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[NO-BadAzz]

Which ones have stood the test of time?
Which ones still ring bells?

Oh you're talking about in 2017, I'm speaking about when the albums dropped, when the sound was the sound of that day. Just because the sound of those albums doesn't equate to the sound in 2017 doesn't mean the albums that came out in that time frame is wack breh.

IF that was the case you could say that about all the albums that came out from other artists breh. The Chronic who some say is the best album to be made, shyt sounds terrible now, but when it came out in 92 it was the shyt along with Doggystyle

 

[Xtz23]

Snoop's album was trash. His other two on NL were good though. They weren't "No Limit" albums though.

Last meal was good no limit top dogg was whatever it had some major bangers on it tho.

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Look man I'm not gon argue with u this is how I feel.

- the albums have no replay value
- the albums are wack
- nobody mentions these albums besides the die hards.
- master p or any no limit rapper besides snoop will nvr be regarded with the elites.

Some dudes make corny hits some dudes stay true to the art form and release albums that's just the way it is hate it or love.

Fair enough

Mobb Deep albums have no replay value, nor does The Chronic or Doggystyle or LL Cool J older albums, Nas 1st album etc

 

[NO-BadAzz]

How were black ppl purchasing their albums back in 97 and 98

 

[Xtz23]

How is it wack when it was (I believe) the highest selling album that P put out?

Did it or did it not sell more copies than your favorite Mobb Deep album???

When you say "marketed well" what do you mean, because majority of NL albums only produced one video and had very little air play

Take for example MAC - Shell Shocked, What was it's radio single that you heard around the country on radios??

How many videos did that album get?

Last but not least, How many ppl outside of New Orleans have had even heard of MAC???

How many records did that album sell??

The difference between me and u is I don't give a fukk about sales or billboard charts. The classic albums (infamous, obcl etc) sell with dignity They didn't sell there souls to sell a record they kept it hip hop. Mobb deep has 3 classics where's no limits (whole roster) classics breh? Dudes always wana bring down real greatness for petty hate and big up dudes that have no claim to anything but record sales.

 

[mobbinfms]

Why would someone spend $17.99 or more on an album when they could just get the single from the album for $2.99?? You do know NL were going plat and gold off of singles. So in your post you said ppl (a million plus fans) bought NL albums because they like 2 singles, as to say that they heard the album and liked 2 singles off of it and they bout.

Was No Limit even putting out singles like that?
Singles started to fade away in the late 90s as the record companies started trying to force people to buy albums.

See that there you're trying to fit today's climate into yesterday's climate, You couldn't preview an album before it came out buddy.

I remember in record stores there were listening stations. So it was possible.

How was NL marketing albums well? What does that even mean breh? break it down.

It's already been broken down in the thread.

Beats by the pound sound was trash but yet company sold over 75 million albums? What production company that is wack sells that many copies of albums breh

Hammer went diamond. Sales don't mean shyt.

 

[mobbinfms]

How is it wack when it was (I believe) the highest selling album that P put out?

Did it or did it not sell more copies than your favorite Mobb Deep album???

Your way to into sales breh. I Am sold more than Illmatic. VOl 2 sold more than RD. Hammer sold more than all of them.
Who cares?

When you say "marketed well" what do you mean, because majority of NL albums only produced one video and had very little air play

Take for example MAC - Shell Shocked, What was it's radio single that you heard around the country on radios??

How many videos did that album get?

Last but not least, How many ppl outside of New Orleans have had even heard of MAC???

How many records did that album sell??

You're absolutely right that No Limit was not big on conventional promotion of videos and servicing records to radio. Where they excelled was in the magazines and then through the music itself. Mac made his name b/c he was on Ghetto D. If you opened up the CD booklet, there was probably a picture of his album and a release date. Then every No Limit album after that had a picture of that album until it dropped.
That alone likely led to higher sales than if he was signed to Def Jam and dropped a single that got pushed on the radio with a video.

 

[smokeurobinson]

Passion and authenticity

Your doubting the authenticity??

Do u not remember Chief Keef / Lil Jo Jo?

You're doubting passion?

If what they say about Chief Keef having aspergers is true then one would have to acknowledge that Chief Keef being disabled yet setting off a whole movement is an accomplishment of wonder not seen in music since Stevie Wonder.

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Which ones have stood the test of time?
Which ones still ring bells?

Which albums were wack breh, I wanna hear them and judge them.

Quality over Quantity remember and if they were wack, then the sells would indicate the albums being wack by selling under 100k et

Your way to into sales breh. I Am sold more than Illmatic. VOl 2 sold more than RD. Hammer sold more than all of them.
Who cares?

