West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Conan on December 22, 2004, 12:51:35 PM
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Just checked out the news on MTV.com: they've reported in their weekly 'Billboard' sales round-up that Xzibit will debut at number 43 on the charts! That's WAY lower than I was expecting...
I dunno how great his promotion was over in the USA (here in the UK I'm pretty sure that X is known solely for ''Pimp My Ride'') but I don't think that all of the confusion with the release date will have helped matters. X is going to need his second single to make a huge impact or else this is looking to be a failure of 213 proportions...
Still, I don't care how bad promotion or the debut single was - the guy is featured on MTV all the time. He hosted the EMA's! Guess that just doesn't translate into good sales figures... :-\
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
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Thats sucks for him, the album is heat....glad i supported it tho
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you know what his first single sucked really bad though...he has been pretty consistant throughout his career with singles, "Multiply" was his only really commercial single but was dope and brought in good sales figures (he debuted at #3 i believe with MVM), the video sucks really bad too, i mean he needed to really step his game all the way up because cats were waiting to hate because of him hosting Pimp My Ride and all...Damn "Hey Now" isnt even a good west coast track...Fuck it hell sell i think Lil' Jon had a wack debut too, and he bounced back to top 10 the next week sooo...
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I'm surprised how well "What you see is what you get" did, cuz he didn't really have a lot of promo for that. He had a lot of promo for this album, and it doesn't seem to be doing as well. Weird.
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
If you're a true fan, wouldn't you want him to be successfull?
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
LMAO
Now I'm gonna bump LAX and go one with my day. Fuck the bangwagon fans just 'cause he was with Dre and Snoop. My man laid out his best album since 40 Dayz and 40 Nightz, I said it, it's better than Restless, I am making a lot of bold statements in the past few days. But still, it's his first true album that he was in control of, without the influence of Dr. Dre, so for this effort I think he deserves tons of credit. Too bad the rest didn't see this album as that, and just wrote him off. Hopefully he can bounce back with a good second single. We'll see.
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I still haven't gotten around to buying it, I think I'll cruise over to tower during my break and buy it. This really is a good album. The single "Mean Muggin Hey Now" is godawful. Not only should he not have released that as a single, he shouldn't have even put the song on the album. I think people might get the whole idea about the album based on that song. That was a mistake on his part. That was the same mistake Kurupt made when he released the horrilble "It's Over Now" as the first single from Space Boogie, if you guys recall.
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how can people like snoops single more than xzibits. Anyways his album is tight especially judgement day. He should make Judgement Day the next single, but he probally wont
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how can people like snoops single more than xzibits
^^i just dont feel it at all, i dont really even like "saturday night" theres not too much rhyming going on there by X, it's more Jellroll featuring Xzibit...i liked "drop it like it's hot" it was different with the same appeal..."hey now'' was too different too soon, the hook is really what is awful though! its really the problem with some of the album, "Judgement Day" should of kept the same sample Krondon used for it it's the exact same of the chorus on X's version instead it sounds too forced to be Gospel and shyt....it's a dope album none the less...just weak hooks Mamie Gunn and Jellyroll got weak hooks IMO
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he needs a better single
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
If you're a true fan, wouldn't you want him to be successfull?
normal people of course do, but SGV has underground-syndrome and hates it when rappers he likes are successful because then he has to pretend to hate them and make up arguments why they suck so hard and stuff.
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
still, it's his first true album that he was in control of, without the influence of Dr. Dre, so for this effort I think he deserves tons of credit.
Exactly..and too me it wouldnt have been the same quality shit if Dre was involved. Not sayin Dre fell off but I just think it keeps it fresh with Khalil,Jelly Roll etc. Not havin the usual suspects doin appearences (aftermath/shady,Snoop,Nate) is even better. With Phil,Mitchy and Krondon you dont need extra shit from other folks. Just my two cents but if yall havent heard it you missin out on some good shit.
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Showed who his true fans were. 8) Good riddance to the bandwagoners!
word
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Now I'm gonna bump LAX and go one with my day. Fuck the bangwagon fans just 'cause he was with Dre and Snoop. My man laid out his best album since 40 Dayz and 40 Nightz, I said it, it's better than Restless, I am making a lot of bold statements in the past few days. But still, it's his first true album that he was in control of, without the influence of Dr. Dre, so for this effort I think he deserves tons of credit. Too bad the rest didn't see this album as that, and just wrote him off. Hopefully he can bounce back with a good second single. We'll see.
true dat :)
the second single is Saturday Night live with krondon & jellyroll. video should premiere soon, see how the mainstream likes that 1 & if it's pushed on mtv/radio more than hey now.
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That was the same mistake Kurupt made when he released the horrilble "It's Over Now" as the first single from Space Boogie, if you guys recall.
