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Spotify Reveals 50 Most Streamed Rap Songs of All-Time Led by Post Malone’s “rockstar”

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Spotify is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop by unveiling the 50 Most Streamed Rap Songs. The announcement was made on RapCaviar’s official Twitter and Instagram accounts, accompanied by an official playlist.

Curated by Spotify’s editorial team and based on data, the Hip-Hop lists showcase the top songs, albums, artists, producers, and more in the genre. Spotify’s celebration of Hip-Hop’s milestone will continue with a multi-layered campaign leading up to the anniversary on August 11th, honoring the contributions of the genre’s greatest artists. Stay tuned for more updates as Spotify continues to pay homage to the legacy of Hip-Hop.

The full list is available below.

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Post Malone Brought Out 21 Savage During His Electrifying Performance At The 2023 NBA All-Star Game

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It was a Malone-heavy weekend at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone coached Team LeBron, Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone was in the building to take in the sights, and the NBA tapped Post Malone to deliver a pre-game performance yesterday (February 19).

After being introduced by Slam Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung, Malone started his brief set with “Wow,” performing the track through smiles and high-fives with fans in the front rows. Then, backed by fiery pyrotechnics, he brought out 21 Savage to join him on their former No. 1 hit, “Rockstar.”

There was a lot of music at All-Star Weekend beyond Malone and Savage. Also pre-game, Jully Black sang “O Canada” and made a change to the country’s national anthem. Utah native Jewel also came through with “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Savage also played in the celebrity game earlier in the weekend, which also featured Janelle Monáe, Cordae, Kane Brown, Ozuna, and Nicky Jam.

Rapper Dame D.O.L.L.A. (who some might know better as Damian Lillard) showed out during the game and ended up being one of its leading scorers with 26 points. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum won the game’s MVP award.

Check out Malone performing “Wow” and bringing out Savage for “Rockstar” above.

DaBaby May Need A ‘Rockstar’ Legal Team To Fight A New Lawsuit From The Song’s Apparent Original Producer

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When it rains, it pours, but for DaBaby, it seems like he’s stuck in a never-ending hurricane. Since his infamous comments at Rolling Loud back in 2021, the “Bop” rapper hasn’t caught a break. Not only did his latest album, Baby On Baby 2, perform poorly on Billboard‘s Hot 100 charts, but the Charlotte native also became the butt of several online jokes due to his show’s lack of ticket sales.

Now, according to TMZ, one of his most popular songs, “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, is the subject of a new lawsuit. Producer JuJu Beatz allegedly opened the copyright enrichment case in which JuJu claims DaBaby stole the song’s beat from him under the cloak of sampling.

The documents reveal JuJu initially sent the beat in a digital file to the rapper’s team in 2019. Someone on his team with access to the file opened the instrumental more than 40 times between when it was initially sent and when the song was released in April 2020.

Lastly, JuJu claims while the rapper racked up millions of dollars in profit from the song, he was not compensated for his unauthorized contribution. JuJu told the courts he has attempted to settle this dispute with the rapper privately, but DaBaby refuses to “cooperate or accept responsibility for blatant and willful copyright infringement.”

Due to DaBaby’s dismissal of the JuJu’s outreach attempts, Roddy Ricch, who is featured on the track, and several others involved in the song’s production have now been named as co-defendants.