You're absolutely right that No Limit was not big on conventional promotion of videos and servicing records to radio. Where they excelled was in the magazines and then through the music itself. Mac made his name b/c he was on Ghetto D. If you opened up the CD booklet, there was probably a picture of his album and a release date. Then every No Limit album after that had a picture of that album until it dropped.
That alone likely led to higher sales than if he was signed to Def Jam and dropped a single that got pushed on the radio with a video.

What magazines do you speak about?

How often was NL in Vibe and The Source? it wasn't very often breh and the ones who were in magazines were P, Silk, and C, maybe Mystikal and Snoop. How many times Mia x, Mac, and others appeared in those magazines, hell how many times P, Silk and C appeared?

What other magazines do you speak about, i wanna google to see if they featured NL ads as you claimed that they did

Mac was on how many songs from Ghetto D, but yet he still sold how many records? Come on breh, you not even making any sense.

What radio stations/stores allowed (fans) to hear the actually albums in 97 and 98 before they came out breh??

 

[NO-BadAzz]

Was No Limit even putting out singles like that?
Singles started to fade away in the late 90s as the record companies started trying to force people to buy albums.

I remember in record stores there were listening stations. So it was possible.

It's already been broken down in the thread.

Hammer went diamond. Sales don't mean shyt.

Hammer was hot at the time and had good party singles, what is you saying dude?

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

I remember in record stores there were listening stations. So it was possible.

Damn I remember that shyt


I used to go to FYE and listen to albums before I bought them

 

[mobbinfms]

Which albums were wack breh, I wanna hear them and judge them.

Just tell which No Limit albums are considered classics.

if they were wack, then the sells would indicate the albums being wack by selling under 100k et

No. There is no direct relationship between quality and sales.

What magazines do you speak about?

How often was NL in Vibe and The Source? it wasn't very often breh and the ones who were in magazines were P, Silk, and C, maybe Mystikal and Snoop. How many times Mia x, Mac, and others appeared in those magazines, hell how many times P, Silk and C appeared?

The Source would have acrticles about Master P. He made the Cover. I remember Silk getting the cover in 98.
I remember the B Team would get the one page write up.
Mystikal got an article.
Then they would have ads for their albums.
I didn't really pay attention to the other magazines like that

Mac was on how many songs from Ghetto D, but yet he still sold how many records? Come on breh, you not even making any sense.

You think his album would have done better without No Limit affiliation, just a lone gunner on Def Jam?
You saying that No Limit affiliation didn't drive sales?

What radio stations/stores allowed (fans) to hear the actually albums in 97 and 98 before they came out breh??

Sam Goody. Virgin. I don't remember Tower having it.
Another breh said FYE.

Hammer was hot at the time and had good party singles, what is you saying dude?

I'm using Hammer to make a point that sales doesn't directly relate to quality. Otherwise Eminem and Hammer would have some of the GOAT hip hop albums and obviously that ain't the case.

 

[1-8-7-Skillz]

Wait a moment, are people in here really still pushing that bs about no limit not releasing quality music ??!?!?!?

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Wait a moment, are people in here really still pushing that bs about no limit not releasing quality music ??!?!?!?

Anyone who is a fan of Southern music would say that No Limit had more quality than quantity

But it was a lot of quality music period dropping in the 90's so I can understand if someone missed out

 

[Wacky D]

Alright man whatever u say. Banks mixtapes are 10x better then jadas albums. Ima lox fan but that's facts.



Banks is the best mc in the game today.




fukk a single fukk record sales banks gives mixtapes free that are better then dudes albums. Lyrically, musically, flow whatever banks comes out on top without a classic album

why do you keep changing the topic?

I didn't say mixtape. I clearly said jada made better albums than banks.
and since your want to bring up mixtapes. jada made better mixtapes than banks as well.

don't try to compare banks tapes to jada albums on the slick. I'm too swift for that.

That's cuz there was so much other good shyt out. We're talking bout the golden years of hip hop (the best years in hip hop) I ain't tryin to hear no b team/c team no limit rappers. if the main guys weren't putting out quality then y would I check for the benchwarmers?

'97-99 wasn't no dam golden era.

we already know that you never listened to any no limit albums, but now youre looking real funny in the light broski.

The whole quantity over quality thing is getting tired, simply because I'll ask a poster to put up the "quantity" type albums in that 97-99 run Outta all those albums that dropped in that run, I bet more albums were good/dope. If NL dropped 30 albums in that time frame, 25 were banging.

Name the albums that were down out just wack I can't think of any, I can say some were ok, such as Silk's Made Man, C-Murder's Bossaline,

But I don't recall a "wack" bad album outta that time frame.

yea, the vast majority of those albums were dope.

I just didn't like how the '98 albums would all have the same 20+ tracks & the same formula.