The OFFICIAL Self Made Vol. 1 Discussion Thread

[StillDreaming]

smh @ this turning into another typical racial thread. yall niggas lost for feeding her

Nigga yo ass is the mod Why the hell is she even allowed to even post on this site anymore?

 

[@My_nameaintearl]

smh @ this turning into another typical racial thread. yall niggas lost for feeding her

Which posters set that precedent, bruh? Which posters post about race in the Reason every single day? And where do day do dat at?

 

[Rhymesfinest]

ross might be a known rapper but he aint no plat rapper

50k for a artist who bearly goes gold is good, whichever way you spin it

50k for an artist who goes plat + wud be a flop

500K is Gold

450K is minus 50K

huge difference between 450K and 50K

And we talking selling 50K on a major record label with major distribution, promotion and funded Videos

You can't accept that it a horrendus flop lol

 

[c.b.b.]

Right, people act like this is a Kanye "Good Music" comp or a Young Money album.

I don't think Young Money even sold 200K in their first week so 50K for MMG is pretty decent.

Young Money had hit songs ("Every Girl" and "Bed Rock"), 3 of the most popularappers in the game (Drake, Minaj, and Weezy), and much more promo and that album only went gold.

You think a comp with Teedra Moses (only neo soul fans know who she is), Wale (his album didn't do too well), Pill (still underground), and Meek Mill (ditto) is supposed to sell 100K - 200K in the first week!

The main single had another new artist in it (Chester French). I don't know what people expect

 

[Stew]

Nigga yo ass is the mod Why the hell is she even allowed to even post on this site anymore?

We dont have "mod powerz" like most of yall think son.

Which posters set that precedent, bruh? Which posters post about race in the Reason every single day? And where do day do dat at?

lol C'mon son no need to call names, u know who they are.

 

[StillDreaming]

Man I went to college at SUNY Oneonta in upstate New York. I've heard tons of white people blasting "9 piece straight 8 balls!!"

Duh nigga. White folks have to be TOLD what's hot in hip-hop. Its only a matter of time before anything the BLACK community considers hot is emulated by white folk. They wont buy Ross shit but they damn sho will bump it because its the cool thing to do. SMH at white ppl aka STAR BELLY SNEECHES.

But back on topic.....

Very good album and out of everything I got from it I'd say my appreciation of Wale has gone up exponentially. Wale is most definitely an underrated rapper

 

[IceBergTaylor]

I didn't get offended I just corrected You because your obviously misinformed. Believe me with the bangers on this album the whole MMG team will be eating good off them club dates. The album didn't sell a lot, big deal. Y'all talk about sales like we don't already know who's gonna sell and who isn't. When was the last time soundscan surprised you? And who are you to say they wont drop? I'm glad we're FINALLY getting back to who has the best music And not whose the most popular amongst white ppl. The album is above average, why is this thread even needed?

The last time a soundscan surprised me was when the Odd Future nigga sold what he did. When I spoke about sales I didn't name you (not that I named anyone) I'm no one to say whose album will drop but what makes Meek & Pill that much different than Big Sean? Or J.Cole? What makes them stand out more than those 2 niggas that their albums will come out on time? That's a legit question.

 

[JadaRoss]

this is just the first few days,bruh...time will tell

dont laugh now

 

[Rhymesfinest]

And stop already with Eminem is white excuse

Paul Wall

Bubba Sparxxx

Asher Roth

Everlast

Cage

Lil Whyte

Are all fully white and have pretty much flopped and sold less than the average Black Rapper their entire careers

Subliminally when you dudes on the IC say Eminem sells so highly cos he white are basically saying Eminem sells so much cos he is like a poster boy for females and they luv him for his looks

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Duh nigga. White folks have to be TOLD what's hot in hip-hop. Its only a matter of time before anything the BLACK community considers hot is emulated by white folk. They wont buy Ross shit but they damn sho will bump it because its the cool thing to do. SMH at white ppl aka STAR BELLY SNEECHES.

