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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 12:31:01 GMT -5
The entire album is in the Top 20 gainers at Urban radio. I don't think I've ever seen that kind of domination before.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 2, 2017 19:16:51 GMT -5
The entire album is in the Top 20 gainers at Urban radio. I don't think I've ever seen that kind of domination before. The album was played on over 160 iHeartMedia radio stations on June 30 to July 1, which is probably the reason why. Here's the press release:
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 5, 2017 9:58:43 GMT -5
How?
RIAA.com:
JAY-Z Title: 4:44 Certification Date: July 5, 2017 Label: ROC NATION Format: ALBUM Gold, Platinum
JAY-Z Title: JAY-Z UNPLUGGED Certification Date: June 23, 2017 Label: ROC NATION Format: ALBUM Gold
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Post by Troublemaker on Jul 5, 2017 10:06:59 GMT -5
I guess streaming on Tidal paid off...
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 5, 2017 11:18:20 GMT -5
^Nope. Sprint deal: hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=307303It appears the key was the Sprint campaign, which enabled new subscribers (and, we’re told, anyone else with an email address and promo code) to get a free download. Per RIAA rules, a sale counts toward certification even if purchased by a business and offered to fans who must take steps to acquire it. Thus if Sprint purchased a million copies of 4:44— in a deal quite similar to the Samsung agreement that catapulted Jay’s Magna Carta Holy Grail to stratospheric numbers in 2013—that’s instant platinum, bubbeleh. All of which explains why the RIAA’s Cary Sherman was all ready with that handsome plaque to do a photo op with Jay on 4th of July weekend.
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 5, 2017 18:27:41 GMT -5
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Post by Harx on Jul 6, 2017 1:37:13 GMT -5
Previously Tidal exclusive, the video for "The Story Of O.J." is now on YouTube
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 6, 2017 12:01:36 GMT -5
11. “Adnis” 12. “Blue’s Freestyle / We Family” 13. “ManyFacedGod” Feat. James Blake
Additional tracks that will be on the physical release tomorrow.
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Post by allow that on Jul 6, 2017 14:07:43 GMT -5
Still haven't heard a single clip of this. :o
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 6, 2017 14:25:43 GMT -5
Still haven't heard a single clip of this. :o :o What are you waiting for?! Damn, I didn't know the physical was coming so quickly, but no complaints. I will look for it tomorrow. I am frankly stunned at the critical acclaim for this, given how steeply Jay has fallen off over the course of his last few albums.
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 6, 2017 16:01:32 GMT -5
"The Story of OJ" is hot, I heard over the course of the week when I was listening to the radio. I look forward to tomorrow to hear the album.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 6, 2017 22:05:49 GMT -5
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Jul 7, 2017 9:40:09 GMT -5
She snapped.
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Post by surfy on Jul 7, 2017 13:39:43 GMT -5
the new queen of rap. nicki is shook.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 7, 2017 14:22:24 GMT -5
If you purchase the album from Best Buy, I did on-line for store pick-up, you get a digital code for 6 months of Tidal
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 7, 2017 15:40:30 GMT -5
I did on-line for store pick-up, you get a digital code for 6 months of Tidal A damn mess.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 7, 2017 17:27:55 GMT -5
That only works if you are a first-time user and I already had a free trial. Also, the Best Buys in NYC aren't giving those out LOL.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 7, 2017 17:44:53 GMT -5
That only works if you are a first-time user and I already had a free trial. Also, the Best Buys in NYC aren't giving those out LOL. You only have to use an e-mail address again... they will never learn. That's how I got the 6 month trial I'm on right now. I used that Sprint promo when they bought a percentage of Tidal and it had no type of verification system.
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 7, 2017 22:05:21 GMT -5
I have no interest in signing up to Tidal again.
Anyway, I purchased it on iTunes, I like the overall sound, quite cohesive. I have to let the record to digest to give my feedback, but I understand the praise (especially with what's popular right now). The cheating feels like publicity though, but any who...
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 8, 2017 12:09:04 GMT -5
One of his best. I should've known better than to doubt this man. Magna Carta had some bops but it was so lazy and he was struggling to catch the current beats...same with Watch The Throne. Blueprint 3, despite giving him one of his biggest hits ever (maybe even his biggest, actually?), didn't age well in the least. This is easily his best since American Gangster but it's actually better than that album so I would say since The Black Album. A modern-day hip-hop classic.
1. Smile 2. Bam 3. Marcy Me 4. 4:44 5. Family Feud 6. Moonlight
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 10, 2017 11:20:37 GMT -5
Projected to debut at #1 with 250-275k SPS (150-175k sales).
Reasonable Doubt debuted at #23 with 43k (1.5m to date).
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 debuted at #3 with 138k (1.4m to date).
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life debuted at #1 with 352k (5.2m to date).
Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter debuted at #1 with 462k (3.1m to date).
The Dynasty: Roc La Familia debuted at #1 with 557k (2.5m to date).
The Blueprint debuted at #1 with 427k (2.7m to date).
Jay-Z: Unplugged debuted at #34 with 143k (600k to date).
The Best of Both Worlds debuted at #2 with 285k (875k to date).
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse debuted at #1 with 545k (2.1m to date).
