But as a focal point of the Internet’s hype machine schadenfreude, he's not the best fall guy. There’s no question Big Sean probably would have liked to have sold more copies. But fans aren't privy to appearance fees, and if an artist isn’t on the ascent via the most basic metric available-album sales-there’s only one other possibility.īut as usual, what matters to the most visible members of hip-hop’s online chattering classes has less to do with the real dynamic at play than it does the arbitrary whims of a gaggle of office drones procrastinating on the Internet. And Sean is certainly out on tour, too, riding around, getting it, as they say. French Montana only sold 56,000 copies of Excuse My French, but his hits have been omnipresent on car stereos, and no doubt his show and feature prices are still generous. Thus, a 17% decline represents absolute failure. Of course, sales aren’t the only income stream for rap artists. As any student of capitalism knows, growth is the goal. So Sean sold 15,000 fewer copies of his second album than he did his first. Cole does 297,000, just in the opening week? So to sell 72,000 on your second major label album, in an era where Wale does 158,000, and J. Big Sean had the press, the cosigns, and big-budget features. And not just any major, but Def Jam, which had a banner year in 2012, dropping six major urban albums to critical acclaim and significant sales.
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He had the full court press of a major label behind him. He had two of the highest-profile guest verses of the past year, on “Mercy” and “Clique.” On each, his spot was widely considered a highlight. The verdict online was quick and merciless: Big Sean flopped.
1 spot on Billboard's Hip-Hop/R&B charts, but not enough to top Big Sean’s 2011 debut, Finally Famous, which sold 87,000 copies its first week. Big Sean’s Hall of Fame sold 72,000 copies in its first week, enough to take the No.
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