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How do you feel about Curren$y & K.R.I.T's first week numbers? (41K & 36K)

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Big K.R.I.T.'s "Live From The Underground" and Curren$y's "The Stoned Immaculate" crush the charts and expectations. Tyga's "Careless World" also gains some strong ground after months at retail.

Two major label albums debuted in the Top 10 this week. Meridian, Mississippi's Big K.R.I.T. has won Mixtape Of The Year at HipHopDX for the last two consecutive years. With his first studio album, the Cinematic Music Group/Def Jam Records sensation snagged a Top 5 debut by a margin of less than 2,000 units. His friend and collaborator Curren$y's second Warner Bros. Records release, billed as his first official album, The Stoned Immaculate , was three spots behind. This is Spitta's first Top 10 appearance, in a lengthy career of physical and digital projects, several of which appeared on the Top 200. Both of these albums were available for free stream online prior to release, perhaps hinting to a new promotional method proven successful. Also noteworthy, Tyga gained an impressive 14 spots, while label-mates Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne all lost chart places from the previous week.

Big K.R.I.T. Might Not Be So Underground After All

DXnext alum Big K.R.I.T.'s Live From The Underground sold over 41,000 first-week units. The major label release featuring 8Ball & MJG, Ludacris and Blues icon B.B. King was less than 2,000 units behind Neil Young & Crazy Horse's latest album as well. The breakthrough album from the emcee/producer features 2011 single "Money On The Floor," and solo single "I Got This." The album has pulled critical acclaim from a number of media outlets, including a 4.5 out of 5 at HipHopDX.

Curren$y's Breakthrough Scores A Top 10

After two Def Jam-distributed albums in 2010 and a charting mixtape last year, New Orleans, Louisiana veteran Curren$y has billed The Stoned Immaculate as his official debut. The response showed, giving Spitta not only his first Top 20 appearance, but a coveted Top 10. Now backed by Warner Bros., the release features Rap peers Wiz Khalifa and K.R.I.T., in addition to '90s stars Fiend and Daz Dillinger. Curren$y told DX last month, "I went a lil' further than I usually do," and the fans seemed to have responded.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/10/2012

#5. Big K.R.I.T. - Live From The Underground - 41,000 (41,000)

#8. Curren$y - The Stoned Immaculate - 36,000 (36,000)

#22. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 35,000 (522,000)

#42. Drake - Take Care - 8,300 (1,770,000)

#43. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 8,200 (149,000)

#70. Tyga - Careless World: Rise Of The Last King - 5,600 (244,000)

#72. Travis Porter - From Day 1 - 5,500 (20,000)

#86. Future - Pluto - 5,000 (102,000)

#106. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne - 4,200 (1,445,000)

#192. Childish Gambino - Camp - 2,200 (160,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/10/2012 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX




Decent numbers?
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  • GeE-757GeE-757 Posts: 6,441
    yeah those is decent numberz fa underground artistz imean hell we got a former platinum sellin artist sellin 42k da 1st wk wit a GOLD SINGLE now so yeah those numberz is good.....da big surprize 2 me is FUTURE i didnt think he would sell ova 100k & tyga is doin good wit that ym c/s & smh@ TRAVIS PORTER
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  • c.b.b.c.b.b. Posts: 2,776
    41 & 36 K aren't too bad in this day & age. They both made the top 10. Travis Porter had way more radio & club spins and they only sold 20K total and 5K this past week (dayum that's horrible)
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  • SionSion Posts: 12,185
    I'd say its pretty good for a 2 guys still relatively new to the game who practically gave their albums away for free. I thought Big KRIT would have had the biggest release of all his peers but I guess it aint work out like that. I think its safe to say that at this point sales is irrelevant, everything is digital now, I can't remember the last time I seen a nigga buy a CD, or DVD unless it was a video game LOLOL.

    I think Big KRIT & $pitta more concerned with being in the game for the long term rather than selling a lot of records off the bat. Both had amazing albums tho.
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  • idoitforhiphop10idoitforhiphop10 Posts: 5,544
    That's great numbers for underground artist. Not everybody can sell gold first week.
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  • BlackGeraldBlackGerald Posts: 12,116
    idoitforhiphop10 wrote: »
    That's great numbers for underground artist. Not everybody can sell gold first week.

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  • TurfaholicTurfaholic Posts: 5,802
    I say thats a win for the J.E.T.S.

    41K with no real promotion or major label co-sign. Plus he stayed true to his sound on his first real mainstream release. Didnt sale his soul in a attempt to do numbers.
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  • southernmadesouthernmade Posts: 1,355
    Like everyone else said....good numbers to not have that many spins or air time with videos....made the type of music he wanted to make...he'll tour and maybe pick up more sales as he goes...

    spitta did good as well....
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  • genocidecuttergenocidecutter Posts: 5,787
    Hip-hop won
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  • lamontbdclamontbdc Posts: 12,934
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music
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  • idoitforhiphop10idoitforhiphop10 Posts: 5,544
    lamontbdc wrote: »
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music

    This is true to some extent lol. Like for example, say if Ross or 50 did these numbers, you know how many threads would be made sayin that they flopped? Spitta and K.R.I.T. don't attract haters, so nobosy is gonna condemn them if they sell high or low.
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  • ROZAYTABERNACLEROZAYTABERNACLE Posts: 12,068
    You know it's bad when good artists like Krit and Spitta can't hit 50k in a week, but Future can hit 100k in a month or so, Tyga can hit 200k in a couple months, Bob can hit 149k in a few weeks, and then Nicki Guetta can hit 500k.
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  • GeE-757GeE-757 Posts: 6,441
    lamontbdc wrote: »
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music

    fam LLOYD BLANKZ sold 42k da 1st wk on his last solo album & he had a GOLD SINGLE so these r good numberz fa spitta & krit..

