<>Kanye West & Jay-Z 'Watch The Throne'<> Ns in PARIS video on pg. 290

[dipsetgeneral]

Originally Posted by NostrandAve68

2nd Week Soundscan sales for WTT was 177K bringing total album sales to 613K!

Aug 24 2011 12:51 PM EDT 440
[h1]Jay-Z, Kanye West Hold Onto Billboard Throne[/h1][h2]Watch the Throne stays at #1, despite 59 percent drop in sales.[/h2]
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After an impressive debut week on the Billboard 200 chart, Kanye West and Jay-Z's collaborative effort Watch the Throne, will once again sit at the top. Adding to the 436,000 copies they sold last week, the hip-hop dynamos moved another 177, 000 this week, bringing their current total to 613, 000, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

While the Throne won't get bragging rights to 2011's biggest first-week seller on the Billboard charts (that honor still belongs to Lady Gaga), they successfully beat Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends record for one-week sales on iTunes. And needless to say, they've claimed the #1 spot on iTunes once again.

Though the second week of Watch the Throne saw a 59 percent drop in sales, it was enough to hold off chart newcomers. None of the week's debuts saw six-digit sales, and only two will crack the top 10: Life at Best from country's Eli Young Band at #6 (35,000) and the latest "Twilight" soundtrack favorite Blue October, Any Man in America at #8 (27,000). Other notable newcomers include rockers Breaking Benjamin's Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin at #22 (14,000) and actor Jeff Bridges' self-titled record, which places at #25 (13,000).

The rest of this week's top 10: Adele's 21, (#2, 80,000), Now That's What I Call Music 39 (#3, 63,000), Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines (#4, 53,000), Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party (#5, 37,000), Eric Church's Chief (#7, 31,000), Beyoncé's 4 (#9, 25,283) and Kidz Bop 20 (#10, 24,000).

As we inch closer to Sunday's VMAs, fans are continuing to purchase records from this year's nominees and performers, including Lady Gaga's record-breaking Born This Way (#12), which saw a 9 percent increase with this week's sales of 20,000, bringing it's grand total to 1.7 milllion, and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream (#15), up 7 percent after moving 17,000 more copies, which brings her album to 1.7 million as well.

The iTunes albums top 10 parallels the Billboard Top 200, in that Jay and Kanye's Throne rules the roost at #1, and Adele's 21 claims the runner-up position, while Eli Young Band's Life at Best bows at #3. The rest of the chart includes Foster the People's Torches (#4), Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines (#5), Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More (#6), Maroon 5's Hands All Over (#7), Bad Meets Evil's Hell: The Sequel (#

, Eric Church's Chief (#9), and Lady Gaga's Born This Way (#10).

If Jay and Kanye are looking to three-peat for next week's charts, they'll have to best new releases from the Game The R.E.D. Album, Lenny Kravitz Black and White America and Stephen Malkmus Mirror Traffic. 

 

[dipsetgeneral]

Originally Posted by NostrandAve68

2nd Week Soundscan sales for WTT was 177K bringing total album sales to 613K!

Aug 24 2011 12:51 PM EDT 440
[h1]Jay-Z, Kanye West Hold Onto Billboard Throne[/h1][h2]Watch the Throne stays at #1, despite 59 percent drop in sales.[/h2]
By Aly Semigran

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After an impressive debut week on the Billboard 200 chart, Kanye West and Jay-Z's collaborative effort Watch the Throne, will once again sit at the top. Adding to the 436,000 copies they sold last week, the hip-hop dynamos moved another 177, 000 this week, bringing their current total to 613, 000, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

While the Throne won't get bragging rights to 2011's biggest first-week seller on the Billboard charts (that honor still belongs to Lady Gaga), they successfully beat Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends record for one-week sales on iTunes. And needless to say, they've claimed the #1 spot on iTunes once again.

Though the second week of Watch the Throne saw a 59 percent drop in sales, it was enough to hold off chart newcomers. None of the week's debuts saw six-digit sales, and only two will crack the top 10: Life at Best from country's Eli Young Band at #6 (35,000) and the latest "Twilight" soundtrack favorite Blue October, Any Man in America at #8 (27,000). Other notable newcomers include rockers Breaking Benjamin's Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin at #22 (14,000) and actor Jeff Bridges' self-titled record, which places at #25 (13,000).

