For the second consecutive week, a fully-produced album by El-P debuted on the Top 200. Following El’s musical half of R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike the previous week, the Brooklyn, New York native’s third vocal album, Cancer 4 Cure as a soloist nearly scored a Top 50. Also this week, as Strange Music’s Krizz Kaliko is the most recent label project, Kickin’ & Screamin’, to appear on the charts, last month’s Paranormal effort from Michigan emcee Prozak made an encore with a strong sales boost.
El-P Diagnoses Fans With His Cancer 4 Cure
In a career that spans nearly 20 years, producer/emcee El-P garnered his highest charting position to date with Cancer 4 Cure. The Company Flow co-founder has also produced full albums for Cannibal Ox and earlier this month, Killer Mike, but the #61 position for his Fat Possum Records release is a benchmark, topping I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead‘s #78 spot from 2007. C4C, a self-produced LP, features Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire and Mike, among others. The independent solo effort, and El’s first since his Def Jux label went on hiatus, was backed by the single “The Full Retard.”
Killer Mike’s Brand Of R.A.P. Music Matters
In its second week in stores R.A.P. Music fell 59 spots to #136. R.A.P. Music is already one of the releases getting “album of the year” talk from fans, as 2012 approaches its midpoint. The Williams Street release, an Adult Swim subsidiary, dropped Mike’s sixth album. Fellow Southern Rap veterans T.I. and Bun B appear on the album, along with scratching from longtime Eyedea musical partner, DJ Abilities. Earlier this month, Mike spoke in-depth with HipHopDX about the chemistry he’s found with El.
Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/27/2012
#20. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 18,000 (493,000)
#30. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 13,000 (130,000)
#39. Drake – Take Care – 9,400 (1,753,000)
#61. El-P – Cancer 4 Cure – 6,500 (6,600)
#68. Future – Pluto – 6,100 (92,000)
#73. Tyga – Careless World: Rise Of The Last King – 5,600 (233,000)
#91. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 4,400 – (2,144,000)
#136. Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music – 2,800 (8,100)
#160. Krizz Kaliko – Kickin’ & Screamin’ – 2,400 (12,000)
#172. Prozak – Paranormal – 2,200 (10,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.
Will Azealia Banks’ 1991 EP be the spunky rapper’s first appearance on the charts? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 2,144,000
Drake – Take Care – 1,753,000
Nicki Minaj – Roman Reloaded – 493,000
lmao where is yo fav rapper? we YMCMB artist are da best sellin rappers rite now. Eminem, Nas and Jay cant fuck wit us. YMCMB the only label makin money rite now. swag
grow up kid, lil gayne wish he was eminem, go ask him
Eminem Slim Shady LP 3,000,000 plus sold
Marshall Mathers 10,598,000 sold
Eminem Show 7,600,000 sold
Encore 5,288,000 sold
Relapse 2,200,000 sold
Recovery 4,040,000 sold
Lil Wayne da GOAT? Marshal Mathers LP sold 1.76 millie in the first week… no other rapper can do it! SHAAADY/Aftermath.. swag
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 2,144,000
Drake – Take Care – 1,753,000
Nicki Minaj – Roman Reloaded – 493,000
lmao where is yo fav rapper? we YMCMB artist are da best sellin rappers rite now. Eminem, Nas and Jay cant fuck wit us. YMCMB the only label makin money rite now . swag
Theres a lot of conscious Hip-Hop music out there. You just have to find it. If I have to seek consciousness, then what am I presently in the midst of?
YMCMB
My favorite rapper made 2,500,000 on his second week, never flopped on a diss record and has everyone’s respect as opposed to mixed feelings. Guess who…
Eminem outsold everybody (but we all really know why)
Jay sells just as much as Wayne so thats dead
And Drake still has a while before he reaches Nas’ level if ur talking about some Rap shit.
But I agree, YMCMB gets way too much hate. Especially since its clear that they’re not traditional Hip Hop artists and we as the hip hop community should do a better job embracing them and representing them. Especially with a historically relevent record company like Ca$h Money Records.
By that logic you should also be listening to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. I hear they sell a lot of records too!
