Kendrick Lamar Was TPAB a Flop?

Started by Oldboy, May 23, 2015, in Kendrick Lamar Add to Reading List

  1. Oldboy
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    May 23, 2015
    yes i know its a classic...i know its amazing

    but in the grand scheme of things, is it a flop?

    commercially it seems it did kinda bad...not everyone felt it which is understandable since it was focused on a very specific subject

    was it a flop in your opinion in kendricks career?
     
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  2. Red Rum
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    May 23, 2015
    Not a flop considering he wasn't going for mainstream appeal with the album
     
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  3. Zep
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    Zep Certified Feminist

    May 23, 2015
    It bores me i dont know why i dont get as much enjoyment listening to songs on it as i do on GKMC or Section.80
     
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  4. Cornpop
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    i couldnt relate to anything he said, and replay value was poor. i dunno it seems like an album made for critics to like
     
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  5. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    May 23, 2015
    Not even close. One of my favorite albums ever.
     
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  6. Jerome
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    May 23, 2015
    commercial wise ? yes (still sold 350k 1st week)
    but i doubt that this album will reach platin
    but who cares the album was tbh not my cup of tea but i think this album was important for him as an artist and for hip hop in general
     
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  7. poopdogg
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    May 23, 2015
    yeah it was.
     
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  8. Lil Wayne
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    Lil Wayne Tha Carter V

    May 23, 2015
    definitely not a flop, didn't it actually do ok commercially?

    "It was the first album sinceTaylor Swift's 1989 (2014) and first R&B or hip hop album since Beyoncé's self-titled album (2013) to spend multiple weeks atop the chart. It has sold 566,000 copies in the US as of May 2015."
     
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  9. Zep
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    @Koolo where do you think it stands next to Good Kid M.A.A.D. City and Section 80.
     
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  10. YoungShelby
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    May 23, 2015
    He did pretty good imo
     
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  11. FreeAgent
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    May 23, 2015
    Didn't it sell more units first week than GKMC?
     
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    GMV

    May 23, 2015
    Drake mixtape outsold it. Aubrey the GOAT
     
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  13. Jerome
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    May 23, 2015
    more
    GKMC 250k
    TPAB 350k

    but GKMC sales were stronger on the long run
     
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    BrotherMan Y'all can catch me on the 5th flo

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    GOAT [​IMG]

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  15. YiT
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    May 23, 2015
    If so it could be the first album of
    the year to be considered a "flop".
     
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    Almost 600k so far :idk:
     
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  17. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    May 23, 2015
    What?
     
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  18. Final
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    Final

    May 23, 2015
    s--- thread.
     
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  19. J Roc
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    May 23, 2015
    it's been out for less than 3 months
    gkmc been out for 3 years
    you can't compare how they sold on the long run lol
     
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  20. Jerome
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    May 23, 2015
    compare the sales for each week.
    TPAB started very strong but dropped very fast compared to GKMC

    @truthless am i right ?
    PS: josh
     
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