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August 23, 2018

‘Slime Language’ Projections, Should Album Sales Be Private? Gucci's Catalog | Everyday Struggle

On the Thursday, August 23 episode of #EverydayStruggle DJ Akademiks, Nadeska and Wayno went through sales projections for Young Thug's 'Slime Language' album, Nicki Minaj's 'Queen' and Travis Scott's 'ASTROWORLD' in the battle for #1. Plus, the crew spent a lot of time answering Fan Questions,' including:  + What do we technically consider a 'freestyle' in 2018?  + Why doesn’t Gucci Mane's album catalog gets put up there with the greats? + Streaming makes a huge amount of money off artists. Is it right since they provide a major platform for artist to get exposure or is it wrong? + Do you think album sales should be private information for only the labels?

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Everyday Struggle
Everyday Struggle is a daily hip-hop debate show where internet sensation DJ Akademiks and hip-hop veteran Wayno square off on the biggest topics in music and pop culture, moderated by journalist Nadeska Alexis. The hosts bring their fans an in-depth look into the biggest stories in the hip-hop community with commentary, exclusive content, and a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest shows in rap. Popular segments throughout the show include The Review, AK by the Numbers, Heat Check, Struggle Mail and more. Conversations and opinions are of the hosts and are not representative of Complex or their guests. Notable celebrities on the show have included 21 Savage, Vince Staples, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, SZA, Erykah Badu, Tory Lanez, and spawned viral moments with rappers like Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy and the Migos. The show launched in April 2017 and airs Monday through Thursday on Complex.