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Billboard Reveals Massive Revenue From Drake And Kendrick Lamar Disses

December 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake and Kendrick Lamar were the hip hop story of 2024. They dominated the conversation from the start of the year to the end. They were responsible for the most discourse, and their songs absolutely dominated the charts. Lamar managed to score two number one singles with Drake disses. To put this into context, Lamar only had two number singles in his career prior to the feud. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Drake and Lamar’s Billboard numbers are bonkers. What is a surprise, though, is just how much money they generated.

Billboard released the revenue from each of the diss songs that charted on the Hot 100. The numbers are staggering. In total, Drake and Kendrick Lamar brought in $15.3 million. That’s from six songs. Billboard is not even counting the disses that failed to make it to streaming. “Taylor Made Freestyle,” “616 In LA” and “The Heart Part 6” did not contribute to the $15.3 million, which makes the number even more shocking. Kendrick Lamar’s disses led the pack in terms of financially successful songs. “Not Like Us” generated a whopping $7.6 million, while “Like That” pulled in $4.6 million. These are the number one records we just alluded to. Drake, meanwhile, generated $981.3K for his scathing diss, “Family Matters.”

Drake And K. Dot Generated Over $15 Million

Drizzy may have been crowned the loser, but his disses were not slouches in terms of performance. His other diss, “Push Ups,” brought in $969.4K. Unfortunately for the 6 God, Kendrick Lamar takes the final two spots. He released more diss records, so it makes sense. “Meet the Grahams” earned $795.1 K, all while being one of the most unnerving and haunting songs of the decade. It’s also garnered attention as of late due to the timestamps that have been added to each verse on YouTube. Lamar’s “Euphoria” is the last entry on the list. The banger pulled in $441.3K.

There’s been talk about whether a “Big Three” ever truly existed. Some have said no, and argue that Drake and Kendrick Lamar are not as relevant as the “Big Three” narrative claims. Well, the numbers do suggest that these two still dominate the conversation. Spotify recently released its stats for the most streamed rappers in the world. Drake placed at number one (again), and Lamar placed at number five. These achievements, coupled with Billboard’s revenue chart, suggest that Drizzy and Kenny are going nowhere.

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Tyler The Creator Explains Why He’d Ban Podcasts If He Were President

December 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator says that if he were President of the United States, he would ban the use of podcast mics. He explained his frustration with how many people confidently share their opinions on music through the medium of podcasts during an interview with Billboard published on Wednesday.

The topic arose while discussing Tyler’s newest album, Chromakopia. The outlet explained that he enjoys engaging with fans on social media, but not when they simply say something is good or bad. “Expound on that f–king thought, b–ch,” Tyler says of the rampant opinions. “If I was president, the first thing I would do is take podcast mics away from n—as.”

Tyler The Creator Attends The Premiere Of “Snowfall”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler, the Creator attends the Red Carpet Premiere Event for the Sixth and Final Season of FX’s “Snowfall” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater on February 15, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Elsewhere in the interview, Tyler discussed his appearance at Kendrick Lamar’s Los Angeles concert, The Pop Out: Ken & Friends. “I wasn’t even supposed to go — I was in Atlanta working on this album,” Tyler explained. “But I landed that morning and couldn’t miss this s–t. And I don’t even get FOMO at all, n—a — I’ll go to sleep. But I’m cool with Kenny and Dave [Free] and Tim [Hinshaw] from Free Lunch. So I went home, showered and ran straight there.” At the event, Tyler performed his iconic 2019 hit, “Earfquake,” off of his acclaimed album, Igor. “I genuinely think I’m better at my R&B singing s–t as a whole than my rap s–t,” he added. “And those are usually my biggest records.”

Tyler The Creator Poses For Billboard

Tyler dropped Chromakopia as his eighth studio album back in October. It features collaborations with Daniel Caesar, Doechii, GloRilla, Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, Solange, Schoolboy Q, Sexyy Red, Thundercat, Baby Keem, and more. Check out Tyler The Creator’s photoshoot for Billboard below.

