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Pesky soundbites don't hurt Kanye
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CHART PREVIEW:
LATE REGISTRATIONS A SMASHKANYE DIG IT?
No Sophomore Slump for High-Profile Producer/Rapper, as New Album Posts Old-School Numbers
September 6, 2005
Every once in a while, its good to have an album come out with a real bang and remind us what it used to be like. Yes, it's refreshing to realize that the right music can still motivate buttloads of people to part with a dozen or so of their hard-earned dollars in order to get their hands on it.
Such is the case with Kanye Wests Late Registration (Def Jam/IDJ), which is well on its way to a first-week debut of 900k as of this morning. Indeed, as the counting continues after the long weekend, its clear that the fans who buy Wests records like the new one as much as the critics doand thats a lot.
What isnt clear at this point is just how much of a bump the project might have gotten from Wests unscripted Bush-whacking on Friday nights multi-network A Concert for Hurricaine Relief telethon. Could the headline-generating power of that moment raised his profile enough to register additional sales?
The reality of that scenario notwithstanding, Wests 900k-or-so first week will give him an uncontested #1 on this weeks chart, posting later today. But while West will stand head and shoulders (and torso, legs and feet) above the rest, that doesnt mean there isnt other notable debut action kicking in.
G-Unit member Tony Yayos debut effort, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (Interscope), will lay claim to the #2 chart position, with first-week sales headed toward a total of around 225k. Yayos showing will help give Universal Music Group both the #1 and #2 berths for the week, representing well over a million albums sold.
Also making their debuts this week are Death Cab for Cuties major-label debut, Plans (Atlantic), which appears headed for a 70k-80k first week; Rihannas Music of the Sun (Def Jam/IDJ), looking at 60k-65k; Eric Claptons Back Home (Warner Bros.), headed for 40k-50k; Colds A Different Kind of Pain (Lava), also looking like 40k-50k; 30 Seconds to Mars A Beautiful Lie (Virgin) looking like 30k; and Our Lady Peaces Healthy in Paranoid Times (Columbia), which appears headed for a first week of 25k-30k.
Actual numbers may vary. Be sure to check them out when the HITS Building Album Chart goes final this afternoon.
LATE REGISTRATIONS A SMASHKANYE DIG IT?
No Sophomore Slump for High-Profile Producer/Rapper, as New Album Posts Old-School Numbers
September 6, 2005
Every once in a while, its good to have an album come out with a real bang and remind us what it used to be like. Yes, it's refreshing to realize that the right music can still motivate buttloads of people to part with a dozen or so of their hard-earned dollars in order to get their hands on it.
Such is the case with Kanye Wests Late Registration (Def Jam/IDJ), which is well on its way to a first-week debut of 900k as of this morning. Indeed, as the counting continues after the long weekend, its clear that the fans who buy Wests records like the new one as much as the critics doand thats a lot.
What isnt clear at this point is just how much of a bump the project might have gotten from Wests unscripted Bush-whacking on Friday nights multi-network A Concert for Hurricaine Relief telethon. Could the headline-generating power of that moment raised his profile enough to register additional sales?
The reality of that scenario notwithstanding, Wests 900k-or-so first week will give him an uncontested #1 on this weeks chart, posting later today. But while West will stand head and shoulders (and torso, legs and feet) above the rest, that doesnt mean there isnt other notable debut action kicking in.
G-Unit member Tony Yayos debut effort, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (Interscope), will lay claim to the #2 chart position, with first-week sales headed toward a total of around 225k. Yayos showing will help give Universal Music Group both the #1 and #2 berths for the week, representing well over a million albums sold.
Also making their debuts this week are Death Cab for Cuties major-label debut, Plans (Atlantic), which appears headed for a 70k-80k first week; Rihannas Music of the Sun (Def Jam/IDJ), looking at 60k-65k; Eric Claptons Back Home (Warner Bros.), headed for 40k-50k; Colds A Different Kind of Pain (Lava), also looking like 40k-50k; 30 Seconds to Mars A Beautiful Lie (Virgin) looking like 30k; and Our Lady Peaces Healthy in Paranoid Times (Columbia), which appears headed for a first week of 25k-30k.
Actual numbers may vary. Be sure to check them out when the HITS Building Album Chart goes final this afternoon.
Ninja Scooter
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kablooey said:Speaking of soundbites...does anyone have the full version of what he said? I've only heard the abbreviated version, but that was kind of hard to make sense of.
