Female rapper Saweetie stated earlier in the week that women are running the rap game in 2022, but today she gets dragged by DJ Akademiks, Sony Digital, and Joe Budden for only allegedly only selling 2,000 albums.
Top producer Hitmaka blames A&R and believes “someone gotta get fired.” Sonny Digital questions how an artist has a huge social media reach but can’t break 2K. For years, fans have been awaiting Saweetie’s official debut, but it appears the anticipation dwindled as numbers have been recorded at disastrous levels after the first week.
According to a report by Akademiks, The Single Life only sold 2,000 units its first week. The blogger admitted that he hasn’t substantiated the report, but he still uploaded it to his Instagram.
“Saweetie selling 2k is bad A&R vibes. Someone’s supposed to tell u this ain’t it!” Hitmaka tweeted. “I also have issues with her having multiple platinum singles & not sticking with same formula that got her here. Someone gotta get fired.”
Remember that all those singles had bigger featuring artists and very memorable samples used. saweetie with no features and original beats is not doing more than 20k first week with the BEST PROMOTION AVAILABLE
— RolliN (@revoltrollin) November 25, 2022
“That’s why I can’t stand analytics! People couldn’t wait to not have to stand on gut feelings & goosebumps!” he added. “If it’s trending u sign them & it doesn’t work it takes away being accountable for what u signed. Now u can lean on ‘oh the numbers said’ …… MANNNN FUK ALL DAT.”
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— _ (@rvvto) November 25, 2022
It's some of us underground artists than can make music and blow her out of the water. But we don't get signed because we not popular.
Companies think that polarity means more money. It's not always the case.
I have heard so many times having a "fan base" is what gets u signed— GurlSavagex (@GurlSavagex) November 25, 2022
Big facts!🙏🏾💯👑🖤✊🏾💪🏾🤟🏾😎
— O.G. Freedo (@uglyyella) November 25, 2022
Sonny Digital also questioned how an artist with Saweetie’s social media reach couldn’t sell more units. She recently stated in an interview how women are now running the hip hop industry before her numbers were released.
Not her 2k copies tho.
— tivan (@Iwhip_foreign) November 25, 2022
Sonny said, “[Thirteen] million followers , hundreds of thousands likes on all pictures but album sold less than 2000 copies. That’s crazy. The math ain’t adding up. If I had millions of followers and my album sold 2k I probably would just delete all my social media cause y’all lying to me.”
He also refuted claims that he didn’t listen to The Single Life. Check out the project above.
DJ Akademiks went on a rant and proclaimed many female artists signed to labels are cosplay rappers that have ghostwriters. Check out more social media reactions below.
saweetie only selling 2k even my mixtape would do more
— Mrs. UNTOUCHABLE 🫦 (@xotheweekknd) November 25, 2022
Women just get on this app to say BS. 25-30k is a W that mean u got a decent amount of people listening to your shit. 2k when saweetie been known for awhile is absolutely insane. She got outsold by all the underground rappers that you ain’t ever heard of. That’s why this is sad.
— Swoosh (@SwooshWasHere) November 25, 2022
Your a joke bruh 😂😂 if women really liked Saweetie music then why the hell she only sell 2000 units???
— 🦁♔Lil Suffa☥🦁 (@DripGrimes) November 25, 2022
Y’all don’t live in the real world on Twitter. Even with a hostile label and in court battles for 3 years. Bare minimum of support. All her singles are platinum or multi platinum. Saweetie has her labels support. Meg outsells 90% of her peers. Man or woman.
— N.E.W (@LillieNPeters) November 25, 2022
I really need everyone to realize that Saweetie didn't release an album.
This is like when Megan Thee Stallion dropped a similarly barely promoted mixtape and people were trying to say she flopped on here despite like 9 of the songs being freestyles. https://t.co/ZI3wI3krym
— Lucid00@Vivaldi.net (@Lucid00) November 25, 2022
Meanwhile I do??? Lmaoooo they all can get clowned is my point but I acknowledge that. Y’all don’t. Difference, keep the same energy. https://t.co/0MFLj9FnUz
— Kimboslice (@EKimboslice) November 25, 2022
No boo ain’t no victimizing Saweetie cause I came at her sales too?? That’s the difference. But what I am seeing is accounts who are ready to defend Latto and Meg sales finding this Saweetie thing funny. Hypocrites like I said.
— Kimboslice (@EKimboslice) November 25, 2022
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