Which of the above albums do y'all think sold more units .As for me modenine's Malcolm ix sold 'cos i saw more of it on the streetz of LAGOS.that's my opinion so don't BITE

Dude, what tha Bleep have u been smoking?

1. How can you compare an album and a mixtape?

2. You feel Malcolm ix sold more because u saw more of it on the streets? What planet were you on? Now lemme ask you. Out of both, which got more massive radio and air play?

3. Apart from even all that, the fact that u saw more malcolm ix cds on the streets, doesn't mean those units were sold off the streets!!


By far Thy Album sold more units than malcolm ix. Don't get caught up in all the hype.

@gbade.x

its like uve got beef 4 mode9

The industry's state of mind is real far from Hip-Hop and same for Nigerians.Modenine is strictly Hip-Hop and i don't think he sold more copies than RuggedMan.I'm not sure bout this but he couldn't have sold more copies.

@gbadex!Modeey sold more units than ruggedman according 2 a research made by HIPHOP WORLD MAGAZINE,i ain't smoking SON what proove have u got 2 show dat ruggedman sold more.

@gbade x Twas a mistake Malcolm ix is a mixtape and not an album as i earlier spat aiight !! 2 How do u expect malcolm ix 2 get massive airplay when most of ur so called radio personalities can't pronounce modenine 4 Example in AMEN AWARDS 2004 The award presenter 4 best male hiphop of the year pronounced MODE -NI, !NINE

@tosinadeda:

i don't have beef with mode9. I just say thangs objectively unlike Mode 9 groupies.

@kaydee:

exactly what industry are you talking about? The hiphop industry or music industry as a whole? And then dat sh*t about mode 9 strictly hiphop. U see, i don't have probs with anyone doing hiphop right (i've both of his mixtapes), but what i don't like is when ppl place mode9 as the figure-head and symbol of rap in Nigeria. That sh*t pisses me off.

@samsick:

HIPHOP-WORLD magazine research? Dude, are u serious? Come here a sec and see the big picture. It is a known fact that HHP mag is 1 of the most biased mag and are mode9 d*cksuckers. Now i know what u been smoking. It must be dat reefer animashaun has also been doing.

Let me ask u a question. When HHP  carried out a review of Malcolm ix, by how many mics did they rate it? That's right, 4.5 out 5 mics!!! This was for a mixtape that had one very bad and f*cked up production. Instrumentals were wacker and more boring as one progressed with d tracks. Mode 9 started getting boring after it seemed as if he was talking about the same thing in almost every song (punchlines and metaphors)

even a reader of HHP had to write them saying he felt m9 should be given 2.5 or 3 mics as rating!!

Perhaps u don't d history of HHP. They wouldn't showcase other mcs that aren't in lag, give eedris props and classify him an ill mc, when we all eedris is wacker than dat muh'fucka who sold his left nut!!!

Dude, point is, hhp can't be used as a yard stick in knowing how many units M9 sold because in the case of mode 9, they're always baised.


The reason i believe Thy album sold more is because, as from 2002, songs from Thy Album (e.g "ehen" were already getting radio/air play. Anticipation about the album had been growing. Album drops 2004, what we have is not only hiphop heads buying it, but even non-hiphop heads!! Especially them dancehall lovin' mofos!!



Once again, don't get caught in all the hype.

From what i've learnt so far bout hip hop, Nigeria's not ready for it yet - (Quote me)

Modey's on his own men, come to think of it, how many pple buy albums in nigeria? Working class peeps? nope not really, oldies and friday night lovers. How many of Modey's tracks are comedies or party jamz? Cry? no way.

Rugged's mention of Eedris and Big bros and Maintain was enough to sell hits, as all they peeps he mentioned were hit chasers too (little sense - i hate senseless tracks by default).

If i was to make hits today, i'd come up against the presently most hyped in the country, Rugged, i believe is the most hyped rapper around today. He's good, but where was he all along when hip hop was developing? Like Pac came up and sweeped most of the rap glories(not comparing him to Pac, dont' get it wrong), we forgot bout them Jam Master Jay, R.A.K.I.M, Uncle L, Dre, Lady of Rage and a host of veterans. Who remembers naija's Cashman Davies? Don't think all these new generation Hip Hop freaks (ask them what Jay-z's debut is and they'd tell u Black Album - we all know them i believe) even know him. Some are really lucky to know Jimmy Jatt cos he still doing us proud.

So man, i don't have the figures, don't even know which is Rugged's or Modey's (sorry to say, not so interested in naija raps till i'm convinced, i'd rather stick to lagbaja , more african or Yinka Ayefele ) but i believe Rugged should sell more copies, if not 3 times more ("crap" sells and so does humorous diss, ask Nas or DMX and ask G-Unit!).

Note: what's crap to me may be food to you, no offence.

Christino:

From what i've learnt so far bout hip hop, Nigeria's not ready for it yet - (Quote me)

Modey's on his own men, come to think of it, how many people buy albums in nigeria? Working class peeps? nope not really, oldies and friday night lovers. How many of Modey's tracks are comedies or party jamz? Cry? no way.

Rugged's mention of Eedris and Big bros and Maintain was enough to sell hits, as all they peeps he mentioned were hit chasers too (little sense - i hate senseless tracks by default).

