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Damn.. Cole still winning. His second week numbers almost match Nicki’s first. The parallels are funny because Coles albums sell more and more every time they drop while Nicki sells less and less. Nicki promo run is ridiculous she’s on every show. Coles spent more time visiting fans then being on TV or radio. The gimmicks don’t last forever, but the grassroots movement keeps growing. #New Rules New Results
Regardless we are blessed to have these two. Yea u can say Drake but he doesn’t really stand for much or convey any type of real message. He makes great music and it’s fun to listen to but there’s nothing important about his messages, Cole and Kendrick are really pushing the culture forward and making music that matters in the grand scheme of things, not just the radio world. I love shit like The Motto or Wu tang Forever..that boy got hits but he’s not saying anything important, Cole and Kendrick got it right now.
True
Drake is still out performing them. He may not be spitting messages like Immortal Technique but he’s making good music and he is a dope MC. His performance in the market has kept alot of commercial value in Hip Hop. You had radio Djs and personalities in 09 and 2010 thanking Drake from them keeping their jobs because alot people had completely turned off radio before Drake brought those listeners back. Everything has a time and place but its not like Drake has Young Thug bars, the nigga can actually rap.
Drake is Canadian. He did not grow up in the US. The only thing American about him is his success, and his father. It wouldn’t make sense for a Canadian to talk as if he knows what it’s like to grow up as a black man in America.
Drake is still a black man though. Cole’s mom is white but we still look at him as a black man. A black man’s story doesn’t always have to be struggle. There are black men from some of the toughest hoods in america that have never been in trouble not a day in their life because they wasn’t part of certain aspects of the streets. They have a story too even though it doesn’t involve violence.
drake’s mom is wealthy. Not rich. He grew up wealthy. Drake would be just as phony as can be trying to talk about struggle lol! Also, why is it that suburban white rap fans always want to hear about a black man’s struggle?
I don’t know if thats true. Wealthy implies something more then rich and the way Drake has described his mothers own struggles it don’t sound like she was wealthy. I’m his first major song was Successful and the whole middle part of that song sounded like his mom was having some kinda breakdown… That in itself is an artistic expression where Drake showed a level of thought that doesn’t require him to pretend to be something he’s not. You say Drake would sound phony talking about struggle? Well ok cause thats not what he raps about.
A lot of people assume that they were well off but they weren’t. He HAD to quit HS and be on degrassi because his moms was sick and he was their only income. Also, he’s been down here in Memphis many times, and he knows whats popping for black men in america.
I know it is the thing to hate on the light skin Keith sweat but Drake was not wealthy or rich. A simple Google will answer that question for you my G.
Wale lived in pg county Maryland though,its one of the roughest areas on southern Maryland
Pretty Girl County goes hard? News to me
Correction Gathersburg
he lived in gaithersburg thats where he went to high school at, but he lived out largo for a minute, i know mad niggas from around his way.
but Drake’s mother is white also?
Read the comment before you reply to it.
Why everything got to be related with skin color ????
If you had actually read the comment you would’ve saw its not.
Wale’s music sucks, I don’t care if he has a similar story to Gandhi! If your music sucks, I’m not investing nor do I care about your life story.
My comment aint about Wale even though you see his name in the comment.
“A black man’s story doesn’t always have to be struggle”
– Quote of the year, excellent point man
Canada + usa = north america
And no matter where youre from struggle is struggle
* not talking bout drake
Yeah even Cole’s pro black stance seems odd since his mom is white. Seems more like a marketing ploy to get college educated black kids to buy his music. Seems like it’s working though.
The ploy is to get white kids cause they majority consumer of Hip Hop and thats why his stance is so lightweight.
True. It’s like a “white people ruined everything, hey white people can you buy my album?” type marketing plan.
I mean who do you think is buying these albums? Black people live and create Hip Hop culture so its not like they pressed to buy what they embody. When somebody puts a “marketing plan” in place, who you think they targeting? The majority consumer.
Got Damn you’re dumb.
