Ashanti Blames Flop on Economy

Irv Gotti thinks that Ashanti’s last album was a flop because he wasn’t involved but she blames the economy. She says, “Obviously, the industry has changed in the past five years. My last album came out in ‘04 and things changed internally, label-wise, and it’s very political in this industry. And sometimes you have to just do what you have to do. I love the album. I think the reviews have been the best reviews on any album that I ever put out so it goes to show you it is what it is and it happens. Obviously, it’s not as successful as we all wanted it to be, but I gained a lot of respect from a lot people who’ve said “Wow, the album is hot, and you did it by yourself.” I mean the biggest artists and biggest acts haven’t been selling nearly as much as they used to, too, so everyone is suffering from this recession–it’s hitting everyone.” Source
If you’re hot you’re hot. If you’re not, you’re not. If people really wanted to cop her ish they would.

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