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i'm guilty as sin when it comes to download albums but i'm proud to say i got the original black market millitia album, i hope they find away to stop people from downloading. i'm from the 3rd world & these albums don't reach our shores but that's no excuse, i'm gratefull for what i got but i'm not happy on how i got itQuote:
Originally Posted by tragedykhadafi12
Co-sign. How the fuck can people call themselves fans when all they do is download music. Fair enough if, like RAMESH, you cant get the Cd's but you buy them any chance you get, but for tight pricks who have the choice and pick downloading - if the artists like KP, Canibus, BMM, Hell Razah, Cilvaringz etc decide not to make anymore coz of poor sales, YOUR the fuckin reasonQuote:
Originally Posted by tragedykhadafi12
yeah word up, it's fucked up.. i know alot of people who be asking like "why the fuck are you buying a cd when you can just downloading it" when i buy a album. that mentality is bullshit since everybody like to listen to good music.
man these are bad.....I think its more the industry/media control, combined with Dl's. If MTV or BET wanted to, they could switch up to play better music. By better music I mean music with a quality to it, 'not just anybody can do this song' type shit.
Instead of the same 10 videos, and the same style of music, why not play a show with some Brother Ali, MF Doom, Alchemist, Wisemen, KP, etc and other "underground" cats. I know enough people would watch it. Once all the party and club music is gone, this is whats next. I like to club and party too but damn. Everyday isnt a party.
I thought making a good album, could get you a fanbase, but there are several good albums here that sold wood.
I'm especially surprised at:
Killah Priest2691 - CLASSIC. This is true artistry.
Wisemen 2534 - Classic. Beats and rhymes with substance. Tru Artistry.
These are two of the best quality albums this year. what do these artists have to do?
We are killing these artists careers. Ice Cube Predicted it on Death Certificate:
"pretty soon hip hop won't be so nice, no Ice Cube, just Vanilla Ice"
the way i see it....these record sales are great...
peep...
total- 1.7 million
wu-tang clan/affiliates- 637,000
35 albums released with an average of 51,000 sold in barely 3 years independently. no album sold less than 2,300 and that was released in '07
far from bad numbers.
bronze is a perfect example...
think differently has sold 54,000 since oct of '05
great migration has sold 7,700 since apr of '06
wisemen has sold 2,700 since feb of '07
do the chart on that and it's damn good for independent record sales....steady going up...gotta understand how the industry works before you think the numbers are bad.
still, im sure that 2,300 for camp lo and killah priest is wrong, they definetly sold more than that, this is probably just american stores figures not taking into account online or overseas sales.