Thanks.
you're better off. Everything he says other than "George Bush doesn't care about black people" makes no sense at all and might make your head explode.
Ninja Scooter
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Meier said:
it won't hurt him. This isn't the Dixie Chicks. A majority of the people who would listen to Kanye either agree with him, hate Bush, or don't give a shit.
actually, if anything, i think if Kanye came out and said "I applaud President Bush and his adminstration on his fantastic effort to help the victims of Hurricaine Katrina", it probably would have hurt his sales MORE than what he really did say.
Agent Dormer
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I'll admit it I bought it because of what he said.
Straightballin
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What did The Games cd do in its first week?
Agent Icebeezy
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Straightballin said:
600k
50 got highest with 1.15 mill
WrathOfOtaibah
Banned
Straightballin said:
500,000 to 600,000 if my memory serves me correctly.
Agent Icebeezy
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VPhys said:
he did it in 4 days too
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168551,00.html
Kanye's Rant Doesn't Slow His New Album
Rapper Kanye West's blurt-out on Friday night's telethon is still reverberating.
But one thing's for sure: His new album, "Late Registration," was already set to debut at No. 1 today on the charts. He's thought to have sold upward of a whopping 900,000 copies in his opening week.
I'm told that West was serious, by the way, when he uttered those now famous words: "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
He didn't just blurt it out anxiously. It was intentional.
The word is that West has revved up friends like Jamie Foxx, who does his Ray Charles impression on West's new album. This may not be the end of their take on how race is perceived in the music business.
Whether or not you agree or disagree with West, one thing's for sure: He's determined to make his name one way or another.
The big question will be how the Grammys receive "Late Registration," an album that's landed him on the cover of Time magazine. How will the awards judges handle all the samples and guest appearances?
West's big hit single, "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," is completely based on Shirley Bassey singing "Diamonds Are Forever." The song was written by James Bond composer John Barry.
The rest of "Late Registration," while very entertaining, contains almost no original compositions.
Ironically, singer Brandy makes an appearance on one track, even though she was dumped from the new collection of Ray Charles "duets."
The producers evidently didn't think she was hip enough to remain with Charles on record. Now she's on the No. 1 album in the country.
There are plenty of other collaborators on "Late Registration" since West, you know, like Sean "Diddy" Combs and other rap entrepreneurs, does not actually sing.
Because of this, the multi-talented John Legend makes not one, but two appearances as a guest vocalist. In those cases, Legend was hired to perform by West. So too were back-up singers Tony Williams and Keyshia Cole, as was Maroon 5's Adam Levine.
But wow look at the sampled singers. Besides Bassey, there's Bill Withers (a track of his called "Roses" is included), as well as the KayGees, Etta James on "My Funny Valentine," Orange Krush's 1982 recording called "Action" and Natalie Cole from a Michael Masser/Gerry Goffin song called "Someone That I Used to Love."
Gil Scott-Heron, a legendary performer about whom West's fans probably know zilch, is an integral part of "Late Registration" on his sampled "Home Is Where the Hatred Is." There's also an appearance by Hank Crawford on "Drive Slow."
Will all these people be listed as Grammy nominees when the time comes? If there are winners, will they all be included? That's something I'd like to see.
"Late Registration" is fun to listen to, but in many ways it's a con job. It's a clip job, too.
Try to imagine Marvin Gaye not composing all of "What's Going On?" but splicing together other people's music and recordings over which he'd chant his musings. He would have been laughed out of the business.
But times have changed. We have Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Legend and just a few R&B performers who can actually create music. The rest has to be a clever construction.
Maybe that's why West's comments on Friday night felt so jarring. As he made his unscripted remarks about race, he was sporting his usual Ralph Lauren Polo ensemble. These would be the same clothes worn by President Bush's Kennebunkport relatives as they gaped at their television sets.
West is no N.W.A. or Chuck D. A lot of signals got crossed on Friday night. But the one that didn't is the most important: Today, "Late Registration" is No. 1, no matter how it was put together or who did it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168551,00.html
Kanye's Rant Doesn't Slow His New Album
Rapper Kanye West's blurt-out on Friday night's telethon is still reverberating.
But one thing's for sure: His new album, "Late Registration," was already set to debut at No. 1 today on the charts. He's thought to have sold upward of a whopping 900,000 copies in his opening week.
I'm told that West was serious, by the way, when he uttered those now famous words: "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
He didn't just blurt it out anxiously. It was intentional.
The word is that West has revved up friends like Jamie Foxx, who does his Ray Charles impression on West's new album. This may not be the end of their take on how race is perceived in the music business.
