Why didn't The Big Bang do as well as all of the other Dr. Dre Produced albums?

[Kame]

beats weren't as good imo......... plus Busta isnt as popular

 

[Hatter]

the album was dope to me, im not sure about the numbers but i never heard anyone say it flopped.

 

[juelz21]

as far as sales the time it came out which was 2006 sales were down period and musically it's not a classic but it was a banging album.

 

[deathrowzorrow]

f*ck what you say threadstarter ur a chump u dont know a shit dr dre produced doggystyle which is top 5 dead or alive albums..

1 "Bathtub " Produced by Dr Dre
2 "G Funk Intro " Produced by Dr Dre
3 "Gin and Juice" " Produced by Dr Dre
4 "W Ballz" (Interlude) " Produced by Dr Dre
5 "Tha Shiznit" " Produced by Dr Dre
6 "Domino Intro" (Interlude) " Produced by Dr Dre
7 "Lodi Dodi" " Produced by Dr Dre
8 "Murder Was the Case (DeathAfterVisualizingEternity)" " Produced by Dr Dre
9 "Serial Killa" " Produced by Dr Dre & Daz Dillinger
10 "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" " Produced by Dr Dre
11 "For All My Niggaz & Bitches" " Produced by Dr Dre & Daz Dillinger
12 "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" " Produced by Dr Dre & Daz Dillinger
13 "Chronic Break" (Interlude) " Produced by Dr Dre
14 "Doggy Dogg World" " Produced by Dr Dre
15 "Betta Ask Somebody" " Produced by Dr Dre
16 "Gz and Hustlas" " Produced by Dr Dre
17 "U Betta Recognize" (Interlude) " Produced by Dr Dre
18 "Gz Up, Hoes Down" " Produced by Dr Dre
19 "Pump Pump" Produced by Dr Dre

 

[usmarin3]

The album did 700,000 + and was Busta's last gold album, i think it's safe to say Busta was on the backside of his career then even though the production was dope. Been through the storm is a dope ass track.

 

[lamontbdc]

I thought the album was pretty dope. All the Dre produced tracks were on point. They should have made that track with Stevie a single. I thought it was busta's 2nd best album

 

[Calii Comfort]

the album was banging i liked it

 

[just.might.b.ok]

cuz it sucks.

 

[choppa_style]

beats weren't as good imo......... plus Busta isnt as popular

So what happened with this album with the beats then? He picked beats for 4 other albums but fucked up on this one? And Busta isn't as popular as a bunch of up and comers? That doesn't really make sense.

the album was dope to me, im not sure about the numbers but i never heard anyone say it flopped.

I don't think I said it flopped. It didn't achieve the same status as those other albums I mentioned. Even from a numbers perspective it didn't sell as much as Get Rich, Doc, MMLP, etc

as far as sales the time it came out which was 2006 sales were down period and musically it's not a classic but it was a banging album.

Why not any critical acclaim though? And I don't know about that logic. Documentary was only one year earlier as well as Massacre which had tremendous sales. So I think it was still possible for records to sell. Didn't TI go platinum in 2006 as well?

f*ck what you say threadstarter ur a chump u dont know a shit dr dre produced doggystyle which is top 5 dead or alive albums..

That just adds to my point, as that was another album co-executive produced by Dr. Dre that received similar accolades. Why are you posting the tracklist? Who cares what the songs were named??

 

[Meet The Sniper]

Because it was fuckin Busta.

 

[georgia boi]

it was like he had an identity crisis...he became this kingpin on that album that no one had ever heard.

Legend of the Fall offs is still one of the best concept tracks i've ever heard....from the beat to the lyrics.

Co-sign.

Most of the album wasn't Busta at all. "Touch It" definitely didn't indicate what the album would sound like. I thought that "Touch It" was one of the few true Busta songs on the album. A lot of the productions on the album sounded like they would have suited Raekwon or Nas more than Busta especially productions like "Cocaina" and the songs that both of those artists were featured on respectively. Then again, it makes sense because Busta was executive producer of OB4CL II at the time.

 

[choppa_style]

Co-sign.

Most of the album wasn't Busta at all. "Touch It" definitely didn't indicate what the album would sound like. I thought that "Touch It" was one of the few true Busta songs on the album. A lot of the productions on the album sounded like they would have suited Raekwon or Nas more than Busta especially productions like "Cocaina" and the songs that both of those artists were featured on respectively. Then again, it makes sense because Busta was executive producer of OB4CL II at the time.

So its cuz he switched up his style? Do you really think that most mainstream consumers, who are obviously required for an album to do numbers, know or care about that?

 

[birdcallaveli]

Because it was fuckin Busta.

real talk.

 

[georgia boi]

So its cuz he switched up his style? Do you really think that most mainstream consumers, who are obviously required for an album to do numbers, know or care about that?

I don't think they cared, but "Touch It" was misleading as a single because it was classic Busta and the rest of the album was much different. I think the biggest factor in the album not being as successful had more to do w/ Busta's decline in popularity and the market changing in Hip Hop at the time. When Big Bang dropped, Busta was the only East Coast artist doing numbers until Jay Z and Diddy dropped later that year.

 

[flushill401]

One, if not Busta's best album. That shit was pure hip hop. It's cause these niggas can't appreciate a hot album. They thought, "Oh Busta, probably more party and bullshit" when it wasn't at all like that. You Can't Hold The Torch was one of the best songs on that album and it explains exactly what goes on today.

 

[Stew]

They waited too long to release it. "Touch It" came out did well but they didn't release the album till like 4 months after it came out and never really had another single until after it dropped.

My fav Busta album tho, him and Dre are money on the same track.

 

[choppa_style]

I think you guys are missing the implication of my question, which is that Dr. Dre is known for having the ability to make really successful albums. In Busta's case though, it didn't happen.

What does that say about Dre? That he only has the magic with new artists? Or that he doesn't have the magic at all?

Consider the fact that the range of years the albums dropped spans from the early 90's to mid 00's. That seems to imply that other factors don't affect their success as much.