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These Blog-Era Rap Stars Dropped Last Week. Only One Made the Hot 100
The weekend of July 4 was relatively stacked with hip-hop releases from stars who have been beloved in the genre for years, but data from Luminate and Billboard reveal that few of them made the kind of impact they'd once been capable of. Drake fired shots at fake friends on 'What Did I Miss?', ASAP Rocky dropped 'Pray4DaGang,' singer Brent Faiyaz played the roles of 'Peter Pan' and 'Tony Soprano' with a double single release, Logic produced his own single 'The Adventures of Cocaine Larry,' and Chance The Rapper enlisted Smino and Lil Wayne for 'Tree.' Yet, only one song cracked the Billboard Hot 100: Drake's 'What Did I Miss?', which landed at Number Two. It was the only one to chart on Luminate's list of the 100 most-streamed songs of the week, too, per a report shared with Rolling Stone (and it was Number One there). Even on hip-hop specific charts, things didn't look much better for the rest of the gang. Only Brent Faiyaz's tracks managed to grab spots on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ('Peter Pan' at 47 and 'Tony Soprano' at 28) in addition to Drake, and the Canadian rapper was the only one to make the Hot Rap Songs chart, too. More from Rolling Stone Travis Scott Hangs Out With His Amazing Friends on 'Jackboys 2' What Is Going on With ASAP Rocky's Album 'Don't Be Dumb'? Drake Taps Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, More Surprise Guests for London's Wireless Festival Notably, all of these artists are millennials who were stalwarts in what's known as the Blog Era, the period between (very) roughly 2005 and 2015, kickstarted by the emergence of tastemaking rap blogs like NahRight, 2DopeBoyz, and Miss Info in the time of lawless filesharing and capped by the rise of streaming platforms like Spotify that radicalized the way music was made and monetized. Many of the biggest names in rap — and entertainment at large — today earned their stripes during the Blog Era. That includes many of these artists who dropped last week, as well as notable figures like Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West. So, why does it matter that no one but Drake seemed to permeate the mainstream last week? Because, in this new era, stans have decided it does. Across pop music, warring fan bases lob streaming and sales statistics at each other online to prove the relevance of their fave – or the irrelevance of their rivals. Several hip-hop focused X pages noted that despite ASAP Rocky dropping 'Pray4DaGang' as an Apple Music exclusive for the first 24 hours of its release starting July 4, it didn't seem to crack Apple's Top 200 songs chart, including one belonging to controversial streamer and Drake ally Akademiks, which taunted the Harlem rapper. While it's less surprising that long-cooled acts like Chance the Rapper, Logic, and even the legendary Lil Wayne (whose latest album, Tha Carter VI was met harshly by many critics) didn't quite breakthrough, ASAP Rocky's quiet return is more jarring. Yet, it's just another signal of the changing of the guard as more niche music communities thrive, TikTok virality constantly thrusts new acts to the forefront, and monoculture erodes. Think about it: Kanye West is all but a pariah, Nicki Minaj garners more headlines for her social media tirades than her raps, and even as Drake sits atop the charts and headlines festivals, his reputation has been deeper in the pits than ever before. In 2018, The New York Times' Nitsuh Abebe asserted that these greats were falling. 'When it comes to pop, 'people born around 1990' are already done for,' he wrote. 'It is a testament to their influence that popular music has already spent a decade doggedly attached to the same stars who took over the charts during this group's teen years […] It has been an impressive run. Now it feels as if that run is ending.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
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'I'm the Problem' tops U.S. album chart for 7th week
July 12 (UPI) -- Country star Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is the No. 1 album in the United States for a seventh week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Lorde's Virgin, followed by the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters at No. 3, KATSEYE's Beautiful Chaos at No. 4 and Karol G's Tropicoqueta at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 6, SZA's SOS at No. 7, Playboi Carti's Music at No. 8, Sabrina Carpenter's Short n'Sweet at No. 9 and Russ' W!LD at No. 10.
