Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Did Lil Kim Really Sell 113,000 Copies Of Her Black Friday Mixtape - Or Is She Bluffing For Publicity?

It's been over 28 hours since Lil Kim released her "Black Friday" Mixtape (Nicki Minaj Diss) and she's already claiming to have sold 113,000 copies, while also becoming the number 1 seller in Pay Pal history - but the press and media are calling her announcement bluff & nothing more than a publicity stunt.

So here's the entire scoop, Lil Kim has been doing a daily countdown since last week (on Twitter & Facebook) towards the release date of her "Black Friday" mix-tape.

Kimmy Blanco has been hyping her mix-tape release and claiming it would be available at all major retailers, but fans were confused when they found out they could only get their hands on "Black Friday" by ordering it directly via Pay Pal - something sure doesn't sound legit here.

This is where she really jumped out the window (like Nicki Minaj said) - After claiming to have sold 113,000 copies within 28 hours and becoming the number 1 seller in Pay Pal history, the staff at Street Anthem decided to check the facts and call Pay Pal themselves to verify if Ms. Blanco's claims are true.

According to Street Anthem, after they verified with Pay Pal, were told there is no such thing as a "number 1 seller" in Pay Pal history - just for the simple fact that they don't keep track of sales, they only PROCESS the payments for their clients, therefore there is also no such thing as a record for top processed payment.

If what she's claiming were to somehow be true, then Kimberly Jones would have made a total of $1,128, 870 profit from her alleged 113,000 copies sold - which still wouldn't compare to Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" album, which just hit the number 1 spot on the Billboard Charts last week.

As far as the quality of Kim's music, the reviews for "Black Friday" are officially in - let's take a look at what Hip Hop experts had to say via MTV:

I think it is safe say to Lil Kim answered the question if Botox causes brain damage or not,” says Trent Clark, Managing Editor of The Smoking Section.


I know it's a dated name, I know I haven't liked anything that has come out from her in almost seven years, but I don't think it’s THAT crazy as far as appealing to her hardcore fan base,says Kazeem Famuyide, Online Editor/Staff Writer at The Source Magazine.

Lil Kim obviously hasn't been studying the modern day music consumer,” says Jozen Cummings, Digital Content Director of XXL Magazine

But everyone isn't bashing Lil Kim for her miss-perception of the current Hip Hop industry, as a matter of fact - comedian and [hardcore] Lil Kim supporter, Katt Williams, has her back:


Make sure to check back here for more scoop on the beef between Nicki Minaj & Lil Kim - as they compete for the female rap throne.