This Will Buy Him Lots Of Lollipops!
Filed under: Music Minute > Lil' Wayne
Here's something unexpected!
Although most industry insiders believed Madonna or Mariah would be the top-selling album of the year, it turns out that might not be the case.
Someone's set to beat both divas for biggest sales of the year, and that's rapper and "pretty boy" Lil' Wayne.
What helped his album get so much hype before it was even released?
Turns out it was helped by all the internet leaks of his songs!!!
It's been the best free publicity, say industry experts.
Lil' Wayne's Tha Carter III came out this Tuesday morning, so exact figures have yet been determined, but execs at his music label estimate the album will sell between 850,000 and 950,000 by the end of its first week.
And if they're right, that'd be double the amount Mariah's album opened with.
Damnnnnnnn!
Pat Monaco, exec VP of sales for the Universal Motown Republic Group, says that, "The accounts were bullish by 10 in the morning. The sales the first few hours were exceeding the rate that the Kanye album sold a year ago. Wayne was one of these records that, because it was so highly anticipated, with the leaks and everything, it caused more people to go out at 8 in the morning to buy the CD."
And with the CD such a long time in the making, Monaco adds that finalizing the album was "like putting a traditional setup and street date on a guy that was just nontraditional. It changed dates, changed titles, changed songs, changed the people that were working on it. But sonically, the record bears out."
Let's see if the album really sells that well.
Suck on it!
[Image via WENN.]
tacon says – reply to this 5WEEZY F BABY PLEASE SAY THE BABY
TACON…MY WORDS EXACTLY!!!
Yeah he is going to sell around 1 million cd! But I think Coldplay's Viav La Vida will sell more not only in the US but everywhere, loool
Pretty boy my flaccid ass. He's got the kind of face that could make baby Jesus cry.
lil wayne is a lil puss who isnt real and is just money hungry like jeezy. f that album he doesnt even write his lyrics. cassidy does and wayne steals sht. he claimed to be a blood but all the suddenhe isnt? no real g likes him and all the sknks like that lollisht song. pick up some gucci mane!he is the sht! wayne is scared of that real G
I LOVE HIM!
heS mINE!
omg his bodYYYYYYYYYYYYY
wha?
Re: fancypink – i meant to say, that he is hideous & he has no talent whatsoever. although, he has more money that i ever will. ha.
Buy the album…it's fucking amazing. For all the weed he smokes, he still has enough brain cells to rock the shit out of some crazy beats. His lyrics are untouchable.
why do i have the impression that fugly talentless lil' wayne is also rather gay?
hahaaaa that's right, weezy reigns supreme, the man smokes weed all day in the studio, records all the time, never writes down his lyrics before recording them, it's all freestlyle and blazing, all day every day… and that's why he will out-sell any maddonna or mariah carey, because there will always be more people with backbone that drones who follow 'pop divas'.
so gimme a break perez, stop being a hater, lose some weight, and try to close your mouth in at least one of your pictures.
yezzzir, hahaaaa
FOUR TIMES WHOREDONNA!
WOW
weezy f baby aka lil wayne is the best rapper alive
WHORIAH SUX
LIL WAYNE IS THE SHIT I bought the CD its tight! everyone has loved him for years, this isnt a new thing, he just hasnt come out with a CD in a while
I like some of his songs, but this guy is hideous!
Lil' Wayne sucks. Its a sad day when a no-talent idiot like him sells 850K albums in the first week. It just goes to show that people have no taste for good music anymore
yawn
Fucking CHONGO mother fucker.
Hes ugly as fuck and can't sing for shit. Go back to the zooo bitch.
It's funny that you're shocked that he's going to have the best selling album this year Perez… And you're supposed to know music?? FYI everyone isn't up Madonna's ass like you. And Katy Perry has no artistic integrity. Listen to Waynes lyrics on Tha Carter III then talk smack about him!
god damn he is ugy…
Since when does sharing one's bad opinion on a no-talent, fake ass, idiot of a rapper automatically make you a "hater"? Grow the the fuck up. The only reason people buy this shit is because its spoon fed down people's throats 24/7 by MTV and the radio. Open your minds a little and go listen to some real music.
