No I agree to an extent...the mixtapes served their purpose, Yeah 3x + No BS are holding down the pop and r&b charts, plus his continued collaborations. I am just saying he should spend a little bit more time promoting his current singles instead of constantly rushing out music. It's giving me whiplash!!
That being said, if he can make all of this successful, then good for him. I am a Breezy stan all the way : )
This isn't confirmed because Chris said himself he's still trying to get it to happen, but one disc will be titled 'F.A.M.E.' and the other 'Fortune'. Soo, i'm guessing it could either be 'and' or '+'
i would've preferred it if he promoted yeah 3x and f.a.m.e. instead of hoping on music.
but i'm not one to complain for a song with chris brown on it, it's candy for my ears.
No I agree to an extent...the mixtapes served their purpose, Yeah 3x + No BS are holding down the pop and r&b charts, plus his continued collaborations. I am just saying he should spend a little bit more time promoting his current singles instead of constantly rushing out music. It's giving me whiplash!!
That being said, if he can make all of this successful, then good for him. I am a Breezy stan all the way : )
I also agree with you to an extent lol. The casual fans/listeners are confused. However...where do you guys think he was going to promote Yeah 3x....and even if he would be allowed to go on some of these shows and stations....why do all that 4 months before your album drops....especially when there was no real indication if radio would even pick up the song. Whether Yeah 3x becomes a hit top 10 single is/was really immaterial. It was a trial balloon to see if he could get pop radio support which up until the song took off remained to be seen. Just as it remains to be seen whether mainstream media will ALLOW him to promote. But even if they don't the hype from the singles, the collabos should help him.
^Um....but people ARE eating it up. And this has all been over the course of a year.
This is called buzz. He probably won't have the option of being on every morning show performing or getting the kind of promo people like Rihanna/Beyonce will get. So this is the best way for him to get exposure mainstream media may deny him. Some things I could have done without (releasing Get Back Up as a single w/ that horrid video and this new recycled song w/ Plies) but overall it has all kept him relevant and built up anticipation.
Yeah 3x hasn't even peaked yet. It's still rising. Both sales and airplay are increasing. He's starting to get airplay on HOT AC.
I'm not getting my hopes up for a blitz of traditional promotion. I have my fingers crossed and I will be pleasantly surprised. But he can't be expected to do all this promo if he's not ALLOWED.
ETA: He's in a different position than other artists.