07/24/08 - Killer Mike 'Not Discouraged' By Low First Week Numbers

J-Banks · 07-24-2008, 12:20 PM

Killer Mike “Not Discouraged” By Low First Week Numbers

Brandi Hopper

While Killer Mike was pledging his Allegiance to the Grind, with his latest album, his fan base seemed to have left him hanging. His third studio album I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, Vol. 2 did underwhelming numbers on the charts it’s first week out, debuting at No. 178 on the charts. SOHH’s Atlanta blogger Gyant caught up with the rapper and got the exclusive on his album’s sub-par debut.

One of the problems, Mike said is that Best Buy only had a handful of copies.

“They only carried six per store,” Mike told SOHH exclusively. “A lot of people who went in there couldn’t get it, they had to order it.”

“I am not afraid to come in at 4,000 sold the first week, I’m afraid that people with a loser’s mentality will say, ‘man, they sleepin’ on my boy Mike,’ and not go buy it,” Mike added.

He doesn’t want fans to worry about the hype, or lack thereof.

“It doesn’t matter who’s sleepin’ on me; it matters that if you want the soundtrack to your success, you need to go to the record store, buy the record, open the art work, look at the art work. I really put a lot into this record, so I’m not disappointed, I’m encouraged,” he told SOHH.

And according to Mike, it’s not over.

“I don’t interpret first week sales to be what happened, I interpret first week sales to be what’s happening,” Mike said.

And with the incendiary track, “Pressure” on the disc, Mike says sales are sure to shift.

“I appreciate the people who goin on YouTube talkin about probably the most controversial song this year; a song that’s been talked about maybe as much as, if not more than, the untitled Nas record,” Mike said.

“Pressure,” a political song challenging African-Americans to reclaim their history, features West Coast emcee Ice Cube.

“If you an American, fuck if you black or white, if you an American, it’s socially relevant,” Mike said.

Source: sohh

KeepIt1Hunnid · 07-24-2008, 12:37 PM

the bitch is wack as fuck anyways, who cares, he's flopped hard though

ez4menyou · 07-24-2008, 02:21 PM

shit that cd was one of the best cd's out so far this year it was definitely a classic despite the album sales

IronCro · 07-24-2008, 02:25 PM

I could not find it in stores but best believe it is flames. I downloaded to my ipod but maybe Ill try and buy it. If dude cant sell cds he has no money wont be able to feed his family and his girl will be fuckin another dude. Why wish that on any1? Killer Mike is good.

nswc31 · 07-24-2008, 03:29 PM

this cd is one of the best albums of the year.

pDASH · 07-24-2008, 10:59 PM

i really felt, but couldnt find it in stores
maybe i'll buy it later
a video (even if just on the net) wouldnt hurt though

expoz_dez_h0z · 07-25-2008, 04:08 AM

yuh cd was pretty good hnic 2 was still da album da year imo spiders new cd was really good 2

07-24-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
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KeepIt1Hunnid Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TaMpA BaY Posts: 3,120 Repped: 49 Repped 57 Times in 24 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the bitch is wack as fuck anyways, who cares, he's flopped hard though __________________ LeBron...Suck On Ya Boobie...(Gibson)

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nswc31 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 27 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	this cd is one of the best albums of the year. __________________

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expoz_dez_h0z Drank Bleach Sea Monkeyz Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 90801 Da Beach Posts: 1,360 Repped: 166 Repped 478 Times in 80 Posts Neg Reps: 158 Neg Repped at 31 Times in 29 Posts	yuh cd was pretty good hnic 2 was still da album da year imo spiders new cd was really good 2 __________________ Yuh i Fuks Wit Spider Loc Heavy So Wat PussC?

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ez4menyou Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: va all day baby Posts: 870 Repped: 165 Repped 27 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	shit that cd was one of the best cd's out so far this year it was definitely a classic despite the album sales

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IronCro Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,817 Repped: 1,531 Repped 283 Times in 93 Posts Neg Reps: 21 Neg Repped at 33 Times in 24 Posts	I could not find it in stores but best believe it is flames. I downloaded to my ipod but maybe Ill try and buy it. If dude cant sell cds he has no money wont be able to feed his family and his girl will be fuckin another dude. Why wish that on any1? Killer Mike is good.

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