that is awesome for them. i am a big atmosphere / rhymesayers fan and this cd is still growing on me. i haven’t taken the time to sit and listen indepth to each song to grasp the concepts and messages but it does seem like a very good cd.

And I still haven’t listened to the whole album yet. I’ll make a note of that today.

i didnt even know who atmosphere was until u posted their album as the best of the year… anyways looked into them and bought the new cd, it hasnt left my deck yet and it is easily the best so far of the year, good quality hip hop. thanks for introducing me to great music

nope.

eMC’s “The Show” is mo’betta…

J

Rizoh been on that lean ya’ll. Please forgive him.

Rising Down>Anything from Atmosphere…

Checked this album after the props it received here - and now want the hour of my life back.

No hate, but 35,000 would have been pretty weak 5 years ago… Guess NOBODY’s buying albums any more. The music industry needs to step up its game.

Not really bro these cats are on there own label which means there caking hard.As a whole rhyme sayers have pushed well over 500,000 units for all releases.

James, 35K in one week for an indy release is pretty remarkable. Most indy albums don’t even sell 35K in one year.

Right, I recognize that those numbers are big for an indie label, but the industry as a whole is in a huge slump if those numbers are near the top of the chart.

^You’re right, last week was pretty weak.

So, confession time: I’ve never listened to Atmosphere. Where should I start? What should I save for last?

^Start with Seven’s Travels and then go grab You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having. The new one is their best though, so you’re going to need that as well.

Thanks Riz. I’ll grab em this weekend.

To the idiot who thinks 35,000 is not a lot…. What u need to understand is that it is INDEPENDENT sales! Indie artists sell way less units but make substantially more on each unit sold. Plus they don’t have some wack A&R or Corporate Label telling them what to say! Thay make a large sum of their income touring non-stop as well…. Which means they are usually very good live cause they perform so much! Basically…. everyone at rhymesayers is probably doing way better financially than all these wack ass ACTORS that are signed to a major bragging about all of their possesions!

He wasn’t saying 35k is not enough. I think the point he was making is that for 35k (by any artist major or indie) to be No.5 that week, it must have been a bad week for everybody. That’s a legitimate point.

Who cares? 35k, platinum… the album is the best I’ve heard this year when it comes to a complete and versatile hip hop joint. EMC was dope, but doesn’t go off the edge for the MC’s involved. They pretty much stayed in their respective boxes, and all the skits got a little annoying toward the end to me… but I would agree it’s in my top 5 for the year… Let it be known there is not ONE guest appearance on “When Life Gives You…”, which is unheard of these days. Atmosphere carries the whole album and puts us in shoes of many individuals throughout. I consider it a classic.

And by Atmosphere I mean both Slug and ANT carry the whole album… lol

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imma bring yall back to reality……atmosphere SUCKS…and sales dont mean shit….i bet u the population of wiggas in iowa went up in equal ratio to number of atmosphere units sold…yater yall!

you cant expect everyone to like Atmosphere, I mean most of these kids are raised on Lil wayne & ringtone faggot rappers… When life gives you lemon is my personal favorite album of the year as well

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lol david keep bumping your mike jones. that goes hard