The Black Album debuted at #1 with 463k (3.5m to date).
Unfinished Business debuted at #1 with 215k (750k to date).
Collision Course debuted at #1 with 368k (2m to date).
Kingdom Come debuted at #1 with 680k (2.5m to date).
American Gangster debuted at #1 with 425k (1.1m to date).
The Blueprint 3 debuted at #1 with 476k (1.9m to date).
Watch the Throne debuted at #1 with 463k (1.6m to date).
Magna Carta debuted at #1 with 528k (1.1m to date).
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 10, 2017 13:28:29 GMT -5
His sales are RIDICULOUS.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Jul 10, 2017 16:52:01 GMT -5
His sales are RIDICULOUS. Off the chain, the consistency. I'm surprised he hasn't opened up closer to a million.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 10, 2017 18:17:19 GMT -5
Low-key pressed that one of his worst albums got his best first week opening sales, tbqh.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Jul 10, 2017 19:35:36 GMT -5
Low-key pressed that one of his worst albums got his best first week opening sales, tbqh. Yeah, I don't fuq with Kingdom Come that much. I do like Anything, Hollywood, Lost Ones, and Show Me What You Got..thats about it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 12, 2017 11:26:06 GMT -5
www.salon.com/2017/07/08/jay-z-444-platinum/How Jay-Z’s “4:44″ went platinum instantly and why it’s meaninglessby MATTHEW ROZSA When metrics shift and records are bought in bulk by corporations, a questionable honor becomes fully hollow Jay-Z’s new, titanic, essential album “4:44″ was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) less than a week after its release. Yet does it even matter, as it surely would have only a few years ago? In the same article in which it announced that “4:44″ became a platinum album (i.e., selling at least 1 million units), Variety explains how the RIAA’s method of determining platinum status has evolved in the past several years. “The RIAA began incorporating streaming numbers into album certifications on Feb. 1, 2016, using a formula similar to that of Nielsen Music’s whereby 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song streams = 10 track sales = 1 album sale (the organization began incorporating streaming numbers into single certifications in 2013),” Variety writes. Interestingly, “4:44″ was first released exclusively to customers of Sprint and Tidal, which raises the possibility that it didn’t achieve platinum status due to individual customer purchases alone. As one source told Variety, “a sale counts toward a certification if purchased directly by the customer — or a business can purchase the album or song and offer it to fans, who must take affirmative steps to acquire the album or song. Fans participated, took action and downloaded Jay-Z’s album offered by Sprint.” In other words, distributors for “4:44″ could have purchased the album in bulk — perhaps even more than a million copies of it — and then given it away, thereby allowing it to reach platinum status instantly. This was what happened with Jay-Z in 2013 with “Magna Carta: Holy Grail,” when Samsung bought 1 million downloads and gave them away for free to Galaxy smartphone owners three days before it was released to the general public. It certainly doesn’t help appearances that the photograph of Jay-Z’s platinum plaque presentation was taken before the album was even released. Again, this doesn’t prove that Tidal or anyone artificially inflated Jay-Z’s numbers, despite Samsung’s previous activities. Indeed, Roc Nation has told Billboard that the platinum status was only given to reflect 1 million downloads, not any of the streams. That said, if doubt can be plausibly raised about the authenticity of an album’s platinum status, doesn’t that suggest that the standard itself is outdated? In the case of “4:44,” it’s noteworthy that, as it had a one-week exclusivity deal with Tidal, it was limited in terms of initial sales regardless of whether it achieved platinum status through that medium or not. Now, it’s always been easy to suppose that there is a fundamental problem in holding platinum status as truly meaningful. There are countless albums that went platinum, stayed on the billboard charts for a few weeks and then quickly faded from our cultural consciousness. Similarly, there are plenty of albums and songs that retained devout followings despite never achieving platinum status, or which took years to take off with their intended market. Today, it’s become even more questionable to attempt to quantify the inherently unquantifiable — such as the cultural impact of a particular song or album — given that we can clearly see that the numbers here have become even more fungible. This isn’t to say that those financial figures aren’t important, but rather that they shouldn’t carry weight beyond the boardrooms. Attaching a level of profundity to their significance, and thereby confusing commercial success with more culturally meaningful achievements, seems more and more pointless. If Jay-Z’s latest album has indeed been downloaded over 1 million times, then he deserves to be congratulated for reaching that milestone. That doesn’t mean that the rest of us shouldn’t raise an eyebrow at the unusual speed and circumstances surrounding that achievement, however, or question whether we should even care. Either way, both the man and the album are legendary with or without a shiny platinum record in a frame. Matthew Rozsa is a breaking news writer for Salon. He holds an MA in History from Rutgers University-Newark and his work has appeared in Mic, Quartz and MSNBC.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 23:48:11 GMT -5
Sad cheater....
why are people excusing this behavior?? Let's not let this become a trend!
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jul 14, 2017 12:40:41 GMT -5
Sad cheater.... why are people excusing this behavior?? Let's not let this become a trend!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 13:22:34 GMT -5
Sad cheater.... why are people excusing this behavior?? Let's not let this become a trend! yes, I am mad
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Post by Rican@ on Jul 15, 2017 1:25:34 GMT -5
He didn't cheat to sell those records though so...
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