Bruh, I was outside! Big deal too! Shout to DJLadyShay. The Orlando DJ Summit (now known as the Respect The DJ Summit...shout to DJ JUNEBUHG!!!) was in Orlando over the weekend. DJs not just from Florida, but North Carolina, Texas, and New York were all in the building. Lifetime Achievement Awards were handed out too. Shout to the Grammy Award Winning DJ LS One and a legend I'm privileged to call a friend and mentor, DJ Sandman. His Speakers Are The Best. Also, more legends that need no backstory. Crossing Kid Capri and Scram Jones off the bucketlist. Thanks to everyone for the music.

This is Episode 8. For today’s show, we talk first-week sales. How important is that to your favorite rapper? Does it really hold weight? Do you care what an album sells? Will a number change how you listen to an album—or how you view the artist?

We’re getting into the pressure behind those first-week numbers, what they actually tell us about an artist’s success, and whether we’ve become too obsessed with the scoreboard instead of the music. Because at the end of the day, is a great album still a great album if it doesn’t sell?

Catch you at the next one.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

License code: WHYKPLEDHGUWTTFP