Something very interesting happened on iTunes last week.
What it was? Well, after watching all of the releases Lil’ Kim launched following her departure from Atlantic Records sink commercially, last week saw a number of the brilliant performer’s older material make a miraculous return and soar into the iTunes Albums Chart.
Interesting, as all of this happened in the same week her nemesis Nicki Minaj dropped her latest album ‘Queen.’
Only right then, with her digital gains in mind, that Kim fans expect the LPs to move enough units to make major waves on the Billboard 200.
Alas, they haven’t…and it’s left many of them confused.
Lil Kim might be better at rising up from the dead than Taylor cause sis’s 20 YEAR OLD ALBUM just shot up like 600+ spots on iTunes??? pic.twitter.com/Jw0D32wf3k
— ?️ (@RasenganTaylor) August 14, 2018
Lil’ Kim’s debut album Hardcore has reached number 1 on iTunes Hip Hop albums chart. pic.twitter.com/iGmWdsuHvN
— Lit Thot? (@PelicanDick) August 16, 2018
Today in news that will make many go “hmmm”, Kim’s LP ‘Hardcore’ has failed to make a dent on the Billboard 200’s Top 50 despite “out charting” a number of the albums that, according to SoundScan, outsold her.
One of those albums?
J. Cole’s ‘KOD‘ which – according to iTunes- was being outdone by ‘Hardcore’ this week yet managed to claim this week’s #32 spot with 11,830 units moved. Another?
Drake‘s ‘Scorpion‘ which, like ‘KOD’ watched ‘Hardcore’ reach #1 on iTunes Hip Hop yet spends this week at #3 while Kim’s sets are nowhere to be seen.
Lil’ Kim has seen a 70% sales increase. She’s has 3/4 of her albums charting on iTunes.
Congratulations, to the “Queen of Rap the LEGENDARY, @LilKim. pic.twitter.com/s63ncLWSNR
— Music Connect (@Music_Connect_) August 15, 2018
Any theories?
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Knew it. Atlantic purchased the album but couldn’t do enough to make it realistic.
Where did it say Atlantic purchased the album? It’s says that she departed from Atlantic records.
The only albums that charted were suspiciously the Atlantic ones. Funny that she went to number one but didn’t outsell the albums she had to outsell to get to number one. Shady.
Atlantic still owns her masters. Even though she departed, they still own the rights to her music. Miss “Queen Bee” wasn’t smart enough when she negotiated her deal apparently.
BECAUSE ITUNES DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING!!!! SMFH, I DON’T GET WHY PPL THINK EVEN BEING #1 ON ITUNES MEANS YOU ARE BREAKING RECORDS. …..TAKE NOTE ! Ciara last 3 albums were #1 on iTunes..guess where they charted on billboard….so being #1 in 86 countries don’t mean s*** sis.. it only means that in 86 countries your album is be purchased more than any other popular album that week/time-period.
Sweetie. iTunes is the biggest music retailer so to say it’s nothing Is comedic. Anyway, how do you explain how she is supposed to have out charted with sales albums that outsold her with sales? ? . Tis a scam I tell you.
That doesn’t explain why she didn’t chart. Like help me to understand how this doesn’t sound fishy to you. iTunes only deals with pure sales. The chart is based on those sales. She gets to number one but then sells so little that she doesn’t even chart on the main chart AND gets outsold by albums that were lower than hers. It doesn’t make sense.
lmaooo atlantic didnt plan properly when they purchased lil’ hasbeen’s music lmfaooooo
Congrats
So let’s get this straight. Her albums randomly started charting and outsold Nicki, Drake and Cole on iTunes but didn’t even STREAM enough to chart? This is either a glitch or someone found a way to cheat the iTunes system. Either way, Kim fans were duped.
Itunes only chart doesn’t equate highest sales of the week.. as it is an on demand charting system. Meaning that if at time her album sold 2k and other artist sat that same time are not, it will make her album #1 on itunes only. And it’s only itunes.. spotify, physical copies, tidal, apple music. etc. her album didnt move enough units to chart
NICKI FLOPPED HARD!
I can’t believe it…..
HASHTAG: #CardiBIsOfficiallyQUEENofHipHop
If only you were that important to make that hashtag true.
lmao chile, how many copies did joyride sell? lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
At least you tried h***
Well, on a positive note it made me scroll to Lil Kim on my phone and listen to her songs back to back instead of on shuffle.
To me, they don’t make female rappers like they used to back in the 90’s
Currently listening to Kim’s verse on Isley Brothers float on remix
My theory is, someone at grape juice doesn’t know how to type, doesn’t know grammar, doesn’t how to use punctuations and damn sure is too happy using the spacebar.
lmaooo bwahahahaaaa, the plastic hasbeen’s fans tried to drag nicki by purchasing that plastic flop’s old music, only to get dragged right back by Billboard, I CAN’T LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Because of how much streams are currently counting towards chart placements on the billboard 200 albums chart. That’s why. Billboard also has a “top album SALES” chart that no one ever pays attention to and it’d be interesting to see if Hardcore placed on there.
Lil’Kim is the “PinkPrint” to a lot of these new aged artists career Nicki Minaj included!! ?”Bzzz”?
Il ne cherche pas à être un meneur de jeu plus.