Meek Mill and Rick Ross released their joint album in the same week NBA YoungBoy dropped a new project. Now, both albums have been projected to have nearly-identical first week sales figures.
According to Hits Daily Double, Ross and Meek’s Too Good To Be True and YoungBoy’s Decided 2 are predicted to garner between 30-35K units in their respective first weeks.
The leading album for this upcoming week, according to the outlet, will be by K-pop band Stray Kids. Their ROCK-STAR is projected to be in the 225-250K range. It will, HDD says, de-throne Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to gain the No. 1 spot.
Too Good to Be True was officially released on Friday (November 10) on the Maybach Music imprint, which is currently under an exclusive license with Gamma.
In addition to a collaboration with Cool & Dre (on the third track, “Go To Hell”), the album features a who’s who of Hip Hop’s finest, including Fabolous, Teyana Taylor, DJ Khaled, Wale, The-Dream, French Montana, and Future.
The standout track from the album is the “Shaq & Kobe” single, which features Shaquille O’Neal and Damian Lillard on the remix.
The track was premiered by Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 on October 26 before being released on streaming services on October 27.
In addition to teaming up on wax, Rick Ross and Meek Mill made a surprise appearance on Inside the NBA, joining Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Charles Barkley.
The MMG duo came bearing gifts as they gave Shaq, Ernie, Kenny, and Charles Barkley their own customized crewnecks. Shaq was also blessed with his own MMG chain, which nearly brought him to tears.
“Rick told me a story when he met me a long time ago and he gave me his tape, his CD,” the four-time NBA champion explained. “He said I was nice to him. But I [re]met him in 2006 ’cause, you know, we wanna be us. So at the time when we was winning our championship, “Hustlin’” was killing the streets and that was my joint every time I rode to the games.”
He continued: “So that song, this fella helped me win that championship in Miami. And when we would always see each other, it was love. He sent me the remix first, and I was in the studio messing around, and I just did something. I was like, ‘Please like it, please like it.’
“I actually had the same feeling I had with him that I had with Biggie because when Biggie would come to the studio, I went in there like 100 times. If he don’t like it, I’m done.
“So when I sent it to him, he was like, ‘Big fella, that’s nice.’ And I was just messing around when I said, ‘Bro, you need to sign me to MMG.’ I was just playing, but this means a lot.”
Damn that’s bad. Didn’t even know NBA Youngboy had an album out, meanwhile Ross and Meek been on a huge press run and he even talked about 50 Cent to get some attention. Guess it failed.
It’s an independent album released by a no name company. They are making more money on this for selling 30k than if the album sold 350k first week.
Gamma is not a no name company. They have a billion dollars in funding and are run by a former Apple Music global creative director. Independent, LOL
30-35 k first week ? Streaming is such a joke. Bring back CDs. I remember when dudes used to camp out at best buy and wait in line to buy an album. That shit would sell 100 K the first week, sold out you çouldnt get it nowhere until the next run was pŕinted. It also made music more valuable because you owned it and had to take care of it. Now its like a fucking public library with a 10 dollar monthly membership. But if you say some shit that corporate America thinks will offend their target audience, they will yank your book right off the shelf. Thats streaming. Wasnt that way with CDs. You dont want me to listen to someone, come and try to take it from me if you can. Streaming sucks and its no wonder rappers gotta tour their ass off to make money. Back in the day, they didnt need to tour like rock bands. They made a killing off CDs from people with big speakers in their cars. The block was the concert.
Seriously is moving 30 to 35K something to be proud of or has time passed them by? Carry on!!!
A lot of hate in these comments the album is actually 🔥 but it’s always us hating on us not surprised typical it’s definitely not about the music no more with some of you clowns it’s picking sides to hate on
A lot of hate in these comments the album is actually 🔥 but it’s always us hating on us not surprised typical it’s definitely not about the music no more with some of you clowns it’s picking sides to hate on
A lot of hate in these comments the album is actually 🔥 but it’s always us hating on us not surprised typical it’s definitely not about the music no more with some of you clowns it’s picking sides to hate on
Don’t group all black people together that’s dangerous then you’ll have to be held accountable for the actions of a monster just because he happens to have black or white skin etc. racism is well and alive but group thought isn’t how to stop it.
That shit trash
Bro to say it’s trash shows you know NOTHING about music. That project is just as fire as any of there prior releases. The projections are sometimes low. But that’s what the TOP most current rappers are selling other than Drake and Durk. The industry is trying to SUPRESS Black American male content. But there numbers are on scale with there contemporaries
That shit trash this not hate it’s the truth