That’s a very constructive comment to the conversation. You have added so much more meaning and depth as a result of your mind blowing contribution. I thank you.
Or he knows white people aren’t exactly struggling,( some are but not in the same numbers or ways) and he’s putting his voice where it’s needed. I mean.. His number 1 influence is PAC so it’s in his DNA
To his credit, he spent a few summers in Memphis with his pops as a kid
I love Drake but people give him shit because he doesn’t speak on real type issues of the struggle of the black man, but people fail to realize his albums are not filled with club songs most of his music is about himself reflecting on his fail relationship or some bits of his child hood. I don’t expect Drake to be some pro black music shit, but he do convey a message it may not be the message that you want but he does convey a message.
Drake is like the Michael Jordan or rap, not necessarily talent wise, but he is a marketing goldmine and you can bet he has a team of people behind him encouraging him to remain politically neutral on social issues so that he doesnt alienate any part of his fanbase. This is also in part why Drake has become the king of passive aggression. In the end it doesnt matter, the Grammys will still go to Iggy or Macklemore and 10 years from now, conversations about J. Cole will be more substantive than those about Drake.
I think if Drake spoke out his own people would hate on him. They’d say some dumb shit like Drake aint black enough to speak up for black people. Smh
I’d rather them go to Mack than Iggy. Mack is actually a decent socially conscious rapper that makes good music.
exactly drake got the hits but i jus dont get that feeling i get from kendrick and cole but if kendricks last live performance is anythin to go by then his next album gonna be a problem
Which is sad ( In Drake’s case ). I would of thought he would lean toward that type of style as an artist especially being the biggest name in the game right now. It seems like the right approach. He still got time but that R&B singer past relationship crap tends to run it’s course and probably already has….. at least in a hip hop heads mind
Shout out to the people who are creating exemptions for the competition.
Right now cole is the God
That goes for (insert kendricks control verse list of rappers here) and don’t forget to take out cole and and add Kendrick to that list!
Regardless if you rhyming farts and burps you wanna sale that cd lol!
I bet u wish Iggy could sell more than 11, 000 in her first week. Poor Iggy. Why cant she sell albums like Nicki?
Congrats to J Cole and Nicki for holding it down for real rap music.
Lmaooooo Nicki holding it down for real rap music lmaoooo
Can’t believe you just said that LMAO
Cause her songs other than Fancy are terrible.
i love how the public buys these fake numbers of albums sold nowadays, he beat taylor swift first week, cmon guys? use your thinking caps people…smh loi
Kendrick!!! The pressure is on!!!
He already has a classic album…No pressure
Kendrick just got one in.. J.cole just 3-peated … Don’t dickride
Their really isn’t no pressure for K Dot, were talking about two different type of rappers… Cole’s fans base isn’t like Kendricks fan base as far as who has more fans… Kendrick can drop in two weeks and out sell Ross, Cole and Nicki easily… Kendrick is like the Taylor Swift of Rap, not to mention Taylor’s fans love Kendrick too… Cole’s mixtapes are classic, Kendrick’s one album is classic, features and previous projects are classic… Album mean more then mixtapes homie… Cole out selling Nicki and Ross is easy but he won’t out sell Kendrick
stfu bama who are you btw
You saying you expected j.cole to outsell nicki ….? Stop it
Tell them niggas to out sell Drake and then talk…. And as far as this classic talk goes? Wait ten years and look back and see how much effect them mixtapes and Kendricks one album had on the culture.
I’ll tell you Cole’s mix tapes are classic but not too much effect on the culture bc this generation is fcked. I know they’re Classic because the same ppl I know who never liked cole before and now like this new album are like wow’d by stuff like warmup and Friday night lights
50 Cent and the G Unit early mixtapes was classic, Jeezy’s Trap Or Die, Lil Wayne’s Dedicaton, The Game’s G Unot series… Classic. Cole’s shit? Idk
Anyway congrats to Cole for the numbers though…
Drake is the Taylor Swift of hiphop,
Just like she kept making the same damn single/album..
Drake did as well.
Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
But a 1 trick pony rarely switches shit up when they need to to STAY on top.
Shouts out to paul wall, Mike jones, Nelly, any “snap music” rapper, lil jon (and the east side boys) Tpain, Cage, Hopsin
Need I go on?
I love K dot but he is not the Taylor Swift of rap you going to far right now, but everything else you said I agree.
Kdot has only one album he isn’t the Taylor swift of hip-hop drake & Macklemore has & will probably sell more records than him. No shade he definitely doing big numbers.
J cole has zero classic albums…Great Artist but no Classics yet
Neither does Kendrick. GKMC had 3 great songs on it. The rest was already done by Andre 3000. Y’all throw around the word classic too much. So this album is up there with Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Ready to Die, Amerikkkas Most Wanted, Doggystyle, The Chronic, Me Against the World, Life After Death, The Blueprint, and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx?
LMAO NAH SON SAID IT HAD 3 GOOD SONGS LMAOOOO THAT’S STRONG TROLLING
Lol dude is definitely trolling
Trolling to the 100th power lol
Dickriding never that….actually he went 0-3 when it comes to classics…This album was good though
Well contrary to your belief when Nas drop illmatic people was expecting It was written to be better and it was not so that is the pressure K.dot has to drop another classic.
Kendrick doesn’t have any pressure the only pressure K dot has is to put out an album better than GKMC which I don’t care if he does or not but them numbers are going to be at least 600k first week.
GKMC is platinum and J Cole doesn’t have a single platinum plaque. That’s not very strong pressure.
COLE SEASON!
Flow dumber than your projections
This makes twice now, I doubled what you expected, yet- Cole World nigga
Yall keep praising him to let the rest of the rap world know what winning looks like..without selling your soul to do so!
I know a lot of rappers just trashed their whole album or are in the studio right now trying to make the necessary changes!
So good to know my kids still have guys like Cole & Kendrick to listen to, they respect the art of Hip Hop. #FuckRadio
It’s funny how we have always said fck the radio but when I hear some throwback radio joints (like early 2000s) it be some real ass tunes
Na i hear you, and i agree, but I’m talking bout the trash that gets played every hour on the hour, today. Im from Philly, Shouts to stations like Boom 107.9 playing that real throwback Hip Hop.
take notes you fkn mumbling drug addicted bamas …..cole world!
You be on here defending gunplay! Stop talking and listen to Greek music
making up accounts to stalk the kid lol u fkn pathetic bama
No you were the one who got exposed for that remember pea brain? ??? It’s just funny as hell that u don’t realize how fucking pathetic u look on this site. You make Mac look normal. Do us a favor and kill urself. Your 6 Facebook friends (2 are your parents) will not give a fuck.
Faggot.
lol my biggest fan war fag…go play in traffic bama
Almighty “6 friends” Esco. The Cackie king BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH this kid got a mushy brain.
my dog can get more than 6 friends in a day bama …its the art of deception fool u wouldnt understand think logically if u have a brain fk boi lmao
Wait to first u spelled cackies because of auto correct and now your saying you have 6 Facebook friends because of the art of deception ? LMFAOOOOOOOO bruh…you don’t need deception to show what a pathetic nerd you are. It shows naturally.
Faggot!
start my fan club bama…lol
he prolly has 6 dollars in his bank account, you know the art of deception fool!
all u bamas on my dick though,i dont bother yall just let u know when you bn a bama ass fk boi when its needed lol
He’s a dumb ass fag.
Bruh STFU. I swear your fucking retarded. All u ever say is Bama….Bama this….Bama that. Learn some mew words u fucking squirrel brain.
still riding my balls fag boi….u fkn bama
SILLY BAMA TRIX ARE FOR KIDS!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
no classic but good nonetheless
Nicki was bussin’ it wide open for her lowest first week ever… Sad case
and she still outsold Iggy by over 180,000 in her first week
Iggy isn’t the benchmark for commercial album success fyi. She just dropped her first album also so lower numbers are to be expected. Not a fan of hers but you really tried to shoehorn her into the convo for some weird reason
J.Cole announce the album will drop in two weeks then his press run by going to fans homes and play it and it went gold and two weeks. I love when stand up dudes like Cole wins. I know if Cole do those numbers my boy K.dot going twice those numbers. Congrats.
