Birdman Speaks On Tha Carter IV Sales

Wednesday, September 07 2011 11:55 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, True Story

Birdman’s got 965,342 reasons to smile. His label’s latest release, Tha Carter IV, clocked nearly a million copies in seven days. The Cash Money Records CEO called Shade 45′s Sway In The Morning to speak on the sales, rumors, and Drake’s Take Care.


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Comments (85)

  1. ColoradoKnight says:

    The kids love “Tiger Jeggings”. Hahaha.

  2. Shake & Meka says:

    Lol @ that pic

  3. damone says:

    How many you buy birdman? My 15 year old neice and my girls friend brought this sad album so u know why it sells. Congratulations Wayne on the numbers not ur album.

  4. cool says:

    its a shame for hiphop that this album sold so much… now people think lil wayne the greatest rapper from this decade…

  5. NOVA says:

    Hip Hop moves forward. I think more people should be less mad at this and more happy that hip hop is STILL selling records and moving culture.

    Granted this isn’t the era of the 90′s “X-Clan’s” and music with a message days….but this just a new chapter in hip hop and Lil Wayne and his releases (like it or not) are good for hip hop in that they carry on tradition of hip hop being the cornerstone of pop culture.

    Tight pants or not.

    Hey ya’ll if you like Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Royce Da’ 5’9′, Missy Elliott, Pharcyde, or Skillz you MIGHT like my music!

    Please, if you have a second, check out my music and tell me what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08_IbmGWjZw

  6. Brahsef says:

    LOL at the pic. Birdman looks like a straight clown, fuck how much money you got when you got no dignity.

  7. ..... says:

    yalll nigggas in denial hahahaha! fuck it birdman bought half he still sold more then watch the throne…wayne got the throne…not jay not kanye WAYNE

  8. ..... says:

    i understand its cool to hate popular artist…but sorry mainstream wins again…jay aint no goat…nigga has never seen his success…wayne em and kanye are on different fields then jay z…people need to realize that…that nigga aint no goat

  9. Droppachoc says:

    birdman..look like a complete fool..full of greed..in that pic..smh
    ..
    been..cashing $300 checks daily… http://goo.gl/dgjX9 after seein how u can make money online…doing shit u already do..lol

  10. Cali760 says:

    At least hip-hop is dominating the charts so you can say we’re all winning.

  11. NICKEY NEGRITO says:

    Did anybody feel it was necessary to bring up JayZ name?______________________

    Yeah me neither

    2 different albums.

    A different group can relate to the Throne and a different group can relate to Carter

    @says btw

  12. Sam I Am says:

    Beatrice needs to stop fronting, we know what went down….

  13. cheddar bob, BITCH says:

    @…. lol you drop out of elementary school math? Tell me what half of 965,342 is and tell me if that’s more than 600k LOL dumb fuck.

    Face it, Birdman bought most of the copies, he’s a shrewd business man who knows that by the very act of getting an album to number 1 you can manipulate the stupid masses into actually listening to a fallen off wayne.

  14. Shady says:

    Ugly fuck lol. Gongratz with the great sells wayne, but the album is still shit

  15. @OfficialPurpD says:

    This hating is not healthy for you clowns. Show me Birdman’s reciept for 600,000 albums….oh you don’t have it? Then shut ya ignorant hoe ass up. Niggas don’t know SHIT

  16. REAL-TALK says:

    THIS NIGGA JUST SAID BABY BOUGHT MOST OF THE ALBUMS TO GET IT TO #1 …. NIGGA IT WAS #1 BY ABOUT 600K ALBUMS

  17. S1W32 says:

    @ cheddar bob, BITCH

    You cannot fool the soundscan computers like was done in the 90′s. Years ago we would have the street teams go around with the company credit cards and buy up a couple of hundred units at tower records and such but that practice at major labels has long since been stopped when file sharing started eating profits. The practice of half price, giveaways, etc. are the exact same tactic for every single album released in this country.

    You may not like it but wayne is popular and generates.

  18. Word says:

    Lmao all the stans screamed 1mill. Fuck that shit this ain’t 2008 told y’all that nigga wouldn’t Do a mill

    BUT, those are impressive numbers regardless. Just not a Millie. lmao. Congrats though. Album was pretty good.

    BUT, Jay > Wayne until he gets 11 platinum plauqes. Wayne still got a ways to go. Jays only competition is THE BEATLES fuck outta here saying Wayne > Jay in sales. In terms of sales, our of all the top selling rap artist Wayne is on the outskirts. No diamond plaques yet either, then he’d be on Ems level.

