Life IS Good makes 149,000k first week

[deathrowzorrow]

Did The Roots ever sell 150k first week?

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Did e40 ever sell 150k first week?

 

[Chasin Bundlez]

Ok ChasinBundles is an idiot. If Nas' intention was to do 500k in the first week he would have marketed more radio friendly songs. If Nas' intention was to make a good album and he did that how did he lose? In this climate unless youre the white boy from Detroit, Jay, Ye or Ymcb you're not seeing crazy numbers in the first week. This album like his last

Like he did with 'Hero' featuring an R&B chick, Keri Hilson... nice try but it was a flop... and radio riendly songs is Naz' achilles heel... he cant make em lol... and he fails everytime he tries.

@Zorrow.. what album in 99' did Nas sell 470k with 1st week.. ur so disappointed bout his underwhelming sales that ur making stuff up now... sad.

I AM SOLD 471 K FIRST WEEK AND WENT 2X PLATINUM ITS PROBABLY 3X BY NOW!!

WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT?? STOP QUOTE ME FAGGOT!! I NEVERR HEARD ABOUT YOU BEFORE JUST SHUT UP!

Nd what did he follow that up with? An album that sold 240k less copies... sad.

And smh @ u wanting to hear of me, wtf will that do for u, u should be more concerned with hearing bout a female, not a male poster.

 

[infamous114]

Deathrowzorrow is on a trolling spree

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Tony Yayo sold more dan 150k first week so whats your point? Tony Yayo better than Nas?

 

[Str8Skippin]

Did any Mobb Deep album sold 150k first week?

Mobb got 3 classics tho

How many classics your boyfriend got?? Last I checked, he only got 2

Are you dumb? Sales are the only thing that matters. Mobb Deep is terrible cause they never sold.

(I still can't believe some of you people actually think like that).

 

[YamoleySensei]

Infamous >>> any Gnawze album

 

[deathrowzorrow]

haha

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Nas king

 

[jono]

Mobb Deep isn't all that. I don't care about sales really. I figured Nas would be about the 150K mark, I didn't think hed debut at #1 though. That's a great start in today's climate.

MMG is on the radio and on TV all day, every damn day and only sold 179K, that album has been out about a month right?

Nas did 86% of what MMG has done in a single week and that's without their promotion, buzz or a highly successful single.

I fail to see how this is a loss.

It proves Nas is still relevant to a large audience but even if he wasn't, Life Is Good is still a great album...period.

Music matters, not this bullshit record sales.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Mobb Deep isn't all that. I don't care about sales really. I figured Nas would be about the 150K mark, I didn't think hed debut at #1 though. That's a great start in today's climate.

MMG is on the radio and on TV all day, every damn day and only sold 179K, that album has been out about a month right?

Nas did 86% of what MMG has done in a single week and that's without their promotion, buzz or a highly successful single.

I fail to see how this is a loss.

It proves Nas is still relevant to a large audience but even if he wasn't, Life Is Good is still a great album...period.

Music matters, not this bullshit record sales.

Great Post

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

what was jono's previous s/n?

 

[YamoleySensei]

what was jono's previous s/n?

kinkycurls

 

[Igot5onit]

Bet Rick Ross won't sell as much as Nas sold 1st week tho.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Bet Rick Ross won't sell as much as Nas sold 1st week tho.

He better do 300-500k first week or its a flop

 

[jono]

I had no previous s/n.

 

[H-Rap 180]

59,000 - Illmatic

268,000 - It Was Written

470,000 - I Am...

232,000 - Nastradamus

342,600 - Stillmatic

156,000 - God's Son

232,000 - Street's Disciple

355,880 - Hip-Hop Is Dead

187,078 - Untitled (Nigger)

149,000 - Life Is Good

The first week sales from Life Is Good are his lowest first week sales since Illmatic. But with only one single off the album that charted, I would say this is pretty good for Nas in 2012.

I'm proud my brother sold 130K albums for $10 apiece within a week and generated 1.4 million by reciting some

street poetry....sounds like a lucrative hustle. Def Jam is celebrating.

10 albums in 20 years that all sold at least half a million copies and went Gold is an achievement that only a handful of rappers have accomplished. The fact that he did it without major crossover success on the Pop charts makes it even more of an accomplishment.

Trust me, I want to foam & froth at the mouth and downplay Nas's achievements in order to derive pleasure from the reactions that I might get from his supporters but my intelligence tells me that a #1 album and the 2nd best first week sales of 2012 isn't something to downplay...at least not seriously.

 

[coolc31]

@GeE-757 Nas didnt have any single that charted well, if we had a song like ASTHON Music that charted well and had alot of radio play and well play on tv everyday life is good would be makin 500k first week cuz this album sold 150k first week with no really good single! RICK ROSS Still better do 400-500k or its a flop,,, i say it because rick ross group have the most buzz in the game right now and ross been on every rappers singles lately and he got a big buzz now! SO IF NOT 400-500K ITS A FLOP!! ATLEAST OVER 300!

