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Wack 100 Claps Back At Lefty Gunplay By Roasting His Kendrick Lamar Feature & Poor Album Sales

December 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

For almost the last year, talent manager Wack 100, and California rapper Lefty Gunplay, have been going at one another. If you want to get a gist of what’s been going on, check out the Bootleg Kev and No Jumper interviews below. Near the beginning of 2024, not many had heard of the latter. But in the last month, he’s become a MC that people are keeping their eyes on. His feature on the now viral Kendrick Lamar GNX hit “tv off” has garnered him some buzz and has led to listeners tapping in more frequently to his catalog. Still, what some may not know is that on November 22, the day that K. Dot’s album dropped; Lefty’s Most Valuable Gangbanger also made landfall. But despite the uptick in traffic, the tape didn’t do so hot.

In fact, it didn’t even hit four digits, as it sold just “no thousand 500” equivalent units. This was a fact that Wack 100 made sure to hammer home in a recent interview with Vlad TV. He did so by using Lefty’s own feature on “tv off” against in him in the process. “Now let me tell you what I think that is: Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious.” Speaking of those lyrics, Wack 100 also dismissed how much of feature it really was.

The Beef Between Wack 100 & Lefty Gunplay Continues

“Is it true to say that maybe everybody (Wallie the Sensei, AzChike, etc.) was called in, and he’s the only one whose verse didn’t stand up and they took something to make something just because it was like an amnesty situation?” Vlad then came to the defense of Lefty Gunplay saying how big of a deal it is to be on a Kendrick album in 2024. Wack did agree with that, but he feels he wasn’t actually on the record. “You cannot identify what these four words represent,” he began.

More Backstory On Their History

“It’s not a hook, it’s not a bridge, it’s not a verse. We’re gonna call it what it is, four words.” Wack 100 then went on to pose to Vlad if he thinks Lamar would have been fine laying down something similar to what Lefty did on a Dr. Dre tape. He thinks so, but Wack completely disagreed. He did give the rising Cali artist his props, but it’s clear that the animosity is still there.

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Drake Remains 2024’s Top Selling Rapper By Album Units Despite Not Dropping

December 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake reportedly remains the top-selling hip-hop artist of 2024 by album units, despite not putting out a single album this year. Chart Data shared the ranking on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, showing the Toronto rapper as the highest-selling artist.

The new report comes after DJ Akademiks predicted that 80-85 percent of Drake’s current streams are coming from projects that dropped years ago. “Also, he leveraged the fact that they’re eating so much off of his back catalog,” Ak expressed on one of his recent streams. “That dropping frequently helps the back catalog. And, by the way, 80 to 85 percent of Drake’s current streams is from albums that dropped over six years ago. And I’m being very fair here.”

Drake Poses With PartyNextDoor

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 23: (L-R) PartyNextDoor and Drake attend Party Next. Door Live at S.O.B.’s on October 23, 2014, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Three spots behind Drake in fourth place is Kendrick Lamar. The two rappers have been feuding throughout 2024, with each dropping numerous diss tracks against the other. Lamar’s status is being helped by his new project, GNX, which hit streaming services last month. It’s projected to debut on the Billboard charts with over 300,000 in total sales. The tracklist features guest appearances from AzChike, Dody6, Hitta J3, Peysoh, Roddy Ricch, Siete7x, SZA, Wallie the Sensei, Lefty Gunplay, and YoungThreat. In addition to Kendrick Lamar, others on the album sales list include Future, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Eminem, NBA YoungBoy, Rod Wave, 21 Savage, and Tyler The Creator.

Drake Dominates Album Sales

While Drake hasn’t released an album in 2024, he’s reportedly planning to drop a collaborative project with PartyNextDoor before the end of the year. His new lawsuit against Universal Music Group could put a kink in those plans, however, according to DJ Akademiks. Drake is accusing UMG of defamation as well as allegedly artificially boosting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Check out the full list of the top 10 rappers by album units below.

Best selling rappers by total album units this year so far (US):

#1 Drake
#2 Future
#3 Kanye West
#4 Kendrick Lamar
#5 Travis Scott
#6 Eminem
#7 YoungBoy Never Broke Again
#8 Rod Wave
#9 21 Savage
#10 Tyler, The Creator

— chart data (@chartdata) December 1, 2024

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Joe Budden Says “Something Funny” Has Been Going On With Megan Thee Stallion’s Numbers

November 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Joe Budden discussed the success of Megan Thee Stallion’s newest release, Megan: Act II, during the latest episode of his podcast. In doing so, he and his co-hosts gave their opinion on the value of album sales and whether it has any standing with regard to an artist’s quality of music.