Mikey Esco a popular dude. 6 friends bahahahahahahbahahahahahaha I see why this bitch nigga trolls all day. Pathetic ass Clown.
Meanwhile Officer Ricky couldn’t go gold in 9 months with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye feats..
They love to bring up BO$$ name everytime hahahahaa who really losing here
MMGs LOOOOOW ass numbers.
*flashback to triple c’a album sales*
no need to flash back, omarion and stalley both just did 10k
Lmao
Nigga drop two albums in a year and combined they not gold…
Mastermind is at 400k & Hood Billionaire is at 110k! Meanwhile your boy 50 dropped an album & a EP & they ain’t even hit 200k combined!!! but that’s none of my business tho… Sips tea lol
Mastermind is at 379k and stuck (I checked) hood floonaire and surpass 100k yet lmao.
And 50 just dropped a independent shit album and broke 100k
Gunit dropped a suprise EP and made more noise than stalley and Omarion combined…
Real niggas don’t sip tea you gossiping Kermit the frog feminine ass gossiping hoe!
Lol I think you need to recheck your sources cause Mastermind was at 362k 6 MONTHS AGO!!! It’s at 400k as we speak and Hood Billionaire is at 100k. Look it up on HNHH (numbers don’t lie) but 50 fans sure do huh? Smh and “Made more noise” nigga, do you know how stupid you sound? Of course they made more noise you dumb fuck. They were platinum selling artist at one point of their careers, that was signed to one of the biggest artist on the planet and a top 5 producer, now they can’t even reach 50k!!!! Let that sink in lol please tell me, how do you drop so drastically? If 50 and g unit is so popping and made more noise then why aren’t they on a major? Man stfu please nigga, hood billionaire sold more than 50’s album in one month & it’s a flop? Really lol #KillYourself lol
So it’s at a even 400 k? You a damn Stan and a lie check hits double daily stan… That shit ain’t moving, I ain’t arguing numbers with a Stan of a former correction officer, nigga look up they numbers they’ve surpassed 50k. And why aren’t they on a major? damn you dumb the same reason 99% of the rappers from there era aren’t, it’s a different era, you stans still think it’s 04 and 08 lmao. Only difference is gunit is the only niggaz from that era still eating good. More than D12, the Roc, dblock, dipset etc.
It ain’t about who’s popping nigga it’s about who making the best music and most money…
Hahahaha oh shit, you’re even dumber than I thought! This nigga said he not gonna argue numbers with a nigga that’s a fan of a former correction officer then proceeded to talk about numbers in the very next sentence smh lol nigga take your dumb ass somewhere lol & please STOP kidding yourself. 50 not on a major cause he’s not making hot music!!! If he was, wouldn’t he still be on Interscope? Why didn’t Interscope wanna release SKI? & please don’t say no dumb shit like he didn’t wanna wear Beats so they held up his album hahahaha you if that’s the case (which is total bullshit) but let’s just
No he dissed jimmy iovine, end of story. Now he waiting for the right time… Remember how much music 50 has from albums to mix tapes. He has multiple businesses he attends to.
But one thing About 50 he never did 74 k first week on a major. When gunit was at the top none of the artist sold 10 k the first week
But he did a 78,000,000 deal tho. And still makes the Forbes list every year. What’s the wing stop fiscal #s like?
