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Forbes
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Mac Miller Earns A New Posthumous Top 40 Hit
Mac Miller's 'The Spins' debuts at No. 26 on the U.K. Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart, while Swimming ... More returns and celebrates 100 weeks on the albums tally. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Rapper Mac Miller performs at Camp Flog Gnaw at Los Angeles Coliseum on November 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage) Years after his death, Mac Miller continues to impact charts all around the world, both with new, posthumous offerings and tunes and full-lengths he released during his lifetime. The hip-hop star, known for his genre-blurring style, regularly appears on a variety of tallies with a mix of long-overlooked cuts and continual favorites. This week, Miller scores another win in the United Kingdom with a beloved track, while one of his albums — the final he got to share during his lifetime — reaches an important milestone. Miller collects a new hit on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart in the U.K., a list that tracks the best-performing rap, hip-hop, and R&B tracks in the nation. The late rapper sees 'The Spins' debut at No. 26, giving him another posthumous win. While Miller has landed on the chart before – he's actually scored just four smashes on the genre-specific tally – his appearances have been fairly sporadic. 'The Spins' marks Miller's first new appearance on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart in more than five years. He last landed on the list back in January 2020, when 'Good News' debuted shortly after its release. Prior to that success, he also charted with 'Self Care,' a completely solo effort. He first showed up as a featured artist on Ariana Grande's breakout smash 'The Way,' which helped launch her career more than a decade ago. 'The Spins' originally appeared on K.I.D.S. — short for Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit — which was released in the summer of 2010. At the time, the mixtape introduced a rising star to a new generation of hip-hop fans. More than a decade later, fans are still consuming the collection, and, it seems, especially one track. Miller's Swimming album also manages to return to a U.K. tally this week. The collection makes its way back to the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart, breaking back onto the list at No. 26 — coincidentally the same position as 'The Spins' on the associated singles ranking. Swimming was the last full-length effort Miller released during his lifetime. The project dropped in August 2018, just a month before his death, and was met with widespread praise for its introspective lyrics and genre-bending production. As Swimming breaks back onto the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart in the U.K., it hits a major milestone. The title has now spent 100 weeks on the ranking — a triple-digit performance that cements it as Miller's most successful release in that part of the world. Swimming is the only one of his efforts to spend at least 100 weeks on the genre-focused tally. His first posthumous release, Circles, comes in a distant second, having held on for just 17 frames. Most of his other collections have only managed a handful of weeks.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tyler, the Creator marches through 'Chromakopia' on Valentine's Day at the Crypto.com Arena
After performing most of his latest album, "Chromakopia," just two months ago at his annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Tyler, the Creator could've easily copied and pasted his well-received set list for his album tour, which rolled into Arena for a six-night stand in L.A. that kicked off on Valentine's Day. But the veteran rapper, who's earned his stamp as one of the most exciting live performers of this era, did anything but what would've been convenient on Friday night. Read more: Doechii, Vince Staples, Tyler, the Creator and more light up Day 1 of Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium During the opening night of his hometown residency at the arena — which was illuminated in green lights to match the album's aesthetic — Tyler, the Creator bounced between two massive stages in the 20,000-capacity venue. His show cleverly took fans on a musical journey of his steady 15-year ascent, reminding them why he's "That Guy" (his freestyle over Kendrick Lamar's "Hey Now") without the aid of any special guests during his nearly two-hour performance. Paris Texas, the L.A.-based rap duo, and Lil Yatchy opened the show with high-energy sets. As his mother's voice rang over the arena's sound system like a God from the heavens during the album's opening track, "St. Chroma," Tyler, the Creator (born Tyler Okonma) slowly appeared, marching to the militant-sounding beat on a stage filled with green storage boxes. With bright green lights shining on him, and fitted in a suit reminiscent of a bellhop's uniform, a mask with cutout holes for his eyes and mouth, and an Afro split into two mountain peaks, he looked like a menacing supervillain while he rapped his most vulnerable album yet, which explores themes of aging, fatherhood, masculinity, monogamy, fame and more. When he reached the album's climax, "Sticky" (featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne), the 33-year-old rapper climbed onto an elevated catwalk and threw several $1 bills into the crowd below him, before slowing things down for the smooth "Take Your Mask Off," doing just that by the song's ending. Read more: Tyler, the Creator: Hip-hop fashion and music entrepreneur Continuing to walk down the elevated runway, he changed into a more casual look (a white T-shirt, green Golf le Fleur button-up, fitted "Petalers" cap and loafers), then entered a second stage, a faux living room. It was outfitted with a couch, coffee table, piano and record player. Nearby was a vinyl box filled with Tyler, the Creator's own records, with which he marked a turning point of the show. As he flipped through the records, he revealed hints on what album he'd perform from next, igniting a thunderous roar from the crowd each time. (At one point, the crowd began chanting "Cherry Bomb," to which Tyler, the Creator hilariously reminded them that this was his show and he'd do what he wanted to do.) He then dove into snippets from his catalog including "Igor" (with tracks like "Earfquake" and "I Think"), "Goblin" ("Yonkers" and "She"), "Wolf" ("Tamale" and "IFHY"), "Call Me If You Get Lost" ("I Thought You Wanted to Dance" and "Dogtooth"), "Cherry Bomb" ("Deathcamp") and "Flower Boy" ("Boredom" and "See You Again"). Back at the "Chromakopia" stage and still dressed in his casual fit, he performed the last four tracks on the album — as well as "New Magic Wand" from "Igor" — including a ferocious acapella of "Thought I Was Dead," similar but just as intense as during his Camp Flog Gnaw set. Newly minted Grammy winner and Top Dawg Entertainment darling Doechii appeared on a massive screen to rap her verse on "Balloon," then Tyler, the Creator ended the night with the gorgeously emotional "I Hope You Find Your Way Home." At this point in his career, Tyler, the Creator is known for putting on an entertaining show, but this set in particular reaffirmed what L.A. fans have known since his Odd Future days, hanging out on Melrose Avenue: He's a fearless artist who is authentically himself, is constantly challenging himself creatively (no matter what others think), and will continue to push boundaries within the industry. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