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Alex Warren Responds to Drake's Diss After Beating Him for Hot 100 No. 1
It's no ordinary day when one of the biggest rappers in the world calls you out, but Alex Warren is taking Drake's recent diss in stride. In response to Drizzy's comments about the TikToker's smash hit 'Ordinary' blocking the former's 'What Did I Miss?' from debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, Warren posted a tongue-in-cheek video of himself Monday (July 14) on Instagram Stories. In the clip, he dances along to Drake's 'Nokia,' staring innocently into the camera as he shakes his hips to the lyrics, 'Baby girl/ Let me see you do your dance, let me see you twirl.' More from Billboard Drake Reacts to Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' Holding Him Off From Hot 100 No. 1 Debut: 'I'm Taking That Soon Don't Worry' Max B Squashes Beef With Jim Jones: 'I Want to Start Over' Kapo Shakes Up Latin Albums Charts With 'Por Si Alguien Nos Escucha': 'I Declared That I Was No. 1' In lieu of a caption, Warren simply tagged Drake's username. 'Nokia' also happens to have never reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, debuting at No. 10 in March before eventually climbing to No. 2 the following month. Warren's response comes shortly after the Canadian superstar expressed his disappointment with debuting at No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart dated July 19. On his Story, Drake wrote earlier on Monday, 'Suppressor on the 1 spot.' 'I'm taking that soon don't worry one song or another,' he added at the time, sharing a graphic of the U.S. chart's top 10, which showed 'What Did I Miss?' sitting just below Warren's 'Ordinary' at No. 1. Though Drake may not be happy with the position of 'What Did I Miss?' on the charts this week, the track still earned him a record-extending 81st top 10 hit on the Hot 100. He also now has 359 total entries on the ranking, more than any other artist in history. Plus, 'Ordinary' has proven pretty hard to beat. Warren's breakthrough hit has spent a total of six weeks in the top spot, dethroned only temporarily by Sabrina Carpenter's 'Manchild' spending one week at No. 1 in late June. Warren is currently fresh off the release of 'On My Mind' with ROSÉ, which followed his Jelly Roll duet, 'Bloodline.' Both tracks will appear on Warren's new album, You'll Be Alright, Kid, which drops Friday (July 18). Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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6 days ago
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Jackboys, Justin Bieber, Clipse: All the Contenders for Big Debuts on Next Week's Billboard 200
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated July 26, we look at some much-anticipated albums and exciting surprise drops looking to impact next week's race to the chart's top. Jackboys & Travis Scott, (Cactus Jack/Epic): The second release from the Cactus Jack label's semi-eponymous rap collective — consisting of members Don Toliver, Sheck Wes, Chase B, SoFaygo, Wallie the Sensei, Luxury Tax 50, and of course label head Travis Scott — arrived on Sunday (July 13), already two days into the tracking week. But five days is more than enough time for Scott, one of the consistently best-selling rappers of the last decade, to do big business and launch a serious threat to the Billboard 200's top spot. More from Billboard Wu-Tang Clan Brings Out Redman, Lil Kim, Big Daddy Kane & More at Star-Studded Final NYC Show Connie Francis, 'Who's Sorry Now' Singer, Dies at 87 Five Years Post-Rehab, $uicideboy$ Are 'Grateful to be Alive' - And Maybe Even Happy The set is widely available in a seven-track digital download and vinyl release, as well as a 17-song widely available digital download and streaming set, and a webstore-exclusive CD. Then, as is often the case with Scott's releases, there is a wide variety of physical options also for sale through the webstore — including five different vinyl editions, three standard CD variants and two expanded packaging CD variants (in larger packaging and with different covers). There are also four webstore-exclusive download albums available each with 17 songs, each with different covers and three with one unique bonus track each. All these physical releases should add up to another major sales debut for Scott and his crew — and the set is also off to a very strong start on streaming, with multiple top 10 entries on both the Apple Music real time chart and Spotify's Daily Top Songs USA listing. The combination seems likely to result in Jackboys 2 following its predecessor, which launched with 154,000 units upon its late 2019 release (despite its full tracklist being just seven songs — though it had a bevy of merch/digital download album bundles helping its first-week numbers), to a No. 1 debut, making it the first album to interrupt Morgan Wallen's Billboard 200 reign since I'm the Problem debuted two months earlier. Justin Bieber, (ILH/Def Jam): If not for Jackboys 2, it might have been a fairly close race for the top spot between I'm the Problem and this week's most unexpected chart contender: Swag, the surprise new album from Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber, announced a mere 10 hours before its Friday (July 11) release. The unexpectedness of its release was nearly matched by the unexpectedness of its sound — an alternative-leaning R&B sonic palette, heavily influenced by artist collaborators Dijon, and Eddie Benjamin, and by new go-to writer/producer Carter Lang. The 