Stop making excuses.. if I remember correctly Eminem didnt have a huge single prior to 'Relapse' dropping.. he still did #'s.

Same as with WTT.. at this point, if you're one of raps upper echelon u don't need a buzz, ur name alone will sell records bcuz fans can trust that u will deliver a dope product... DMX dropped Flesh of my Flesh with no single or video back in 99'... if Hov sais his album is coming out on xmas day, no song, no video, he's still selling more than 150k... fact.

Nas lost

Eminem fanbase & jay fanbase is people that comes from village, that have big money.. most of Nas fans comes from the Ghetto with no money..Street niggas go and cop Nas album. don't talk bout back in 99 u faggot nas did 470k first week back in the days with no higgh selling singles!! MORON!!

150K IS GREAT!

ILLMATIC DROPPED 1994 and LIFE IS GOOD 2012 and we made 150k first week how Nas lost??? FAGGOT !! SHUT UP!

Jay's fans come from the village...that's funny. I do agree he has a more diverse fan base, but there are hood niggas that still fuck with Jay & hood niggas that don't fuck with Nas. It is what it is. Some cats don't want to hear what he has to say. Some people don't like the way he says shit. Some people don't like his beat selection. I respect Nas for making the kind of albums he makes. You can't appeal to everyone so you make what you feel comfortable with & just roll with it.. I always cop his shit because I've been a fan since day one. I listen to his old shit more, but I can't deny the brother's talent.

 

[H-Rap 180]

Mobb Deep isn't all that. I don't care about sales really. I figured Nas would be about the 150K mark, I didn't think hed debut at #1 though. That's a great start in today's climate.

MMG is on the radio and on TV all day, every damn day and only sold 179K, that album has been out about a month right?

Nas did 86% of what MMG has done in a single week and that's without their promotion, buzz or a highly successful single.

I fail to see how this is a loss.

It proves Nas is still relevant to a large audience but even if he wasn't, Life Is Good is still a great album...period.

Music matters, not this bullshit record sales.

Let me educate you:

Intelligent people don't compare solo-album sales to label-compilation sales unless we want to put on our snow-suits and start asking why Emenims label compilation "The Re-Up" only sold 1 million copies while his most recent album sold 4 million copies.

You need to find a better comparison or else you will undermine your own argument when somebody comes along and reminds you that Lupe Fiasco did 200K first week last year or that Mac Miller did 144K first week last year (on an indie) or that MMG's Wale did 165K first week last year.

Life is Good is an excellent album regardless of how much it sells.

 

[mohamed]

@GeE-757 Nas didnt have any single that charted well, if we had a song like ASTHON Music that charted well and had alot of radio play and well play on tv everyday life is good would be makin 500k first week cuz this album sold 150k first week with no really good single! RICK ROSS Still better do 400-500k or its a flop,,, i say it because rick ross group have the most buzz in the game right now and ross been on every rappers singles lately and he got a big buzz now! SO IF NOT 400-500K ITS A FLOP!! ATLEAST OVER 300!

Stop making excuses.. if I remember correctly Eminem didnt have a huge single prior to 'Relapse' dropping.. he still did #'s.

Same as with WTT.. at this point, if you're one of raps upper echelon u don't need a buzz, ur name alone will sell records bcuz fans can trust that u will deliver a dope product... DMX dropped Flesh of my Flesh with no single or video back in 99'... if Hov sais his album is coming out on xmas day, no song, no video, he's still selling more than 150k... fact.

Nas lost

Eminem fanbase & jay fanbase is people that comes from village, that have big money.. most of Nas fans comes from the Ghetto with no money..Street niggas go and cop Nas album. don't talk bout back in 99 u faggot nas did 470k first week back in the days with no higgh selling singles!! MORON!!

150K IS GREAT!

ILLMATIC DROPPED 1994 and LIFE IS GOOD 2012 and we made 150k first week how Nas lost??? FAGGOT !! SHUT UP!

Jay's fans come from the village...that's funny. I do agree he has a more diverse fan base, but there are hood niggas that still fuck with Jay & hood niggas that don't fuck with Nas. It is what it is. Some cats don't want to hear what he has to say. Some people don't like the way he says shit. Some people don't like his beat selection. I respect Nas for making the kind of albums he makes. You can't appeal to everyone so you make what you feel comfortable with & just roll with it.. I always cop his shit because I've been a fan since day one. I listen to his old shit more, but I can't deny the brother's talent.

Amen bro!

Its like as long as Nas has been out Ive never been compelled to buy his album. His rhymes rarely have an impact and lack emphasis. I feel like his rhymes run on and its hard to take time to process what he says. I wont deny he has skill but i feel hes overrated.

*waits for insults over my opinion*