If i was to make hits today, i'd come up against the presently most hyped in the country, Rugged, i believe is the most hyped rapper around today. He's good, but where was he all along when hip hop was developing? Like Pac came up and sweeped most of the rap glories(not comparing him to Pac, don't' get it wrong), we forgot bout them Jam Master Jay, R.A.K.I.M, Uncle L, Dre, Lady of Rage and a host of veterans. Who remembers naija's Cashman Davies? Don't think all these new generation Hip Hop freaks (ask them what Jay-z's debut is and they'd tell u Black Album - we all know them i believe) even know him. Some are really lucky to know Jimmy Jatt because he still doing us proud.

So man, i don't have the figures, don't even know which is Rugged's or Modey's (sorry to say, not so interested in naija raps till i'm convinced, i'd rather stick to lagbaja , more african or Yinka Ayefele ) but i believe Rugged should sell more copies, if not 3 times more ("crap" sells and so does humorous diss, ask Nas or DMX and ask G-Unit!).

Note: what's crap to me may be food to you, no offence.

You've spoken my mind, most Nigerians are not yet ready for real hiphop but, what can make them dance, dance, dance and dance ,

Apart from that, this comparison between Modenine and Ruggedman is getting too much; from lyrics to most sold record , for God sake, Malcom IX and Pentium IX are not albums but Mixtapes, it's not enough to use them to compare Modenine with another artist- lets all wait for his debut album(yet to be released) and get a better yardstick, I heard he(Modenine) has feature 2Face on a song in the album- those that have heard say it's a party banger for sure.

Aight then, i get what u mean.

Like one dude said (raymand i believe), Nigerians would rather listen to the beat of a song than the lyrics.

Concerning Nigerians not being ready for hiphop, i think it's rather hiphop evolving in this nation. Years ago, if u weren't doing reggae, u were in sh*t. And there were many misconceptions about hiphop as there is today.

Do all y'all know Ruggedman got a track with Paul Play back then? I heard the track in the year 2000. I can't remember the name but no one knew him then.That guy came up snitchin on some Artiste.If not for "Ehen and later "Big Bros".Look at Modenine,his skills made way for him.

I know what i'm saying when i say the industry's state of mind is far from Hip-Hop.How did someone like Eedris Abdulkareem and Rasky get record label?They will tell u anyday that they are Emcees too.Lot's of em like that. I dunno who is wacker between them.

Ruggedman is just another hungry guy.From positve to negative if ever he was positive.Very soon u'll witness another Emcee comin into limelight by dissin Ruggedman.

@Kaydee yep yep!the track ruggedman did wit paul play was What If.He used the concept of Nas's If i Rule D World.4 real Ruggedman came into limelight by snitching on Eedris in particular.While Modenine put in works and came into mainstream the hard way!

Nigerians will be so disappointed to finally discover there is no problem between Ruggedman and Modenine- and they end up with a collabo.

Did anyone say there was beef between them? I doubt.

Whether Rugged got in2 d mainstream by disn eedris or not, he did it gud. He shut out all d wak mcs & is nw showin he's 1 of (if he's nt d 1) d illest on d mic. And anybdy sayn M9 & Ruged dnt av a beef brewn shld av a rethink. D track RuggedyBaba drew d line on dat subject. Its just dat unlike elDee & Freestyle, m9 & ruged knw hw 2 kip it on d low.

Yeah! Wack Emcees think they ill too."Wackness" is a disease really. I ain't sayin Rugged is wack but he ain't ill at all,if u think he's ill,lemme get his sickest flows.

why you dey rap like say you dey for jand
abeg spit somthin old man fit understand






or summat like that

nosa101:

why you dey rap like say you dey for jand
abeg spit somthin old man fit understand

Is that Ruggedman?

No, that's OD on the track " don't hate".

Mode 9 groupies, u all sure "luv" mode 9.

there goes my little knowledge of Naija Hip Hop

My bad then

@gbade x:yes men we all love modeey u got any problem wit dat.

Hey Samsick,
I think Thy album come sold more than Malcom IX. Its quite sure cos there were more hit tracks in Thy album come than Malcom IX. Or do you mean Pentium IX? Let me know!

Holla back bro!

Hey whiteboy what's crackin!MALCOLM IX ofcourse.Hey guyz i think i can reason wit ya opinions.Thy Album Come had more hits (DanceHall)but MALCOLM IX contained ill tracks that only HIP HOP heads will see stacks of it.

PLEASE GO LISTEN TO RUGGEDYBABA!!!!! That's one of the bigest hip hop joints in Nigeria, Go listen to it and lemme know what u feel

PLEASE GO LISTEN TO RUGGEDYBABA!!!!! That's one of the bigest hip hop joints in Nigeria, Go listen to it and let me know what u feel

Hey! u gat the track?
Y dont u put it up for us all. -then will can give u a reply

hayprof:


Hey! u gat the track?
Y don't u put it up for us all. -then will can give u a reply

Co-Sign.

Unfortunately, I don't think the album is out yet. I'll have it posted immediately I have it iite? And for y'all stayin in Lag, listen 2 d radio more often, u sure would hear it. It features Nice

@Arogz i have listen 2 the track a couple of times there was nothing different from his old songs expect for the bragging he was making.Like Kaydee will say the industry's state of mind is far from Hip Hop.