BAD NEWS: DEEPER THEN RAP FLOPS!!!! 150,000 units sold. 1,000,000 in PROMO; YOU DO THE MATH.

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Permalink Reply by 1 MaN GanG |Rather Be Me| on November 25, 2009 at 11:16pm

plus the artist makes about 2 bucks a disc

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Yea Some But Who Was That Getting 10 Cent A CD Or Something Like That? Dam Thats Extortion

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Permalink Reply by YUNG-NATTY on November 25, 2009 at 11:18pm

yea lol i edited my comment to include that just before i saw this response lol

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Permalink Reply by 1 MaN GanG |Rather Be Me| on November 25, 2009 at 11:22pm

LOL I FORGOT WHAT RAPPERS THAT WAS

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Permalink Reply by true fizzy on November 25, 2009 at 11:20pm

damn yeah I forgot about all the side shit lol then I can very well see ross taking an L for the album sales

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Permalink Reply by Dynamic on November 25, 2009 at 11:16pm

3 mill in promo

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Permalink Reply by King Dave"Flashing Lights" on November 25, 2009 at 11:22pm

He Has To Pay Back The Label For Promo,Video Budgets,The Producers,The Features For The Money They Wasted For The 50 Beef,The Fake Gucci And Louie When You Drop A Album You Got Alot Of People To Pay




On April 7th Jadakiss dropped "The Last Kiss" which debuted at Number 3 on the Top 200 Billboard charts with 135,000 records sold.

2 weeks later, on April 21 Rick Ross dropped "Deeper Than Rap," which debuted at Number 1 on the Top 200 Billboard charts with 158,000 records sold.

Both artists debuted with good numbers but let's take a look at the breakdown of services offered to each artist:


Rick Ross Video Budgets: $600,000
- Mafia Music
- Magnificent
- All I Want

Jadakiss Video Budgets: $350,000
- By My Side
- Can't Stop Me
- Who Run This

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Rick Ross Promo Tour:$300,000
-3 month run w/ 8-member entourage


Jadakiss Promo Tour: $50,000
-2 week run w/ 1-member entourage

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Rick Ross New Media: $100,000
Jadakiss New Media: $ 25,000

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Rick Ross Single at Radio: Magnificent (peaked at #5 on Urban Charts)
Jadakiss Single at Radio: Can't Stop Me (didn't spin outside of NY)
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Rick Ross Radio Promotions: $100,000
Jadakiss Radio Promotions: $25,000

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Rick Ross Trade/Magazine Promotions: $50,000
Jadakiss Trade/Magazine Promotions: $50,000

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Rick Ross Beefs: 5 (50 Cent, Trick Daddy, LLoyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Eminem)
Jadakiss Beefs: 0

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Rick Ross Total Budget: $1,150,000
Jadakiss Total Budget: $500,000

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Difference in Records Sold First Week:
Rick Ross: 158,000
Jadakiss: 135,000

DIFFERENCE: 23,000 units

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After reading the breakdown it's clear to see which artist is in the red with their company. The moral of the story is, in the climate that we're in with the music industry major record labels should not be spending so much marketing dollars based on hype, beef, bad energy, and bad decisions made by record executives. Let this be a lesson learned...

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Permalink Reply by King Dave"Flashing Lights" on November 25, 2009 at 11:24pm

That's How Bad They Wanted 50 To Fall? All This Money Wasted For Nothing?

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Permalink Reply by YUNG-NATTY on November 25, 2009 at 11:37pm

you missed a bunch of rick ross's videos

cigar music
rich off cocaine
jumping out the window freestyle (he had to get permits in new york)

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Permalink Reply by King Dave"Flashing Lights" on November 25, 2009 at 11:40pm

I Didn't Write That Lol

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Permalink Reply by YUNG-NATTY on November 25, 2009 at 11:46pm

well they missed it lol

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Permalink Reply by King Dave"Flashing Lights" on November 25, 2009 at 11:57pm

Remember It Was On The Main Page

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Permalink Reply by YUNG-NATTY on November 26, 2009 at 12:00am

naw never saw it.

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