Gotta call bullshyt...not a single solitary actual peer of nas (with the single exception of jay-z) would be considered a flop for doing 140k in this day and age...dude is a fukking early 90s rap legend and it's 2012...snoop isn't doing these type of numbers anymore...cube ain't...raekwon ain't...busta ain't...scarface ain't...shyt, most new rappers ain't doing these numbers...it's damn near august and this is the second highest selling rap first week all year
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I completely agree with this post, except that eventually Jay will do less then 200k on a release week and he shouldn't be an exception. Just because he's had an amazing run at the top doesn't mean it isn't gonna end eventually. He should be held to the same standards as Nas and people should be as reasonable, let's see if people are as forgiving. Doubt it.
The only two problems with what I'm reading around here are:
1 - Stop with the stupid "undershipping" excuse, if someone wants the album they'll find the album. Especially if you're really a Nas fan and you want to show support, you can always buy the digital and then pick up the physical whenever. Nas did great numbers for someone of Nas' stature in the industry, enjoy it and let him celebrate it, stop with the excuses.
2 - It's interesting how having a #1 album now means something. Whenever someone mentions Jays 12 number 1 albums there are a bunch of cats talking about how it means nothing and how Jay "picks the weeks where there is no one else dropping". Well Nas could've sold 79k and he would've had the #1 album, I don't see anyone saying Nas' #1 is a cheap win.
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