Apr 12·1 reply
ICEMAN40Idk. I’ve always thought that the “decline” was always in the way streams were being calculated into sales. They’ve toyed with it virtually every year since scorpion dropped at some level and he’s never been one to bundle his albums. But all of his music has stood the test of time in terms of chart positions, etc. To me, thats the clear indicator that he’s not actually declining.
I mean, if any album fits the bill for the playlist narrative more than anything it’s more life. Poor sequencing, strange transitions (except for 4422 into gyalchester), etc.
You use charts as an indicator of quality of an artists albums?
- ICEMAN40 🧤Apr 12·1 replyJim Halpert
You use charts as an indicator of quality of an artists albums?
Not directly. But indirectly, yes. If I think an album is quality and it’s spent literal years charting then it’s going to be a talking point. Not the main talking point, but definitely a point to be used to strengthen my argument.
- Apr 12·1 replyICEMAN40
Not directly. But indirectly, yes. If I think an album is quality and it’s spent literal years charting then it’s going to be a talking point. Not the main talking point, but definitely a point to be used to strengthen my argument.
It think CLB fatd scorpion stand up next to take care NWTS and IYRT?
- ICEMAN40 🧤Apr 12·1 replyJim Halpert
It think CLB fatd scorpion stand up next to take care NWTS and IYRT?
There’s a lot of nuance to this question.. much bigger discussion to flesh out the reasons as to why, but, in general, yes.
Apr 12·1 replyICEMAN40There’s a lot of nuance to this question.. much bigger discussion to flesh out the reasons as to why, but, in general, yes.
I’m all for subjectivity in art but at the same time there’s a point where we gotta be serious
- ICEMAN40 🧤Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
I’m all for subjectivity in art but at the same time there’s a point where we gotta be serious
I’m being very serious
Apr 12
Leftside@Slingshot I've been crying at this all day. I legit thought English was like his third language for almost a decade
😭😭😭
- Apr 12·1 replyICEMAN40
I’m being very serious
You listen to an album like Scorpion and hear the same level of quality, attention to detail, and care put into it as an album like Nothing Was the Same?
- Apr 12·1 replyICEMAN40
While I agree with most of this… That asap rocky album came and went.
Yeah if you listen to music by reading a Billboard chart
- ICEMAN40 🧤Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
You listen to an album like Scorpion and hear the same level of quality, attention to detail, and care put into it as an album like Nothing Was the Same?
Yes.
- ICEMAN40 🧤Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
Yeah if you listen to music by reading a Billboard chart
No. That album is not being discussed anywhere. Quite literally the definition of came and went.
- Apr 12·2 repliesICEMAN40
No. That album is not being discussed anywhere. Quite literally the definition of came and went.
That’s true about 99% of albums nowadays man
I could say nobody is talking about $$$4U but you wouldn’t agree with that would you
- Apr 12ICEMAN40
Yes.
goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12ICEMAN40While I agree with most of this… That asap rocky album came and went.
oh that s*** is the def of came and went
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·1 reply
if drake dropped dont be dumb yall would call it a massive failure and another mid album from drake nigga that s*** is not that good we waited 8 years for a MID at best project and it came and went its all good we not finna re write history
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·2 replies
casino = came and went
DBD = came and went - goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
That’s true about 99% of albums nowadays man
I could say nobody is talking about $$$4U but you wouldn’t agree with that would you
i mean sss4u came out an entire calendar year before DBD and is still selling more than it so this just wouldnt make sense
we have to stop picking and choosing when to use sales and billboards to back the facts. at the end of the day the only metric we can use other than "whats hot in the streets"
- Apr 12·1 replygoretex
i mean sss4u came out an entire calendar year before DBD and is still selling more than it so this just wouldnt make sense
we have to stop picking and choosing when to use sales and billboards to back the facts. at the end of the day the only metric we can use other than "whats hot in the streets"
Yes because Drake is a million times more popular than A$AP Rocky
Rocky hasn’t been big commercially in a long ass time
- Apr 12·1 replygoretex
casino = came and went
DBD = came and wentNeither of these albums came and went, you’re just judging them by the same standard that you’re judging an artist that can literally fill up stadiums
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
Neither of these albums came and went, you’re just judging them by the same standard that you’re judging an artist that can literally fill up stadiums
no im not im judging them off the fact no one cared about them a week later
- Apr 12·1 replygoretex
if drake dropped dont be dumb yall would call it a massive failure and another mid album from drake nigga that s*** is not that good we waited 8 years for a MID at best project and it came and went its all good we not finna re write history
Drake has dropped mid projects for the past 10 years that his fanbase thinks are classics, is that not the same thing?
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·2 repliesshaleirose
Yes because Drake is a million times more popular than A$AP Rocky
Rocky hasn’t been big commercially in a long ass time
maybe its because he didnt spend the last 8 years doing brand partnerships that suck and acting like a edge lord
- Apr 12·1 replygoretex
no im not im judging them off the fact no one cared about them a week later
The same is true for 99% of albums nowadays, welcome to the streaming era
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12shaleirose
Drake has dropped mid projects for the past 10 years that his fanbase thinks are classics, is that not the same thing?
aye if niggas was bumping that rocky id at least say its popular with his fan base. s*** not movin units bra they got disc 2s coming and s***
- goretex 💁🏽♂️Apr 12·1 replyshaleirose
The same is true for 99% of albums nowadays, welcome to the streaming era
dat don toliver aint come and go