: There looks to be another casualty of the music biz. MediaTakeOut.com just caught wind that Lil Mama's debut album VYP: Voice of the Young People sold only 19,000 units. Given the chick's popularity that's a disgrace.
We gotta blame this one on bad promotion. Especially since the label spent almost NO MONEY on internet promotion ... Get with it music execs, it ain't 1999 anymore.
Anyway ... Shout out to Lyfe Jennings whose new album Lyfe Change sold a very respectable 80,000 units.
this came as no surprise!! To me she really hasn't shown talent. She has guts to do wat she does bcuz the music biz is not easy getting in to but hopefully she has a plan B. if not she shoudl finish school if she hasnt and see if her talent grows into something else. And definitely not the voice of the young ppl. Only the voice of some ppl(but idk who they are)
SHE KILLED HERSELF WHEN SHE TARGETED JUST ONE GROUP BY SAYING "VOICE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE" EVEN IF U LIKE ONE SONG OF HERS U WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE TITLE OF THE CD. ANYWAY SHE WACK AND NEED TO STOP TRYING TO ACT LIKE SHE KNOW SO MUCH AND BEEN AROUND SO LONG JUDGING FOLKS ON HOW TO DANCE AND CAN'T DANCE OR SELL CD'S AND SH!T.
Oh well...you know wut, I actually feel bad for the girl. She did her thing as far as promotion goes but like the other young chick, Tiffany Evans she didn't sell many albums. Both these girls are very positive and their music is as well. Unfortunately *** sells. I mean look at the numbers that Ciara did when she first came out. She was the same age as these girls w/catchy hooks BUT she brought that *** appeal. If Tiffany & Lil Mama wanna make it in this biz I'm not sayin they should go all out w/the booty *** or wuteva but they might wanna consider adding a lil *** appeal to their swag, especially Lil Mama.
I was just thinking yesterday how difficult it is for female rappers after catching a few minutes of Ms rap supreme. Even the most popular female rappers in the business in the past few years don't even sell anywhere near gold status(500K) much less platinum(1 million units). There's no love for them out there anymore. Concerts is the only way for hem to make money now or perhaps signing with labels like *** and other independents where they can make $5-7 per cd. Otherwise there's no hope for them to sell records(cd's). Sad but that's real.
Get the Fcuk otta here anyone sayin this aint no surprise. I mean *** I think the girl aint got no real talent but come on 19K. That's just crazy. *** ***-Fed might have sold more than that...
That's just plain bad promotion. Nowadayz they wait 2 long after the first single 2 drop the album. Whateva pull she had from that lip gloss tune was done *** dead, then u drop the Album???? Ahhhh well
Lil Miss Anonymus - Tiff Evans only sold 4,000 units!!!??? WTF!!?? I love me some Tiffany Evans, *in my Benita Betrell voice* "don't nobody bet not say nuthin bad bout Tiffany, I luvs me some Tiffany" LOL!!!
I been saying I'm gonna buy her CD now I really have to do it, I feel bad for Tiffany she has some real talent
@TROOPER MY SENTIMENTS EXACT. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS CURRENTLY KILLIN THEMSELVES TRYING TO SELL PRODUCT TO "JUST KIDS". lAST TIME i CHECKED MOST LITTLE KIDS WHO SHE'S TARGETING ARE IN GRADES 3RD TO 11TH. THEY AINT GOT NO JOBS, THEY AINT GOT NO CASH AND THEY AINT GOT NO CREDIT CARD TO BUY MUSIC ONLINE OR NO CAR TO GET TO THE STO (LOL).
FINAL NOTE: THIS IDIOT LIL MAMA TRIED TO MARKET HER PRODUCT TO A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT HAS NO BREAD.
Lol...Yo I agree @Trooper, she was on that dance show judging like she was queen...At least Paula Abdul sold records back in the day...lol...it's wild....Music these days suck...I got a little cousin like 13 and he's jammin' Goodie Mob's Soul Food and Michael Jackson's Thriller and this is music that was out before he was born......
I have to agree with what a few of yall said..shes targeting a market that has no money to buy CDs..they download music for free because their parents aint giving them $17.99 for a *** CD..especially with times getting tougher and gas prices on the rise..buying music is an unnecessary luxury, unfortunately..and someone mentioned earlier that she had Chris Brown AND T-Pain on her single and still couldnt sell records? those are two of the hottest people in the game right now..even they couldnt help her! shes gonna get dropped from her label after this disaster