Matthew Knowles' press release, the edited version:


"Y'all better stop trying to mess with my money."

what a freakin' joke. He pimps his own daughter and wants to come out with this mess? He wants his daughter to have three singles on the charts at once but he obviously don't give a damn that the music sucks donkey cock.

What I read:

"Don't ruin my daughter's B-day! She sold more albums than there are people on Earth!"

CinisterCee said:

and what I read is:

I don't think it's funny
when you messin' with my money.

Hobbitch said:

Precisely.

Here's my press release for 20 years old: Buy it!!

lilgish said:

lilgish said:

Who the hell is that guy?

lilgish said:

Oooh damn I'm glad I taped over that damn movie...

ABeautifulOne said:

Beyonce': "The Award For Father Of The Year Goes to....."

MJ: "Her wig looks better than mine."

carlcranshaw said:

where is that from???

Hobbitch said:

Just another actor playing Joseph Jackson.

jayaredee said:

Really? According to her record label (which probably keeps better track of these sorts of things), Dangerously In Love only sold 11 million copies worldwide.

Rogue588 said:

You also need to take in account all copies of Destiny's Child albums sold (Beyonce was lead vocalist at the time).

Nah. That'd be like Charlie Watts saying he sold a billion records as an artist.

WRONG. She was in a group. Regardless of how much they attempted to make her "Diana Ross" to the other three (then two) girls "Supremes", the fact is, she didn't sell those copies on her own.

Semantics, I know.

Yeah even with the Destiny's Child sales, she is not close to 140 million.

And even the 11 million worldwide total for Dangerously in Love is exaggerated. It's so sad that labels have to lie about sales the make an artist seem more credible.

jayaredee said:

or to satisfy an artist's ego.



wait, beyonce isnt even an artist...what are we talking about?

If Beyopnce truly has sold 140 million albums, then that places her ahead of the likes of much greater artists.


Yes DC sold millions and her album sold millions, but at best, maybe 40 million.

Then again...anyone can go platinum nowadays.

LOOL!

this whole press release is hilarious and pitiful at the same time. Maybe its cuz Beyonce is so overrated IMO....nevertheless, I've got my laugh for the day..

Mr. Knowles,

I know you don't read a simple Prince message board (but maybe you do, seeing as you are all upset over 2500 signtures on a petition ) but I would like you to consider a few things:

You grew up to music such as Stevie, Jimi, etc., and for you to consider your daughter anywhere in their league is laughable at best;

If your daughter didn't look the way she does and shake her ass half naked at every occassion possible, folks would have forgotten about her years ago;

Catchy music does not equal good music.

sosgemini said:

Well Beyonce thinks she's an artist. That has to count for something.

jayaredee said:

your right...

its counts for one of these:

jayaredee said:

indeed- i'm sure that technically he threw the combined sales of Destiny's Child in there for good measure, but even so, it sounds so "fish hawk-ah on the corner of the pier" to do that...it's not like she was soley responsible for DC's record sales and should be attributed them for her own press purposes...the whole corporate sales review speech as used in the music business these days is such a turn off...hearing hack flack like this makes me not even want to listen the child's cd...not as if it's not going to be blaring from every speaker of every station and video channel here, anyway

According to wikipedia, they have only sold 50 million albums and singles worldwide.

It's Prince's curse since she has performed with him.

Hobbitch said:

And that's still a mind-boggling number, so why lie?

carlcranshaw said:

lol

Hobbitch said:

no he doesn't give a damn. those people only care about getting paid.