Playboi Carti ends hip-hop’s longest No. 1 drought in five years
(January 04, 2021). With just 100,000 album equivalent units sold in its first week, polarizing rapper Playboi Carti does something no other hip-hop artist has done since October: reach No.…
R.I.P. MF DOOM, the truest example of an underground hip-hop superstar…
(January 2, 2020). As this is a blog site that mostly covers musicians who thrive on commercial success and topping the Billboard charts, the late MF DOOM, born Daniel Dumile…
A historically festive yet morbid week in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
(December 29, 2020). The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is decorated with a record number of holiday tunes in the top ten, which reflects the growing streaming popularity of such…
Taylor, Sir Paul and Shady combine to create a chart first (kind of)…
(December 28, 2020). There may be prior instances of what this article is about to cover, but this blogger doubts it. Besides, I’m not prepared to do the exhaustive 60-plus…
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Eminem album at No. 3, but a quirk keeps his No. 1 streak alive; Hip-hop albums experience longest No. 1 drought in FIVE years!
(December 27, 2020). The year 2020 hasn’t yet ended, but hip-hop music will likely top all other genres in consumption percentage for the fourth year in a row when the…