It's August 28, 2025, 01:35:45 PM
Hmm...I think that Yukmouth's ''Godzilla'' could have sold a lot more than what it did if it had received the same level of promotion that The Game has earned. In a similar vein to ''The Documentary'', it had a mix of songs that appeal to different groups. For example, Yuk had a club banger in ''Nothin' 2 A Bo$$'', Game had two in ''Higher'' and ''How We Do''; Yuk had a track that appeared to be aimed at a female audience in ''I Want Ya Body'', Game had ''Special''; etc. Yukmouth's record also had more than a few songs that were clearly aimed at a commercial audience, as does The Game. This is not a shot at either artist, it appears you have to have those kind of cuts to sell major units these days.Obviously, Yuk's album didn't have the same big-name producers but it didn't detract from the album as, for the most parts, I found the beats on that album to be solid. Furthermore, the instrumentals featured did not seem to have a predominately West Coast sound. Had the album blown up worldwide, I feel many people would have embraced the overall sound of the album. However, promotion can only get you so far. When you ask if any album could have sold as much as ''The Documentary'' alone I would have to say 'no'. The reason being that there are many other factors that contribute to an album's overall success - Game had the G-Unit connection as you mentioned, plus he also put in major work in the mixtape circuit and even in the days of ''UKNOWWHATITIS Vol. 1'' he had recorded collaborations with relatively big-name acts like Fab, E-40, Loon, etc. Not to mention that The Game has been bestowed with the title of ''Dr. Dre's protege'' so many times - that has inevitably turned a few heads.Whether there are ''Better'' albums or not it cannot be denied that, despite The Game's talent, several factors beyond mere publicity and the quality of the CD have had a huge impact on his sales. Yuk's album wasn't lacking the sound, it wasn't lacking radio material, the biggest thing that it lacked was promotion. It would have sold more with this but, as I've stated, Yuk still didn't have the complete package to rival Game sales-wise. He's just the closest competitor that comes to mind when I consider West Coast album (minus the typical big names) that have dropped over the past few years.
Good response. I heard about 5-6 songs from that album, and personally, it wasn't doin a whole lot for me, not because of him or whatever but it just wasn't movin me much. But I agree that the whole package that went into Game's album is what helped it become a lot more successful. I have heard a lot from Yuk, and even though he's beefin with the people I am down with (Black Wall Street) I am never the type to say "fuck _____" because they beef with somebody I am cool with. And I have always said he has talent and comes off hard on some songs, but I just haven't got into him much as an artist. If he came as hard on every track on an album as he did on the Game disses, then he prolly could get a lot more respect as a whole, but it seems like he doesn't bring that energy on every track.
Who cares about NY? So the only way to let NY dj's play a West Coast CD is to let a rapper who sounds like an East Coast rapper rap over Dre beats? Or to let Snoop rap over a Pharrell or Timbo beat? Damn that's wack if that's how it is!