[Lord Blackout]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

Lemonade sold 1.4 antis in about 3 days.
Views did an even more impressive 2.2 antis in 1 day.

Looks like album sales are on the rise again.

I wonder if KP4 can debut with an anti if the lead single is a smash again

[slobro]

Originally posted by Sazare

Hrm. What's a good jumping off point (for either)?

[HonourableVomit]

Originally posted by alkralkra

I think lemo will have more longevity than beyst

Its more geepee friendly

AIDS isn't more radio friendly than Beyst. Blow, XO, Drunk, Pretty Hurts, then 7/11 were all tailored to be singles. They just got terrible treatment and the fact that the videos were out for months prior.

The only real SMASH on Lemon is Formation. Maybe 6 Inch since the GP loves to suck on Abel?

[conatus]

Originally posted by jose168

I think GIrls Generation is a good place to start for kpop since they're basically the blueprint for what it is today. Gee, Run Devil Run, galaxy supernova, the boys etc

Hm, yeah.

Shame they suck now.

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

I wonder if KP4 can debut with an anti if the lead single is a smash again

[gettsleazy]

The way everyone that enjoys having a good time stanned for Only.

[Notorious K.E.N]

Originally posted by iHype.

NICKI MINAJ fans calling someone an Uncle Tom. Eye....

& Drake is MUCH more global than Nicki has ever been in 2016. kfgsg;f Don't get her dragged.

His album was #1 in 80 countries on iTunes. Pinkprint couldn't even make it to #1 on one official chart in one country.

One Dance is about to be a bigger hit than any Nicki song globally.

Drake will never surpass Starships gloablly

[collin]

Even if Nicki Minaj is somehow considered "more global" than Drake (she isn't),
it's because she's a oversexed, neon'd, spazzy clown-prostitute.

[Roman Holiday]

My fellow Barbz, I love your devotion, but please stop.

We all know the truth that she's her own worst enemy in terms of not selling what she should.


However iHype, you should give her props as well. She's managed to stay relevant and still selling 700k in her homeland in her third era and after 6 years. Not easy for a female rapper. She'll never be on Drakes level, but you can't deny she's made her own lane in hip hop.

[bijonse]

super bass and starships > any drake song to date

hotline bling had more impact tho

[gettsleazy]

I wonder how many times Katy's ubered to Luke's bunker in Malibu Hills while this scandals been going on.

[slobro]

Tiffany is the worst member of SNSTD

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by iHype.

Views is ALREADY bigger than every Nicki era globally.

Hotline Bling & One Dance are 2 global hits. Nicki has never had 2 hits that global on any album.

He is perched #1 in more countries on iTunes then the entire Pinkprint era had.

Starships & Turn Me On

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As someone has already said sexism is the reason why Drake is more successful than Nicki. Not to mention her image turned a lot of people off during the Pink Friday/Roman Reloaded era.

[jose168]

idk how you can let language limit the music you listen to, theres soo much music in the world to limit yourself to the US and the UK

[2AM]

Starships was inescapable in 2012.

US: 4.5M+
UK : 925k+
Japan: 250k+
Australia: 500k~

Whew Nicki her single-peak was huge.

[Retro]

Originally posted by jose168

idk how you can let language limit the music you listen to, theres soo much music in the world to limit yourself to the US and the UK

But it's a good point that language and lyrics are an integral part of musical experience. I personally love some artists in other languages, but that's not necessarily for everyone.

[HonourableVomit]

Originally posted by Roman Holiday

To the GP, Madonna is an old grandma who tries to be young to the point of cringe. Not much of a better rep.
But hey, at least white gays in their 40s still go up for her.

I didn't know there were 1,045,479* white gays in their 40s around the world, that seems a little unlikely for such a specific minority.

*The total attendance for the Rebel Heart Tour.

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by Roman Holiday

My fellow Barbz, I love your devotion, but please stop.

We all know the truth that she's her own worst enemy in terms of not selling what she should.


However iHype, you should give her props as well. She's managed to stay relevant and still selling 700k in her homeland in her third era and after 6 years. Not easy for a female rapper. She'll never be on Drakes level, but you can't deny she's made her own lane in hip hop.

Pretty much this!

She almost ruined her career with the Roman Reloaded era

[conatus]

Originally posted by Retro

But it's a good point that language and lyrics are an integral part of musical experience. I personally love some artists in other languages, but that's not necessarily for everyone.

I sort of get the language-barrier argument but I think a lot of non-Anglosphere music transcends that.

[gettsleazy]

You have to compare Drake and Nicki by using a subjective measure. You can't just compare the two side by side.

What Nicki has managed to do as a female rapper is ridiculous. She's the first major female rapper to be accepted by the GP since Missy/Kim. And before you even start saying Nicki falls back on catchy hooks, most of Missy's hits have catchy little hooks between her raps so the white folk have something to sing to at the club. Nicki literally has been in the game for 6 years as a part of a marginalized genre of rap and made it work.

Drake has had immense success, but for a male RnB artist/Rapper he definitely hasn't reached the level of success that Usher/Nelly/Lil Wayne were experiencing at their peaks. He's performing well but he's not doing anything extraordinary. Of course he's going to sell well because he's literally the millennial answer to the aforementioned artists. Plus, not to pull the race card, but he definitely panders more to the white community than most in his field.

It's all circumstantial!