As of this week Jay-Z has sold 29,106,000 albums in the USA. Passing 2Pac, he is 2nd only to eminem

[nineteeneightysix]

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957679/how-michael-jackson-made-1-billion-since-his-death

THAT IS THE POINT EXACTLY...

That is 2Pac's level, boy...

2Pac is relatively up there with Elvis, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, John Lenon...

Are you saying Elvis, Marley, Jackson, Lenon only sold records because they died...?

IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE STATING...?

 

[jerzboy]

neither will Hova's

How about outside of Hip Hop..........

 

[p00rky]

Pac is dead no album in sight. There is no comparison

 

[nineteeneightysix]

they don't get it.Dying is the best promotion anybody can have.Jay outselling pac while ALIVE is remarkable.They can't even comprehend simple logic cuz they mad pac got surpassed

AGAIN...

Where are Biggie, Mac Dre, Freaky Tah, Big L's and etc numbers....?

ONLY LIVING LEGENDS sell albums after they die...Of Coures Jay Z will sell TONS of albums if died tomorrow, because he is a LIVING LEGEND...

If 2Pac was alive today, He would be OUT SELLING Jay Z, period...

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

How about outside of Hip Hop..........

THAT IS THE POINT EXACTLY...

That is 2Pac's level, boy...

2Pac is relatively up there with Elvis, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, John Lenon...

Are you saying Elvis, Marley, Jackson, Lenon only sold records because they died...?

IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE STATING...?

no jackass. i'm saying they sold MORE after they died.

why does every rebuttal you make include the words "THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT" ? Clearly, you are horrible at making accurate, exact, points, because you wouldn't have to clarify every single post you make. which none of them make sense.

 

[jerzboy]

Hey, everybody questioning 2 Pac's legacy... Do me a favor...

1. Go to Google
2. Click Videos
3. Search "2 Pac Covers"
4. Look at the results- Look at all the songs listed

Now do the same for Jay and see what pops up... You're going to notice the majority of the songs being covered are the ones that feature Beyonce and Justin Timberlake (The majority of the same songs will also pop up; which is sad for a guy with such a huge catalog)........................

 

[jerzboy]

no jackass. i'm saying they sold MORE after they died.

why does every rebuttal you make include the words "THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT" ? Clearly, you are horrible at making accurate, exact, points, because you wouldn't have to clarify every single post you make. which none of them make sense.

.. why did you quote me

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

Hey, everybody questioning 2 Pac's legacy... Do me a favor...

1. Go to Google
2. Click Videos
3. Search "2 Pac Covers"
4. Look at the results- Look at all the songs listed

Now do the same for Jay and see what pops up... You're going to notice the majority of the songs being covered are the ones that feature Beyonce and Justin Timberlake (The majority of the same songs will also pop up; which is sad for a guy with such a huge catalog)........................

80% of those covers are done by bandwagonning cacs who got hip after he died. real nikkas don't do covers.

 

[jerzboy]

80% of those covers are done by bandwagonning cacs who got hip after he died. real nikkas don't do covers.

Don't matter..

This is my point, his legacy is already imprinted in Hip Hop and the same can be said outside of Hip Hop for him.. He's a legend in music.... How about other rappers???


EDIT: And these are the same cacs that got hip to Jay after he worked with Beyonce, Linkin Park and Justin.... see how that works

 

[JuvenileHell]

brag about selling more than a dead rapper brehs

 

[ISO]

Get off Pac's dikk you nikkas disgust me. fukk album sales too

 

[Thoughts]

he is 2nd only to eminem

Wait till Hov next album ... all the tracks gonna have bars like ( accept me, white people)

 

[Redwing80]

BUT, he didn't sell all those albums strictly because of his death..... How much did the Lost Boyz make when Freaky Tah died, Big L, Big Pun, Left Eye, AAliyah, Mazaradi Fox.. I could go on??? His talent and name helped him sell those albums.. His name rings bells

And your comparing Michael Jackson???? The biggest name is music???? How much did Johnny Cash make???

The fukk?

 

[JayBaldacci]

AGAIN...

Where are Biggie, Mac Dre, Freaky Tah, Big L's and etc numbers....?

ONLY LIVING LEGENDS sell albums after they die...Of Coures Jay Z will sell TONS of albums if died tomorrow, because he is a LIVING LEGEND...

If 2Pac was alive today, He would be OUT SELLING Jay Z, period...

He would? What is this based on?

 

[nineteeneightysix]

no jackass. i'm saying they sold MORE after they died.

why does every rebuttal you make include the words "THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT" ? Clearly, you are horrible at making accurate, exact, points, because you wouldn't have to clarify every single post you make. which none of them make sense.

(1) When you hate, of course nothing makes sense...

(2) I have received several daps for my post, so OBVIOUSLY, some people get my point...

But to answer your quoted statement...My rebuttals included "THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT" because the statements that were made ACTUALLY supported 2Pac's greatness, but the people making those statements can't see it...

(1) "[selling] MORE after" death is a sign of GREATNESS...Why, because many more rappers have died, and how do their numbers compare to Jay Z's...?
How do Mac Dre's numbers compare to Jay Z's...?

(2) For Jay Z to surpass 2Pac's sales only recently, considering ALL the gimmicks Jay Z pulls, indicates that 2Pac has been selling a significant amount of records even after he died...

If your opinion is that 2Pac's overall sales have more to do with his dying than his product, then explain why other dead rappers have not been able to accomplish the same...?

(3) I am NOT saying that 2Pac's death did not boost some of his sales, what I am saying is...

a. 2Pac's product was so good that his fan base bought into it, even after his death, that is the stuff of legends...
b. 2Pac would have sold even more records if he was still alive...Because he would be around to promote himself...And his talent for self-expression is arguably top 2 DOA...
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