with "my Ghetto Report Card" and what has snoop done lately?
Check the worldwide sales here:http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=231327.0Ego Trippin sold more than shitty Soulja Boi's second album. The south really isn't doing as great as people think.
Quote from: Invincible on October 01, 2009, 01:56:34 PMCheck the worldwide sales here:http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=231327.0Ego Trippin sold more than shitty Soulja Boi's second album. The south really isn't doing as great as people think.Eh, that's kinda true, kinda not true....it's fact that the South has a milliion radio/commercial/club hits out there, and it's been that way most of the decade, and it's fact that only a few artists (T.I., Luda, Outkast, Wayne) really sell major units. Thing is...since 2005, I'm not even sure if there's been a single West Coast album to go platinum. I can check Game, Snoop, E-40, Too Short...but I doubt any of these have gone platinum....so even if the South ain't sellin as much as we sold in the 90's, they are still shittin on us and the East. Low key, the Midwest has seen the most success this decade with radio play AND sales.
Ego Trippin has over 500k sales and souljaboytellem.com has over 1 million records sold. The South is where the majority of the country lives, so it does matter for sales. How is Ross selling less? Cube has sold 500k Gold with ‘Laugh Now, Cry Later’ and ‘Raw Footage’ sold 300k. Ross sold 700k with “Port of Miami” and 700k with “Trilla.” Plies sold 350k with “Da Realist” and 400k with “Definition of Real.”E-40 sold platinum with "my Ghetto Report Card" and what has snoop done lately?
knoc was a good example of this...couldve blown up after bad intentions