    Better luck next year!

  19. L says:

    @S1W32 Bull shit. This nigga bought mad albums and EVERYONE knows it.

  20. Able Danger says:

    If numbers dictate the throne, I would like congratulate MC Hammer and Nelly for their reign with the crown.

    So i’ma end this lecture and I betcha
    Those who kick dirt and do time I’m gonna get cha
    Cause I be kickin the real
    While they be losin the race tryin to chase mass appeal.

  21. Peekay says:

    as someone who’s not a fan of Wayne generally speaking and a big fan of Kanye, Carter IV > Watch the Throne, hands down.

  22. Big Mell says:

    @ NOVA

    a lot of people are PISSED OFF!!! FUCK is wrong with you!!

    sad day in hip hop

  23. Your mother's "friend" says:

    This whole thing is mind boggling

  24. Black Shady says:

    WTT was weak
    C4 was weak
    RED (from track 1 to 12) is better than both these albums. the rest is wack

    September 27 we’re getting a classic with Cole World!

  25. EZDINERO says:

    @Nova Great statement! I don’t personally care for Carter IV…but that’s the bigger picture.

  26. your pusha says:

    GOD FORGIVES I DONT

  27. phillybred says:

    @word my point exactly…. Elvis left the buildin, now im on the beatles ass

  28. Big Bank Take Little Bank says:

    Well, first off, I am no big Lil’ Wayne fan, but, nevertheless, congrats to him. Now, let’s see if he can outsell Juvenile’s 400 Degreez, which is the best selling album from Cash Money Records!

  29. Hanz Zimmer says:

    i dont care what the numbers are.. to me this album aint on the level of the red album the ricky song alone bodies the whole of carter 4.

  30. Big Mell says:

    @ EZDINERO

    no its not a good statement. it means people will have to dumb down there product and there art to sell out and appeal a certain way. its fukked up bullsh1t like C4 is selling this much that ruins the integrity of hip hop music.

    sh1t load of people are pissed at this. quality>>>>>>>>quantity.

  31. Jason says:

    Well i bought my copy 2day and its a good listen. didnt know Dre would be on the album though,kinda surprise me and Tech.

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  33. niggaz says:

    worst rapper alive sold 900k
    This gay nigga bought 60%

    R.I.P HIPHOP

  34. WaltLessils says:

    Lol. So many angry Jay-Z stans.

  35. HOVA says:

    Only nigga mad are Wayne hater b. I fuck with Wayne and Jay so im happy for both. No need to act like a bitch about it. Nigga take the time out to hate? Make no sense just keep it moving b both c4 and wtt go hard.

  36. John Doe says:

    HAHAHA WAYNE GOT THE HATERS LOSING SLEEP! C4 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR! DRAKE UP NEXT FUCK BOY!

  37. James says:

    Man thats a blessing right there. Can u say album of the year!

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  39. fuck suge says:

    fuck birdman .the album it´s garbage but he got some loyal fans and birdman bought more than 100k .and the performance at the vmas was terrible so i don´t know why he sold that much ..#fuck YM !

  40. #NotHatingJustSaying says:

    You see how he stayed talking bout how he doesn’t buy albums and he prints em…its cuz HE knows WE know the deal…he’s denying it. YOU BOUGHT THE RECORDS BIRDMAN…numbers dont lie, but birdman don’t fly either.

  41. SmokeYou says:

    Hip Hop loses again. Shame yall support trash rappers. Name one song of Lil Wayne that will be remembered 100 years from now…… *crickets* exactly. fuck outta here

  42. damone says:

    Lil Wayne is the Allen Iverson of rap… what I mean is people like the Tats and braids shoot a lot of shoots (features) u look up dude got a lot of points but u shot a million times. Mike (Jay) just comes to win every night he don’t care about white America or young kids fopping the CD he wants everyone to hear great hip-hop which is WTT.

  43. DeeRawz says:

    sells dont equal good music

  44. damone says:

    Oh and u can’t be better then Jay unless u got at less 2 classics. Wayne has zero

  45. dmfslimm says:

    the album is straight but it cant fuck with the RED album. im sorry.

  46. jim says:

    This shit so fake! Wanye didnt even have a buzz like that forreal everybody know Cash Money Young Money buy there own albums to boost there sales i’ll say he really did about 400k to 450k first week

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  48. Lol @jaystans…yall over crowding the hate market today…why so mad huh??? Cause the man in leather out sold the older man that invented swag????? Get a life please…wayne stays winning.

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