In his first record deal, Nas was getting 23pts an album. Basically, all he had to sell was 60,000 units to start recouping. So you do the math on that, I'd say he's doing ok. Should've never married that bitch tho...
Meek Mill. I don't know if it's management or his label, but He had the two biggest summer joints (Tupac Back and I'm A Boss), three if you count House Party, in 2011. Instead of him dropping his album, you put out a label compilation (Self Made Vol 1), a mixtape (DreamChasers), and then Wale's...
I thought I was the only person that thought about this lol. He lost the battle and the war, but that one bar sent Eminem in a rage and was probably the most hurtful thing said in the whole battle. Couldn't save him from losing badly but it was his only haymaker.
02/03 started it off with The Blueprint 2 and God's Son. Then a lil bit later we got Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Got Philadelphia Freeway during the year too. Diplomatic Immunity, 8 Mile Soundtrack, and a lot of other dope shit. Good year musically. High School from 00-03 was poppin for real...
When they first came out I felt that Malice was miles ahead (just listen to "Grindin") but ever since them re-up mixtapes Pusha has just been better imo
Back in the day, when my grandma got mad she used to be like "what in the gotdamn fuckin shit?!?" That is the funnies combination of curse words ever in my opinion lol.
I understand you're argument. My argument is that I just don't think he is the blame for the mindsets of this generation. He rhymed about it, but it was also truth in it. And when I say truth, he was rhyming about what all these kids, us, were already seeing in the hood. So if he's just rapping...
All that understood, it's still not enough to convince me that music is damaging the community. Going by your logic, only kids/teens that don't have the proper parenting are the ones really affected by what they see on tv or hear on radio. I grew up on hip hop (NWA, Death Row, Shiny Suit Era...
I see a lot of the rhetoric pointed at Jay-Z, Puff etc about how they exploit negative images for gain and how it's damaging the community but I have yet to see anybody point out parenting. Hip hop isn't the only form of entertainment with negative images. I've never looked at any entertainer...