The reason they get hate is because people like you make everyone fucking hate them, most people would respect the starters of this shit like nas and jay but YMCM fans just put them all done as hasbeen it be funny in 4 years when your saying the same shit about wanyne once some next kid takes over making hip hop for the uneducated.
THAT KATY PERRY IS FIIIIIIIIYAAAAA
@ Indeed Yes, we know why Eminem sells more. He sells more than those named, simply because he’s better!!
Eminem has sold more album then YMCMB combined lol. So you are a retard for saying that lol. I gurantee Eminem’s 8th album coming out with sell more then anyone on YMCMB next album. YMCMB can’t fuck with Eminem. He already slaughtered Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj & Drake.
Are you his wife?
ioir are u is lil gayne dick sucker
ALL I SEE IS STRANGE CLOUDS BUT NO ALBUM SAAAAAAAAALES
YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAA
lmao. Eminem da best sellin rapper? Lil Waynes Tha Carter III sold 1,005,545 copies in its first week…. no another rapper can do it. YMCMB swag
your lame
eminem has two albums that sold morethan 1 million copies a week, MMLP sold 1.7 million plus in a week fool
QUIT FEEDING THIS TROLL
Let him live in his fairy tale world where wayne is the best selling. The rest of us have reality, he can keep his daydreams
THE MASSACRE PLATINUM IN 4 DAYS GO KILL YOURSELF
Marshall mathers ep sold 1,76 mil. at first week thats something that lil wayne cant ever do. Recovery has sold over 4 mil. and carte III has sold over 3 mil. so eminem is most selling rap artist.
eminem worst sellin album has sold morethan lil wayne best selling album, go do yr research lil gayne fans
El-Producto fuckin shit up right now and all you little faggots can talk about is Eminem and Lil Wayne, smh.
Any argument record about record sales gets trumped and deaded the minute you bring Eminem’s name in to it, the only rapper even close is a dead man with twice as many albums, and 5 double albums (RIP PAC)
YM fans are retarded for arguing about that, you lose
BIG UP to El P tho, he gettin his independant money, they going on tour soon too got my tickets, him, mike & Exquire
finally, someone that knows what he is talkin about, R.i.P pac, the second best selling hip hop artist with over 32 million albums sold in the United states next to eminem who has sold 46 million in US alone
“MEN LIE WOMEN LIE NUMBERS DONT” JAY-Z
16 LETTERS YMCMB OVOXO MMG WTB
wow nicki not going platinum
Eminem Slim Shady LP 3,000,000 plus sold
Marshall Mathers 10,598,000 sold
Eminem Show 7,600,000 sold
Encore 5,288,000 sold
Relapse 2,200,000 sold
Recovery 4,040,000 sold
Lil Wayne da GOAT? Marshal Mathers LP sold 1.76 millie in the first week… no other rapper can do it! SHAAADY/Aftermath.. swag
Updated
SSLP- 9,000,000
MMlp- 10,598,000
TES- 10,067,000
Encore- 5,288,000
Relapse- 2,200,000
Recovery- 4,040,000
THANKS ANON
Almost forgot,the sole reason why emi sold that much was because them white pothead turds bought his shit cause they feel like he representing them.
dumb ass, it is because em is talented and he got white and black fans including other ethnicity, foreigners. why are other white rappers not selling much fool, i thought if they are white they sell also
yessir,so icy boi,nossir,ricky rozay IS ONE PERSON WHO NEED TO GET OUT AND GET SOME PUSSY
dmx has sold more records than lil shit stain
WHO IS ON TOP RIGHT NOW? YMCMB
lil wayne fears eminem lol
it’ll be a cold summer for ymcmb if em dropped something
EM AND WAYNE ARE HOMIES BUT EM CANT RUN A LABEL ALL HE HAS EVER SIGEND WAS 50 THE RET OF THEM NIGGAS WAS TRASH
YMCMB ARE TRASH
“MEN LIE WOMEN LIE NUMBERS DONT” JAY-Z
Eminem Slim Shady LP 3,000,000 plus sold
Marshall Mathers 10,598,000 sold
Eminem Show 7,600,000 sold
Encore 5,288,000 sold
Relapse 2,200,000 sold
Recovery 4,040,000 sold
14 LETTERS SHADY/AFTERMATH
just a correction:
Slim Shady Lp Is Like 4 and a Half Million, and the Eminem Show is already Diamond with the Marshall Mathers Lp 🙂
14 LETTERS SHADY/AFTERMATH
slim shady lp is already 9 million, this jst in
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LAUGHTERHOUSE 250,000 first week JUNE 12– right? right? right?
