Granted, he did some press this time around, which was an admirable attempt to get eyes on Funeral, but still, there wasn’t a storyline for this release. With Funeral, there wasn’t much momentum. We all wanted to see Wayne win, so people came in droves to push Weezy over the edge. Let’s remember, Carter V was years in the making, marred by controversy and delays. I think the anticipation for Funeral fell flat in comparison to Tha Carter V because Wayne was the underdog last time around. I don’t think there was ever much of a chance for repeating those numbers on Funeral.Ĭarl Lamarre: For starters, though there was a dip in Wayne’s opening week numbers from 2018, he still got a No. It’s also an extremely tough point of comparison to put it directly up against Tha Carter V, perhaps the rapper’s most highly anticipated album throughout his illustrious career. Funeral isn’t quite the latter, but given its small window to gain some momentum - including zero promotional singles ahead of its release - there are likely many listeners that just missed the memo on a new Weezy full-length. Josh Glicksman: In general, Lil Wayne is an artist that benefits more from allowing a forthcoming album to build hype rather than a surprise release. To what do you attribute the dramatic dip? 1 this week, with 139,000 first-week equivalent album units moved - a formidable number, but less than 30% of the units moved by previous full-length Tha Carter V in 2018. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'ġ.
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