If less was more, Kreayshawn would have scored a triple double on the platinum status. Sadly less is less and the paucity of her royalties is pretty astounding. Her album Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay produced the worst first-week sales by a large record label (Columbia) with a flopping 3,900 copies.
How much did that put in her pocket last week? $0.01. Yep, one cent. Can you even deposit that without losing it to transfer fees?
In an endearing self-deprecating move the rapper tweeted this:
This is my cut I got on my album sales pic.twitter.com/YGpivhpc9l
— LIL CHIPOTLE (@KREAYSHAWN) January 17, 2014
It’s a little surprising because her track ‘Gucci Gucci’ has now racked up over 40 million views on YouTube, but I guess this illustrates that Tumblr fame only goes so far on the major label circuit.
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