you comparing macklemore. two different artists, making COMPLETELY two diff music
nobody defined flop yet though. a flop is only on majors. independent artists dont flop cause its a profit being gained
a flop is when something does not living up to expectations...
if 50 as an independent does 5000 interviews, billboards, magazines shoots, radio placements, gets in heavy rotation, and then he doesnt sell much thats a flop major or independent.
usually independent albums cant flop because their is no expectation, the album gets put out, and then if it happens to catch on cool, if not well sucks but you can just put out your next album
the way 50 is going he is using up the remains of his 'fame' capital and some of his own money to try to turn Animal Ambition into a comeback record
really at this point i think 50 has as much buzz as he can get without a popular song, doesnt have to be in the club, or even candyshop... he just needs something that the fans care about... then his antics can turn a bit of interest into widespread exposure. right now, he aint got that song popping yet... maybe it will be one of the next songs he got out there...
50s big fukkup really was he and young buck tried to physically intimidate a really popular southern record pool back in their hey day... in 2014 you NEED these same DJs, and the DJs that came up under them to embrace your music for it to percolate up to get national exposure... and now them same lil 'nobodies' from 2007 aint giving these new 50 joints any time of day...
said it before say it again... 50s problem aint that he dissed rappers, its that he spent a good 4 year period physically and financially bullying a lot of the industry infrastructure folks, now he needs them to give him and even shot... and they like naw...
the same people you see going up, are the same people yous see going down