But back on topic.....

Very good album and out of everything I got from it I'd say my appreciation of Wale has gone up exponentially. Wale is most definitely an underrated rapper

I feel some of yall are misinformed yallselves. I know plenty of white ppl who bump alot of good hip-hop and nobody has to tell them. Saying they only bump it because its cool is discrediting. So the fact you believe that as some kind of fact says alot. But to each is own my dude.

 

[StillDreaming]

Right, people act like this is a Kanye "Good Music" comp or a Young Money album.

I don't think Young Money even sold 200K in their first week so 50K for MMG is pretty decent.

Young Money had hit songs ("Every Girl" and "Bed Rock"), 3 of the most popularappers in the game (Drake, Minaj, and Weezy), and much more promo and that album only went gold.

You think a comp with Teedra Moses (only neo soul fans know who she is), Wale (his album didn't do too well), Pill (still underground), and Meek Mill (ditto) is supposed to sell 100K - 200K in the first week!

The main single had another new artist in it (Chester French). I don't know what people expect

You speak truth but these dudes ain't hearing it. I can only guess how long the t/s was waiting to unleash this thread even though no one on this forum was ever quoted saying this compilation would push big numbers.

 

[StillDreaming]

I feel some of yall are misinformed yallselves. I know plenty of white ppl who bump alot of good hip-hop and nobody has to tell them. Saying they only bump it because its cool is discrediting. So the fact you believe that as some kind of fact says alot. But to each is own my dude.

So you are admitting Self Made is good hip-hop?

 

[JadaRoss]

bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BP OIL SPILL FACE]

undercover fan alert

Damn, Rick Ross been working out. He's like the new 2011 Dodge Durango: more muscle, less fat.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

So you are admitting Self Made is good hip-hop?

I never said it wasnt.

 

[Rhymesfinest]

And stop with Dre co sign helped Eminem sell so much too too Dr Dre is a money man

If it was that then don't you think after Eminem's crazy success with sales he would sign other white Rap Artists? it just takes things like a Dre co sign and being white to sell the most right?

Fact is Eminem sells so much cos he appeals to females young females basically not so much based on Music but based on looks the fact is theres females out there in the millions attracted to Eminem with posters of his on their walls that will simply buy his Albums cos they got a crush on him

But black Artists benefited from that too like Nelly, T.I, etc

 

[StillDreaming]

The last time a soundscan surprised me was when the Odd Future nigga sold what he did. When I spoke about sales I didn't name you (not that I named anyone) I'm no one to say whose album will drop but what makes Meek & Pill that much different than Big Sean? Or J.Cole? What makes them stand out more than those 2 niggas that their albums will come out on time? That's a legit question.

Look at their Boss. Ross continually releases CLASSIC music despite the fact that he doesn't get the sales or accolades he deserves.........they doing it for the love. What other imprint is releasing compilations to let their NEW talent shine? Neither u nor I know the future but just going off Ross track record I see Meek, Wale, and Pill releasing good albums. I can't believe we still on this sales shit.

 

[StillDreaming]

I never said it wasnt.

So why does it even matter what it sold? If Ross and the team can keep delivering CLASSIC material selling what they're selling now then why even worry about sales?

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Look at their Boss. Ross continually releases CLASSIC music despite the fact that he doesn't get the sales or accolades he deserves.........they doing it for the love. What other imprint is releasing compilations to let their NEW talent shine? Neither u nor I know the future but just going off Ross track record I see Meek, Wale, and Pill releasing good albums. I can't believe we still on this sales shit.

Now this is turning into a matter of opinion. Not to mention there have been plenty of other compilations that came out that let their new talent shine and better than how Ross did it. I'm not even talking about sales anymore. I only mentioned the soundscan because you asked.

 

[riddlerap]

Ross never had a classic bar, let alone song or album