The Best Of 2012 List:
Entertainment Weekly: #1
HMV: #1
SPIN: #1
Paste: #1
Washington Post: #1
Slant: #1
AOL/Spinner: #2
Filter: #2
MOJO: #2
Sterogum: #2
Rolling Stone: #2
TIME: #3
The Fly: #3
NME:#3
Uncut: #5
USA Today: #5
Metacritic: 91
Grammy Nominations:
Record of the Year Thinkin Bout You
Album of the Year Channel Orange
Best New Artist
Best Urban Contemporary Album Channel Orange
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration No Church In The Wild
Best Short Form Music Video No Church In The Wild
I see why y'all mad.
He is an R&B artist who has had little to no promo and it's not exactly like his music caters to radio. The state of R&B is horrible right now and yet he has sold over 400k this year, the second best selling R&B of the year and his single, TBY will go platinum. He has little to no radio support or support from his label. His album has barely been shipped to stores or pushed.
I mean, I know certain people don't have acclaim in their beloved home, but selling over 2 million WW and being white should make some of y'all stans happy and mess @ certain people saying he's overrated when their fave debuted in 2008 and her fans have no recollection of artists from the years before.