The Big Brick
faux_rillz
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I don't think I have ever seen a rap album flop so miserably (and deservingly) in the face of such aggressive and self-conscious efforts to build it up as some sort of event. I am still snickering over the preposterous "King of New York" campaign.Peace, Trevor--see ya on Koch.
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Meanwhile Chamillionaire is reaching platinum this week.
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But he is about to get eight dollars an album!!!
Is that album that bad? I thought about picking it up.
It's pretty weak. The only track I really like is the one with Raekwon.
I think the only people claiming to feel it are old people who want Busta to win because he's old too. And Oliver likes that "I Love My Chick" terd... but he's kind of old.
I'll guess I'll spend that $10 on a six pack of Newcastle instead.
I was referring to Chamilionairre.
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No, Busta' album had much better raw numbers (~210K vs. ~95K), but I think the amount of hype (every NY radio personality blathering about how Busta's album is a classic that will move 600K its first week vs. Mobb struggling to have their single added to rotation) mitigates the difference in numbers.
Blood Money is a vastly superior record, btw.
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Oliver is also disconnected from the streets.
Also, to put it in further perspective: Busta's numbers aren't that much better than those of Ice Cube's independent and entirely hype-free release; in fact, their second-week sales were pretty much identical.
Who went platinum as well. What's your point? Shouldn't be that hard. You hope Cham saves his money. Why?
Cause he's in love with his money.
Yeah it gets play in clubs, to good response.
I like this album.
I agree that "Blood Money" is way more listenable.
No. Few good songs here and there, but no classic album.
A few?? Come on.. Busta hating aside. Dude has had more than a few big chunes.
That said, I'm not surprised the brick has cometh.
I wouldn't say that any one album is classic by any means, but a "Greatest Hit" album by him would be serious. Shit, count the LONS stuff and even his appearances on remixes where his presence "made" the record, that's kind of big.
Plus I got to give it up to him to be one of the the first dudes to give Dilla love, and on a consistant basis throughout his career.
The closest in his canon, but I wouldn't say classic.
However "Abandon Ship" is the joint.
And oh yeah, for the record I am not afraid to wear my kufi even in a thread that Daniel starts
"Classic"
how many of those exist anyways? It's kind of a ridiculous bar--especially for rap.
I don't hate the guy at all and true he gave Jay Dee a lot of work. I'm just sayin' dude has never made a classic album. First time I saw Busta was at the New Music Seminar rap showcase at Irving Plaza in Manhattan 1990. It was when LONS were getting ready to drop their 1st LP or it had just been released. Busta came on stage wearing these crazy jeans that had the characters from the Simpsons airbrushed on them. He kept yelling at the soundman all night. Their performance was pretty crazy, but the constant yelling at the soundman was not a good look. He always has some good singles and of course I like the Jay Dee cuts, but still no classic album. I might check out the new LP, but if that "I love my chick" song is any indication of the sound of it? No thanks mayne.