Did Lil Wayne feature HELP or DETERIORATE Recovery sales?

[Emadyville]

Hey guess what everyone, this thread is...________

[LilWayne4Life]

But having Wayne on any album is usually a good thing for sales

Except for his own....

I hoped there would be some hidden white text.. but no. Saying he doesn't sell a lot is nonsense:

- IANAHB went no. 1 on the US charts without any real promotion and is currently no. 17 on the american Itunes more than 3 months after its release.
- His latest single, 6'7", is currently no. 1 on Itunes (US).
- Rebirth, his worst album, debuted at no. 2 on the Billboard.
- Tha Carter 3 sold more than 1 million in the US first week.

Exactly.

[LilWayne4Life]

SMH at this thread.

Lil Wayne's previous two releases....

Rebirth
- 176,000 first week

I Am Not A Human Being
- 110,000 first week
- 23,000 second week

^ They were digital sales only, and in the third week when the physical CD was out in stores, it sold 125,000.

As of December 12, 2010 it has sold 564,000 in the USA. (thats about 10 weeks)

Recovery sold 741,000 in ONE WEEK (the first).

But yeah, in 2010 when music is easier to get hold of than ever before, I'm sure all the Weezy fans that were too shy too pick up Wayne's own albums, rushed out to get Recovery because of one feature. Fuck out of here.

There is a reason why Eminem was the world's highest selling artist of the decade, is the first person ever to have the highest selling album in two different years (2002 & 2010), and has had the highest selling hip hop album of the year 5 times, more than anybody else by a long shot.

You forgot to mention he did that with no promotion what-so-ever in jail. What artist alive have released a #1 album in jail? no one expect for wayne. I see your quick to post wayne sales but not include a full statement or reasoning behind it. Your the definition of a hater, gtfho with the your lame disease. Wayne had a BIG effect in recovery sales, people are interested in the album because WAYNE is on it, if you don't agree visit the itunes store and click on recovery, No love is getting the most buzz, not because it's a single. it was popular then 90% of the songs on the album since it came out. When wayne release a major studio album and major promotion he is touchable in terms of sales and your about to witness it AGAIN with C4.

[Emadyville]

^ dude no one cares, he was in jail, who gives a fuck, you act like people dont know who he is, fucker gets on literally everyones songs that hits the radio, dude needs to put out GOOD music and he'll fuckin sell again, his new shits whack, he killed DTW and pradise's last verse, rebirth otherwise was garbage, his new shit is garbage, he needs to get back on that old drought shit and he'll be ight, or even no ceilings cause that was nice, and you wont have be defending with these ^ shitty excuses

[BILI]

Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Pink all helped the album sell a little more. I honetly can't see how anybody can deny that. It's not like people say: "Oh, Wayne has a verse on the album so now I won't buy it".

I know people who didnt buy it cause of Wayne. 3 actually.

[VenomBlackViper]

Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Pink all helped the album sell a little more. I honetly can't see how anybody can deny that. It's not like people say: "Oh, Wayne has a verse on the album so now I won't buy it".

I know people who didnt buy it cause of Wayne. 3 actually.

You being one of them?

[I'mShady]

SMH at this thread.

Lil Wayne's previous two releases....

Rebirth
- 176,000 first week

I Am Not A Human Being
- 110,000 first week
- 23,000 second week

^ They were digital sales only, and in the third week when the physical CD was out in stores, it sold 125,000.

As of December 12, 2010 it has sold 564,000 in the USA. (thats about 10 weeks)

Recovery sold 741,000 in ONE WEEK (the first).

But yeah, in 2010 when music is easier to get hold of than ever before, I'm sure all the Weezy fans that were too shy too pick up Wayne's own albums, rushed out to get Recovery because of one feature. Fuck out of here.

There is a reason why Eminem was the world's highest selling artist of the decade, is the first person ever to have the highest selling album in two different years (2002 & 2010), and has had the highest selling hip hop album of the year 5 times, more than anybody else by a long shot.

You forgot to mention he did that with no promotion what-so-ever in jail. What artist alive have released a #1 album in jail? no one expect for wayne. I see your quick to post wayne sales but not include a full statement or reasoning behind it. Your the definition of a hater, gtfho with the your lame disease. Wayne had a BIG effect in recovery sales, people are interested in the album because WAYNE is on it, if you don't agree visit the itunes store and click on recovery, No love is getting the most buzz, not because it's a single. it was popular then 90% of the songs on the album since it came out. When wayne release a major studio album and major promotion he is touchable in terms of sales and your about to witness it AGAIN with C4.