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Tyler The Creator Reveals How His Appearance At Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out” Came Together

December 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator recently detailed how his appearance at Kendrick Lamar’s Los Angeles concert, The Pop Out: Ken & Friends, came together. Speaking about the event with Billboard during a new interview published on Wednesday, Tyler revealed that he was in Atlanta working on his album, CHROMAKOPIA, and dropped everything to head back to his hometown for the show.

“I wasn’t even supposed to go — I was in Atlanta working on this album,” Tyler explained. “But I landed that morning and couldn’t miss this s–t. And I don’t even get FOMO at all, n—a — I’ll go to sleep. But I’m cool with Kenny and Dave [Free] and Tim [Hinshaw] from Free Lunch. So I went home, showered and ran straight there.” At the event, Tyler performed his iconic 2019 hit, “Earfquake,” off of his acclaimed album, Igor. “I genuinely think I’m better at my R&B singing s–t as a whole than my rap s–t,” he added. “And those are usually my biggest records.”

Tyler The Creator Performs During Coachella

Tyler, the Creator performs during the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., April 20, 2024. © Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Fans on social media loved Tyler’s performance at the event. “And now he got one of his memorable performances ever..,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in response to the Billboard interview. Another requested a collaboration between Lamar and Tyler. “Ok Tyler, that’s cool and all but can we get a song with Kendrick now?” they asked.

Tyler The Creator Poses For Billboard

Tyler was just one of many artists to make an appearance at The Pop Out. Others included Mustard, Ty Dolla Sign, Steve Lacy, Roddy Ricch, YG, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Dr. Dre, among others. Lamar capped off the night by performing his hit diss track, “Not Like Us,” several times over. Check out Tyler The Creator’s photoshoot with Billboard below.

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GloRilla Named Billboard’s Top Female Rapper Of 2024, Sparking Social Media Debate

December 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

GloRilla has earned the top spot on Billboard’s “The 10 Hottest Female Rappers of 2024” list, sparking debate online as to whether she deserved the placement. In doing so, she beat out Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Doechii, and several more popular artists.

Billboard begins by noting that GloRilla had a bit of a slump in 2023, after her singles “Cha Cha” and “Pop It” failed to pick up much traction. “Instead of giving up, GloRilla made a triumphant comeback and reclaimed her mojo when she struck gold with ‘Yeah Glo!’ at the top of 2024,” the outlet wrote. “The swaggering track zoomed into the top 30 of the Hot 100 and showcased her resiliency as a rapper who refuses to buckle under pressure. Her torrid streak continued with the top 15 Hot 100 record ‘Wanna Be’ featuring Megan Thee Stallion and the summer hit ‘TGIF.’”

GloRilla Performs During Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer Tour”

GloRilla opens for Megan Thee Stallion during her ‘Hot Girl Summer Tour’ at the Moody Center in Austin Thursday, June 13, 2024. © Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Billboard continued: “Despite being an opener on her rap bestie Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Summer Tour this past Spring, she has been giving headliner energy, becoming a blockbuster name within months. Everyone felt GloRilla’s momentum, as pop behemoths Rihanna and Taylor Swift applauded her efforts, saluting her as rap’s newest ‘IT’ girl of the moment. Kamala Harris even phoned her up at the tail-end of her campaign to win over youth voters during her run against Trump.”

GloRilla Lands Atop Billboard’s Hottest Female Rappers Ranking

When The Neighborhood Talk shared the ranking, fans launched into debate in the comments section. Sexyy Red, who landed at No. 4 on the list, congratulated her in response. “Congratulations @glorillapimp,” she wrote, while also posting, “Dangggggggg.” Both comments had heart-eye emojis. Check out the full list below.

