The line between satisfying a buying public and an artistic credibility are spiderweb thin. Should Hip-Hop artists have to “dumb it down” to get attention? Amazingly, statistics pretty much scream a defiant “yes.”
A healthy combination of positive and negative press and worked well in Jamie Foxx’s favor for his fifth studio album, Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses.
Part of the reason why Furious 7 had such a huge debut on the Billboard Charts was the Wiz Khalifa’s sentimental record, “See You Again.” The heartfelt song not only acted as a tribute to the late Paul Walker and introduced Charlie Puth to the masses, the track is also very relatable to anyone who […]
Drake continues to impress the world with the boundaries reached from a lowly mixtape. In 2009, his smash compilation, So Far Gone, landed him a Grammy nomination, and his latest release in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late is literally dominating the Billboard Charts.
Nicki Minaj recently scored her 56th Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with “Only,” featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. The Barbz now has the most Billboard Hot 100 hits of any female MC. Not too shabby for a Trinidadian from Southside Jamaica, Queens.
Hip-Hop has been a definitive force in the sales department this year and we’re only three months into 2014. YG and his recount of his Krazy Life thus far followed in the footsteps of ScHoolboy Q and Rick Ross to mark high on the Billboard 200. His debut album entered the mix at #2 with […]
All the promotion and ubiquity for Eminem’s MMLP2 were not conducted in vain. As expected, the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s album took the top spot on the Billboard charts.
The sales projections are in for T.I.’s Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head release, and the Atlanta native is expected to do around 175,000. According to Hits Daily Double, Tip will come in between 150,000-175,000, while the week’s other rap release, Chief Keef’s Finally Rich, will sell 50,000-55,000 copies over the next several days.
Alicia Keys’ Girl On Fire album dropped Tuesday (Nov. 27), and Swizz Beatz is responsible for a portion of her record sales for the week. Swizzy showed his lady the ultimate sign of support by going out and buying 150 copies of her new album.
Machine Gun Kelly may have made the headlines, but it looks like Macklemore and his buddy Ryan Lewis took the crown this week on the charts. Seattle indie hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis debuted this week with The Heist and moved approximately 74,530 units in his first week.
As expected, the untimely death of Adam “MCA” Yauch has landed the Beastie Boys back on the charts. Seven of the Hip-Hop trio’s albums have found their way to the Billboard Hot 200, including their 1986 Licensed To Ill debut, hitting the No. 18 spot pushing 19,100 units in the last week. Other albums seeing […]
Even at 40, Jay-Z is appearing to be at top form when compared to other rappers that he must compete with. With his latest single “Young Forever” making its way onto the top 10 of the Billboard charts, Jay can now stand victorious as the rapper with the most top 10 singles ever. Wow, people […]
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