Whether or not you agree or disagree with West, one thing's for sure: He's determined to make his name one way or another.
The big question will be how the Grammys receive "Late Registration," an album that's landed him on the cover of Time magazine. How will the awards judges handle all the samples and guest appearances?
West's big hit single, "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," is completely based on Shirley Bassey singing "Diamonds Are Forever." The song was written by James Bond composer John Barry.
The rest of "Late Registration," while very entertaining, contains almost no original compositions.
Ironically, singer Brandy makes an appearance on one track, even though she was dumped from the new collection of Ray Charles "duets."
The producers evidently didn't think she was hip enough to remain with Charles on record. Now she's on the No. 1 album in the country.
There are plenty of other collaborators on "Late Registration" since West, you know, like Sean "Diddy" Combs and other rap entrepreneurs, does not actually sing.
Because of this, the multi-talented John Legend makes not one, but two appearances as a guest vocalist. In those cases, Legend was hired to perform by West. So too were back-up singers Tony Williams and Keyshia Cole, as was Maroon 5's Adam Levine.
But wow look at the sampled singers. Besides Bassey, there's Bill Withers (a track of his called "Roses" is included), as well as the KayGees, Etta James on "My Funny Valentine," Orange Krush's 1982 recording called "Action" and Natalie Cole from a Michael Masser/Gerry Goffin song called "Someone That I Used to Love."
Gil Scott-Heron, a legendary performer about whom West's fans probably know zilch, is an integral part of "Late Registration" on his sampled "Home Is Where the Hatred Is." There's also an appearance by Hank Crawford on "Drive Slow."
Will all these people be listed as Grammy nominees when the time comes? If there are winners, will they all be included? That's something I'd like to see.
"Late Registration" is fun to listen to, but in many ways it's a con job. It's a clip job, too.
Try to imagine Marvin Gaye not composing all of "What's Going On?" but splicing together other people's music and recordings over which he'd chant his musings. He would have been laughed out of the business.
But times have changed. We have Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Legend and just a few R&B performers who can actually create music. The rest has to be a clever construction.
Maybe that's why West's comments on Friday night felt so jarring. As he made his unscripted remarks about race, he was sporting his usual Ralph Lauren Polo ensemble. These would be the same clothes worn by President Bush's Kennebunkport relatives as they gaped at their television sets.
West is no N.W.A. or Chuck D. A lot of signals got crossed on Friday night. But the one that didn't is the most important: Today, "Late Registration" is No. 1, no matter how it was put together or who did it.
This guy is a clueless hater. Kanye is a producer/performer. He made his name as a producer though. In hip-hop, that means sampling. Oooh, like it fucking matters. What matter is not how much actual singing Kanye does, b/c he's not very good at it. What matters is that the final product is good to listen to, which it is. A few weeks later, and it's still in regular rotation on my MP3 player. I could give a shit that he has guest appearances, HIS album is hot. If you have to make all your own music and perform it all, then music genre would be rather limited, and would positively suck. I don't listen to an album and go, "wow, I'm glad this guy is singing these great lyrics with his shitty voice and lame beats. I'm gonna listen to it a lot longer." I play the song, and if it's bumping, I nod my head. Kanye doesn't need to be an NWA or a Chuck D. He's selling more records than them. End of fucking story. PEACE.Agent Icebeezy said:
blindrocket
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Pimpwerx said:
I'm not familiar with the Grammys, but do they just award record sales, or the actual art? If it's the latter he doesn't deserve shit, but if it's the former well then I see you may have a point.
You're welcome to your opinion, as shitty as it may be. I love the album. Grammy-worthy IMO. There's nothing saying you have to play every note and sing every song to win a Grammy. Otherwise, Grammys would only go to bands. Whitney Houston didn't play any music, and AFAIK, didn't even write a lot of her own songs. But she could belt out a note like no one else. Kanye doesn't play many/any instruments and doesn't sing. But he makes great beats, and raps well enough with/without guest stars to make me and many other listen for weeks on end so far. The sampling hate went out when Diddy sold millions despite being completely talentless lyrically or musically. But he made songs people loved. That's all that matters. PEACE.blindrocket said:
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He did more than just sample on this LP, he enlisted Jon Brion to help on this and they took a lot of time to craft this LP. I mean, it's reported that he needs to sell 2.6 million to break even That is crazy, but that shows the love he has for music.
krypt0nian
Banned
WELL deserved - this cd is fantastic.
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