To give a perspective on album sales and how messed up the industry, check this !

[blazn101]

That's why i don't even pay attention to sales

 

[gee757]

well da internet & bootlegz kill'd that shit...

 

[gman82]

Great point. This is further proof that record sales don't mean nothing in 2010. Great music is great music

 

[BaaLooN]

well da internet & bootlegz kill'd that shit...

^^ yea the internet really did kill it, why would i buy a cd, when I could listen to any song on my phone... by using youtube/pandora... etc...

the internet has done good and bad things...

 

[5th Letter]

I think the fans should support their favorite artist at least.

 

[hrap-120]

I think the fans should support their favorite artist at least.

We are in the middle of a recession, people are trying to support their families.

That $10 you spent on a C.D. could go in your gas-tank or pay for your dinner tonight, what choice would you make??

Sales dont mean shit, in HipHop it simly means you crossed-over and Meagan from Montana likes you.

 

[5th Letter]

We are in the middle of a recession, people are trying to support their families.

That $10 you spent on a C.D. could go in your gas-tank or pay for your dinner tonight, what choice would you make??

Sales dont mean shit, in HipHop it simly means you crossed-over and Meagan from Montana likes you.

yeah of course, but many of these cats on here aren't struggling like that. Well that's just speculating. I'm saying all these posters claim to have nice jobs and drive decent cars but all of a sudden get cheap when it comes to their favorite artist.

 

[Undo1]

We are in the middle of a recession, people are trying to support their families.

That $10 you spent on a C.D. could go in your gas-tank or pay for your dinner tonight, what choice would you make??

Sales dont mean shit, in HipHop it simly means you crossed-over and Meagan from Montana likes you.

i agree, music ain't cheap and i need my money more than a lot of these rappers

 

[hrap-120]

The only person I know for a fact that truly supports HipHop artists
that he likes is GEE, he took pics of them with his name written on the receipt.

 

[shtoopid]

even with susan boyle selling 9 mill, and michael jackson selling 35 mill ww record sales were still down

 

[maximus preme]

With the internet and how easy it is to get shit for free you have to release quality music first and foremost. Niggas aint buying whack albums anymore. We all get to listen to that shit first and decide if we want to spend money on it. I still buy music but only if I think it deserves my dollar. Also most people can afford to buy an album or two so I don't buy that argument. I just think that at the end of the day there are only a handful of albums that are truly worth paying for considering you can get it for free. The industry needs to realize that they are going to have to step their game up and stop releasing bull shit. Don't get me wrong album sales will never be what they were before but they can be better if the music was just better. I think people are past the stage of just buying an album because it is hyped.

 

[usmarin3]

If you can't afford 10 bucks you lost somewhere in life. I have no problem paying for an album because i know what it means, artist wont get dropped and they can afford to record another album. If someone is gonna make what i like, it's only right i pay to listen to it.

 

[Hombre Négro]

The article is pretty much on point, these days if you're a new artist there is no time to develop as an act, you can no longer release albums that don't sell well before breaking big. Now, if you don't go platinum on your first release your career is fucked. Mp3 fucked up the music industry's antiquated system of selling music. Gone are the days of going to tower records to buy an album with one, maybe two good songs for $18.99. In the last 10 years I only bought two albums.

 

[KillaCham]

Only 2 rap albums sold 500,00 last year. It's a drought, b.

 

[usmarin3]

Niggas gonna be clapping two sticks together for music in 5 years. lol

 

[maximus preme]

Over 100,000 albums were released? that's the problem, too many albums are coming out. That's nearly 2,000 albums released every week.

when you think about how many different genres of music there are that really aint that much.

 

[usmarin3]

Let me state that those 100,000 were in the United States. I also agree that there are too many artist being put out, mfs like DTP, Oschino, Mack Mane, etc shouldn't even be getting record deals. These labels need to do a better job A&Ring and develop the talented artist they do have, they treat these artist like hookers, put them on the street and hope they turn a profit.

 

[DILLINGERMANY]

Over 100,000 albums were released? that's the problem, too many albums are coming out. That's nearly 2,000 albums released every week.

since when did SALES matter? i only, in the last two years ,started hearin this" records sold" shit, nobody was screaming until ya boy came off his hiatus(the white boy)!...................... period!

 

[maximus preme]

Let me state that those 100,000 were in the United States. I also agree that there are too many artist being put out, mfs like DTP, Oschino, Mack Mane, etc shouldn't even be getting record deals. These labels need to do a better job A&Ring and develop the talented artist they do have, they treat these artist like hookers, put them on the street and hope they turn a profit.

that is a good point

 

[BackInWhite]

niggas ain't buyin no muhfuckin albums no more