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DJ Akademiks Brings Kendrick Lamar Back Down To Earth After “GNX’s” Massive Billboard 200 Debut

December 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

DJ Akademiks has responded to Kendrick Lamar’s new album, GNX, selling 319,000 equivalent album units in its first week of availability. Discussing the success of the project during one of his streams on Sunday night, Akademiks, who has been a passionate supporter of Lamar’s rival, Drake, began by congratulating him for landing at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

“I think it’s a decent number,” he said. “It’s definitely a good number for Kendrick. And I understand that there’s a bunch of Drake fans here and Kendrick fans here who want to compete and compare these two. There is no comparison. I keep trying to tell you: Kendrick could die 15 deaths, he doesn’t compete with Drake overall for streaming.” He then described GNX as a “stellar” release for him.

Kendrick Lamar Accepts The Grammy Award For Best Rap Album

Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. © Robert Hanashiro, Robert Hanashiro / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Akademiks also brought up the songs “squabble up,” “tv off,” “luther,” “wacced out murals,” and “hey now” all taking up the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100. To put the success in perspective, Ak also noted that Drake has remained one of the most-streamed artists of the year despite not putting out an entire body of work. “It’s not fair to bring Kendrick up in like a streaming and data conversation,” he remarked, before noting that he’s closer to Future’s level than Drake’s.

DJ Akademiks Discusses Kendrick Lamar’s New Album

Lamar’s streaming numbers are noteworthy considering Drake’s bombshell lawsuits against Universal Music Group, in which he accuses the company of allegedly artificially boosting the streams of “Not Like Us.” Drake filed the petitions in New York and Texas, while also accusing UMG of defamation. UMG has already denied the allegations. Check out DJ Akademiks’ full response to GNX’s album sales below.

Dj Akademiks congratulating Kendrick Lamar for his Album debuting at number 1 with 319k first week . Ak says he can now sit at the table with Future pic.twitter.com/UB4FhQtbB1

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Tyler The Creator’s “CHROMAKOPIA” Secures Yet Another Week At No. 1 On Billboard

November 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tyler The Creator faced some mockery on the Internet for dropping his album on a Monday, but he ended up having his best commercial performance to date. Moreover, CHROMAKOPIA now spends its third week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with 104K album-equivalent units sold in the week ending November 14, according to Billboard and Luminate. This now became the longest-running chart-topping LP from the Hawthorne native. The previous slot was for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST in two separate weeks in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Streaming pushed most of these new numbers, although physical album sales and box sets also provided a boost.

What’s more is that this continued commercial success for CHROMAKOPIA comes as Tyler, The Creator is kicking off its live success for his upcoming tour. Following some smaller shows and listening parties, he closed out day one of his Camp Flog Gnaw carnival and festival at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Saturday night (November 16). It was the first time that the former Odd Future frontman performed many cuts off of the new project in a more formal, setlist-driven, full stage production setting with a massive audience, and it was a stellar main debut. Special guests included Doechii, Daniel Caesar, ScHoolboy Q, and even a twerk-off with Sexyy Red for “Sticky.” Better find a mop… Because they gave it their all, and someone has to clean up the sweat.

Tyler The Creator Goes No. 1 Again With CHROMAKOPIA

In addition to all this, Tyler, The Creator also contributed to another amazing last-quarter hip-hop album that adds to his achievements this week. He lent a small but welcome feature to Maxo Kream’s new project Personification, which you should absolutely spin right now if you haven’t already.

Meanwhile, Tyler, The Creator expressed his gratitude to fans a lot since CHROMAKOPIA dropped a few weeks ago, and you can tell this particular era and rollout for him is very special. It makes us even more excited to continue to dive in and enjoy the ride, and with his world tour on the way in 2025, we’re sure that we will be enjoying these new tracks for a long time.

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Drake’s Ranking On Billboard’s “Greatest Pop Star” Of The 21st Century List Causes Internet Fervor

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake has been ranked as the fourth greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard, making for the latest update in their viral list. Explaining the decision, the outlet cited his utter dominance of the charts throughout his career, noting his 13 Hot 100 No. 1 singles and 13 Billboard 200 No. 1 albums.