21-track project — which also features appearances from guest rappers Lil B, Sexyy Red and Gunna, as well as gospel singer Marvin Winans and a trio of skits with comedian Druski — has been a major force on streaming since its Friday debut, swarming both the Spotify and Apple Music charts. Though its presence has receded a bit on both in the days since (particularly following the Jackboys 2 bow), lead single 'Daisies' still resides atop both charts, and the overall streaming numbers for the album in its first week should end up being fairly tremendous. However, unlike Jackboys 2, streaming will have to make for the great majority of Swag's overall first-week units. As is usually the case with such surprise releases, there's no physical version of the album yet available for purchase — it's not expected to arrive until December — meaning that all of its sales will have to come via digital downloads, with no additional variants yet available to boost its numbers there. That will likely cap Swag at a first-week number below where it would need to be to compete with Jackboys 2, potentially making it Bieber's first original full-length studio album not to debut atop the Billboard 200. Clipse, (Self-Released): In plenty of earlier tracking weeks this year, the new album from venerated Virginia hip-hop duo the Clipse would've been a real contender for a Billboard 200 No. 1 debut. However, in a crowded week also including new sets from two major stars, a reigning behemoth in Morgan Wallen's 37-track blockbuster, and also a still-rising breakout success in the soundtrack to Netflix's animated musical KPop Demon Hunters, it might instead have to set its sights on a top five debut on the chart. Still, it should have a chance to make such a bow, thanks in large part to expected robust sales. The set is available for purchase in six vinyl variants, two of which are signed, as well as three CD variants (one signed), two cassettes and a whopping 13 boxed sets in branded boxes, with branded clothing and a CD included. (The physical editions, which are widely available, have a 12-song tracklist; the streaming and digital download versions add in a 13th song, 'So Be It.') The set also had a strong streaming debut, with most of its 13 tracks reaching the Spotify and Apple Music daily charts, though its numbers there will likely be dwarfed by the Jackboys and Bieber sets. Nonetheless, the combination should make for easily the best Billboard 200 showing from the duo since its debut, 2002's Lord Willin', which bowed at No. 4 on the chart. (Its last effort before the duo's recent hiatus, 2009's Till the Casket Drops, reached just No. 41 — though during a crowded Christmas season that December.) IN THE MIX TWICE, (JYP) Another release that might have been able to contend for the top spot in a slower week is the latest from K-pop superpower TWICE, This Is For. The girl group's new set is expected to sell well, being available in 15 CD variants (all with collectibles included, some randomized) as well as three vinyl editions, and a mid-week deluxe edition for download and streaming. The latter also includes two bonus tracks, one of which ('Takedown') is also available on another album likely to appear in next week's Billboard 200 top 10, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack. ATEEZ, (KQ/RCA/Legacy): Golden Hour already scored a No 2 debut on the Billboard 200 for K-pop boy band ATEEZ upon its June release — but now the EP is available in the widely expanded In Your Fantasy edition, which adds an extra 10 tracks (mostly solos from the octet's individual members) to the previous five-track set. The deluxe edition was released via six CD variants, all with collectibles (some randomized), which should drive sales and propel the set back to the chart's top 10. GIVĒON, (Not So Fast/Epic): It's a bit of tough luck for the R&B hitmaker that his sophomore effort debuts in such a packed week — including the late-announced comeback of his old 'Peaches' collaborator Bieber — but the album should still stream and sell fairly well, helped by five vinyl and two CD variants (one of each of which is signed). It could be a photo finish as to whether the set will bring GIVĒON to the top 10 on the Billboard 200, after his 2022 set Give or Take topped out at No. 11. (His 2021 EP compilation When It's All Said and Done… Take Time reached No. 5, marking his career peak to date.) Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100 Solve the daily Crossword
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Alex Warren's ‘Ordinary' Tops Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Drake & HUNTR/X From ‘KPop Demon Hunters' New in Top 10
Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' adds a sixth week atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song has linked its lead consecutively, having become the singer-songwriter's first No. 1 on the chart. More from Billboard Olivia Rodrigo's Guitarist Cried Upon Learning Robert Smith Would Join Glastonbury Set Parkway Drive Leads Park Waves Australia With The Amity Affliction & More Justin Bieber's 'SWAG' Answers All Your Recent Questions About the Pop Star (And It's a Great Listen Too) Plus, two songs soar into the Hot 100's top 10, led by Drake's 'What Did I Miss?,' which debuts at No. 2. The track — the week's most-streamed and top-selling song — arrives as his record-extending 81st top 10. At No. 6, HUNTR/X's 'Golden' races from No. 23. The song is from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, which jumps to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen logs his 10th career week with at least three simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s, a mark that only five acts — and no core country artists — previously reached. His I'm the Problem, the parent set of all three of his current top 10 hits, scores an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Browse the full rundown of this week's top 10 below. