East also did less than YBN Cordae’s debut project “The Lost Boy”, which sold 26k first week.

What does this say? A few things.

People want to blame the fact he left off Kodak but that’s just cause Kodak’s name is hot right now due to the fact he may never get out of prison. See my video for that.

He also dissed “Old Town Road” earlier this year and called it super whack. Dave East is correct in saying that, but the wave of sensitive Lil Nas X fans were quick to mark him as a hater and are probably celebrating his low album sales. Despite this, there are provably less than 100 fans of both Dave East and Lil Nas X, so East wasn’t exactly hurting his bottom line with these comments.

If you are one of those 100 people, give yourself a pat on the back. I don’t know how you do it.

The biggest reason for Survival’s poor sales is that Dave East’s type of rap has an ever decreasing fan base.

The trend that hip hop is currently on is reflected in the first week albums sales listed below. Dave East, Young M.A., and YBN Cordae are all lyrical, more old school rappers with varying levels of establishment and clout. Lil Tecca is a rookie to the scene who is largely a singer. The numbers speak for themselves.