Schoolboy Q and Ross are both tied at 400k
the fact that a NEW artist could almost outsell an “established” rapper like Ross shows how pathetic MMG is
Rapradar is also pathetic for promoting Ross more than Q
MAKE MY NAME TASTE LIKE SHIT WHEN YOU TYPE IT…U FKN BAMA
Don’t get your cackies in a bunch god
woww multiple accts to ride my dick lmao u fkn bamas
But you still talkin bout BO$$ hajahahaha
jcole Kendrick or drake isnt even on ross level. they have no labels or artists or 7 albums in. its hard staying relevant for 7 yrs ina row look at luda ti jeezy shawty lo luda its hard for alot of artists to drop as much or to stay relevant for long cause music is constantly changing. say that 7 years or albums in drakes on his 3rd i think cole 2nd kendrick 2nd soon. lets see how relevant theyll be or if they can get to drop 7 albums
You said Luda twice… Which shows how fall off that nigga fell.
(How low can you gooooo)
i was giving examples i can keep going souja boy cheif keef lil wayne tyga dmx 50 cent lil scrappy nelly missy so many rappers arent able to stay relevant or drop a new album every year or even make it to.five albums. only ones that can or has is jayz kanye ross eminem nas. only artists that can drop after 7 albums in and still have the same momentum. who else has or can do that??
Lmao shawty lo?
All three of the artist name are past ross level they actually went platinum? Ross couldn’t go platinum when niggas like Afro man could… Smh
That’s because the artist loses the momentum they built up by doing other shit. T. I. went to jail, Luda started making movies Jeezy got held up with Def Jam, and Shawty Lo just came out at the right time, but that bullshit he put out was only good for 1 album
Lol
Every time a minimally promoted quality artist with a message of substance succeeds like this, it means so much for doors opening for those coming behind him.. Excited to see what the continued success of artists like Cole does for the future of hip-hop.
you cheesing kinda hard there ya lil bama
amazing… http://alltheparticulars.blogspot.com/
If drake spit some “black power” shit yall would tell him sit his ass down anyways. It’s a losing battle, but s/o to Cole. Fan since 08. FHD14 isn’t a classic but it is a great body of work.
Who is making ‘Black Power” shit? Cole? Kendrick?… Cause I don’t hear any “Black Power” talk in Hip Hop period.
They are nd always will be more relevant than Rick Ross stop playin
Who is? Kendrick and Cole don’t make no black power type shit. Just cause they make music about black people and they black themselves don’t mean they making black power music. The term “Black Power” is a going against the system call to action not just rapping about the conditions and effects of it.
I mean, I’ll say Kendrick will say just enough about something but he aint gonna say too much imo. These niggas is Black Power light. If Ice Cube was a young rapper today? The whole political structure and law enforcement/injustice system would be concerned when is music hit the streets. These new niggas don’t wanna offend their fan base.
Now let’s get that platinum plaque. .
So happy for my nigga. THE REAL IS BACK
bought it and was a solid album, it deserves the positive reviews it received.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY ARTIST LIKE J ARE NEEDED BECAUSE REAL RAP WILL NEVER DIE BECAUSE BEATS AND RHYMES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF HIP HOP MUSIC NOT MONEY ICED OUT JEWELS AND STRIPPER HOES
Man I thought hip-hop was dead & iggy was the only rapper selling records. And if she wins a grammy hip-hop is officially dead the black youth will somehow feel inferior. While diddy jcole ross kdot & many many others or extremely successful artist & businessman all in the name of hip-hop. Instead of complaining about iggy azalea & her perceived aoty grammy win we need to go support Fred gibbs big krit logic stalley run the jewels & other real hip-hop albums that came out this year. This was probably one of the best years for real hip-hop, underground & unknown artist. A lot of new artist got a lot of shine. Common, q & childish gambino are all grammy nominated all really dope real hip-hop albums. Hip-hop is in great shape stop being so fucking paranoid.
Shut up bitch!
yeah you would be the bama to diss that…you have absolutely no knowledge of real hip hop
Ok you cucumber sauce eating bitch…
I’m sure you and your six friends no all about hiphop… Smh
you got some cucumber sauce on ya top lip bama get to wiping fk boi
you gay as fuck… Whiteboys always on some homo-play shit….
lmao u didnt like that one huh bama …stay off my comments else ill squirt you again this time in ya eye fk boi
Nah I don’t like your kind too much… But one look at your profile pic and I can see the bitch in you…
He’s a 50 cent fan in 2014. Wtf does he know about hip hop? Lol
Damn I thought you actually liked 50? What is it?
