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With music sales on the steady decline, Southern rapper Paul Wall recently explained why he is confident that rap will survive as record sales decline.

Paul feels the opportunity to put out new music is his greatest advantage.

“I’m blessed to have another album come out. I’m blessed to be able to do what I love to do: make music,” he said in an interview. “We find ways to make up for the lack of album sales, but we don’t really do it for the album sales. I want my fanbase to be happy with music I make. In the industry these days, people want hits more than they want good music. As long as you got one good radio hit you can sell an album, but you got on radio hit and the rest be a wack album. I’d rather have a good solid album, all the way through. I think that’s where I made a name for myself — making good music. Even though I haven’t really had too many big smash hits, I’ve been having good music. Every album got good quality music … good solid albums.” (Baller Status)
Wall’s Heart of a Champion album debuted on the sales chart last week.

Southern rapper Paul Wall’s Heart of a Champion debuted on the charts this week at No. 58. After seven days of availability, the rapper’s new album has sold 7,600 units. (SOHH Sales Wrap)