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Originally posted by Rolland
Kii you downplayed Beyoncé's numbers? They were inflated, DIL is not above 8 million. NEVER. But arguing about accurate sales is pointless. Let's leave it at the fact that they are pretty close, even with Rihanna's first two albums only selling 4 million in combination.
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You do realize ppl say the same for rihanna's numbers being inflated so it's a kii for me as well.
My whole point which you are conveniently skipping is that for someone who put down an artist for being local yet is close in album sales to that of a global icon/huge hitmaker is kinda ironic isn't it??
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Nnn selling more thanks to her hits? Well, other than Adele, Pink and Taylor Swift which female sells more than her? She's always one of the best sellers each year so it's so stupid when people call her a weak album seller.
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Nnn sis what are you failing to understand. My point is if you are bringing up that she is this global icon who has huge hits shouldn't she be selling a bit more than she does currently.
That's my point and that's something I never said she was a poor album seller though, but continue to grasp.
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The point here is Rihanna has been selling more albums, singles and overall records than Beyoncé ever since GGGB yet the hive has the nerve to call Rihanna a singles artist and Beyoncé an albums artist when the former sells more albums.
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The point is she is barely outselling Beyonce when she has more albums, more and bigger hits, and is considered by you a global icon. Yet she is barely outselling her albums sales wise, that whole point makes little to no sense to me and is the crux of my argument.
And fun fact you do realize the former who sells more albums, most of her albums haven't sold as much as IASF. Which is a self read tbh
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No one is denying your precious Beyoncé's "influence", don't turn this into a racial argument for God's sake.
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I would have never went racial with it for god's sakes, if you never shaded her for appealing to one ethnic group as if that's a bad thing. The fact you didn't even deny you wouldn't shade the others I brought up who fit that category. SPEAKS VOLUMES and further proves my entire justification with my criticism of that particular comment. It's not about Bey's influence but you have trouble grasping the bigger picture I have explained in earlier commentd
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This was all about sales, Rihanna sells more while not depending on the US, while the other highly depends on the US and suffers to sell more than 1 million outside of it AND does not surpasses Rihanna's sales.
SIMPLE AS THAT.
Why is it so hard to understand?
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If it was all about sales you should have NEVER brought up as shade appealing majorly to one ethnic group
SIMPLE AS THAT. And like I said you failed to take a step from my perspective and truly understand the crux of my entire comments. Sis the funny thing is I never denied rihanna outselling beyonce (though I believe both their respective record sales are inflated). I never even said she was a poor album seller in general
So once again let's relay this back to you why is that hard to understand my comment's and not reach/make assumptions of things I never stated nor denied??
P.S.: Imma leave it here your not GRASPING what i'm saying nor are you even open to my perspective. I ain't gonna fight like this all night long. Agree to disagree