What does it say about the readership of this site when half the comments directed towards Lil' Wayne mention his appearance? God forbid the man gets judged upon his artistic merit, but no, "He's ugly and I don't like him". Simply put, Dwayne Carter is the most inventive and creative lyricist in all of music right now and with everybody from Pitchfork to Stereogum to Vibe on this guy's dick, if his success is "something unexpected" to you, then you really know nothing about the music industry.
keep hatin bitches! the best rapper alive……his record sales show that plain n simple! weezy f baby!
that's my baby daddy!!!!
love him
he's hilarious
carter III Love!!!
Looks like all that weak-ass shit you predict as the next big thing is way off the mark- imagine that!!!
He's so ugly and looks so dirty. Yuck!
If this dude is number 1 then the Music charts are a crock of shit! Lil wayne is TALENTLESS!!! How can anyone buy his shit? Kanye is wayy more original, I barely listen to hip-hop anymore because it usually sucks nowadays and has lost its meaning, but I love kanye because he is unique and differs from the norm.
Weezy is typical, he uses violence, sex and drugs to sell and stupid DUMBFUCKs support that crap! Dumb americans, your making this man even richer and your proud of it!
Re: Jen –
yeah, it's called PAYOLA.
WEEZY CRUSHED WHORIAH IN ONE DAY!!!!!!!!
ok i know hes good and his first week sales are amazing but theres just no way he will outsell madonna and mariah because these girls (i use the term loosely for madge!) have already got millions of exisring fans wareas lil wayne has a lot who want to buy the record now but will it still be the case in a month???
Weezy's Carter III is phenomenal. I was one of the people out in the morning to grab it. I hope he outsells the both of them, He's amazing.
seriously… cd is badass… bought it yesterday
Heard he ALMOST made gold on the first day he's CD went out. =]]
yaya!1
Its because Carter III is fucking BADASS!!!! and not that lollipop shit. The album is fantastic! Kanye produced 3 of the songs!
There are some racist mofo's on this damn site. Just because he is a rapper no one expected for him to sell so many records? Oh, and all the people who buy his records are idiots and his records are trash! All you hating azz, racist bastards can go to hell. People are always underestimating what black folks can do. When Tyler Perry first came out with movies, some theatres wouldn't even show his movies or they only had one dedicated screen…yet he broke all types of records. Then they didn't expect us to vote like we did in the primaries…but once again, we broke all sorts of records. Now Lil Wayne is outselling precious and ANCIENT Madonna and no one wants to believe it. Lil Wayne is fire and no matter what you haters say..his pockets are still fatter than yours adn your mami's. Get a life you RACISTS MOFOS!
For the record, I don't usually play the race card but some of these Perez people are ridiculous!
Have already bought it….
&& it's FiiRE!
ALL YOUR HATiNG iS JUST FUEL TO HiS FiRe PEOPLE.
He might be ugly, but his music/lyrics are awesome!
Kanye & Him are the best out there right now!
Re: Tw –
Umm, I would hardly wall this SINGING. You crack me up. You don't need a backup track when you don't have to sing.
Re: Jen – Um, they don't ALL hit #1…
Can you say 'Bye Bye'??? LOL
this goes out to all the white girls trying to act ghetto here. who are you trying to bullshit??. if you saw a nig like this in real life you'd hit the doorlock button on your mom's volvo and floor the piece of shit before he raped you. you listen to this shit because Hannah Montana songs are way too melodically complex for your brain to understand.
Re: Daryl – you's a fucking hater. dont be mad because nobody wants to suck on your lollipop!! and he's fucking hot!!
WTF ? thats a pretty boy ? …..riiiight
K seriously, some of you people are so ignorant. If you were to actually listen to what he is saying in his songs you would realize how talented he actually is
uhh and TRIPLE the amount of Madonna's, why do you IGNORE the fact that Mariah's sold more than her? God you are a horrible journalist…
Re: Krist –
Awww, boo hoooo, Krist. No one wants to acknowledge Mariah's first week sales anymore. She's out of the top 10 and her 2nd single flopped. This album has been a HUGE disappointment compared to her last one. Why don't you just accept it already?
