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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Jaydc on October 29, 2009, 10:48:29 PM
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It was only certified two times platinum.
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Because it went 5x platinum worldwide...
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Because it went 5x platinum worldwide...
yeee
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I know in the UK it didn't sell over 400,000...
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Because it went 5x platinum worldwide...
Yessir! Don't you think he got paid for them extra 3x millions copies? The world is bigger than America.
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He inflate his sales like 50 did. Bring up worldwide sales which isn't accurately tracked.
50 says 11 million but did 6 million in U.S. with GRODT
Game says 5 but did 2 mill in U.S.
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By official sats 50 could have sold between 800,000-1,200,000 copies in the UK with GRODT. The Game could have sold 400,000-800,000 copies. Seeing as the UK is probably the second biggest consumer of US hip-hop then you can probably work out 11mil worldwide is probably an exaggeration.
Then again thanks to Eminem, the G Unit brand was able to spread to parts of the world which hip-hop doesn't usually sell in. And sales in places like Africa are pretty difficult to track...
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Because it went 5x platinum worldwide...
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All you ignorant people from the West usually forget Japan, it is a big market for American music, vastly bigger than the UK.
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All you ignorant people from the West usually forget Japan, it is a big market for American music, vastly bigger than the UK.
Its a big market but not vastly bigger than the UK in terms of sales. Also in rap the UK is where the big sales were coming from outside of the US for the gunit albums.
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I always thought Japan had a huge market for hip-hop. I already know the UK does. They both have a growing one.
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Worldwide (if you don't count Canada) there are a lot of different markets for Hip Hop. Japan and UK being the main two. The others that are growing are places like Germany, and even Australia/New Zealand
He went what would be classed as Gold here in the UK. Don't know the current number to date though
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Well the reason I ask,is when people get into arguements about game and defend him and how he was a bigger artist then g units other artist and bring up the five million sales and how banks and buck only did two each.But game only did two in the us,same as banks same as buck.Im sure if you looked at worldwide it would be the same sales as banks and buck.He was just another g unit rapper nothing more.Hell does anyone even have proof that he sold 5 million worldwide or they just take him at his word?He was a creation of 50 and g unit,not dre,no matter how many dre and game stans want to think that.
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well the game is a huge fraud so its not really surprising. i mean why does he chug bottles of water on stage like its vodka?
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Well the reason I ask,is when people get into arguements about game and defend him and how he was a bigger artist then g units other artist and bring up the five million sales and how banks and buck only did two each.But game only did two in the us,same as banks same as buck.Im sure if you looked at worldwide it would be the same sales as banks and buck.He was just another g unit rapper nothing more.Hell does anyone even have proof that he sold 5 million worldwide or they just take him at his word?He was a creation of 50 and g unit,not dre,no matter how many dre and game stans want to think that.
Lloyd Banks and Young Buck only certified platinum according to RIAA. :-\
It took Game 2 months to do 2xplatinum, it took Banks 3 months to hit platinum and it took Buck 5 months to hit platinum...
I don't know if that proves Game is a bigger artist... but he sold more (twice as much) and sold quicker (twice as fast) than any G-Unit artist not named 50 Cent.
I don't know who to give credit to whether its Dre affiliation, 50 affiliation, Game's gangsta image that was marketable, or maybe all are to be credited not just 50 Cent as 50 stans would want you to believe?
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Its a G-Unit thing. Just like Banks sold 1.5 mill but he claims 3. Buck sold 2 and he claims 4. Yayo went gold but he claims to have done 3 worldwide. Lame as hell if you ask me.
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this douchebag 'Muhfukka' pm'ing me like a female tryin to start an internet beef lol...wack biitch boi
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this douchebag 'Muhfukka' pm'ing me like a female tryin to start an internet beef lol...wack biitch boi
he do the same thing with all the members of this forum,is a fuckin retarded faggot from salinas :D
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well the game is a huge fraud so its not really surprising. i mean why does he chug bottles of water on stage like its vodka?
Because being on stage performing in uneasy temperature & humidity levels, will make someone thirsty and water would be best to keep him hydrated and active
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this douchebag 'Muhfukka' pm'ing me like a female tryin to start an internet beef lol...wack biitch boi
he do the same thing with all the members of this forum,is a fuckin retarded faggot from salinas :D
whats up with that ugly bitch in his sig and ava?