The piece explains: “But impressive as his chart figures are, Drake’s impact on his era goes well beyond the stats. From the moment he first became a mainstream proposition in 2009, the Toronto MC widened the parameters of hip-hop stardom — both in the sound and content of the genre’s biggest hits and the background of and image projected by the hitmakers behind them — while also tugging it towards the mainstream’s middle.”

Drake Attends Toronto Raptors Game

TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 2: Drake smiles during the game between the Toronto. Raptors and the Sacramento Kings during the first half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank. Arena on November 2, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

The Billboard article also addresses Drake’s recent feud with Kendrick Lamar, of which many fans declared him the loser. “And while he may be at the toughest moment of his career currently, betting against a bounceback from Drake — who, lest we forget, was the longest of long shots from Day One to become anything close to what he’s become today — remains a historically ill-advised move,” it reads.

Billboard Ranks Drake As The 4th Greatest Pop Star

Fans have been having mixed responses to the ranking. Many used the title of the list to reassert that Drake isn’t actually a rapper but instead a pop singer. Other fans of the Toronto artist wanted him placed even higher. The outlet has yet to announce the top three spots, but previous selections in the top 10 include Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Usher, Eminem, and more. Check out Billboard’s ranking of Drake below.

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Shaboozey Among Stars to Perform During NFL Thanksgiving Day Halftime Shows

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Tops Billboard Hot 100, Breaks Multiple Records

The NFL is set to deliver exciting Thanksgiving halftime shows across all three games on November 28, 2024, with performances from celebrated music and entertainment artists.

Country music’s rising star Shaboozey, a six-time Grammy nominee, will kick off the day at the Detroit Lions game against the Chicago Bears at 12:30 p.m. ET on CBS. Known for his unique blend of alternative country and hip-hop, Shaboozey brings his hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” to Ford Field for a memorable performance.

At 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX, Grammy-winning Lainey Wilson, reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year, will perform during the Dallas Cowboys game against the New York Giants. Wilson’s show will mark the kickoff for The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign and promises fans a festive, high-energy set.

Closing the night, violinist Lindsey Stirling will perform at Lambeau Field as the Green Bay Packers take on the Miami Dolphins at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. Stirling’s captivating mix of pop, classical, and electronic violin will bring a dynamic finish to the Thanksgiving lineup.

Shaboozey’s hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has climbed back to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking its 16th week at the top and tying the longest reign of the decade. First reaching No. 1 in July, the country-pop crossover now matches the success of Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” from 2023.

On the all-time chart, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is one of only five songs to lead for at least 16 weeks, just behind Lil Nas X’s record-holding “Old Town Road.” The song also extends a 20-week run on the Hot Country Songs chart, among only nine titles to reach this milestone.

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Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Set Another Hot 100 Record After It Tied For The Second-Longest Running No. 1 Song

November 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Shaboozey 2024 People's Choice Country Awards (1024x437) — Getty Image

If Jeopardy contestants know who you are, you have (sort of) officially made it. Between that, his Beyoncé co-sign and sheer chart dominance, Shaboozey is an undeniable country music force.

Since its release, Shaboozey’s single “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” has been a consistent fixture on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. Today (November 4), the outlet confirmed that the single set another record. As of the chart’s last update, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is now tied with three other smashes to hold the coveted No. 1 spot for at least 16 weeks, which includes Morgan Wallen’s 2023 hit “Last Night.”

The other two hits include 16, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s 2017 banger “Despacito” featuring Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men’s 1995 collaboration “One Sweet Day.” However, Lil Nas X’s 2019 breakthrough track “Old Town Road” (the version that features Billy Ray Cyrus) still maintains the overall record.

Back then, Lil Nas X’s country hybrid record held tight to the No. 1 spot for 19 weeks. For now, Shaboozey can brag about “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” having “the longest reign of the 2020s” as the outlet pointed out.

Only time will tell if Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” cross the 19 weeks at No. 1 mark. But fans surely are rooting for his pursuit of the career milestone.