Tag: top

Posted on by

THE WEEKND SURPASSES DRAKE ON LIST OF SPOTIFY’S MOST STREAMED SONGS OF ALL TIME

the-weeknd-surpasses-drake-on-spotify-list-of-most-streamed-songs-all-time

The Weeknd and Drake are often compared to one another as two dominant forces in the music industry hailing from Canada.

Source: HipHopDX

Abel got the best of Drizzy in this round to close out 2023, as his hit single “Starboy” surpassed Drake’s “One Dance” on the Spotify all-time charts.

Per Pop Crave, “Starboy” slid into sixth place on the list of the most-streamed songs on Spotify ever, with over 2.9 billion streams to push Drake’s bop one spot lower.

Drake and The Weeknd were also back-to-back when Spotify revealed its top streaming artists for 2023 last month with Abel taking the No. 3 spot — despite not having dropped an album in 2023 — and the 6 God right behind him at No. 4 with over 11 billion streams.

Drake took home plenty of hardware and accolades as well after another busy year with the release of his eighth studio album, For All The Dogs.

Drizzy won Spotify’s Hip Hop 2023 MVP honors over the likes of Metro Boomin, Lil Baby, 21 Savage and more in what appears to be a fan-voted award.

“The people have spoken. 2023’s #AllRapCaviar MVP is Drake,” RapCaviar‘s Instagram captioned a post to close out July.

Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss also wears the Spotify streaming collab crown as the 2022 joint project hit 2.7 billion streams in November, surpassing Watch The Throne‘s previous record of 2.6 billion.

The first joint album between the Toronto and Atlanta natives received mixed reviews upon release but was a commercial success, moving over 400,000 units in its first week of sales.

In the year since, the album has been certified double platinum by the RIAA and is nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Read more: https://hiphopdx.com/news/the-weeknd-drake-spotify-songs-streams

Posted on by

Every J Cole Feature Verse This Year Ranked

Every J Cole Feature Verse This Year Ranked

Even though he did not release a new album this year, J. Cole has still managed to drop some fire feature verses.

Source: XXLMag

From his appearance on Lil Durk’s uplifting anthem “All My Life” to his thoughtful lyrics on Summer Walker’s “To Summer, From Cole – Audio Hug,” the North Carolina rhymer always seems to remind us why he’s one of the best in the game.

Arguably, J. Cole’s most talked-about verse was on Drake’s abrasive track “First Person Shooter” on his For All the Dogs album. On the song, Cole addresses rumors that he has beef with YoungBoy Never Broke Again. During his verse, the Dreamville leader tells his fans not to believe everything they read online. He seems to be addressing recent rumors that he dissed NBA YoungBoy on Lil Yachty’s “The Secret Recipe,” which he is featured on.

“I still wanna get me a song with YB, can’t trust everything that you saw on IG,” he spits. “Just know if I diss you I make sure you know that I hit you like I’m on your caller I.D.”

Near the end of the song, J. Cole boasts that he’s the greatest, rapping, “When I show up, it’s motion picture blockbuster/The G.O.A.T. with the golden pen, the top toucher/The spot rusher/Sprayed his whole s**t up, the crop duster/Not Russia, but apply pressure.”

So with J. Cole having a phenomenal year with his lyrical appearances, XXL decided to rank his feature verses this year. Check it out below.

9
“Let Me Calm Down”
Nicki Minaj featuring J. Cole
Nicki Minaj – Let Me Calm Down (feat. J. Cole) [Official Audio]

8
“There I Go”
Gucci Mane featuring J. Cole and Mike WiLL Made-It
Gucci Mane – There I Go (feat. J. Cole & Mike WiLL Made-It) [Official Music Video]

7
“Passport Bros”
Bas featuring J. Cole
Bas – Passport Bros (with J. Cole) (Official Music Video) ft. J. Cole

6
“To Summer, From Cole – Audio Hug”
Summer Walker featuring J. Cole
To Summer, From Cole – Audio Hug [Lyric Video]

5
“On the Street”
J-Hope featuring J. Cole
j-hope ‘on the street (with J. Cole)’ Official MV

For the full list, go to https://www.xxlmag.com/j-cole-feature-verse-2023-ranked/

Posted on by

The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2022 …(May 2022 so far)

The Best Hip Hop Albums of 2022 …(May 2022 so far)
Source: HipHopDX

So far 2022 has been off to a hot start with some great Hip Hop Albums. From the never aging Snoop Dogg to the long-awaited Pusha T album and Vince Staples’ latest, there is plenty of good music from a diverse range of artists.

HipHopDX will be narrowing down the endless amount of music released during the course of a year to the essentials, providing readers with a list of the must-listen projects.

Struggling to find a list of the Hip Hop Albums that have been shifting the culture? Take a look at our lists for Rap and R&B to get a complete survey of the projects that are dictating the conversation around Hip Hop culture.

Here’s the List:

IT’S ALMOST DRY by PUSHA T
AETHIOPES – Billy Woods & Preservation
LEARN 2 SWIM – redveil
LAST ONES LEFT – EST Gee & 42 Dugg
TANA TALK 4 – Benny The Butcher
BACK ON DEATH ROW – Snoop Dogg
2 ALIVE – Yeat
CONTINUANCE – Curren$y & Alchemist
SICK! – Earl Sweatshirt
MAGIC – Nas & Hit-Boy
Fighting Demons – Juice WRLD

For more details and more albums on the list, visit:  HipHopDX