***** Official The Game Thread*****[Final Album "Westside Story'' TBA]

[trill nimley]

How's it unfair to count streams now when comparing? The majority of music is consumed that way these days, of course it should count. Even when comparing OLD album sales. Artists actually get the short end of the stick from streams via sales and compensation.

Apple Music and TIDAL didn't exist when Jesus Piece and RED came out.

 

[angels47]

Apple Music and Tidal aren't the only streaming services bruh 

People have been streaming for years.

RED and Jesus Piece were 2011 and 12...still in the streaming era.

 

[krazyrodzilla]

Where are you pulling that number from?

I've been keeping taps. He was at 175k after last week. This week numbers are 28k. Check Wikipedia and hitsdailydouble.

 

[krazyrodzilla]

Real talk though. Streaming services has killed cd sales. For crying out loud Drake only Plat album this year. How crazy is that? Think about it. ONLY 1 Plat album. Apple Music, tidal and Spotify is the way to go for most people.

 

[angels47]

That's including streams...at least your number from this week.

 

[g money 87]

How's it unfair to count streams now when comparing? The majority of music is consumed that way these days, of course it should count. Even when comparing OLD album sales. Artists actually get the short end of the stick from streams via sales and compensation.

Apple Music and TIDAL didn't exist when Jesus Piece and RED came out.

Came to post this! Streams is the trend nowadays. Streams didn't even count 5 years ago cuz not even a quarter of the ppl that stream did back then

 

[pretty tony]

Some of you guys could have a really bright future in PR one day

 

[angels47]

People been streaming since like 07...talking bout people didn't stream before Apple Music came out 

 

[trill nimley]

People been streaming since like 07...talking bout people didn't stream before Apple Music came out 

You have trouble reading I see. I stated 2 of the 3 biggest music streaming programs (Apple & TIDAL) didn't exist when his last 2 albums came out.

If you had to guess, what do you think made them start counting Streams in 2015?

What made Apple, the biggest seller of digital music get a streaming service?

The largest consumption of physical music is via vinyl.

 

[g money 87]

You have trouble reading I see. I stated 2 of the 3 biggest music streaming programs (Apple & TIDAL) didn't exist when his last 2 albums came out.

If you had to guess, what do you think made them start counting Streams in 2015?

What made Apple, the biggest seller of digital music get a streaming service?

The largest consumption of physical music is via vinyl.

Let em believe what they want man lol

 

[angels47]

 

People been streaming since like 07...talking bout people didn't stream before Apple Music came out 

You have trouble reading I see. I stated 2 of the 3 biggest music streaming programs (Apple & TIDAL) didn't exist when his last 2 albums came out.

If you had to guess, what do you think made them start counting Streams in 2015?

What made Apple, the biggest seller of digital music get a streaming service?

The largest consumption of physical music is via vinyl.

First of all, the bold is absolutely false.

No doubt more people stream now than every before, but that doesn't negate the fact that people have been streaming for years.  So people were still streaming music from his last 2 albums, so like I said, not really fair to compare albums vs album + streams when you don't know the streaming numbers for his previous 2.  

And Tidal is not a top 3 streaming service.

 

[angels47]

 

You have trouble reading I see. I stated 2 of the 3 biggest music streaming programs (Apple & TIDAL) didn't exist when his last 2 albums came out.

If you had to guess, what do you think made them start counting Streams in 2015?

What made Apple, the biggest seller of digital music get a streaming service?

The largest consumption of physical music is via vinyl.

Let em believe what they want man lol

Bring something else to the discussion besides slurping Game.

 

[trill nimley]

First of all, the bold is absolutely false.

No doubt more people stream now than every before, but that doesn't negate the fact that people have been streaming for years.  So people were still streaming music from his last 2 albums, so like I said, not really fair to compare albums vs album + streams when you don't know the streaming numbers for his previous 2.  


And Tidal is not a top 3 streaming service.

You're correct about TIDAL. Pardon me. That service sucks anyway.

No one said people weren't streaming years ago.

You can research the vinyl statement. Vinyl is the ONLY growing form of physical music consumption of the past 5 years.

If that's the way they count music sales how's it unfair in this case? If anything artist aren't given the proper credit. It's the same people, Nielsen takin the #s.

Soundscan started in the early 90s before they just counted shipments.

 

[g money 87]

Bring something else to the discussion besides slurping Game.

First off this is a game thread, second we were discussing sales so what does that have to do with my statement where there was no mention of game idiot

Third ur really trying to convince us that streams in 2010 is the same as now...good luck trying that to anyone with half a brain

 

[angels47]

Because if they counted streams before, his numbers would be higher than they sit currently.  Not unfair to count it like that, unfair to compare two separate things.

And yes vinyl is growing, but CDs are still consumed more...even though they're dropped considerably.  

 

[angels47]

 

Bring something else to the discussion besides slurping Game.

First off this is a game thread, second we were discussing sales so what does that have to do with my statement where there was no mention of game idiot

Third ur really trying to convince us that streams in 2010 is the same as now...good luck trying that to anyone with half a brain

So one must slurp in a Game thread?  

You're like that kid in the corner chiming in with nothing to contribute.

Yes people streamed before, not at the same number, but they streamed.  Did I say it was the same?  Read pleighboi.  Like I said in my previous post, his numbers would be higher if they counted streams on his last two albums.  

 

[$tacy]

[emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]... So what songs y'all think would do well as singles

 

[g money 87]

If ppl streaming in 07 was the same as it is today then I can't help u. Go ahead and add the 375 streams to the older albums like it would make a diff. Half these kids today don't even know what a disc is, all they do is stream

El chapo needs a video imo

 

[angels47]

First 2010, then 2007.  You keep moving the goal posts.

Thought we were talking about his last 2 albums?  2011 and 12.

 

[g money 87]

First 2010, then 2007.  You keep moving the goal posts.


Thought we were talking about his last 2 albums?  2011 and 12.

Cool.

Next topic, I'm off this

 

[trill nimley]

2.5 is averaging an 88 on Metacritic.

I think that's the 2nd highest of any hip-hop release this year.

(Let it be noted it only based on 4 reviews)

 

[therealrell]

[emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]... So what songs y'all think would do well as singles

Quik's Groove. Has radio friendly all over it.

 

[g money 87]

Quik's Groove. Has radio friendly all over it.

LLol u serious?? It has unfriendly written all over it

 

[therealrell]

How so? What are you going to say Mula?

 

[g money 87]

How so? What are you going to say Mula?

Are we talkin bout the same song bro? It's the most explicit song on there

And na I'd say el chapo, ferraris, don't trip