“The numbers to me act as the stock report. I big up Tyler because it’s not an artist thing. When we start talking numbers, we’re not talking artistry anymore,” Budden said. From there, he brought up Megan. “For me, I see the play on the blackboard, but the numbers is gonna tell what is and what’s not or why aren’t they being manipulated. If we putting you on everything spoken. If we tapping you to host the awards, we giving you the commercials, we putting you everywhere feasible, somebody that spent something to do with this is gonna want to see a number come back. It tells a story.”

Megan Thee Stallion Performs During Kamala Harris Rally

Tuesday, July 30, 2024; Atlanta, Ga; Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion performs during a presidential campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta, Ga.

As for what that story is, Budden said it shows “whoever is on your team is not looking for their payday from the music aspect of what’s going on.” He once again clarified, “numbers are not a reflection of artistry and quality of music,” but praised Tyler, the Creator for being so successful without too many tricks.

Joe Budden Speaks On Megan Thee Stallion’s Album Sales

Check out The Joe Budden Podcast’s full discussion of Megan Thee Stallion below. Megan dropped Act II on October 25 with appearances from Flo Milli, Twice, Spiritbox, and RM of BTS. The original version of the project debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 64,000 album-equivalent units. Be on the lookout for further updates on Joe Budden and Megan Thee Stallion on HotNewHipHop.

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Future Boasts Great First Week Sales Numbers For “MIXTAPE PLUTO” Chart Debut

September 29, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It looks like Future’s promising first week sales projections for MIXTAPE PLUTO will manifest. Moreover, HITS Daily Double reports that the project will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (the catalog’s 11th overall) with a total of 129K album-equivalent units sold. This would mark his third triple-digit debut and chart-topper of the year, as it almost outsold the Metro Boomin collab album WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU and follows the massive success of the first installment, WE DON’T TRUST YOU. This is very impressive for Pluto, albeit well within his powers as a hip-hop giant. We still have yet to receive official word from Billboard, though, so there’s always a chance things could change.

Of course, fans will debate over which of Future’s three 2024 records is better, and all of them are distinct enough to warrant that discussion. You have the grand and star-studded presentation of the first Metro album, the R&B return on the second, and some classic 2010s trap worship on the third. The “TEFLON DON” rapper has some killer tracks on all of them that will rank as some of his best of the decade. Also, his prolific nature means that there will probably be many more highlights to come.

Future’s MIXTAPE PLUTO Is Another Chart-Topper

Future’s ‘MIXTAPE PLUTO’ to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 129K units first week (via @HITSDD).

It will be his third #1 album of the year. pic.twitter.com/NGYYiJGUne

— chart data (@chartdata) September 27, 2024

However, all this doesn’t mean that MIXTAPE PLUTO didn’t come without its disappointments and contentious aspects. Many fans questioned why the teased features for this new Future tape, such as Travis Scott and Gunna, did not make the final tracklist. The latter even seemed to respond to this development, characterizing it as just business and not a personal matter. Still, that wasn’t an explicit reference to the project, so who knows?

All we know is that the production on MIXTAPE PLUTO is entrancing and that Future’s performances are pretty solid for the most part. But don’t take our word for it; let us know what your favorite Hendrix release was this year and your thoughts on the run overall down in the comments section below. Even if you’re not the biggest fan, there’s a huge chance that you won’t be able to escape from many of these 2024 cuts until the year ends.

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Big Sean Receives Unfortunate Final Sales Results For “Better Me Than You”

September 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

There was a lot of potential for Better Me Than You, the sixth studio album from Big Sean. For the most part, the lead singles were extremely promising to very good. Then, when you get into the themes and ideas promised, they are mature, fairly thought-provoking, and motivating. Furthermore, the features list had a lot to offer. Gunna, Charlie Wilson, Thundercat, Kodak Black, Bryson Tiller, and The Alchemist are just a few that make a pretty star-studded cast. On the surface, there’s a lot to like. However, when you get into the album and perhaps listen to it a couple of times, you probably caught some inconsistencies.

For us, those included too many instances of Sean sounding half asleep on the mic. Also, with the tracklist sitting at 21 songs, there was too much fluff and some of them sounded out of place. The Cash Cobain song was the biggest offender of this. We feel these are the reasons why Big Sean was only able to sell 22,000 copies (courtesy of DJ Akademiks) of his newest effort in its first week. Also not helping him was the fact that he was pretty inactive after the release of Detroit 2. Even though he’s major artist of the 2010s, he doesn’t have the same luxury of a Travis Scott to wait that long in between releases.

Haters Of Big Sean Don’t Want To Hear Anymore Big Three Talk

Big Sean ‘Better Me Than You’ sells 22K first week.

— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) September 7, 2024

The final results were pretty on par with the 24,000 units prediction, and with this being official, this is now his lowest first week of his career. Prior, Sean had never debuted lower than three on the charts. Now, he will be lucky to be in the top 20-25. Throughout his time in the genre, there have been a lot of people that are highly critical of the Detroit MC. Now, with these numbers confirmed, they are coming out in droves. “I don’t wanna hear no more talk from him about “Big 3” or anything among those lines”, one X user states. “Damn what’s that upcoming j cole album called? Yeah this is that”, another jokes. Sean has been teasing a couple of other tapes recently, so he’s got more chances to reassert himself.