Your the worst troll on this site, YESSIR & so Icy Boi are laughing at your mediocrity
Slaughter wont sell shit!
how would you know?
cant wait to see birdmans numbers when his weak album drop tyga flopped nicki lost major fans
yessir,so icy boi,nossir,ricky rozay IS ONE PERSON WHO NEED TO GET OUT AND GET SOME PUSSY!!!
You also need to do same…bitch
I agree with the second poster. Instead of going on here anonymously and bitchin about other niggas, go out and get laid. BTW you dumbass nigga I ain’t no young money fag stan. They suck just as bad as most of these lame ass niggas out there, but unlike you I aint gonna hate on niggas goin out and gettin they money.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How does Ross’ cock taste?
wayne and nicki released two of the worst albums so you can have your numbers of course they gonna push units they on a record label owned by disney land
B.O.B. is flopping pretty hard, figured it would have been at least 250K.
not really his album and el-p are both self produced bob album probably wont go gold but he will have platinum pockets
Jay Z sold 30 million US, 60 million Worldwide. Twelve platinum no.1 albums in a row. Headline many historic festivals/events and had many major headline tours. CEO of his own major record/management company and since 96 has been one of the hottest rappers in Hip Hop. Period
If Em wanted all that, he’d have it
That dude walks away from buisness deals, tour packages, movies and other money making schemes because he doesnt care and is satisfied with his rap money, which is over $100 Million
Jay has more because he does more, Em sits on his ass, pops pills and has a 9 digit bank account anyway, I’m sure he aint jealous
It is what it is
jay z is a business man and eminem is not, but when you talk of musical career aside from business career, eminem has a more successful musical career, world wide sales of 86 million. numbers dont lie
The Anons are right, just off the top of my head I remember back in like 07 50 was saying that Universal offered him & Em $10 Million a piece to do a movie and Em said no because he didnt want to leave detroit. With Em’s populariy, if he gave a flying fuck he could’ve done like 10 stupid movies off the success of 8 mile by now and been cakin, he just doesnt give a shit
I never said jay z was a better rapper and I never mention money at all and I know eminem sold the most album in hip hop. I’m just saying jay z has a better career then eminem and other rappers for that matter.
Everything I mention was music related. Jay Z has a better overall career than other rappers. period
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Em still sold more records, lol, argue your way around that one
And he has many less records, Jay has like what, 13??……. Em has 6 and passed his sales, did a lap and passed them again.
Plus Em hasnt toured in 8 years, imagine how much more his ticket sales would be
Face facts bruh, Jay has a better career because Em is a lazy fuck. If Em had 13 albums and toured like Jay, this wouldnt even be a conversation, it would be a comedy hour.
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The 3rd anon idiot, did you even read my post or you just wanted to join the convo and dick ride your favorite rapper. I know eminem sold more albums than jay z but thanks to jay z work ethic. He has a overall better music career than your favorite rapper and there ain’t no what if or could be in that. Face fats bruh
This is a fact; Eminem has a better MUSIC career; Jay Z has a better BUSINESS career. They’re both good rappers but stop dickriding.
Anybody else>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jay-Z and everything related to him.
mmg got dropped from def jam after that triple c album sold 12k i didnt know that
B.O.B career is dead in the water if you cant even get a hit with Taylor Swift singing your hooks
And I aint “Hating” neither, I like that kid most the time, but damn man, WTF happened with his sales team & marketing, fire them dudes quick
Whats with all this Eminem talking emerging from? Last i check,anything eminem was not in the album sales chart,so i’m like what the fuck?
Y’all need to fall the fuck back with all this bullshit and get on with whatever is relevant on this article.
Stupid niggas….o_O
the lil gayne fans started this whole shit, em fans jst defendin themselves
But wait till Tip drop TroubleMan!! Album of the year! Highest selling album this year! watch
fuck this sales Tupac Amaru Shakur sold 80 million records! Now that’s a lot! Once any of these faggot rappers sell as much as he sold, you come talk to me, allright?!
pretty sure em has sold more records then pac.