I think if it wasn't for It's Over, Kurupt never would have had a hitsingle in the charts as a solo artist. As far as I can recall that was his only one.
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the second single is Saturday Night live with krondon & jellyroll. video should premiere soon, see how the mainstream likes that 1 & if it's pushed on mtv/radio more than hey now.
Fucking horrible song if you ask me. That won't save the album. Mean muggin was loads better :o Xzibit flopped. :-\
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I think the sells represent the quality of the album... It wasn't a Restless or 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz.. I expected way more from X.
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I think the sells represent the quality of the album... It wasn't a Restless or 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz.. I expected way more from X.
I wasn't expecting much because Xzibit's last album was fuckin' weak, but WOMD definately deserves more plaques than R&G or Encore. WOMD isn't bad, it's just not being hyped enough.
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It couldn't have hurt the sales anymore putting that Dre track on the album. That track is fire.
The album is alright though. Not listened to it enough but I don't think its better than his first 3. There are some real dope tracks but there are others that are just straight up hit the skip button.
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Yeah id say the single hurt him a bit, it hasn't been gettin much play around here, and the general feel from most people is they didn't like it much. If he releases the right second single somethin like "Beware of my Crew" then I could see him goin gold.
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Thats what happens when u make a garbage album.Saturday Night Live wont save this album,nor will any other song.Why is every1 talking about X???What about Phil???He's SAS related & has released a great album.
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Scent of A Woman could save it...or Judgement day..no doubt in my mind :D
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Scent of A Woman could save it...or Judgement day..no doubt in my mind :D
yep
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Its a fuckin bad album, and everyone knows it.
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yea, real bad album ::)
if they release scent of a woman that will boost sales
... this is a hot album from X, sorry to see it do so poorly
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yeah it's a good album, they should take judgement day thou as a second single
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If you're a true fan, wouldn't you want him to be successfull?
Sales don't concern me. E-40 isn't the highest selling rapper ever, but he's still my favorite. Being concerned about sales = People like this guy:
normal people of course do, but SGV has underground-syndrome and hates it when rappers he likes are successful because then he has to pretend to hate them and make up arguments why they suck so hard and stuff.
Sorry, I'm a fan of Baby, Mannie Fresh, P.Diddy, Master P, etc. So yea....I hate when a rapper I like blows up ::) As you can see here, plenty of people agree with me. This is his best album since 40 Dayz... Hope off dick and back on to Game's. You want to jack off on a CD of another MAN, that's all I have to say.
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^Im not a fan of a rapper because he sells much, but if a dude is working hard and bringing out good music, Im happy when his work is payin off for him.
You're just a fan ob Baby, Mannie Fresh, P.Diddy, Master P cause they dont get much respect. They are underground in another way. Of course P.Diddy isnt underground cause everyone knows him and shit, but when it comes down to heads people hate him and that's why you like him, cause liking him makes you different from other people. You always like things normal ppl dont like and the opposite, that's your game. There might be a few exceptions, but they remain a few that fortify the rule.
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^Im not a fan of a rapper because he sells much, but if a dude is working hard and bringing out good music, Im happy when his work is payin off for him.
You're just a fan ob Baby, Mannie Fresh, P.Diddy, Master P cause they dont get much respect. They are underground in another way. Of course P.Diddy isnt underground cause everyone knows him and shit, but when it comes down to heads people hate him and that's why you like him, cause liking him makes you different from other people. You always like things normal ppl dont like and the opposite, that's your game. There might be a few exceptions, but they remain a few that fortify the rule.
Uh... Plenty of people like Mannie Fresh, Baby and Diddy. LOL. I like Immortal Technique, everyone likes him. DJ Quik is my favorite producer, everyone likes him. I can go on. You're scum. Go nut on a Game CD.
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I'm still waiting for the day when you start to be true to yourself, hijo de la puta.
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I'm still waitin' for the day that you can actually prove something. LOL.
ANd it's hijo de la gran puta. Culero estupido.
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Go nut on a Game CD.
LOL!
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Go nut on a Game CD.
lmao
that cd is weak. i hope yall see that he did need Dre.
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40 Dayz = At The Speed >>> Weapons >>>>>>>> Restless >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Man vs. Machine
He don't need Dre. He does need the Likwit crew though.
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Go nut on a Game CD.
lmao
that cd is weak. i hope yall see that he did need Dre.
what does he need Dre for? the sales or the music?
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dope album
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yea, real bad album ::)
if they release scent of a woman that will boost sales
... this is a hot album from X, sorry to see it do so poorly
C'mon man, it's mediocre bullshit with a few dope track. You can't even compare this shit to his first 3 albums. X is one of my favorite emcees and I'm one of his biggest supporters too, but I refuse to go out and support him on this album.