This Weeks Album Sales; Lloyd Banks Sold 150K

[virtuoso]

Its also fair to say that in the case of lloyd banks that the hype of G-unit has really floundered now. and probably the success of the last album was built on the hype that g unit did have.

[jeromechickenbone]

First of all you got to get this out of your head I have nothing against american people and nothing against the country itself. I agree there has been a bunch of bs but then again when big bands like evanescence arent selling that much either it suggests that its a trend that is going to be here to stay. Only really broken by the biggest acts like the eminems possibly the jay-z's etc.

I honestly couldn't give a shit if you like America or not.  I was just annoyed at you bringing that lame rhetoric in here. 

Back to the matter...
Well wait, so the floundering US economy either dictates record sales or it doesn't.  You state that it does but then admit that quality or perceived quality trumps it.  So that right there should tell you that quality music is an ELASTIC good ie that regardless of the economy it can perform and even sell quite well.

[rik]

Ok so yall are saying a G-Unit artist that doesn't land at #1 flops huh. If it wasn't for every gothic bitch in the usa buying Evanescence and the middle aged white people buying Rod Stewart he wouldve landed #1 and beat everyone by a long shot and you know it

If if's and but's were candy and nuts we'd all have a marry christmas.

[teecee]

Kanye isnt a real artist though. He already admitted he don't write or produce his songs

WTF are u talking about man???  Regardless of whether Kanye writes ALL his rhymes or produces ALL his beats, it's safe to say Kanye is more involved in all aspects of his music then any other artist in the game today.  He is a COMPLETE artist, all banks does is spit some punchlines over some tracks he got emailed, and then have 50 jump on the hook for the lead single. 

[Sikotic™]

Lloyd Banks has an album out?

[REGIME MOB 510]

Lloyd Banks has an album out?

LOL           BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[js83]

The music industry as a whole is down, but Game act like that shit can't happen to him. That Banks album is a good album.

imo the new banks is wack as fuck...but its not suprising due to all the shitty music they've been releasing nowdays...game really did damage gunit with that gunot shit...

[wcsoldier]

Lloyd Banks has an album out?

Lol yep... without buzz or a hit single, 150 k ain't that bad by today's standards... (though it's a flop for G Unit)

[Meho]

Banks didnt get promoted at all, 50s too busy promoting Hot Rod, who drops in January 

Normal sales for a rap srtist this year, its sad that he created a better album but sold less.

[Lord Funk]

The album's pretty horrible. And I only paid £4 for a bootleg on the corner.

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

 Rod Stewart still got that heat rock.


Rod Stewart > > > > Lloyd Banks. The numbers dont lie.

 


*Bumps Maggie May*

[youngmessnucca]

Game is going to start calling himself Negrodamus if this keeps up. 

yeah, until he comes out and sells less than banks.

and BTW, pointing and clicking a link is so much easier than taking money out of my check and spending $15 for something ill only listen to for a month if that. Im sure Im not the only one who feels this way and THAT  and that alone is the reason for low record sales.

[Narrator]

its sad that he created a better album but sold less.

"Rotten Apple" is definitely NOT better than "The Hunger For More".  Not worse necesarily, but there's nothing memorable about it cause it's formulaic and trite at this point.

[Oklin]

i only checked the 9th wonder produced track.. i'm just glad 9th didnt give Banks a hot beat

[proverbs aka DD]

1. The economy has nothing to do with LLoyd Bank's album sales. If people want it, they going to buy it, just like they bought the other albums.

2. Lloyd Banks is selling off of his own name now. G-Unit doesn't necessarily gurantee you platinum. Believe it or not, Game hurt G-Unit's rep.. but indirectly.. G-Unit has been a cross mixture of 'hardcore' and 'pop'... When Game left and dissed the hell out of them, they didn't respond quickly enough.. I don't think they people feel them as 'hardcore' anymore and they aint pop enough to compete with Justin, Nelly, Janet, Christina etc. In other words, they don't got the same stans anymore.. Banks album has to be near perfect lyrically and musically to even match what he did last time. unfortunately it isn't.. even though his album is still better than most music out right now..