Smart & Angry

Right now he is 2nd with his album "Thriller" right behind "The Eagles Greatest Hits Album" (29 Million units) for the best selling album of all time, short of 1 million. With his sudden death, I am pretty sure that he will surpass this landmark achievement of beating The Eagles. However If Thriller manages to sell 2 million extra, Michael Jackson will be the only person in history to have a 3x Diamond status album. However with the overall lack of sales with CD's, would he be able to reach an extra 2 Million in Physical CD sales?

For those that don't know, when an album that sells 10+ million (double disc albums count for 2), the RIAA Certifies the album as Diamond status. The First album to reach this achievement is "The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band." However in most recent years, heavy hitters like Kanye West, Rihanna, Coldplay, Lil' Wayne, and Beyonce are only reaching under 3x Platinumn status.

What are the problems that not only "Thriller" is facing towards Album sales, but as the music industry as whole? One obvious culprit is of course internet distribution, piracy, and iTunes sales. However there are other theories I think are a major factor:

1. Music Diversity has become like cable. With the wider selection of music on the internet, it has evened out the playing field for most artist to get the same exposure as their more mainstream counterparts.

2. In the 90's and early 2000, Young kids that have that extra money were spending their extra disposable mony on CD's. However that trend has changed towards videogames.

3. Music has a see-saw battle either favoring the sale of Albums and Singles throughout history. Mo-Town days were more focused on selling the singles as they were pumped out more repeatedly. Then in the 60's and 70's LP vinyls were becoming more popular and albums were becoming more concept like Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon."

4. Now with internet distribution and the technology of making music on computers, artist can just upload thier completed song in a few minutes. This also coincides with the fact that it is alot quicker to download one song than to download a whole album. We have yet to have internet speeds to download albums under 10 minutes. Keep in mind that only 20 percent of Americans actually have Broadband Connection in the US Today.

Do you think the love of MJ can offset the current trend of digital consumption and peopel buying the physical media? Or does it even matter that Michael Jackson even meet trivial statistic achievement and his music itself is more important?

The Roots & Erykah Badu - I Wanna Be Where You Are (Michael Jackson Cover)

The Roots & Erykah Badu - Billie Jean

Is THIS the reason why you haven't made any music Jay Electronica? Really?

Damn You Eryka Badu......

Yeah, I haven't dedicated my devotion as much as I used to for this blog, but here I am back.

Usher - Play Me
I actually think this song should have been on "Here I Stand."

Wale - Eye of the Tiger
Song that missed the deadline for "Mixtape about Nothing"

Wale - Hey Mr. Carter
I think this is my top 5 Wale Song right now, especially cause he didn't do a "Millie" freestyle

Busta Rhymes- You Don't want None
A short little anthem that you would expect from Busta

Erykah Badu - the Healer Remix feat Pharoahe Monch
Hip-Hop Maneater Erykah Badu gets help from Pharoahe Monch with this remix