Proof That Kendrick Could Be Bigger Than Em???

[Blu]

LOL, no rapper will touch Eminem's success during his prime (99-02). But, that doesn't mean Kendrick won't be bigger than Eminem is since his comeback (09-now).

I know people who are HUGE fans of Eminem but they gladly admit that Kendrick is the best rapper out right now. Section.80 is known to be one of the best rap albums of the past few years and I'm sure most people would rank it way above Recovery or Relapse.

The fact that Kendrick missed the first week sales of SSLP by only 41,000 copies just shows that he will sell a lot more with future albums.

[Trimss]

LOL, no rapper will touch Eminem's success during his prime (99-02). But, that doesn't mean Kendrick won't be bigger than Eminem is since his comeback (09-now).

I know people who are HUGE fans of Eminem but they gladly admit that Kendrick is the best rapper out right now. Section.80 is known to be one of the best rap albums of the past few years and I'm sure most people would rank it way above Recovery or Relapse.

The fact that Kendrick missed the first week sales of SSLP by only 41,000 copies just shows that he will sell a lot more with future albums.

We are not talking about talent, but I agree that right now Kendrick is a better rapper than Eminem, definitely. But don't forget that it took SSLP like a month to go Platinum. It's all about longevity.. I really don't see Kendrick being that huge in the future. He'll never be able to sell 500 000..

He doesn't have the real "mainstream" appeal, he doesn't really bring anything new or shocking to the table that would make casual listeners go wow. You know what I mean?

[King Lance]

LOL, no rapper will touch Eminem's success during his prime (99-02). But, that doesn't mean Kendrick won't be bigger than Eminem is since his comeback (09-now).

I know people who are HUGE fans of Eminem but they gladly admit that Kendrick is the best rapper out right now. Section.80 is known to be one of the best rap albums of the past few years and I'm sure most people would rank it way above Recovery or Relapse.

The fact that Kendrick missed the first week sales of SSLP by only 41,000 copies just shows that he will sell a lot more with future albums.

We are not talking about talent, but I agree that right now Kendrick is a better rapper than Eminem, definitely. But don't forget that it took SSLP like a month to go Platinum. It's all about longevity.. I really don't see Kendrick being that huge in the future. He'll never be able to sell 500 000..

He doesn't have the real "mainstream" appeal, he doesn't really bring anything new or shocking to the table that would make casual listeners go wow. You know what I mean?

you mean 500 000 during the first week ? coz the album went gold (he already sold more than 500 K, it's better than Rihanna or Alicia keys)
hmmm he's now working with ppl such as lady gaga & dido so let's see what happens

[Trimss]

Yeah since I said he went gold right now. But I didn't mean it like about sales, but like the impact. I don't think he's the type of artist to go multiplatinum and stuff. I hope I'm wrong though, but in the long run, I don't really see him living to the expectations.

People are expecting a lot from him and that's a bad thing, look, almost every fan is disappointed with his last features.

[King Lance]

Yeah since I said he went gold right now. But I didn't mean it like about sales, but like the impact. I don't think he's the type of artist to go multiplatinum and stuff. I hope I'm wrong though, but in the long run, I don't really see him living to the expectations.

People are expecting a lot from him and that's a bad thing, look, almost every fan is disappointed with his last features.

well, I know a lot of kendrick fans (all of them tbh) who think that kendrick killed every single new feature look at KTT( the tde section) or kdotnation...

I agree with you for the rest,

[Trimss]

Yeah since I said he went gold right now. But I didn't mean it like about sales, but like the impact. I don't think he's the type of artist to go multiplatinum and stuff. I hope I'm wrong though, but in the long run, I don't really see him living to the expectations.

People are expecting a lot from him and that's a bad thing, look, almost every fan is disappointed with his last features.

well, I know a lot of kendrick fans who think that kendrick killed every single new feature look at KTT( the tde section) or kdotnation...

And I know stans who think Eminem killed encore. Your point? lol. Overall his real fans don't like his new features.

[King Lance]

Yeah since I said he went gold right now. But I didn't mean it like about sales, but like the impact. I don't think he's the type of artist to go multiplatinum and stuff. I hope I'm wrong though, but in the long run, I don't really see him living to the expectations.

People are expecting a lot from him and that's a bad thing, look, almost every fan is disappointed with his last features.

well, I know a lot of kendrick fans who think that kendrick killed every single new feature look at KTT( the tde section) or kdotnation...

And I know stans who think Eminem killed encore. Your point? lol. Overall his real fans don't like his new features.

nop, I don't agree
If I check THIS forum, I can find a lot of ppl hating on Encore but if I go on a kendrick's forum, I can't find ppl hating on these new features.
They all think that kdot killed the songs (or I'd like you to give me some links )

[Blu]

Kendrick will have an impact. He completely blew everyone away with GKMC. Dre signing him was the best thing that ever happened to him, his music can only get better now. He has endless amounts of tools at his disposal and can probably collaborate with any rapper in the game right now.

Listen man, it's cool that you're doubting Kendrick now. I understand him selling 500k his first week seems impossible, but when's the last time you saw a rapper's debut sell over 200k in the past year?

[Trimss]

Kendrick will have an impact. He completely blew everyone away with GKMC. Dre signing him was the best thing that ever happened to him, his music can only get better now. He has endless amounts of tools at his disposal and can probably collaborate with any rapper in the game right now.

Listen man, it's cool that you're doubting Kendrick now. I understand him selling 500k his first week seems impossible, but when's the last time you saw a rapper's debut sell over 200k in the past year?

J.Cole did that just last year lol, Drake did it the year before, Nicki Minaj too. Let me think..

Edit: I know it's impressive but really.. we'll see I guess. Hope I'm wrong because I didn't think he'd sell this much neither, and he did. So we'll see.

BUT there is no way he could be as big and popular as Eminem, before or post comeback.

[TheGentlePlayer]

Ok now all of you don't hate me but I looked at some numbers. GkMC sold over 242,000 in its first week. Back in 99, The Slim Shady LP only sold 283,000 in its first week. While Em did sell 40,000 more we have to remember, we are living in a different age of music. Back in 99 many many albums went platinum and now very few get platinum. It was easier to sell albums back in the 99s then now. All I'm saying is looking at the numbers of albums each guy sold and also looking at the time in music each artist sold their music, Kendrick could be either bigger or just as big as Em. Thoughts?

What about his 1,8 mill? Kendrick is dope, but he will never be bigger than Em

[Le Tunisien]

i really hope that your not serious at least lol....you'r comparing kendrich to Eminem?.....i mean...really?? :O

[SliK]

Drake's debut sold like 500k or something didnt it?

[Ku53v]

Drake's debut sold like 500k or something didnt it?

yeah, and according to OP those numbers are exact-science therefore Drake will twice as big as eminem

[Blu]

BUT there is no way he could be as big and popular as Eminem, before or post comeback.

Lol, who do you think are the most popular rappers out right now?

Em is only popular whenever he drops an album, people aren't looking out for his features anymore. So every two years, Em's popularity rises until people get tired of him.

[Eedee]

Who gives a shit? Kendrick is nowhere near Eminem's level.