..Do Album Sales Determine Greatness?...

[ROSEWOOD]

Really.... I'm curious, how did you vote?

Furthermore, he wont ever piss on me. Ever. I'd be willing to bet that I rap better than him, and that most knowledgeable hip hop heads would atest to that.

Regardless of if that's true or not, it's not important. He still is only above average. I doubt any album he sells after this comes CLOSE to selling what this album does in total, let alone in it's first week. He had a nice run, good peak. Great for him. I don't hate the guy.

But, he's above average at best.

I voted yes..because I belive its part of the entire scope...Souja Boy sold millions AFTER the superman hit drop so his numbers really don't count..Wayne sold 400K the first day...with hearing the album, 400k men, women and kids bought this album..

Not to knock your talent, everyone is alway better than the best..lol..

[THe TRiNiTY]

I voted yes..because I belive its part of the entire scope...Souja Boy sold millions AFTER the superman hit drop so his numbers really don't count..Wayne sold 400K the first day...with hearing the album, 400k men, women and kids bought this album..

Not to knock your talent, everyone is alway better than the best..lol..

Maybe so, but I didn't mention the best. I mentioned Lil' Wayne.

[ROSEWOOD]

Not many. So? I don't think Usher or 50 are great either.

One-hit wonders sell a million copies. It's only impressive to an extent because Wayne did it nowadays which is hard to do. NSync wasn't a great group and their numbers **** Lil' Wayne.

Sales can help you tell if a lot of people think someone is great, sure. But, it doesn't mean those people aren't wrong. In Wayne's case, they are closer to being wrong than right. He's above average. And he'd be looked at by me as a lot better if he would humble himself and realize his wordplay (which, next to his swagger, is his best attribute) is not close to ACTUAL greats like Big Pun, Big L, or even current undergroiund artists. He's not even the best in the south.

Outkast, Scarface, Chamillionaire, T.I., Ludacris.. all better than Wayne.

As a truly CLASSIC artist, sales are usually involved. But, just because he has the sales, doesn't mean he's a great artist. Not one bit. He should try making some songs that actually have a meaning and point behind them. He's making his music at the right time. He's not making timeless music.

Usher is a great artist, 50 is great at what he does and Big Pun is far from great.....I wont go past that with your thread..

[ROSEWOOD]

Maybe so, but I didn't mention the best. I mentioned Lil' Wayne.

Lil Wayne = The best in the game today!!

[The Raging Bull]

Usher is a great artist, 50 is great at what he does and Big Pun is far from great.....I wont go past that with your thread..

You just owned yourself.

[neils7147933]

ROSEWOOD, how far worse than Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer is Lil' Wayne? Is The Carter 3 really 1/10th as good as the Limp Bizkit album?

[THe TRiNiTY]

Usher is a great artist, 50 is great at what he does and Big Pun is far from great.....I wont go past that with your thread..

Big Pun is far from great.....................Yeah, I hope you don't go past that in my thread.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Lil Wayne = Not The best in the game today!!

Really? You feel that way?

[BETTY SWOLLOCKS]

Rosewood is a joker!

Usher and 50 better then Big Pun? You sure you aint smokin crack boy?

[THe TRiNiTY]

Rosewood is a joker!

Usher and 50 better then Big Pun? You sure you aint smokin crack boy?

With Usher constantly singing songs about girls, and 50 Cent simplistically rapping about voilence and drug trafficking, how are they NOT great?

So much vision. So much skill.