It's June 04, 2024, 08:37:28 PM
And on another note: Why did "Blood in my eye" sell like hot pies in San Bernardino County, but not in the rest of U.S. ?Hmmm... interesting.
QuoteAnd exactly how do you know that "the streets" bought the album, and not the leftovers of his MTV/sing-a-song/r'n'b-duet fanbase ??That's right, you have no clue.I know because his song wasn't topping all charts. The fans from MTV aren't fans of his rugged shit, they're fans of his Ashanti songs. If it were the 12 year old little girls, believe "Clap Back" would be all over TRL. It wasn't, so therefore, they weren't the consumer.QuoteIt all comes down to this: If Ja sold 3 mill, Irv would be like "What can I say, the fans love it, Ja is the man"But it flopped miserably, it sold 250K, and Irv says: "Oh yeah, the hood loved it, Ja is deep in the streets"The album could have sold 5 UNITS, and Irv would still have a positive exciting outlook on it.For an album that came out rather quietly with not TOO MUCH promotion, video or radio play, it did alright. His numbers were usually higher because he aimed at a different audience, don't you understand that? This album wasn't made to be platinum, it was made for the streets. That's why every song is on some street shit. It's plain and simple.QuoteIf you can't see the comedy.. I won't point it any more out.Same would have been for 50, if "Get rich or die trying" sold 250K, and 50/Dre said: "The streets loved it, that's who we made it for", I would still be laughing.You just trying to turn this into a dickrider/hater situation like always.If 50 didn't have songs like "21 Questions" or "In Da Club" the album wouldn't have done good. If "Many Men" was released as the first single, it probably would've never picked up sales. Why? Becuase that's a song aimed at the streets, not the teenie boppers. So, if that was how 50 made his album, I could see how he would say it's for the streets.
And exactly how do you know that "the streets" bought the album, and not the leftovers of his MTV/sing-a-song/r'n'b-duet fanbase ??That's right, you have no clue.
It all comes down to this: If Ja sold 3 mill, Irv would be like "What can I say, the fans love it, Ja is the man"But it flopped miserably, it sold 250K, and Irv says: "Oh yeah, the hood loved it, Ja is deep in the streets"The album could have sold 5 UNITS, and Irv would still have a positive exciting outlook on it.
If you can't see the comedy.. I won't point it any more out.Same would have been for 50, if "Get rich or die trying" sold 250K, and 50/Dre said: "The streets loved it, that's who we made it for", I would still be laughing.You just trying to turn this into a dickrider/hater situation like always.
it's all good. I just don't like no outsider coming in talking shit about my home, a place he ain't never been. It's all good though.
As long as Ja gets praise from the Streets, it's a success to them. His street cred is back up, that was the point of the album. Not to go platinum, not be all over MTV. That's it was all hardcore Hip Hop. So, really, do you even know what you're talking about? Was Ja pushing major numbers on VVV? Nope. He may have went platinum, but he wasn't doing numbers like he did with his more commercial albums.