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Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn
Why is it that the 'urban doesn't sell' excuse works with all urban artists except Drake?
Only the KING can sell rap albums doing numbers like its pop 
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Honestly it's true to an extent. Typically pure urban acts suffer, but crossover acts tend to do well(Lil Wayne at one point, Drake Now, a Usher).
Now that urban isn't as mainstream and successful it's harder unless there is crossover success.