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Now Its Confirmed BISD Sell 150K 50 Cent Speaks Out About "BISD" Poor First Week Sales, Maybe #5 @ Billboard [Interview Inside Audio]
50 Cent is defending the poor sales of Before I Self Destruct, blaming the album's weak performance on an internet leak.
Instead of crawling into the hole of embarrassment and laying low, 50 took to Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex to offer an explanation of the leak and why he's not responsible for the album's weak sales.
"With the actual outcome of the project, once the record leaks from the international plant, what more can I do," 50 explained in the interview. "I can't, I held the record long enough to get it to them, to mix and master it and for them to ship it and then it leaks from the plant internationally, I'm like come on, then that's it. They lost the ball. You know what I mean, if the numbers look funny to me, it's they fault."
As previously reported, 50's Before I Self Destruct is set to barely hobble into the Top 5 with 160,000 copies sold.
The projections came as a shock to many, as the rapper's album initially debuted at the number one spot on iTunes.
50 was also optimistic about this album, his fourth effort, as he revealed in a recent interview with Jenny Boom Boom TV.
"All you gotta do is get the response," he explained. "The response is so well, so good, that I know the record is a hit. So whether they consumed it from actually purchasing it or they got it off the web or wherever they got it from, when they hear it and enjoy it, they end up at the show. How can I focus on album sales now when it's to the point where my record is released four weeks before schedule. The marketing, everything that's planned to sell the actual record, is happening four weeks late, now that the record is out a month early. You know, those things are happening after they had an opportunity to hear it and it's confirmation to the doubters that the record wouldn't be good."
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Instead of crawling into the hole of embarrassment and laying low, 50 took to Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex to offer an explanation of the leak and why he's not responsible for the album's weak sales.
"With the actual outcome of the project, once the record leaks from the international plant, what more can I do," 50 explained in the interview. "I can't, I held the record long enough to get it to them, to mix and master it and for them to ship it and then it leaks from the plant internationally, I'm like come on, then that's it. They lost the ball. You know what I mean, if the numbers look funny to me, it's they fault."
As previously reported, 50's Before I Self Destruct is set to barely hobble into the Top 5 with 160,000 copies sold.
The projections came as a shock to many, as the rapper's album initially debuted at the number one spot on iTunes.
50 was also optimistic about this album, his fourth effort, as he revealed in a recent interview with Jenny Boom Boom TV.
"All you gotta do is get the response," he explained. "The response is so well, so good, that I know the record is a hit. So whether they consumed it from actually purchasing it or they got it off the web or wherever they got it from, when they hear it and enjoy it, they end up at the show. How can I focus on album sales now when it's to the point where my record is released four weeks before schedule. The marketing, everything that's planned to sell the actual record, is happening four weeks late, now that the record is out a month early. You know, those things are happening after they had an opportunity to hear it and it's confirmation to the doubters that the record wouldn't be good."
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Permalink Reply by TheNew50Cent on -
WTF
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Permalink Reply by NCSTFTIR on -
WTF THAT MAKES NO SENSE
JAYS BLUEPRINT 3 LEAKED INTERNATIONALY AND HE STILL MANAGED TO SELL 450K HIS FIRST WEEK.
WHY CANT 50 JUST ADMIT THAT HE HAD A GOOD RUN AND HE IS NO LONGER RELEVENT TO HIPHOP AND ITS TIME TO HANG IT UP. HES A BETTER BUSSINESS MAN THEN HE IS RAPPER
BUT JAY IS BETTER THEN HIM IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE
JAY WINS
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Permalink Reply by Gufa on -
No n**** 150k (plus iTunes) in 2 weeks compared to 158K (excluding iTunes) 1 week
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Permalink Reply by KCMO ► Tony Montana ◄ on -
how u gon blame the leak lol, his albums have leaked early before and got pushed up and still sold 1.14 in one week, the leak is no excuse
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Permalink Reply by Big Munny I G.O.O.D on -
True
Relapse leaked 2 weeks b4 the official release : 608,000 copies first week
Bp3 leaked 1 week b4 the release date : 475,000 first week
BISD leaked 3 weeks b4 the release date : 160,000 units ??? WTFFFFFFFFFF ???
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Permalink Reply by Trev -2012 SUB HUMANS on -
Ye a but his Album Leaked a Full Month ahead of its release thats a completely different problem
2 weeks no Big deal, u just move it up a week to compensate for the full week of its release
when ur albums leaks that Early theres really nothing u can do at that point u can move it up a A week but the Damage is Done!!
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Permalink Reply by KCMO ► Tony Montana ◄ on
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n**** please, in the past 50 didnt care about leaks cuz he knew it was still gone sell. if he had hits he wouldnt be flopping
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Permalink Reply by Pablo on -
3 weeks is a lot I almost didnt buy the CD, cause I had it and been bumping to it a long time...
but I had to buy it from itunes... the cd is crack and he is given us madd free s***... so im sure some people aint buying it...
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Permalink Reply by OBTHEONE on -
Let not forget ppl...what all the other website are giving is ''projection'' sales....its not the actual sales number! Since I had a good guess for Rick Ross album sales (I predicted between 100,000 and 200,000 units first week sales and he did 156,000k, check my page), I believe Fif will do between 250,000 and 350,000 units sold (if it's more...good for him)! The general public doesn't care about him anymore so he's not the center of attention like the 3 previous albums he sold! Yup, Hip Hop done change alright...but we'll see wendnsday how much he will sell! As for long term sales, he should go al least gold within 2 weeks maximum...but this album will sell less than the other for sure!!!
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