Pac’s dead for 16yrs but still selling records. The G O A T hands down
Sales debate is over you fags….Pirate BAy stopped that beef get over it…
damnl only 12,000 units for kaliko?? wtf guys, this dude is amazingly talented and should not be overlooked. same goes for killer mike the dude pledge album of year was amazing. stop wasting your money on drakes last album.. just turn on your local radio station if you want to hear his music
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Im a wayne and em fan but lets be honest when em was sellin that much in first week that was years ago before people were downloading the albums for free..wayne is still sellin alot of albums with todays technology
recovery sold 740,000 in the first week 2 years ago… i doubt technology has changed that much in 2 years
Carter III sold 1M$ in first week!
So did The Eminem Show.
and The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay Z and Drake are the only rappers selling major units.
massacre platinum in 4 days
OUTKAST SOLD 27MIL ALBUMS OF SPEAKERBOXX/LOVE BELOW AND THE ALBUM RETAILED AT $21
THE ONLY REASON THA CARTER 4 SOLD 900K THE FIRST WEEK WAS BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED ON A SUNDAY, NOT TUESDAY LIKE MOST ALBUMS. IF IT WAS RELEASED ON A TUESDAY, IT WOULD SELL 400-500K 1ST WEEK. BESIDES, THAT ALBUM SUCKED DICK. WORST ALBUM OF 2011
Well please explain the other 1,244,000 albums he sold in the next 37 weeks after that. Stop hating.
^^^^
BECAUSE YOUNG KIDS/STUPID FEMALES THAT MAKE UP 99% OF HIS AUDIENCE BOUGHT IT. HE MAKES DISNEY FRIENDLY POP-RAP SONGS WHICH CATERS TO THEM. ALSO, I’M NOT HATING; I’M JUST STATING A FACT; CARTER 4 IS GARBAGE AND IT DID BIG NUMBERS BECAUSE IT WAS RELEASED ON A TUESDAY, NOT SUNDAY. WAYNE FANS ARE SO SENSITIVE, IT MAKES ME LAUGH. EVERYTIME A NIGGA SAYS SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT LIL WAYNE, YOU STANS RUSH IN TO DEFEND HIM AND YELL “HATER” EVERYTIME AND USE MONEY/SALES/POPULARITY AS AN EXCUSE. STOP DICKRIDING.
“Y’ALL NIGGAS ARE STUPID” is a bastard that was molested by his entire family. U said wayne released C4 on sunday at first and on a tuesday the 2nd time. Stop having butt-sex maybe ur memory could work better.
^^^^
ANOTHER WAYNE STAN? THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. BESIDES, THAT WAS AN ERROR. I MEANT TO SAY IT WAS RELEASED ON A SUNDAY, NOT TUESDAY. THAT’S WHY C4 DID BIG NUMBERS THE FIRST WEEK. REGARDLESS, IT STILL SUCKS.
poor tyga lol..his album isnt that bad tho i download it for free it wasnt wack enought to delete at least lol
Birdman buys half of em. Yeah i got no proof for that but its YMCMB so fuck em.
Ja sold over 30 million. More than Wayne niki and drake combinied. so GTFO
30 mill?? That has to be worldwide, no way has he sold that much in the US.
Ja Rule sold almost 10 million domestically and 5 million worldwide. I don’t know where you got 30 million from….lol
You gotta admit, the B.O.B. situation is nothing but sad. Dude goes about as poppy, commercial-sounding you can get with a rap album, and it flops like a muthafucka. And the sad thing is, the dude’s got skills no question and could actually make good music. I mean, i heard him rapping on like an “Adidas” commercial or some shit, and that song was better than shit he puts out as real music! B.O.B. done fucked up.
It’s only been out a month so how is it a flop?? The album is dope and he’s on the same pace as his first album (which sold 600k). Sales don’t determine the quality of music…and besides if you’re not Jay, Em, Wayne, Kanye, Drake or Nicki you won’t sell a whole lot..