The rest of this week's top 10: Adele's 21, (#2, 80,000), Now That's What I Call Music 39 (#3, 63,000), Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines (#4, 53,000), Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party (#5, 37,000), Eric Church's Chief (#7, 31,000), Beyoncé's 4 (#9, 25,283) and Kidz Bop 20 (#10, 24,000).

As we inch closer to Sunday's VMAs, fans are continuing to purchase records from this year's nominees and performers, including Lady Gaga's record-breaking Born This Way (#12), which saw a 9 percent increase with this week's sales of 20,000, bringing it's grand total to 1.7 milllion, and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream (#15), up 7 percent after moving 17,000 more copies, which brings her album to 1.7 million as well.

The iTunes albums top 10 parallels the Billboard Top 200, in that Jay and Kanye's Throne rules the roost at #1, and Adele's 21 claims the runner-up position, while Eli Young Band's Life at Best bows at #3. The rest of the chart includes Foster the People's Torches (#4), Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines (#5), Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More (#6), Maroon 5's Hands All Over (#7), Bad Meets Evil's Hell: The Sequel (#

, Eric Church's Chief (#9), and Lady Gaga's Born This Way (#10).

If Jay and Kanye are looking to three-peat for next week's charts, they'll have to best new releases from the Game The R.E.D. Album, Lenny Kravitz Black and White America and Stephen Malkmus Mirror Traffic. 

 

[lukethejediknight]

Originally Posted by red mpls

Originally Posted by LuketheJediKnight

Originally Posted by red mpls


No, he has HALF a point.  I completed his point for him.  You are reverting back to the half of a point.

There are extreme opinions on BOTH "sides" and many who both love and hate the album act like their opinions are "right" and "bash" the "other side."

Ain't see anybody in here who like the album bash people who don't (as in tell them that they're "wrong" for their opinion), outside of the dude who told you to leave because you don't like Jay's delivery.

Usually someone says "I think the album's great", then some people who don't come in here and say something like "Y'all are stans for liking this". If you don't like it, fine. People don't just leave it at that though, and flame posters for their musical preference.

For everyone that states "I don't see how you could like this garbage," there's someone saying "I don't see how you don't recognize the greatness of this."  Those that love the album get called stans, **** riders, etc. while those that hate it get called haters, stupid, etc.

Why don't you say "If you like it, fine, just leave it at that."  You don't complain about dudes praising the album and arguing for its greatness.  You (and others) only complain about people criticizing the album and arguing why it's weak.

See how there's two sides to this?

That's not what I'm referring to though. People can come in here and say that they like/don't like the album and also explain why. You think the album's a classic? You hate the album? That's cool. I know people who think Illmatic is overrated, that's their take.

What I'm referring to is what you're talking about in your first paragraph. You say why you like/don't like t, I can respect that even while disagreeing. It doesn't make you a stan/hater. You got some people calling dudes haters for not liking WTT (which is silly, it's just their opinion), but I've seen more posters clown on people who do.

 

[lukethejediknight]

Originally Posted by red mpls

Originally Posted by LuketheJediKnight

Originally Posted by red mpls


No, he has HALF a point.  I completed his point for him.  You are reverting back to the half of a point.

There are extreme opinions on BOTH "sides" and many who both love and hate the album act like their opinions are "right" and "bash" the "other side."

Ain't see anybody in here who like the album bash people who don't (as in tell them that they're "wrong" for their opinion), outside of the dude who told you to leave because you don't like Jay's delivery.

Usually someone says "I think the album's great", then some people who don't come in here and say something like "Y'all are stans for liking this". If you don't like it, fine. People don't just leave it at that though, and flame posters for their musical preference.

For everyone that states "I don't see how you could like this garbage," there's someone saying "I don't see how you don't recognize the greatness of this."  Those that love the album get called stans, **** riders, etc. while those that hate it get called haters, stupid, etc.

Why don't you say "If you like it, fine, just leave it at that."  You don't complain about dudes praising the album and arguing for its greatness.  You (and others) only complain about people criticizing the album and arguing why it's weak.

See how there's two sides to this?

That's not what I'm referring to though. People can come in here and say that they like/don't like the album and also explain why. You think the album's a classic? You hate the album? That's cool. I know people who think Illmatic is overrated, that's their take.