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this douchebag 'Muhfukka' pm'ing me like a female tryin to start an internet beef lol...wack biitch boi
hahaha i was just asking if he was psychohustla, ill take that as a yes
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Well the reason I ask,is when people get into arguements about game and defend him and how he was a bigger artist then g units other artist and bring up the five million sales and how banks and buck only did two each.But game only did two in the us,same as banks same as buck.Im sure if you looked at worldwide it would be the same sales as banks and buck.He was just another g unit rapper nothing more.Hell does anyone even have proof that he sold 5 million worldwide or they just take him at his word?He was a creation of 50 and g unit,not dre,no matter how many dre and game stans want to think that.
Lloyd Banks and Young Buck only certified platinum according to RIAA. :-\
It took Game 2 months to do 2xplatinum, it took Banks 3 months to hit platinum and it took Buck 5 months to hit platinum...
I don't know if that proves Game is a bigger artist... but he sold more (twice as much) and sold quicker (twice as fast) than any G-Unit artist not named 50 Cent.
I don't know who to give credit to whether its Dre affiliation, 50 affiliation, Game's gangsta image that was marketable, or maybe all are to be credited not just 50 Cent as 50 stans would want you to believe?
Do you have a link to back those sales figures up?I checked the riaa site,and it seems it hasnt been updated in a long time.They dont even have any of others games albums listed,so are we to believe then his other two albums failed to even go gold or have a chaqrting single?Hell they dont even have 50 cents curtis album.
And you say it took banks three months to hit platinum I dont know where your getting that from,Im reading on the riaa site,that it was certified gold and platinum the same day,3 months later.Now he sold over 400,000 first week,I dont believe it took him 3 more months to do 70,000 more.This site they have isnt accurate at all.
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ha ha
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Well the reason I ask,is when people get into arguements about game and defend him and how he was a bigger artist then g units other artist and bring up the five million sales and how banks and buck only did two each.But game only did two in the us,same as banks same as buck.Im sure if you looked at worldwide it would be the same sales as banks and buck.He was just another g unit rapper nothing more.Hell does anyone even have proof that he sold 5 million worldwide or they just take him at his word?He was a creation of 50 and g unit,not dre,no matter how many dre and game stans want to think that.
Lloyd Banks and Young Buck only certified platinum according to RIAA. :-\
It took Game 2 months to do 2xplatinum, it took Banks 3 months to hit platinum and it took Buck 5 months to hit platinum...
I don't know if that proves Game is a bigger artist... but he sold more (twice as much) and sold quicker (twice as fast) than any G-Unit artist not named 50 Cent.
I don't know who to give credit to whether its Dre affiliation, 50 affiliation, Game's gangsta image that was marketable, or maybe all are to be credited not just 50 Cent as 50 stans would want you to believe?
Do you have a link to back those sales figures up?I checked the riaa site,and it seems it hasnt been updated in a long time.They dont even have any of others games albums listed,so are we to believe then his other two albums failed to even go gold or have a chaqrting single?Hell they dont even have 50 cents curtis album.
And you say it took banks three months to hit platinum I dont know where your getting that from,Im reading on the riaa site,that it was certified gold and platinum the same day,3 months later.Now he sold over 400,000 first week,I dont believe it took him 3 more months to do 70,000 more.This site they have isnt accurate at all.
I get my info from www.riaa.com at the gold/platinum certification part. Check the certification dates and check when the album was released thats how I got my information. That's how I came up with it took 3 months for Banks to hit platinum.
I'm not saying it's 100% accurate but thats the only OFFICIAL source we can actually check online. Maybe Game did sell 5 million then since it hasn't been updated since 2005?
The record labels have to pay for these certifications which is probably why they haven't been updated.
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RIAA isn't an ideal source these days, and hasn't been for years
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im not that guy, u dumb moron. u must be of the ghey
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I don't know who to give credit to whether its Dre affiliation, 50 affiliation, Game's gangsta image that was marketable, or maybe all are to be credited not just 50 Cent as 50 stans would want you to believe?
It's all those things. He was affiliated with a group/label that was doing big numbers. He was one of the first new West Coast artists to get a big push in awhile and he was being promoted as sort of a return to the classic West Coast feel of the 90's. That and it was the first artist from Compton to have their album drop under Dr. Dre in quite some time. He sort of had the 50 Cent thing going where from a promotional perspective, he had all the bases covered.
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u don't want it wit me 'muhfcuka' youse prolly 60 pounds when ur wet & wearing boots