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Thread started 12/21/06 10:23am

khemseraph

jay-z

this is some bullshit.i was checkin out billboard.com and saw that jay-z's new lp was already certified double platinum.the disc hasnt even sold a million yet..billboard itself had been documenting what it has sold each week..being that its only been 4 weeks and not even in the top 30.
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Reply #1 posted 12/21/06 10:38am

ABeautifulOne

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Umm it has done a million already but Billboard probably made a mistake...
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Reply #2 posted 12/21/06 11:10am

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khemseraph said:

this is some bullshit.i was checkin out billboard.com and saw that jay-z's new lp was already certified double platinum.the disc hasnt even sold a million yet..billboard itself had been documenting what it has sold each week..being that its only been 4 weeks and not even in the top 30.


The RIAA certifies them not soundscan, so the 2 million is what was printed and shipped, 1 million has sold, but the stores are sitting on the other million, the thing is when the stores send copies back, that doesnt subtract from your certification.

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Reply #3 posted 12/21/06 11:40am

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lastdecember said:

khemseraph said:

this is some bullshit.i was checkin out billboard.com and saw that jay-z's new lp was already certified double platinum.the disc hasnt even sold a million yet..billboard itself had been documenting what it has sold each week..being that its only been 4 weeks and not even in the top 30.


The RIAA certifies them not soundscan, so the 2 million is what was printed and shipped, 1 million has sold, but the stores are sitting on the other million, the thing is when the stores send copies back, that doesnt subtract from your certification.



yup, so as part of the promotion they let everybody know that it is certified plat, they think if they tell people its selling it must be hot and hope that others will buy it. Even tho certified as you said only represents the number of copies they shipped. They did the same thing with Idlewild, I don't think it even went Gold.
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Reply #4 posted 12/21/06 11:55am

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khemseraph said:

this is some bullshit.i was checkin out billboard.com and saw that jay-z's new lp was already certified double platinum.the disc hasnt even sold a million yet..billboard itself had been documenting what it has sold each week..being that its only been 4 weeks and not even in the top 30.


Actually, it already has SOLD a million copies.

I don't know why you're up in arms about Jay Z getting double plat certificate. There are sooooo many artists with over-certified albums.
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Reply #5 posted 12/24/06 9:37am

khemseraph

Scorpion said:

khemseraph said:

this is some bullshit.i was checkin out billboard.com and saw that jay-z's new lp was already certified double platinum.the disc hasnt even sold a million yet..billboard itself had been documenting what it has sold each week..being that its only been 4 weeks and not even in the top 30.


Actually, it already has SOLD a million copies.

I don't know why you're up in arms about Jay Z getting double plat certificate. There are sooooo many artists with over-certified albums.

well thats just it.i am a big jigga fan.i got all his shit.but tha lp is just barely platinum and he has a double platinum plaque for it.they did the same with janet who has sold something likw 650,000 copies and is listed as platinum.why fake out the public like that?
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Reply #6 posted 12/24/06 3:19pm

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If u really wanna get some hate on, I heard Jay-Z bought back 200,000 copies in its first week to gain chart placement.

Just a rumor, but that's enough for the org to latch on to.
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Reply #7 posted 12/24/06 3:28pm

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khemseraph said:

Scorpion said:



Actually, it already has SOLD a million copies.

I don't know why you're up in arms about Jay Z getting double plat certificate. There are sooooo many artists with over-certified albums.

well thats just it.i am a big jigga fan.i got all his shit.but tha lp is just barely platinum and he has a double platinum plaque for it.they did the same with janet who has sold something likw 650,000 copies and is listed as platinum.why fake out the public like that?




A platinum album in six weeks is still impressive, even if said album is lackluster...
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Reply #8 posted 12/25/06 9:41am

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CinisterCee said:

If u really wanna get some hate on, I heard Jay-Z bought back 200,000 copies in its first week to gain chart placement.

Just a rumor, but that's enough for the org to latch on to.

That wouldn't surprise me. It's like when corporations buy back their own stock to create a demand for it.
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Reply #9 posted 12/25/06 10:55am

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the church of scientology is famous for using those schemes with the L. Ron Hubbard's "awesome" books... razz
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Reply #10 posted 12/25/06 11:21am

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Compared to his uniformly excellent output, this album sucks. Its too commercial hes been hanging around Beyonco or whatever her ghetto ass name is too long. Soon he won't even want to be black anymore. That woman has Jacksonacula I think
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