RalphFolarin

4y

But that's wild that Drake and his diehard fans look at the numbers and not the actual music to validate him. CLB wasn't a good project save 4-5 songs but because he's doing numbers, that means he's good and it's a good project? If Drake keeps putting out mediocrity (I f*** with the new album so not including that) people will catch on. He'll still do numbers but not as much

RalphFolarin

4y

But that's wild that Drake and his diehard fans look at the numbers and not the actual music to validate him. CLB wasn't a good project save 4-5 songs but because he's doing numbers, that means he's good and it's a good project? If Drake keeps putting out mediocrity (I f*** with the new album so not including that) people will catch on. He'll still do numbers but not as much

1887

4y

This don’t mean much coming from a man with a Wale avy

Dedication 666

4y

clb was still album of the year and a top 5 best rap album this decade 🤷‍♂️

Dedication 666

4y

clb was still album of the year and a top 5 best rap album this decade 🤷‍♂️

RalphFolarin

4y

Because of sales or music?

Maccaveli101

4y

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There ain’t a timeline in the multiverse where CLB was 2021 AOTY.

Dedication 666

4y

it was 2021 aoty you right

Dedication 666

4y

I'm playing CLB right now

Dedication 666

4y

I'm playing CLB right now

thegreatdivine

4y

Kendrick's numbers are disappointing ONLY because it's Kendrick. It'd be the same if Adele dropped and did 200k. Why were Dawn FM's numbers seen as an L? Because it's the Weeknd. His previous 3 albums before Dawn FM did between 444k, 348k and 412k respectively. That creates an expectation, whether you like it or not. Now, if Dawn FM had done like 275k, no one in their right mind would call it an L because while it's a decline, it's not a steep decline. To show you how much of an L Dawn FM was, Starboy (2016) pulled more on-demand audio streams than an album released in 2022, so it wasn't just about a sales decline. The album legit flopped.

As for Kendrick, DAMN was released 5 years ago and did 340M on-demand audio streams. Not thoroughly outdoing those numbers now will be an L because streaming has grown and this album has more tracks. That's how the Ls are being classified.

If a Drake album does 300k tomorrow, even if no one else in the game is doing 200k, people will automatically see it as an L for Drake because it's Drake and because they know what he's used to doing. That's where this all comes from, not because anyone is trying to put Kendrick down.

As for you saying people think Drake's next album will do a million first week, I've personally never seen that and I'd like to assume no one in their right mind is stupid enough to think that will happen.

RIZGOD

4y

@Zackbrah Very informative post about why "Surprise house album" is irrelevant and why it's still a flop for Drake, no matter how hard you try to cope. Hope this helps

YA ICEMAN ACE

4y

You still in here post-hunting all these weeks later?

RIZGOD

4y

@Zackbrah You probably missed this too

Welcome back

Zack From The Six

4y

This is def an L, no doubt about it. One is a skit the other one is a real (and very good) song. So Drake L. But that's the only L he has taken with Honestly Nevermind. Other than that we good.

iGOAT

4y

You pulled no birds

You are a virgin

You didn’t go to Spain

You’ve never left your city

You played Fortnite for two weeks in shambles because of Drakes terrible numbers

You lost every match

We been in here winning

You are back in here coping

230k, f*** me

People don’t forget

YA ICEMAN ACE

4y

You still in here post-hunting all these weeks later?