He’s Baaack: Lil Wayne ties 4 others for 7th place on rap’s No. 1 leader board…
(February 9, 2020). This week, Lil Wayne’s new album Funeral returns the legendary rapper to the top of the Billboard chart and moves him into a tie with four other…
Kobe Bryant, the rapper, was part of a historic week in Billboard with his one chart hit.
(January 28, 2020). Some fans of the late Kobe Bryant – the NBA legend – may recall that he also had an aspiring career as a rapper. In fact, he…
Eminem‘s killin’ ‘em: Murderous album moves him closer to Jay-Z’s record. Here’s why he’ll likely surpass it…
(January 26, 2020). Only four other recording acts in history have had more No. 1 albums than Eminem – and only one is a rapper: Jay-Z. That is the state…
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Established superstars settling for No. 2 behind hip-hop newcomers… it’s now a thing!
(January 23, 2020). You can officially add Drake and Future to the growing list of established superstars who, in the past year, have had to settle for No. 2 debuts…
The first new No. 1 of the ‘20s is crowned! Here are the mini-stories behind the first No. 1 songs of each of the past 10 decades…
(January 15, 2020). It’s official. After two weeks of waiting for 2019’s holdovers to step aside (or completely off in one case), the year’s first new No. 1 single –…