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  • southernmadesouthernmade Posts: 1,355
    idoitforhiphop10 wrote: »
    lamontbdc wrote: »
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music

    This is true to some extent lol. Like for example, say if Ross or 50 did these numbers, you know how many threads would be made sayin that they flopped? Spitta and K.R.I.T. don't attract haters, so nobosy is gonna condemn them if they sell high or low.

    you cant compare 50 and Ross to Krit and Spitta lol.....them boy's barely had any promo....I stay in Dallas and never heard I got this on the radio...not once and Texas is one of Krit's biggest markets.....I know of only one radio show in Dallas that plays Krits music....that show comes on Sundays at 8pm lol.....nobody's listening to the radio at that time unless you're a local artist waiting for your song to get played....

    BoB did 79k with 3 songs on top 40! and two platinum singles and one gold single lol.....and he's not a new artist in the mainstream....now if you compare...those are wack numbers...as far as albums sold are concerned

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  • H-Rap 180H-Rap 180 Posts: 15,453
    lamontbdc wrote: »
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music

    Well Curren$y and Big Krit are both on major labels (Def Jam & Interscope) so they had some machine behind them.

    Nicki Minaj is in her 10th or 11th week and she moved what Spitta did his first week and people are still saying she flopped.


    Music wise I liked both albums and neither artist went the POP route like it was mentione earlier so I salute the efforts while still feeling a little disappointed that the fans didn't support my brothers enough to get em to 50K or better like they deserved.
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  • BlackGeraldBlackGerald Posts: 12,116
    I didn't know that KRIT and Currensy were as big and famous as Rick Ross and 50
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  • lamontbdclamontbdc Posts: 12,934
    idoitforhiphop10 wrote: »
    lamontbdc wrote: »
    i ain't know numbers expert but folks being real nice b/c they like both dudes and their music. these some wack ass numbers let's keep it real, and i'm one of the 41,000 that brought Krit music

    This is true to some extent lol. Like for example, say if Ross or 50 did these numbers, you know how many threads would be made sayin that they flopped? Spitta and K.R.I.T. don't attract haters, so nobosy is gonna condemn them if they sell high or low.

    when Wale 1st album bricked there was no mercy at all for that nigga

    imagine if J Cole did this numbers?

    so you right in that Currency and krit don't bring out the haters like some artists do.

    Now like I said I'm know numbers expert and realize everybody is struggling but I just like to be fair regardless if i like the artists music or not.

    Hopefully these execs at the label will support them more and give them a 2nd go round.
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  • Wild SelfWild Self Posts: 3,596
    It's a start. Hopefully they can last a long career
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  • yeah i rap so don't yeah i rap so don't Posts: 3,874
    Turfaholic wrote: »
    I say thats a win for the J.E.T.S.

    41K with no real promotion or major label co-sign. Plus he stayed true to his sound on his first real mainstream release. Didnt sale his soul in a attempt to do numbers.

    Those were KRIT's numbers. The order in the thread title is confusing. Krit and Currensy are on majors. The thing is, they were not fully supported by them. The numbers are good depending on how much money was invested in them and how much int he red they are. I think Krit's success will be long term and this is more like a foundation fro his career.
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  • s2jepekas2jepeka Posts: 6,379
    Yall still on 1st week sales, huh (sales at all, for that matter)

    I cant speak for Krit, but just comin from seein Currensy in concert, his tour game = he's eatin.

    1/2 months touring= the money he'll ultimately make off this album, real talk.
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  • GeE-757GeE-757 Posts: 6,441
    how is these bad numberz when a former platinum sellin artist is doin 42k da 1st wk wit a GOLD SINGLE? did currensy & krit have a GOLD SINGLE?
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  • icecoldstewicecoldstew Posts: 20,834
    smh at KRIT's numbers. Our fans aint shit.
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  • idoitforhiphop10idoitforhiphop10 Posts: 5,544
    Im not sayin that currensy and krit are as popular as Ross or 50. @lamontbdc said that we just sayin that spitta and krits numbers are good becuz we're all fans of them, which is kinda true. What im sayin is that people would be screamin flop if guys like ross or 50 were to do these same numbers, and that's true.
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  • southernmadesouthernmade Posts: 1,355
    icecoldstew wrote: »
    smh at KRIT's numbers. Our fans aint shit.

    he aint trappin and killing niggas bro....and barely had any radio/tv play...
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  • H-Rap 180H-Rap 180 Posts: 15,453
    s2jepeka wrote: »
    Yall still on 1st week sales, huh (sales at all, for that matter)

    I cant speak for Krit, but just comin from seein Currensy in concert, his tour game = he's eatin.

    1/2 months touring= the money he'll ultimately make off this album, real talk.

    First week sales can pretty much give you an indication of the publics interest in an artist and their project.

    Depending on the sales success of albums like this the artists involved will either continue to receive the budgets they deserve to get some decent production and promotion or a smaller budget were the quality of the music could be compromised. (if they don't get dropped).


    Sales success and sales failures also dictates the type of artists and the type of music that these labels crank out so fans of the culture who appreciate artists like K.R.I.T & Curren$y are rooting for them to have some sales success thus the reason why we discuss their sales.
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