What I'm referring to is what you're talking about in your first paragraph. You say why you like/don't like t, I can respect that even while disagreeing. It doesn't make you a stan/hater. You got some people calling dudes haters for not liking WTT (which is silly, it's just their opinion), but I've seen more posters clown on people who do.

 

[abutta13]

for those of you who dont like welcome to the jungle i really hope u dont consider yourself jay-z fans

 

[abutta13]

for those of you who dont like welcome to the jungle i really hope u dont consider yourself jay-z fans

 

[jc619er]

Originally Posted by abutta13

for those of you who dont like welcome to the jungle i really hope u dont consider yourself jay-z fans

I can see why people don't because the beat and chorus are quite unbearable at times, especially the chorus. It kills me that Swizz can make that beat and then turn around and provide one of the best songs on the album with Murder to Excellence (although he really only produced the "Murder" part of the song still an ill beat). But you are right in that Jay does give some amazing lyrics on Welcome to the Jungle. That aspect of the song is great and really the only thing that makes me trudge through that atrocious beat and hook. 

 

[jc619er]

Originally Posted by abutta13

for those of you who dont like welcome to the jungle i really hope u dont consider yourself jay-z fans

I can see why people don't because the beat and chorus are quite unbearable at times, especially the chorus. It kills me that Swizz can make that beat and then turn around and provide one of the best songs on the album with Murder to Excellence (although he really only produced the "Murder" part of the song still an ill beat). But you are right in that Jay does give some amazing lyrics on Welcome to the Jungle. That aspect of the song is great and really the only thing that makes me trudge through that atrocious beat and hook. 

 

[abutta13]

i guess the beat is a bit repetitive but is swizz beats repeating four words really that obnoxious?

 

[abutta13]

i guess the beat is a bit repetitive but is swizz beats repeating four words really that obnoxious?

 

[coldcity]

Originally Posted by abutta13

i guess the beat is a bit repetitive but is swizz beats repeating five words really that obnoxious?

five wordsGODDAMMIT!

 

[coldcity]

Originally Posted by abutta13

i guess the beat is a bit repetitive but is swizz beats repeating five words really that obnoxious?

five wordsGODDAMMIT!

 

[mr fizzy womack]

My "Otis"-less play count (thanks itunes

)... liked the album, didn't love it. But "Gotta Have It" is too damn cold

"That's my %$%%%" got a lot of love from the white girls when I played it last weekend. 

 

 

[mr fizzy womack]

My "Otis"-less play count (thanks itunes

)... liked the album, didn't love it. But "Gotta Have It" is too damn cold

"That's my %$%%%" got a lot of love from the white girls when I played it last weekend. 

 

 

[rolaholic]

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

 

[rolaholic]

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

 

[king arthur]

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

 

[king arthur]

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

 

[just blazed]

Originally Posted by King Arthur

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

no it's not on the album because that song used a Por Ti Volare sample which is nowhere to be found on the cd

 

[just blazed]

Originally Posted by King Arthur

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

no it's not on the album because that song used a Por Ti Volare sample which is nowhere to be found on the cd

 

[rafool]

Originally Posted by Just bLAzed

Originally Posted by King Arthur

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

no it's not on the album because that song used a Por Ti Volare sample which is nowhere to be found on the cd

Sample clearing issues would be my best guess, or they're saving it for one of their solo albums.

 

[rafool]

Originally Posted by Just bLAzed

Originally Posted by King Arthur

Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Man what happened to that "Living so Italian" joint????

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

no it's not on the album because that song used a Por Ti Volare sample which is nowhere to be found on the cd

Sample clearing issues would be my best guess, or they're saving it for one of their solo albums.

 

[rolaholic]

^

That's what I was kinda thinking,prob 'Ye's next album

 

[rolaholic]

^

That's what I was kinda thinking,prob 'Ye's next album

 

[king arthur]

Originally Posted by Rafool

Originally Posted by Just bLAzed

Originally Posted by King Arthur

didnt they change the name?
I think its on the album they just changed the album

no it's not on the album because that song used a Por Ti Volare sample which is nowhere to be found on the cd

Sample clearing issues would be my best guess, or they're saving it for one of their solo albums.

where can we hear it?
is it in the doc?