I’m a 2pac and biggie fan I also like the fugees 96, nas, jay z, etc
Nah I don’t hop on whatever rapper getting the most AirPlay like you soft gullible ass niggaz.
This validates real Hip Hop however if we questioned Cash Money buying copies of The Carter then y not question Roc Nation DOIN the same?
stfu you gossiping ass bama just enjoy the damn album
Jay z rock nation stay winning.
It’s a three horse race imo, but until someone out sells Drake he’s number 1 I’m sorry, his albums are always really good and do great numbers, if Kdots next shit matches what NWTS did than it’ll really start becoming a competition..
Drake and Kendrick still gonna double his numbers whenever they drop….But I fucks with Cole
this should be on rap radars top 5. show support for the god mc
South Carolina rapper repping NYC, Thank God
Well Deserved Wins Across the Board
Hip Hop lives on
Niggas gotta stop this dick eating. This shit is getting ridiculous smh. Can somebody please tell what the fuck is so “Hip Hop” bout J Cole & this album? Like seriously, you niggas can’t have it both ways man. Niggas on here screaming “Fuck Radio” like J Cole don’t make radio friendly songs lol you niggas just jump on any damn trend that’s hot at the moment. This album was cool, but It’s honestly nothing special. Nigga sound like a fake ass Andre 3 stacks & Kendrick on about 60% of the album. Gtfoh with that, this album is hip hop bullshit. Just cause a nigga don’t rap about money & drugs on every track doesn’t mean he’s hip hop!!! Cole talks about lusting girls and wanting to be rich and being the best out, just like all these other rappers. Oh and I also love how you niggas bitch and moan about Drake singing but that’s all j Cole doing on this album and he sounds fucking horrible! WTF was “Hello”? Wet dreams, st tropez, gomd, the intro, apparently? Really? This album is a classic to y’all? Lol it just amazes me that songs like 88 or Golden salvation or even black heroes get overlooked but this album is considered a classic smh
Is it lonely under that bridge troll?
Get Em Cole. That’s gotta be amazing for him and his team. This makes me proud of him and our culture. This was another hard year for the label system and the radio. But a great year for real artists who were willing to take risks and create strong projects with smaller overhead budgets. Some people are still out here thinking they can only win by selling their soul to chase Taylor Swift numbers. The hiphop artists who really won this year proved that is a lie.
A star is born jayz knew he was special congrats cole
this dude has a loyal fan base. much respect, congrats cole. A great day in hip-hop.
Good job J. Cole.
Oh, why does mac DIESEL HAVE HAIRY PALMS?
We want a Drake and JCole collabo , that would be so fucking dope
We want a drake and JCole Collabo Album . That would be so fucking dope!
Cole selling to light skin dudes and fat black girls in college who all see themselves as living in an “after school special” in how they beat the odds to come out of their shitty little town to make it into a state college or in most cases some online university. When they graduate and can’t get a job, they’ll go back to listening to Young Thug.
diving ass nigga. a fucking shame.
Like the world isn’t enough.
Merry Christmas
Album sales don’t matter. Streams do. I’d like to know what Cole’s doing on Spotify, Pandora and Youtube.
I could have sworn he has top 5 highest streams of all time on
Spotify….could be wrong
j cole is not good , he sounds like a worse version of drake but his fans are too loyal not to stop buying his shit albums
I don’t understand why Drake’s name always comes up in the comments section of other artist’s posts.
Even Stevie Wonder can see Drake is the best out right now.. oh wait he was on “Take Care”. The hardest thing for any artist to do is have consistency & quality, something Drake has in abundance. He gave an album away this year in throw away tracks and you ain’t even know it.
Cole & Kendrick are amazing but you’re looking at one of the great’s with Drake.
No features tho…
you’re focused on that guest list, Im focused on that set , bitch!
Cole is the best this generation has when it comes down to hip hop