Because all of the great ones don't go there...just this cocksucker.
I HOPE that C4 will be better than his last 3 because they were all ehhhhh....All worst than Relapse.
I don't want to discuss Recovery

[mdemaz]

I can't answer this at all.

[BILI]

Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Pink all helped the album sell a little more. I honetly can't see how anybody can deny that. It's not like people say: "Oh, Wayne has a verse on the album so now I won't buy it".

I know people who didnt buy it cause of Wayne. 3 actually.

You being one of them?

That would make us 4

[xxTrigger1989xx]

SMH at this thread.

Lil Wayne's previous two releases....

Rebirth
- 176,000 first week

I Am Not A Human Being
- 110,000 first week
- 23,000 second week

^ They were digital sales only, and in the third week when the physical CD was out in stores, it sold 125,000.

As of December 12, 2010 it has sold 564,000 in the USA. (thats about 10 weeks)

Recovery sold 741,000 in ONE WEEK (the first).

But yeah, in 2010 when music is easier to get hold of than ever before, I'm sure all the Weezy fans that were too shy too pick up Wayne's own albums, rushed out to get Recovery because of one feature. Fuck out of here.

There is a reason why Eminem was the world's highest selling artist of the decade, is the first person ever to have the highest selling album in two different years (2002 & 2010), and has had the highest selling hip hop album of the year 5 times, more than anybody else by a long shot.

You forgot to mention he did that with no promotion what-so-ever in jail. What artist alive have released a #1 album in jail? no one expect for wayne. I see your quick to post wayne sales but not include a full statement or reasoning behind it. Your the definition of a hater, gtfho with the your lame disease. Wayne had a BIG effect in recovery sales, people are interested in the album because WAYNE is on it, if you don't agree visit the itunes store and click on recovery, No love is getting the most buzz, not because it's a single. it was popular then 90% of the songs on the album since it came out. When wayne release a major studio album and major promotion he is touchable in terms of sales and your about to witness it AGAIN with C4.

LOL, no, Eminem's NAME sold Recovery. Not Afraid and LTWYL sold Recovery. Not Wayne. Anyone who follows Eminem like we do knew that Wayne was on Recovery, but a Wayne fan who doesn't really keep up wouldn't have known that. No Love just recently started becoming moderately popular on the radio. ON THE RADIO. Not everyone buys off of iTunes, most people can just download the shit. No Love is so popular because it's EMINEM and LIL WAYNE, arguably the biggest two rappers of the decade. But matching the popularity of LTWYL? FUCK NO. Who the fuck buys a cd for ONE goddamn song? Obviously, Eminem fans bought the motherfucking album. Why would a Wayne fan buy Recovery just for one song with a Wayne feature?

Hey, and if a Wayne fan DID buy Recovery for No Love, then more power to them, because that's the dumbest fucking reason to buy an album EVER

And no, I am not a hater. I actually like 6'7", and I'm really hoping that I can get into C4, because I don't like it that every time I hear a Lil Wayne song, I feel like killing myself. I'm just being realistic, you act like Eminem was never around before 2010, was never a multi-platinum artist, who has sold WAYYYY more albums than Lil Wayne has. 2000-2004 were Em's years, and you think people are just gonna forget him? The impact Eminem has had on the game is unreal. And now Eminem is coming back, quickly making his way back to the top (if he's not there already) and honestly, to say that Wayne is the reason Recovery is the top selling album of the year...well, that's just plain denial. MAYBE Recovery sold so much because people actually LIKE it and it's actually a GOOD album. Imagine that!

I'm sorry, but it's just...when you say Wayne is the reason Recovery is so successful...it just really pisses me off, because it's so wrong and it's the type of thing only you would say (or any other Wayne-head). Walk up to ANYONE who bought Recovery and ask them if they bought it only because Lil Wayne is on it. I guarantee you'll get 3 million plus "no"s

And untouchable in terms of sales? He had ONE album do a mill the first week. ONE, and hasn't sold well since. MMLP broke records. Has Wayne went Diamond in the U.S. AT ALL? No. Has Em? Yes

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