He might look like a flying monkey from the wizard of OZ, but he got Swag and he's da hottest rapper right now, and thats wat makes him sexy! Id do him
Re: EvilSpice – Looks like u belong in the zoo, you look like a skank, oops I mean skink..LMAO!
his album is illll maynn
Re: vex – haha! thanx 4 calln out da posers as white folks like 2 say
Re: EvilSpice – what a racist bitch, eat a dick white trash
Re: RYAN SHECKLER MAKES ME HORNY – ew he is so gross, have u seen him with his shirt off? I think he has scoliosis. are u 4 real Ryan Sheckler? he is a dork
Lil Wayne's album "Tha Carter III" is available on demand on www.iHeartMusic.com
What an ugly dude………Music of late has been terrible, there IS NOTHING GOOD. Hip-hop is about abunch of whores dancing around and rap is about bitch'n and complaining……NEED BETTER MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!
yeah it would be double the amount woriah carey's album opened with and 4 times more the amount Mandonna's HARD CANDY opened with HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
SUCK IT BITCHES !!!!! THOSE HASBEENS ARE DONE !!!!!!
omg seriously "stop hatin on a nigga that is a weak emotion!!"
does anyone ever have anything nice to say. o0o i forgot your all follwers of mr gayass himself perez. lil wayne is off the hook but cony asss muthafuckers deff wouldnt no that. if you were to actually listen to his shit && not just what the radio airs youd know that hes got talent && he aint like anyone else out there. i hope he beats mariahs ass in sales im so over that concieted bitch. keep talkin shit thats all insecure people do hope u feel proud of yourselves.
yeah!!! Lil' Wayne is the shit!!!your the only hoe mimi
Scooby-Doo called, he want's his neck back!!!
i like how people on here think that mtv brainwashes us into liking lil wayne.. funny thing is lollipop and duffle bag boy are the only songs that they play on mtv.. hmm.. yeah real brainwashed.. sorry lil wayne is barely even on mtv but okay.
secondly.. if you don't think lil wayne is a good artist i don't know what a good artist is.
for perez, get your facts straight because what else were you expecting from him. of course he is going to out sell mariah, she's annoy as fuck, my god.
lil wayne is the shit and he is not ugly so everyone can chill the fuck out with that shit too.
before you talk shit perhaps you should listen to the cd…
Re: skank – Bitch first off im in school…pre-law to be exact…so get it right before you start assuming shit….and if you eva wanna step to it…hit me up…cuz i aint neva scared….the music i listen to and like has nothing to do wit being uneducated…don't get it twisted!! Sorry u can't be like me! it must suck to be u with no life comment on some shit i say but keep on hatin cuz i love my haters! and just so you know my daddy pays fo my shit and i got more money than you could eva think of so i don't know where ur getting dat from but get right for you say something bitch!! but thanks for being concerned… and keep being a hoe….cuz someones gotta do it
to bad he stole his last 2 "hits" from a chic that came out w/ them like 2 years ago….. LAME. Karma
WOW… I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY RACIST PPL ARE ON THIS
SITE … SO SAD, IT'S 2008 AMERICA WILL NEVER BE JUS ONE RACE SO GET OVER IT.. RIGHT NOW WEEZY IS ON TOP BECUZ HES THE BEST IN HIS CRAFT.
SO FOR ALL YOU RACIST PPL JUS DIE. BECUZ THIS IS REALITY. OBAMA
IS AND WILL BE YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT…
yeeeeah! I was one of the people who woke up at 8 in the morning bought it and sadly not for its lyrical content but because i
been waiting for tha carter3 forevvvvver. weezy's amazing: the mixtapes, the leaks, tha carter 1, 2, nd 3….all of it! mariah and madonna could never even be compared to wayne, his beats are fresh as hell and his lyrics are really creative. WAY better than that shit madonna nd mariah are shoveling
my whole city is infatuated with him .
i'll DEFINATLY be buying this album
weezy f baby please say the mother fuckin babbbayy..ofcourse everything lil wayne sings is fireeeeeeeeee
uhh, you guys are stupid white folks that can't appreciate hiphop/rap. lil wayne is the shit and he is very talented. he's on top cuz mariah and madonna are fucking annoying and need to get out of our faces. they are old and losin it. their time has gone out the door a long time ago. esp madonna. omg she is so lame.
Why do people like his shit "music"? Most rap is awful, but lil' wayne is one of the absolute worst!
F**** you people sayin that sexy man is ugly. PLUS he's a lyrical genius! He says things I couldn't imagine. I'd rape his sexy ass =]
ALSO lol I'm buying the album and for guys to be hot in this world do they all really have to look like TRANVESTITE zac efron? =] WEEZY IS SEXY!
Am I the only one who see's that Lil Wayne wears muslim scarfs?????? It offends me! I don't want My kids to buy His CD's if He supports Muslim/terrorists!