I’m going to start today’s post like this.  Although I can appreciate certain types of music for what it is and take it for what it’s worth, I can only take so much of it being force fed over the radio, internet and television.  Music goes in trends just like everything else and some trends last for weeks, months, years, etc.  Hip hop, despite being one of the most universal languages, seems to be hit very hard by trends and gimmicks.  No shots fired at Soulja Boy but it looks like his days are numbered as far as record sales.  I am sure he still has an audience of teenie boppers who come to his concerts and buy his Yummy’s but I believe his days as a record selling artists are about over.  He has a pretty big song on the radio with Pretty Boy Swag, which is rather absurd and sounds like a five year old wrote the lyrics but it is a fun, catchy, goofy song.  Even with the success of Pretty Boy Swag, Soulja Boy only managed to sell 13,000 copies of his new album in its first week.  Slim Thug outsold Soulja Boy and I haven’t heard a Slim Thug song in a couple years.  How did a MAJOR selling artists like Soulja Boy only sell 13,000 copies?? I have my guesses but I want to hear what you think.  Anyway, enough with the rant about Soulja Boy Tell Em.  I truly believe that there is a place for all types of music but I wish that a mainstream audience would get to hear more than Pretty Boy Swag and O Let Do It.  Check the numbers below.

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Kanye and Nicki Minaj are still doing well.  Jasmine Sullivan appears to be past the 3 MILLION mark.  I wonder if that number is correct.  CRAZY.  Black Eyed Peas don’t seem to have quite the selling power with their new album but as soon as more singles drop, I’m sure they will keep selling.  Until next week…….