Or T.I. He always sales alot
Cotdamn!! Strange Music be bringing in that dough!! Tech N9ne is a fuckin genius, I tell ya. Who else independent-wise you know who sells that many records? Kalliko at 12K and Prozack at 10k. I dont know how Strange Music does it, for real…
Wow, Lil Wayne and Drake have some amazing sales. Tyga and Nicki ain’t doing too bad neither.
“if he gave a flying fuck he could’ve done like 10 stupid movies off the success of 8 mile”
True, but remember too that not everybody is comfortable acting. 8 Mile was catered to Em because it was his life. Nobody was calling him the Detroit Deniro. I bet he’s read hundreds of scripts since, but might be scared to have to now carry a movie that has nothing to do with his life.
“Kalliko at 12K”
My question is where are people even finding this album? 12k for an album with zero promotion? That’s unheard of.
not really, Cam’ron’s Crime Pays had pretty much zero promotion and still sold 45k in it’s first week and debuted #3 on the charts.
Man, I can’t fucking find either C4C or RAP Music on shelves ANYWHERE I looked. No wonder sales seem rather low, shit isn’t even being sold anywhere except for local record stores in a lot of places.
Seriously. The keep under shipping these albums that are actually well worth copping. They send out millions of these garbage CDs that no one wants after awhile because they know they are garbage. The labels really think these dudes have no fans or something smh. Even if they had zero fans, the music speaks for itself, R.A.P music, and Cancer For Cure are well worth the purchase. Easily better than everything else on that list
I had it special ordered from Best Buy, had an old homie hook me up.
They had three copies the day of it’s release and didn’t have any on back order. Well well well worth the menial 10 bucks with expedited shipping. have it on repeat..
Dat nigga jimmy henchmen snitchin I hope they get sum info on my 94 shootin
First of all, Eminem sold 1,760,000 in his Marshall Mathers Lp which went diamond..
Second of all, The Eminem Show was due to Be released In May 28 but due to the excitements of the crowd it was released on the 27th which Was a violation to the sellings.. It sold 340,000 in may 27th only, and in the week of may 28 to June 4 it sold 1,400,000.
And by the way, that went diamond too
740,000 from recovery is quite a bit less than 1.5 carter 3 and 960,000 carter 4 so hate wayne all you want but nobody is sellin like him now adays
1.005.545 not 1.5 theres a difference 😉
on the long run lil wayne can’t outsell eminem still, lets see if C4 can go 4 times platinum like recovery then u have a argument
Why you guys debating this shit? Wayne is the most over rated rapper ever and Em is not what he used to be but still better then most mainstream rappers. Fuck how much they sell, lets just be honest.
yea to lil kids
fuck you nigga Wayne ain’t sold even 20 mil. Even my mother sold more records than this nigga. Jay sold 50 mil, Pac 80 mil and Em 86 mil.
When Eminem drops his next album, it’ll blow the competition away sales-wise. He already has the highest-selling album in hip-hop AND music history with the Marshall Mathers LP.
When Lil Wayne sells 46 million albums domestically, 86 million worldwide, win 13 Grammys and an Academy Award, and earns a diamond album, maybe two, then talk to me. This is like saying that LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan. Say that when LeBron has 6 rings.
^^^^
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cosigning bruh, word
Nobody can outsell Eminem, duh. Stop trying to compare other artists to Eminem, because it’s not fair.
Jay Z can’t beat Em, Biggie can’t beat Em, 50 Cents can’t beat Em and Tupac can’t beat Em, so end of topic.
Fuck y’all faggot ass niggaz. Wayne wont be able to do those numbers because this aint 10yrs ago when there was no way for you dog-fucking bums to download albums ILLEGALLY. Wayne is the biggest hip-hop artist in the world and that is so sad cause I hate that lil midget with passion. You mofos need to start buying albums and stop downloading online.
the last Anon, u a dumbass, eminem even in this period since 2009 he came back from hiatus, he is still selling morethan wayne, recovery is 4 times platinum while relapse is 2 times patinum, and this is recent not 10 yrs ago, so he still sells morethan wayne regardless of illegal downloads. get yr facts straight
^^^^^, u fucking bastard. Eminem is WHITE which means all the white suburban kids buy his albums. That is why he is the highest selling hip-hop artist of all time. If he was black, he wouldn’t sell shit. Wayne is the biggest hip-hop artist at the moment(even though thats pathetic). Stop having sex with animals and go get a girlfriend. U AIDS having ass clown.
grow the fuck up, if been white was the excuse he is selling, all white rappers would have sold 80 million copies by now, he sells because he is good and is music connect to people. been white is not a criteria for sales idiot, i am black and i aint a kid jst so u know coward
^^^^
Even Eminem himself recognizes he wouldn’t sell if he was black. Listen to “White America”.
