Apr 15, 2015 I have been a big follower of Yelawolf for forever and always knew he could better himself but this new album is gold. I can't help but feel though that even that is not enough to make a bigger impact for him. Shady Records are to blame? I liked radioactive and it is always on my playlist in the office but Shady Records failed him on the promo for that too in my opinion. What can Shady Records do to push Yelawolf as an artist more? What would you do? Seems such a shame that this album will get missed by many who would appreciate it if they knew it existed. Also.. I am beginning to appreciate best friend more every time I hear it.
Apr 15, 2015 Hopefully it will spread by word of mouth and people will pick up on it. Either that or the critics will eat it up and cause people to go and check it out.
Apr 15, 2015 Word of mouth is the strongest form of advertising I know but I still think Shady should be doing more to promote the album. I am not sure what they should be doing but they should? I don't know... I get passionate about the music I love so maybe I am expecting the impossible but people need to know about good music.
Apr 15, 2015 It's too early to call this a classic. But all I'll say is four years ago when I heard radioactive, a closing thought was that he isn't anything special and he wouldn't get anywhere career wise. With love story, I feel completely different. This album set him apart, and if enough people know about it - will help his career tremendously
Apr 15, 2015 Maybe a little premature on the classic status but I really do believe that I will still be playing the album without skipping tracks for many years to come. My day at the office playlist is quite random and selective but this album fits right in.
Apr 15, 2015 If Love Story was his debut album he would of been in a totally different place than where he is now
Apr 15, 2015 Yeah, forgot to add that in. Radioactive was okay, but it certainly put a dent in his career. With Love Story I feel it's his second chance and this album will help him a lot.
Apr 15, 2015 I kinda get where you are going with that but if I use my circle of friends as a guideline then probably 5% of them know of Yelawolf. Some are lost causes with the attitude of "I will listen to anything" but the 5% I probably had a hand in introducing them to him myself. Globally, yes, Radioactive probably tarnished his reputation even though there were some decent tracks on that album. 100% however would have heard of Eminem, Kanye, Jay-Z etc.. I am UK though so I guess the hip-hop scene isn't as great as it is in the US for instance. How would Yelawolf or Shady highlight him as an artist to get him known to more people (to the world) is the age old question I guess. If there was a clear answer for this marketing companies would do it all of the time I suppose. It isn't all on the label though I know. I just feel that he should be more known around these parts. For instance, I have a mancave in my house with my pool table (I play a LOT of pool) and I have a video jukebox. I have a select few mates come around weekly before our matches so last night before heading out to a match I put on a few Yelawolf videos including American You and Till It's Gone and they all liked the songs but had never heard of him before. Never even heard the songs before. After a full release on Shady and a few features with Eminem I would have thought the name would have at least been known to them before. Demographic is probably 25-40 within my friends so maybe that is the issue?
Apr 15, 2015 I think itll get around more than we think. I can see american you getting as much radio play as till its gone.
Apr 15, 2015 Sure hope this gets around.. For the people refusing to listen cuz they never liked "yellow wolf" I really feel bad for them.. That's just pathetic.. This album could be classic
Apr 15, 2015 First few times "Disappear" didn't hit my thoughts that much but today it got right in there. Great song!
Apr 15, 2015 not a classic...good album tho very hard to promote with a name thats awkward and childish
Apr 15, 2015 In an interview with Spinner, Yelawolf explained that his father is Cherokee Indian, and that his stage name is a combination of the Cherokee word "Yela," meaning "sun," and the English word "wolf." This represents the duality between his intellectual "light" side, he said, and his aggressive, survivalist "dark" side.
Apr 15, 2015 Powerful. I have been listening whilst working so it takes a while for me to get the lyrics registering since I am concentrating on work at the same time. I suppose it would sound awkward or childish if the meaning wasn't known but the title has as much meaning to Yelawolf as the tracklist. Edit: Oh, wait! Did you mean the album title or artist name @Koolo ?
Apr 15, 2015 He got that major deal tho.. And now he made a worthy album.. 3 years on Shady if I remember well he's not that unknown anymore.. But people remember him for his mediocre radioactive
