Sonny Digital has called out the state of Hip Hop album sales and taken a shot at Saweetie in the process.
The math didn’t add up for the super producer, who couldn’t figure out how an artist like Saweetie could compile millions of followers and likes on social media, but only parlay that into a 2,000 album sales projection — which is an unverified number — for her new EP THE SINGLE LIFE.
“13 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,” Sonny wrote on Twitter indirectly about the “ICY GRL” rapper.
“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 continued. “Before I came here to give my opinion I did listen to the album. I actually listened to everything that dropped that day. Just out of curiosity to see what the competition was on.”
13 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
— Sonny (@SonnyDigital) November 25, 2022
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
— Sonny (@SonnyDigital) November 25, 2022
Sonny Digital wasn’t the only one to swipe at Saweetie about her apparently low sales projections. DJ Vlad also sniped the Bay Area native after she allegedly denied his request for an interview.
“If Saweetie did a VladTV interview she would have easily done 10x her first week sales, which was 2000 copies. We actually reached out through one of our people and were told ‘she won’t do Vlad.’ Her Loss,” he tweeted.
If Saweetie did a VladTV interview she would have easily done 10x her first week sales, which was 2000 copies. We actually reached out through one of our people and were told “she won’t do Vlad”. Her loss.
— DJ Vlad ???????? (@djvlad) November 24, 2022
Saweetie’s decision to drop didn’t sit well with Joe Budden considering the tragic murder of Quavo’s nephew and Migos groupmate TakeOff just weeks earlier. During a recent episode of his titular podcast, Budden told Saweetie to “shut the fuck up.”
“Saweetie gotta shut the fuck up. That’s my take,” he said. “I’m not listening to Saweetie until she answers the question that everybody waiting for her to answer: Did you fuck Offset or not? That’s it. It’s bad timing for whatever she was saying in that [song]. It ain’t the time for your freestyle.”
He added: “I honestly didn’t really hear nothing directed to Quavo. I just keep hearing Lil Baby, and I think people keep confusing it with Quavo like they did last time.
“But either way, it ain’t the time for confusion. It ain’t the time for none of that after they just lost their brother and nephew. Sorry, Saweetie. Push it back. You’ve been quiet. No need to come shake the table now. Did you fuck dude or not?”
THE SINGLE LIFE arrived on November 18 via Warner Records boasting six tracks and no features. The EP serves as an appetizer to Saweetie’s long-awaited debut album, Pretty Bitch Music.
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