Big Willie Style Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yes. Even though I wished it would've done more I gotta say yes. 1. It sold 640,000+ copies in the US. How many rappers do that nowadays? 2. It sold that much from WILL SMITH, a rapper who DOESN'T CURSE. Too many people blindly label him as a "Joke", yet he sells more than Tony Yayo, Cassidy, Slim Thug, Fat Joe, etc. 3. He had a Top 10 single from the album. 4. It proved that his music career still has life after Born to Reign. 5. The most important point, it re-established his credibility for a lot of people. Will took a pretty big risk by speaking the truth about rap's current state, and hip hop fans have listened and agreed. People who were quick to diss Will before have opened their eyes about him. As much as I would've loved for L&F to hit platinum in the US, I'm proud of what he's accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E - Style-Greesy - E Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yes. Even though I wished it would've done more I gotta say yes. 1. It sold 640,000+ copies in the US. How many rappers do that nowadays? 2. It sold that much from WILL SMITH, a rapper who DOESN'T CURSE. Too many people blindly label him as a "Joke", yet he sells more than Tony Yayo, Cassidy, Slim Thug, Fat Joe, etc. 3. He had a Top 10 single from the album. 4. It proved that his music career still has life after Born to Reign. 5. The most important point, it re-established his credibility for a lot of people. Will took a pretty big risk by speaking the truth about rap's current state, and hip hop fans have listened and agreed. People who were quick to diss Will before have opened their eyes about him. As much as I would've loved for L&F to hit platinum in the US, I'm proud of what he's accomplished. Yeah it's right but I'm not really happy because that wasn't what I was thinkin' of, that wasn't what I wished that he should get, u kno'? So I'm really disappointed! The album deserved alot more than that, the album was too damn awesome, it was the best solo album Will ever did and it should get way more than that what it got! :word: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I`m happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thachief Posted October 25, 2005 Members Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 As an album its superb and it terms of is Big Will back to his best then yes it certainly is a success. Most agree its his best solo album and what more could we wish for than that. In terms of sales I would have liked a little more but I think it still has life in it yet as long as Will can muster up some serious Switch like promotion for 'Tell me Why'. Hopefully he can get Mary on board for the video and promotion and really put some serious effort in to push on after he shoots 'pursuit of happiness' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I think it was a success for all the reasons you mentioned, but it could have been better. When I first heard it I was thinking, "damn, this is gonna have some serious impact" but it never really did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I definitely think it was a success, regardless of how many copies it sold. If people want to make jokes about Will, that's their own problem if they can't realize how great the album really is. I think the album is a success because of the quality of the songs. The album actually did pretty well even though it didn't go platinum, but that's not Will's fault. He came out with a great album and I love it, so I do believe it's a success! :1-say-yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Yes. Even though I wished it would've done more I gotta say yes. 1. It sold 640,000+ copies in the US. How many rappers do that nowadays? 2. It sold that much from WILL SMITH, a rapper who DOESN'T CURSE. Too many people blindly label him as a "Joke", yet he sells more than Tony Yayo, Cassidy, Slim Thug, Fat Joe, etc. 3. He had a Top 10 single from the album. 4. It proved that his music career still has life after Born to Reign. 5. The most important point, it re-established his credibility for a lot of people. Will took a pretty big risk by speaking the truth about rap's current state, and hip hop fans have listened and agreed. People who were quick to diss Will before have opened their eyes about him. As much as I would've loved for L&F to hit platinum in the US, I'm proud of what he's accomplished. :word: My thoughts exactly, this album did a lot to help solidify Will's credability in hip-hop, it's been a great year for him, I think this album is gonna be a timeless classic years ahead, "Tell Me Why" could further solidify that too if it gets released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) I consider Lost and Found a success, but I'm not happy with its level of success. I maintain that it could have done better; that's not to say that it did badly, but I did expect more from it. Edited October 25, 2005 by MaxFly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcpbball30 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 :word: I couldn't have said it better myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 When i consider it a success, i talking strictly about the sales and hype around the album. The quality of the album is unquestionable. The sales are decent and the album/single have made a mark. And like it waz stated above, it didn't re-establish FP's skillz 2 alot of non-believers when it came 2 album reviews. If the album doesn't do much more than this, i'll still be happy with it as long as we aren't waiting 4ever 4 a new one. But i think the album has got more in store 4 us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAshley Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I don't think it's reached it's full potential yet, b/c Tell Me Why hasn't been released, but yes I think it's been a success on many levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 yeah i think it has moderate success with sales at the moment but i agree with willjadafan, it has so much more potential. It is one of Wills best albums, so we cant compare it to the sales of bws bcoz they were different times with different promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 it was a great album that i had the experience of listening to and that's all that matters at the end. yes it was a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 success, nothing i say will be differnt from whats been said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted October 26, 2005 Admin Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Yeah its all been said.. Tell me Why could do anything though..so it may not be over for Lost and Found just yet... :1-say-yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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