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated July 19, 2025) will update on tomorrow, July 15. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published. 'Ordinary' Streams, Airplay & Sales 'Ordinary,' on Atlantic Records, tallied 19.1 million official streams (down 5% week-over-week), 73 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 5%) and 6,000 sold (down 9%) in the United States July 4-10. The single's airplay performance is especially noteworthy, as it becomes the first song this year to reach 70 million in weekly airplay audience, and the first since Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' last November. 'Ordinary' tops the Adult Pop Airplay chart for a seventh week and Pop Airplay for a fifth week. 'Ordinary' slips 2-4 on the Streaming Songs chart, following four weeks at the summit; claims a fourth week at No. 1 on Radio Songs; and drops to No. 2 after eight weeks atop Digital Song Sales. The track also continues its sizzling run at No. 1 on the Songs of the Summer chart, having led in all seven weeks since the seasonal survey made its annual return after Memorial Day. Drake's Record-Extending 81st Top 10Drake's 'What Did I Miss?' bounds onto the Hot 100 at No. 2 with 22.6 million streams, 3.6 million in airplay audience and 6,000 sold through July 10 following its July 5 release. Drake pushes his career total to 81 Hot 100 top 10s, extending his record for the most in the chart's nearly 67-year history. Most Hot 100 Top 10s: 81, Drake 59, Taylor Swift 38, Madonna 35, The Beatles 32, Rihanna 30, Michael Jackson 29, Elton John 28, Mariah Carey 28, Stevie Wonder 27, Janet Jackson 26, Justin Bieber 26, Lil Wayne 25, Elvis Presley (whose career start predated the Hot 100's inception) The track concurrently launches at No. 1 on Streaming Songs — where it's Drake's record-extending 21st leader — and Digital Song Sales, where it's his 15th chart-topper, the most among male artists; overall, only Taylor Swift (29 No. 1s) and Nicki Minaj (17) have more. Plus, 'What Did I Miss?' charges in at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts — marking Drake's record-padding 31st leader on each list. HUNTR/X's 'Golden,' From 'KPop Demon Hunters,' ShinesHUNTR/X's 'Golden' blasts 23-6 on the Hot 100 with 18.8 million streams — up 39% — 950,000 in airplay audience and 3,000 sold. The song is from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, which shoots 3-2 on the Billboard 200, having become the highest-charting soundtrack of 2025. KPop Demon Hunters premiered June 20 in a limited theatrical release in the U.S., and on Netflix, alongside its soundtrack. For the week ending July 6, it ranked at No. 2 on Netflix's Top 10 Movies in United States chart. Meanwhile, as HUNTR/X earns its first Hot 100 top 10, it becomes the latest fictional artist to chart in the region IRL — 'Golden' is by KPop Demon Hunters' protagonist trio whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami. Among fictitious singing acts that have hit the chart's top 10, HUNTR/X joins the likes of Hannah Montana in 2009, the Heights (1992), the Partridge Family ('70s), the Archies ('60s-'70s) and the Chipmunks ('50s). Wallen's 10th Week With 3-Plus Top 10sMorgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae, retreats 2-3 on the Hot 100, after it debuted in May as Wallen's fourth No. 1 and McRae's first. It logs an eighth week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart. Wallen follows on the Hot 100 with the No. 2-peaking 'Just in Case,' which slides 3-4, and 'I'm the Problem,' which falls 5-8. He posts his 10th career week with at least three simultaneous top 10s and his eighth this year, as he continues scaling both leaderboards. Most Weeks With 3-Plus Simultaneous Hot 100 Top 10s All-Time: 19, Drake 15, 50 Cent 11, Justin Bieber 10, The Beatles 10, Kendrick Lamar 10, Morgan Wallen 9, T-Pain Most Weeks With 3-Plus Simultaneous Hot 100 Top 10s in a Single Year: 13, 50 Cent in 2005 12, Drake in 2018 10, The Beatles in 1964 9, T-Pain in 2007 8, Sabrina Carpenter in 2024 8, Morgan Wallen in 2025 6, Justin Bieber in 2016 Similarly, Wallen tallies five songs in the Hot Country Songs top 10. Dating to his first such frame in January 2021, it's his 29th week with at least half the chart's top 10 — no other act has more than one week achieving the feat (Beyoncé, in 2024, and Zach Bryan and Taylor Swift, both in 2023). Rest of Top 10: 'Tipsy' & More Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' staggers 4-5 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' drops 6-7 after 13 weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning in March. Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control,' which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year's No. 1 song, backtracks 8-9. It adds a record-extending 69th week in the top 10 and — potentially setting up another historic milestone next week — a record-furthering 99th week on the chart overall. Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' descends 9-10 after five weeks at No. 1 beginning in January. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100 Solve the daily Crossword
