"Despite the heavy airplay at some Emmis stations, Sheist's CD is a commercial flop, selling fewer than 10,000 copies since its Sept. 10 release, according to Nielsen/SoundScan."

i doubt that is true. i mean even bad azz sold more albums with word on  tha streets than this here. Fewer than 10 000 copies thats jack shit

LMAO @ him getting "illegal helps"...

yer if the album would of been brought out like a week or 2 after Where I wanna Be was released then it might of sold.  Shame.

Rest in Peace  

 

Come on...

Do you really think that just cause his album hasn't sold as well as expected, he's gonna say fuck it and give up?
Hell no.
I SINCERELY hope that shade puts out many more albums cause his new one is one of my favorites of 2002...

Come on...

Do you really think that just cause his album hasn't sold as well as expected, he's gonna say fuck it and give up?
Hell no.
I SINCERELY hope that shade puts out many more albums cause his new one is one of my favorites of 2002...

WORD! I FINALLY Received My Copy This Week, Its Dope, Surprised Me. Like That "West_C_Internal" Guy Was Sayin, Shade Goes Deep In Places & Shows Some Real Talent, Shame Some Will Overlook It Because His Voice Is So Quiet. In Some Places Its An Album For The Headfones To Appreciate Some Of His Lyrics. I Find It Hard To Belive It Sold So Few Although It Was A Poor 1st Single.

Members, please don't fall prey to "Good-Ole" Chuck's (Phillips) persuasion. He has been working on this "scandal" piece since the official release date for 'Informal Introduction' was set. It is clear that all of this was an attempt at downplaying the shine of success from a young businessman. Shade's critics have always hated the fact that he has been able to do so much, so fast, so young, but have failed to realize that he has built his network from the ground up (no pun intended). Chuck Phillips is a "hoe" to gossip, and he knew he was posting inaccurate information. Shade Sheist sold a little under 10,000 copies in his FIRST WEEK, not OVERALL SINCE SEPT.10. (Information courtesy of Soundscan- go figure.) An artist does not have an international #1 single, a Heavy Rotation 1st single w/Video, and then follow-up with 2 simultaneous Top 10 singles (with a video on the way- yes, you heard me correctly) and sell that little. C'mon yall, he got 3 out of 4 stars in USA TODAY! I hate to mention that the only reason he sold that few initially was his record label (MCA) chose a very inconsiderate release week, and also shipped less than 40,000 units total nationally. All of you that had trouble finding a copy of his album the first week, raise your hands (raising my hand). So, don't worry about Shade doing his best imitation of his brother DJ Quik, cause he isn't suffering at the moment. Added, for someone who has been doing this since the age of 11, I seriously doubt that he would make it this far only to contemplate giving it all up. Not likely. Look out for "Hard In The Paint," the first single from Shade's righthand-man N.U.N.E. feat. Caz and Knoc-Turn'Al, "Wake Up (The Reemix)" feat. Butch Cassidy, and Irresistible (The Remix) feat. Mariah Carey (on Mariah's upcoming Japan-released version of "Charmbracelet") (Note: "Irresistible" samples the Ice Cube Classic "You Know How We Do It." The US released remix features The Westside Connection.)

and Knoc-Turn'Al, "Wake Up (The Reemix)" feat. Butch Cassidy, and Irresistible (The Remix) feat. Mariah Carey (on Mariah's upcoming Japan-released version of "Charmbracelet") (Note: "Irresistible" samples the Ice Cube Classic "You Know How We Do It." The US released remix features The Westside Connection.)