Its not really relevant because Re-Up is old as hell, its like 5 years old. Eminem was able to push D12 & a bunch of unknowns to respectable sales they wouldn't have gotten on their own anyway, its what he and other super-marketable artists do. And let's not forget 50 Cent was apart of that re-up fiasco as well.
That's perfectly fine about Lupe & Mac they are cool with me and considering they also didn't get the play MMG does makes what they did even more amazing. Especially Mac Miller considering he is on an Indie label and I never saw one video or heard any singles.
Wale also piled his album with RNB cats and chicks went and bought it but that's fine. I'm a Wale fan too by the way even though I preferred Attention Deficit to Ambition I understand the increased visibility helped him a lot. Lotus Flower Bomb did its job, I'm sure he's happy with its performance.
I'm cool with the sales of Mac, Lupe, Wale & Nas. In fact I won't even remember this shit in a couple weeks. The music speaks for itself...that's all that matters.
The radio and Viacom (MTV/BET) can play niggas all day and they still barely lead the pack. I'm not entirely sure who the onus is on to fix that, hell I'm not even sure its a problem but it says a lot about the state of the game.
Nas' name still carries weight 20 years into his career as he pushes 40 years old. Nas never sold records like Jay, 50, Wayne & Em but he managed to put out a record that didn't have any real successful singles and do well despite that fact.
He could have sold 20k copies and that would have been alright. I recognize he's no juggernaut in the market department, he just does what he always does and that's make great albums. It just so happens he got a little extra umph with debuting #1 this time around.