What are your thoughts on Big Sean only moving 22,000 copies of Better Me Than You in its first week? What do you think was the biggest reason for this precipitous fall-off from past releases? Is Sean out of his prime, or will this turn out to be a fluke? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Big Sean. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Travis Scott Fans Convinced That Billboard Orchestrated A Heist To Let Sabrina Carpenter Go Number One

September 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Whenever Travis Scott falls just short of winning something, it feels like his fans can be more upset than him. That seems to be the case, at least for now. If you head over to X (formerly Twitter), you are going to see a lot of angry reactions over Sabrina Carpenter narrowly defeating La Flame in the intense sales battle. Overall, that isn’t really news. However, what is interesting is the fact that fans of Travis Scott are accusing Billboard of tampering with the final results. According to an account by the name of In The Mix, they came across some apparent video evidence of this “robbery”.

In the allegedly accurate footage, a user is navigating the Music Connect platform and heads over to a “Daily Billboard 200” data base. After clicking on it, it shows the week in which the sales would be tallied, August 22-29. As you’ll be able to see, the results before the final recount show that Scott was actually ahead of Sabrina, 365,817 to 354,436. Of course, the official results were 362,000 to 361,000 in favor of the pop hitmaker. Furthermore, it shows that DAYS BEFORE RODEO was whaling on Short n’ Sweet in terms of physical sales, 333,582 to 177,382.

Travis Scott Fans Claim To Have Proof Of Billboard’s Shenanigans

Conversely, the actual numbers were 331,000 for Scott and 184,000 for Carpenter. For context, the clip was posted on X about 12 hours ago, quite a bit after the last count was announced. Overall, the fans could have valid evidence, but it’s definitely hard to be 100% sure. Billboard, among others, go back forth on whether or not include bundles, deluxe versions, and etc. into the total. In this case, if this video is true then there may be a chance that they removed some sales. Or there could have been an honest mistake and they did in fact include all of the different packages each artist offered.

What are your thoughts on Travis Scott fan’s asserting that Billboard had something to do with Sabrina Carpenter beating him in sales? With the supposed evidence above, do you think they have a point? Or did the outlet make a genuine mistake with the final tally? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Travis Scott. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Travis Scott’s “Days Before Rodeo” Could Have The Biggest Hip-Hop Debut Of 2024

September 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Travis Scott’s Days Before Rodeo could end up being the most successful hip-hop album to debut on the Billboard 200 in 2024 as early projections for the rereleased project’s first-week sales continue to increase. According to HipHopAllDay, Days Before Rodeo is expected to sell closer to 300,000 units in the seven days following its release. The project originally dropped back in 2014, but to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Scott added it to streaming services while releasing a deluxe version that features guest appearances from Young Thug three times, Quavo, Playboi Carti, and Mike Dean.

Depending on where exactly Days Before Rodeo’s sales land, it could outrank the previous most successful hip-hop album, Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The Detroit legend dropped that effort back on July 12 and moved 281,000 album-equivalent units in the first week.

Travis Scott Performs During Fanatics Fest NYC 2024

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Travis Scott performs onstage at the Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 at Jacob Javits Center on August 17, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fanatics)

When DJ Akademiks shared the latest expectations on Instagram, fans in the comments had mixed reactions. One fan wrote: “He’d be bigger than Drake if that Astro world tragedy didn’t happen, only rapper selling out stadium’s & performing for 80k people imagine what he’d be doing if that didn’t slow down his momentum.” Others were more critical of the way he’s been earning pure sales. “Anyone with a brain knows this is bc his clothes are hot right now lol,” one user argued. “These are t shirt bundle sales [laughing emoji]. Album did 20k from streaming numbers. Its all fugazi.”

Travis Scott’s “Days Before Rodeo” Continues To Dominate

In addition to fans criticizing Scott, Sabrina Carpenter, who is also competing for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with Short n’ Sweet, tweeted, “this one’s for nicki,” last week. She appeared to be referring Scott beating out Minaj in 2018 as his album, Astroworld, competed with her album, Queen. Be on the lookout for further updates on Travis Scott on HotNewHipHop.

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Travis Scott And Kendrick Lamar’s “Goosebumps” Earns Rare Milestone

August 28, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar have earned diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for their hit collaboration, “Goosebumps.” The song was included on Scott’s 2016 album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. As one of the biggest hits from the project, it peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Congratulations to Travis Scott. I hope he still gets those Goosebumps every time,” one fan remarked. Another wrote: “Birds in the trap has so many bangers.” Other fans compared their level of success to Drake, as Lamar has been feuding with the Toronto rapper.