Idiot
PAUL MCCARTNEY Sells More Than Eminem And Lil Wayne Combined!
the last Anon, u a dumbass, eminem even in this period since 2009 he came back from hiatus, he is still selling morethan wayne, recovery is 4 times platinum while relapse is 2 times patinum, and this is recent not 10 yrs ago, so he still sells morethan wayne regardless of illegal downloads.
Nobody, including 2 Pac, 50 Cent, Jay Z and Biggie are selling more than Eminem. So, what’s your point, clown?
#controlsystem Ab-soul. Best album of the year so far and it’s not on here. Society is all fucked up. TDE 3’s up…….!!!
Tried to buy rap music through the european amazon site and they said it was sold out and play.com didnt have it at all, how is mike supposed to sell if the retailer dont got it. I belive prober distribution would have easily doubled his sales…
Eminem sold more than Jay Z, Biggie and Tupac, which means that he better, duh.
eminem has been wack since relapse. i dont give a fuck about record sales, hes got full backing from his black fans AND more importantly all the white sub urban kids that dont know a thing about hiphop.
The fact of the matter is, the suburban kids will unconditionally buy his shit no matter how wack his albums are which is why hes so succesful.
since relapse, all he’s ever done is moan and shout on his records.
Best rapper ever? oh please dont make me laugh
umadbro?
You, sir, are a grade +A hater.
Listen to Gucci/Waka/Wayne/Drake/Nicki/2Chainz/Future much?
so sad that some ppl actually think that records sales translates to how great a rapper is. if that’s how dopeness is judged then that’s just another nail in hip hops coffin by the same fans that claim to rep it. your minds need to be recalibrated.
lets start. recent memory, soulja boy , lil jon, nelly sold tons of records and these guys are not in the elite lyricist class or convo. cold crush mellie mel treacherous 3 along with early “golden era” acts like doug fresh, rakim, bdp, utfo ll blew up without videos, major label, cursing or record sales. come to think of it i don’t think LL’s first album had one video for it.
Em would murder L L
@Anonymous
No. Sorry.
“This is like saying that LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan. Say that when LeBron has 6 rings”
Rings aside, one could say with confidence than Lebron as an all around player is better than MJ. He’s already won 3 MVP awards. Has been to the finals twice. Consistently puts up numbers that are ridiculous. Honestly, I don’t know why some hate on this guy. MJ was amazing, but he had help. Minus Wade, who has Lebron had to help ensure a title?
please don’t make me laugh.
Paul Mccartney Sold More Albums Than ANY Rapper Any Of You People Are Talking About, So Put That In Your Pipe And Blaze It!
can’t compare that, nobody will ever sold as much as beatles, presley or jackson, because of piracy and the change of overall market (singles selling better than albums)… probably if Beatles would be the new band, have same hype as they had in past today, they would make 2x platinum album at most
Eminem Sucks Dick Like Lil Wayne Sucks Dick! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLOTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!
Quit bitching of what you hate like anybody cares for that, really,
Then start listening to the artists that are getting little recognition.
Killer Mike’s album is one of the only albums I’ve gone out of my way to buy and it is well worth it but this album, like most that win album of the year? Will create an identity crisis on your tastes
White boys trying to associate greatness with Eminem to disassociate black efforts, atypical.
Get your head out of your ass and recognize greatness. Eminem did well because he was well marketed with a white collective, a target demographic that could easily afford CD’s where as other artists didn’t have that appeal. Like Elvis taking black songs making it his own and labeling it new, Eminem did the same. SORRY.
That should be conventional wisdom by now, not something you could exploit. Cry me a river white boys and get into other artists that challenge your culturally deprived identity. Do yourselves the favor, you won’t regret it.
So why haven’t many other white rappers been successful?
Your argument is flawed