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Nicki Minaj Becomes The First Female Rapper To Hit 1 Billion Streams In 2024

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Nicki Minaj is no stranger to commercial success and that doesn’t seem to be drying up any time soon. We’re two full months into 2024 and she’s just reached an impressive achievement already. Across all her credits on Spotify, she’s racked up 1 billion streams in just 2024 alone. That makes her the first female rapper to reach that achievement this year. Many of those streams likely come from her new album Pink Friday 2 which dropped late last year. Two tracks from the record, “FTCU” and “Everybody” with Lil Uzi Vert are still lingering on the Hot 100 this week.

Another big chunk of streams is likely coming from her single “Big Foot,” the only new music she’s actually released in 2024. The song was a diss track aimed at Megan Thee Stallion and a response to some lines from Meg’s new song “HISS.” “Big Foot” got off to an impressive start, debuting in the top 30 with less than a full week tracking. But in the following weeks, it fell off the charts completely and hasn’t returned. It currently sits at just under 11 million streams on Spotify with “HISS” rapidly approaching 50 million.

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Nicki Minaj Hits 1 Billion Streams In 2024

Later this year, Nicki Minaj will take off on her Pink Friday 2 tour. The tour was already a pretty massive undertaking when it was first announced and she’s repeatedly added expanded dates to the roster. There’s plenty of fan excitement for the tour already. Nicki showed off just how many people were interested when she revealed that it was her highest selling tour to date before the pre sale had even wrapped up.

Some Nicki fans in London were disappointed that she chose to play Wireless Festival instead of another London stop. Nicki took to social media to explain her choice and hype up her set at the festival. What do you think of Nicki Minaj becoming the first rapper to hit 1 billion streams this year? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day” Becomes His First Song To Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

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Ice Cube has officially joined the pantheon of rappers with a track that’s been streamed more than 1 billion times on Spotify. The previously ultra-rare achievement is becoming more and more common the longer the service is around. Some major artists like Drake and Ed Sheeran have racked up numerous such tracks. Now other artists are joining the fray with hits both new and old hitting 1 billion every day.

The most recent addition to the bunch is Ice Cube. The veteran rapper just netted his first-ever song to reach the 1 billion mark and it’s probably the track you’d expect. His biggest Hot 100 hit ever and one of the biggest songs of his career “It Was A Good Day” also became his first to surpass 1 billion streams. The achievement is especially impressive given how old the song is. The vast majority of billion-stream songs were released in recent years while Spotify was already an active platform. But a number of major hits from the 80s and 90s have reached the milestone in recent years.

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Ice Cube Joins The 1 Billion Spotify Streams Club

Last month, Ice Cube had an NBA award named after him. The basketball league officially announced an Impact Award named after the rapper. The award is meant to honor the rapper’s  “extraordinary contributions to the world of basketball, his unparalleled passion for the game, and his unwavering commitment to encouraging crucial dialogues surrounding inclusivity, equal opportunity, and racial and social justice while contributing to initiatives focused on education and community development.”

Some, including Ice Cube himself, see the gesture as an attempt to appease him. Cube is affiliated with the BIG3 basketball league. He’s suggested on numerous occasions that the NBA is trying to kill the league in an effort to squeeze out competition. What do you think about “It Was A Good Day” being Ice Cube’s first song to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify? Do you think he has any other, more deserving tracks? Let us know in the comment section below.

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