Travis Scott & Kendrick Lamar Perform Together At Coachella

INDIO, CA – APRIL 16: Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Travis Scott perform on the Coachella Stage during day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

Scott previously recalled how the collaboration came together during an interview with Billboard at the time. “I met him at the MTV Video Music Awards one year and he came up to me and was just like, ‘Yo, man, I f*ck with your music. It’s super dope and inspirational.’ I was like, whoa, this is the best rapper in the globe – he f*cks with my music!” he said in 2016. “That’s one of the things that made me want to keep working on my music and try to keep it going ’cause I’m not the most rappity rap ass n***a. That’s not me but I really love Kendrick’s music.”

Travis Scott & Kendrick Lamar’s “Goosebumps” Goes Diamond

Scott famously used the song to break a Guinness World Record in 2017 by performing the track live 15 times in a row. In other news, Scott recently added his classic mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, to streaming services. Be on the lookout for further updates on Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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Juvenile Claims His Higher Album Sales Give Him “Best Rapper” Title Over Jay-Z & Nas

August 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The conversation around who is the best rapper of all time has lasted in hip-hop culture ever since the 1980s, and it will continue to define the community’s values and philosophies. Of course, there are many different metrics to consider: lyrics, sales, hits, impact, influence, innovation, or a holistic combination of all those things. But according to Juvenile, the massive sales behind his classic 1998 album 400 Degreez puts him above rap legends like Jay-Z and Nas (for the record, the Cash Money MC’s pick for the best rapper is Lil Wayne). He made these comments during a recent interview, specifically speaking on how people broadly compare Southern rap to more lyrically minded East Coast counterparts such as Hov and Esco and undervalue it as a result.

“A hit is a hit,” Juveline’s remarks began. “You don’t have to be the best rapper. Some of the best rappers… can’t make a hit. That s**t don’t mean nothing. The best rapper in the world don’t mean nothing if you ain’t got no f***ing hits. N***as always talk about ‘Man, Nas, da da da, Jay-Z…’ Okay, who sold the most records? I think that’s what counts, right?

Juvenile Makes A Case For Himself As A Better Rapper Than Nas & Jay-Z

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“Yeah, let’s not go off the – let’s just do numbers,” Juvenile continued. “Know what I’m saying? Yeah. Let’s see who sold the most records on each solo album. Numbers don’t lie, man. Pick your best Nas album. Pick your best Jay-Z album, right? Yeah. And I’m going to take [400 Degreez] and you tell me who sold the most on a solo album. I’m taking 400.” For what it’s worth, this project has sold over six million units as of 2021 and received a quadruple platinum certification in 2000.

Meanwhile, Nas’ best-selling album, It Was Written, has sold around 3 million units, whereas Jay-Z’s best-seller Hard Knock Life… Vol. 2 is right up there with 400 Degreez with 6 million units. So while Juvenile has a point here, the conversation definitely shifts when you talk about total sales across a discography, and when comparing one rapper’s biggest hit to another’s. There are many different metrics to consider here, and many different reasons to call someone the best rapper.

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Kanye West And Ty Dolla Sign’s “Vultures 2” Suffers Steep Sales Fall Off In Week 2

August 14, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign’s new album, Vultures 2, is looking at a major drop-off in its second week on the Billboard 200 chart. After debuting at number two and moving 107,000 album-equivalent units, DJ Akademiks reports that the project is only on pace to sell 31,000 units this time around.

In response to the news, fans have been sharing plenty of jokes on social media. “Give us drakes 3 track ep sale numbers,” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote. Another joked: “Now Kanye is competing with Latto.” One former fan wrote: “I never imagined Kanye would ever be selling this poorly. As a huge Kanye fan, I don’t even listen to him anymore. The last album I listened to was Jesus Is King.”

Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign Perform At Rolling Loud

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 14: (L-R) Rappers Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign perform onstage during the “Vultures 1” playback concert during Rolling Loud 2024 at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 14, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

Despite only debuting at No. 2, Ty Dolla Sign mistakenly remarked that the project topped the Billboard 200 chart during a recent concert. “Number one motherf*cking album, man,” he told the crowd before performing the track, “Promotion.” In actuality, Taylor Swift beat out the duo with her latest project, The Tortured Poets Department. It was that album’s 14th week atop the chart.

“Vultures 2” Looking At A Disappointing Second Week

Kanye West & TY Dolla Sign – Vultures 2 on pace to sell 31k second week.

— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) August 14, 2024

In addition to falling sales, Vultures 2 has also been battling brutal reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album is maintaining a score of just 40, positioning it as one of the worst hip-hop albums of the decade. A primary concern of reviewers was West releasing the project in an unfinished state. He’s since made several adjustments that fans have been appreciating. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign on HotNewHipHop.

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