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Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby King Lance » Jan 23rd, '13, 23:51

Chart News ‏@chartnews

US digital sales: @KendrickLamar’s Swimming Pools (Drank) tops the 1 million mark. It’s his 1st million-seller.

The song has been in the hot 100 for more than 20 weeks (#21 now).

https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/294202742606532609

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Kendrick :" "We didn't go to mainstream; we made them motherfuckers come to us." :flutter:

Kendrick's speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 29Gl41nVAQ
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Re: Swimming pools goes Platinum

Postby *ShadyHouse* » Jan 23rd, '13, 23:55

:y:

Good. Kendrick really deserves it.
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby Blu » Jan 24th, '13, 00:06

Good shit.
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby Chet Starr » Jan 24th, '13, 10:09

Good for ma nigga
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby King Lance » Jan 24th, '13, 15:55

Lello wrote:totally deserved! just wished GKMC would've gone platinum as well


I think it will go plat before the summer (almost 700K and he still has to release Poetic Justice) :y:


Kendrick :" "We didn't go to mainstream; we made them motherfuckers come to us." :flutter:

Kendrick's speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 29Gl41nVAQ
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby King Lance » Jan 24th, '13, 16:07

Lello wrote:657k, he need 343 more, I hope it can happen, he deserves it. (At least it went gold though, that's a good thing too)



It can be the first hip hop album released in 2012 to go plat (nicki isn't selling anymore).
He still has to release Poetic Justice & the film :y:
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby momentsgolden » Jan 24th, '13, 17:39

The mainstream is dope as fuck now tbh. Thrift shop, swimmin pools, mercy... Great songs pushin good numbers
Songs of the year

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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby Minimii » Jan 25th, '13, 09:52

whoever says that kenrdick is in any way dope has something wrong in their ears and between,
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Re: Kendrick goes Platinum with Swimming Pools

Postby DƎRDYPK » Jan 25th, '13, 10:41

Minimii wrote:whoever says that kenrdick is in any way dope has something wrong in their ears and between,
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also that lil quote was cuter when Tech N9ne said it
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