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  Did Future’s “Honest” Album Flop, And Why?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 05/01/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Future, Sales

  I'm thoroughly confused by the sales of "Honest", and when I'm confused, I turn to RefinedHype Nation. Maybe together we can sort this out. So should we consider "Honest" a flop? And if it did flop, why? WHHYYYY?????See more...

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  Young Thug’s Buried in Bad Major Label Deals, Here’s Why You Should Care

  Posted by Nathan S. on 03/31/14 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Your Favorite Rapper Is Poor, Sales, Young Thug

  “Gucci was in jail. I think at that point, [Thug and his team] felt like the Gucci contract was void. Thug is a real street kid — paperwork and legal shit, it don’t register to him like that.”See more...

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  Will Wu-Tang’s $1 Million Album Change Music for the Worse?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 03/26/14 |
  Filed under Podcasts, Sales, Wu Tang Clan, Bonus Points

  Even in the age of the surprise Beyonce album, which truly signaled the dawn of the #newrules era, the news that the Wu-Tang Clan would soon be releasing a new album, "The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin…", was mindblowing. But is it a good thing? See more...

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  What Indie Artists Can Learn From Talib’s Gravitas Album

  Posted by Lucas G. on 12/17/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Talib Kweli, Sales

  Though it didn't make waves like Beyonce, another artist developed a new release model which revolves around something that every artist, no matter how many twitter followers they have, should adopt; fan interaction.See more...

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  What Indie Artists Can Learn From Beyonce’s Surprise Album

  Posted by Nathan S. on 12/17/13 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Beyonce, Sales

  Always be watching and learning from what others are trying, even if they're the world's biggest stars and you're still working on getting your rent paid. In 2013 there are less rules than ever before, write your own ones. See more...

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  3 Lessons From the 2013 Highest Paid Musicians List (aka Rap Loses)

  Posted by Nathan S. on 11/21/13 |
  Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Sales

  The latest Forbes "Highest Paid Musicians of 2013" list is out, which means yet another opportunity for us to collectively fantasize about being as rich as famous people, but are there lessons to be learned from the list as well? See more...

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  Is Chris Brown Right, Is the Album Dead?

  Posted by Nathan S. on 10/07/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Chris Brown, Sales

  In a recent interview Chris Brown declared that his upcoming "X" album will likely be the because the album as a format is nearly dead. Instead, he'll focus on just releasing a steady stream of singles. See more...

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  Vado’s “Slime Flu 4”, Fake Downloads & Hip-Hop’s Online Steroid Era

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/26/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Mixtapes, Sales, Vado, Pay For Post

  The obvious question is the most direct - is Vado popular enough to legitimately get nearly 400K downloads? The gut instinct answer is no..."probably not" if I'm being more fair.See more...

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  Nirvana, The Beatles & Tupac: A Look At Music’s Biggest Contracts

  Posted by Lucas G. on 08/22/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Tupac, Sales

  For as much as we talk about artists being signed to labels and the focus on who is on what label, the average music fan really has no fucking clue what exactly that means or what a contract looks like; that includes myself.See more...

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  “And Hip-Hop Was Not Yet Platinum Sold”: How “Going Platinum” Has Changed

  Posted by Lucas G. on 08/20/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Sales

  Believe it or not, "Yeezus", just went gold, with over 500,000 copies sold. It’s pretty crazy to think that the man who can stop time and was the talk of the town 2 months ago has barely eclipsed the gold status. While it might sound outlandish, hip-hop albums reaching platinum has become a rarity.
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  This Is Why I’m Suing Capital Records: Mims Drops Knowledge on Music Industry

  Posted by Nathan S. on 08/09/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, Sales, Mims

  Here's the long story short. Mims made a ton of money off his first album, but he quickly discovered that there's a big difference between making a ton of money, and having a ton of money.See more...

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  From Coolio to LMFAO, a Trip Down Memory Lane With Bilboard’s 100 Top Songs of All-Time

  Posted by Lucas G. on 08/05/13 |
  Filed under Charts, Sales

  In celebration of the Hot 100’s 55th birthday, Billboard released a countdown, Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs. How well is hip-hop represented?See more...

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