MJLover Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, Armani? said: Um.... To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsweburnaway Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Wig indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, MJLover said: To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. Um.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Blue G said: looking at the title and your comment and i dont get the correlation... usa not ww My point is that streaming can still pull big numbers these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rap God Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MJLover said: To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. He doesn't look white . Edited March 18, 2018 by Rap God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue G Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Timber said: My point is that streaming can still pull big numbers these days. you pointed to one person pulling huge streaming number and not even in the same context. facts remain that even with streaming we would never get back to a time when albums doing 8mil just in the usa is a norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator feelslikeadream Posted March 18, 2018 ATRL Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2018 The gap between 2 and 3 Congrats Adele and Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Let's compare with the 00's list: Eminem & The Beatles are the only artists that appeared in both lists: 2000's Top 10 Selling Album Artists in the US 1) Eminem - 32,241,000 2) The Beatles - 30,182,000 3) Tim McGraw - 24,769,000 4) Toby Keith - 24,469,000 5) Britney Spears - 22,969,000 6) Kenny Chesney - 22,034,000 7) Linkin Park - 21,421,000 8) Nelly - 21,232,000 9) Creed - 20,594,000 10) Jay-Z - 20,424,000 Also Females did better this decade compared to the 00's. Britney was the only female in the top 10 of the 00's while Adele, Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga are the only females in the top 10 of the 10's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue G Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, MJLover said: To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. you are kidding right? lol wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavement Princess Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, MJLover said: To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. Not sure about this, but one thing that’s for sure is Drake (and Eminem) their core audience is undoubtedly straight white boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opruh Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Yas Taylor! Queen of America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLover Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Blue G said: you are kidding right? lol wtf? How is this black lol Like, yes, he's ethnically black cause his father is African-American. But he's not really black. Look at the picture! I mean no one I know considers him to be a black artist. He's mostly known as Canadian so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, KareBear said: Where's Rihanna? I thought she was an album seller . mte Edited March 18, 2018 by Travis Bickle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLover Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Pavement Princess said: Not sure about this, but one thing that’s for sure is Drake (and Eminem) their core audience is undoubtedly straight white boys. That's what I'm saying. A lot of black kids fuxx with him too. But not to the point of him being a true black figure in hip hop or pop music like Kendrick or Beyoncé are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue G Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 minute ago, MJLover said: How is this black lol Like, yes, he's ethnically black cause his father is African-American. But he's not really black. Look at the picture! I mean no one I know considers him to be a black artist. He's mostly known as Canadian so you realise that being canadian is not a race right? or that not all black people look alike right? what how exactly does "really black" look like to you? everyone you know is ignorant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLover Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Blue G said: you realise that being canadian is not a race right? or that not all black people look alike right? what how exactly does "really black" look like to you? everyone you know is ignorant... Yes, what I was insinuating is that he's more of a "Canadian guy" who's VERY famous for being a rapper/singer than a black artist doing, say, R&B music or true hip hop music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue G Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, MJLover said: Yes, what I was insinuating is that he's more of a "Canadian guy" who's VERY famous for being a rapper/singer than a black artist doing, say, R&B music or true hip hop music. 8 minutes ago, MJLover said: That's what I'm saying. A lot of black kids fuxx with him too. But not to the point of him being a true black figure in hip hop or pop music like Kendrick or Beyoncé are. so having a white audience negates your black audience and your blackness? drake is actually shaping the hip hop scene into his image, "true" hip hop and "really black" artists are copying his sound and his not a figure in the hip hop scene? please stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLover Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just now, Blue G said: so having a white audience negates your black audience and your blackness? drake is actually shaping the hip hop scene into his image, "true" hip hop and "really black" artists are copying his sound and his not a figure in the hip hop scene? please stop lol what? Drake's whole career is based on songwriting done by Kid Cudi and Kanye West in the late 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue G Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 minute ago, MJLover said: lol what? Drake's whole career is based on songwriting done by Kid Cudi and Kanye West in the late 2000s. and? how that does negate the effect he has on the music right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingdong123 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The Beatles outselling some of your faves 50 years into their career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Lol at people saying streaming matters more. Streaming will never ever be as important and prestigious like pure sales and they cannot be compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The Beatles power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Shameless v2 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 21 hours ago, MJLover said: To me Drake was never "black" He's mixed. Sure. But he doesn't look black, nor is a figure in black music. What does he look like then sister? Please enlighten us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainMusic Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 21 hours ago, MJLover said: How is this black lol Like, yes, he's ethnically black cause his father is African-American. But he's not really black. Look at the picture! I mean no one I know considers him to be a black artist. He's mostly known as Canadian so He looks black, this isn't a Halsey situation My sisters are just as light as him while me and my brother are dark skinned and we have the same parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptique Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 7:30 AM, Cherry123 said: Gaga coming to the 6 place with A Star Is Born an album seller.. when will others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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