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HNHH’S Annual Holiday Playlist Is Championed By Gucci Mane, Chris Brown, TLC, And More

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Rather than sticking to our weekly tradition of updating our Fire Emoji and R&B Season playlists, this Saturday, we have something extra special in store – our annual hip-hop holiday roundup.

Instead of showcasing new releases like we typically do, this collection is all about setting the Christmas mood. As you may have guessed, the titles on the tracklist are all festively themed and come from artists both old and new to the industry.

First on our playlist for 2022 is Rae Sremmurd’s “Nothing For Christmas.” Immediately afterward, Yo Gotti lets us know what’s on his “Wish List.”

Of course, it wouldn’t be the holidays without Gucci Mane. We have two tracks from him for you – “St. Brick Intro” and later, “All I Want for Christmas.” Next, the LVRN label holds it down with “Ghetto Christmas” from 6LACK and Summer Walker. Additionally, we hear dvsn’s “Let It Snow.”

Xavier Omär and Alex Isley are sipping “Peppermint Tea” on their collaborative track. Next, DRAM wants to help you celebrate “Litmas” this year.

Following those selections come some huge names, like Kanye West and Teyana Taylor. They worked with CyHi on “Christmas In Harlem,” which can only be followed by someone like Tyler, the Creator. For his part, the Igor artist worked with Ryan Beatty and Santigold on “Lights On.” The track appears alongside several others on his Grinch-inspired album.

Holding things down for the R&B lovers on this update is Chris Brown, who shared “No Time Like Christmas” a few weeks before the holiday season got into full swing.

Smino, Masego, Nicki Minaj, Bryson Tiller, Kiana Ledé, Jim Jones, DMX, and TLC are just a few others you’ll find throughout our latest playlist.

Check it all out exclusively on Spotify below. Afterward, let us know what your favourite hip-hop holiday hits are in the comments.

Spotify Celebrates Chief Keef and His ‘Finally Rich’ Album with Special Show in Brooklyn

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Spotify Celebrates Chief Keef and His 'Finally Rich' Album with Special Show in Brooklyn

It’s only natural to go all out to honor Chief Keef and his contribution to the genre, who has been cited as a key inspiration for some of today’s top performers. Spotify sponsored an exclusive party for the tenth anniversary of Chief Keef’s debut album, Finally Rich, this past weekend on December 18th. Spotify took over Elsewhere in Brooklyn, bringing together Chief Keef’s biggest fans for a concert experience in which the godfather of drill played the album in its entirety.

Chief Keef not only performed many classics from his magnum opus, including pioneering singles “Love Sosa,” “I Don’t Like,” and “Hate Being Sober,” but he also stunned fans by performing songs from his recently released extended album, Finally Rich (Complete Edition). Toward the show’s end, Chief Keef thanked his supporters for turning out and thanked Spotify for their support.

You can see images from the event below.

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Spotify Gives Megan Thee Stallion, Flo Milli Their Own Anime Characters

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Spotify and leading Livestream shopping platform NTWRK are collaborating to celebrate the streaming service’s “Feelin’ Myself” playlist with an exclusive trading card pack featuring anime caricatures of iconic female rappers Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, GloRilla and Flo Milli. 

The NTWRK x Spotify hype-worthy trading card pack will feature the up-and-coming and established rappers as a modern-day super heroines celebrating women in hip-hop. Fans will have the chance to win the exclusive trading card pack only on the NTWRK app today (Dec. 20) at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST.  

The back of the cards will include the individual initials of each rapper and a barcode that leads users to the Feelin’ Myself playlist, encouraging collectors to dance along as they unveil their new pack of cards.  

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50 Cent Had A Simple Reaction To Getting His First Song With 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

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“In Da Club” was a huge moment for 50 Cent. It was the lead single from 50’s 2003 debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and it launched the album on a high note, as it ended up become the rapper’s first No. 1 single. Ultimately, the track was one of the defining songs of its era: In 2009, it ranked at No. 24 on Billboard‘s decade-end chart.

The song remains beloved, too. 50 got to perform it at the Super Bowl earlier this year and it was one of the halftime show’s most memorable moments. Furthermore, recently, Spotify revealed that the song had surpassed 1 billion streams on the platform, making it 50’s first track to do so. Currently, it has an additional 3.8 million or so streams on top of the billion. 50 shared the news on Instagram and offered a simple reaction: “take your time and make it a classic.”

It turns out the song very nearly wasn’t the lead Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ single. Eminem, a producer on the album, previously revealed, “We couldn’t decide on the first single from Get Rich. It was going to be either ‘If I Can’t” or ‘In Da Club.’ We were torn, so me, 50, Paul [Rosenberg], Chris Lighty, and Jimmy Iovine decided to flip a coin.”

Revisit the “In Da Club” video below.

Kate Bush And Harry Styles Top Spotify’s Most-Streamed Songs Of The Summer Lists

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Every year, music fans crave the knowledge: What is the “song of the summer?” A lot of discussions about that sort of thing tend to be based on opinion, but now Spotify has some hard data to add to the conversation.

The methodology was simple: Check what songs got the most streams on Spotify from May 29 to August 29. That has been done, and if you’re looking at just the United States, Kate Bush’s Stranger Things-boosted hit “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is No. 1, with Harry Styles’ “As It Was” behind at No. 2. If you check the global list, though, those positions are swapped, with Styles on top and Bush earning silver.

Perhaps the most dominant artist of both lists, though, is Bad Bunny: He has seven songs in the top 20 on the global list and six on the US rank. Besides Styles, Bush, and Bad Bunny, the only artist to make the top 10 of both lists is Joji with “Glimpse Of Us” (No. 5 globally, No. 4 in the US).

Check out the full lists below.

Spotify’s most-streamed songs of summer globally
1. Harry Styles — “As It Was”
2. Kate Bush — “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
3. Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone — “Me Porto Bonito”
4. Bad Bunny — “Tití Me Preguntó”
5. Joji — “Glimpse Of Us”
6. Bad Bunny and Bomba Estéreo — “Ojitos Lindos”
7. Bizarrap and Quevedo — “Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
8. Bad Bunny — “Efecto”
9. Bad Bunny — “Moscow Mule”
10. Glass Animals — “Heat Waves”
11. Karol G — “Provenza”
12. Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
13. Harry Styles — “Late Night Talking”
14. Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro — “Party”
15. Shakira and Rauw Alejandro — “Te Felicito”
16. The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber — “Stay”
17. Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez — “Tarot”
18. Camila Cabello — “Bam Bam” Feat. Ed Sheeran
19. Elton John and Dua Lipa — “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)”
20. OneRepublic — “I Ain’t Worried”

Spotify’s most-streamed songs of summer in the US
1. Kate Bush — “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
2. Harry Styles — “As It Was”
3. Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone — “Me Porto Bonito”
4. Joji — “Glimpse Of Us”
5. Bad Bunny — “Tití Me Preguntó”
6. Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
7. Drake — “Jimmy Cooks” Feat. 21 Savage
8. Post Malone and Doja Cat — “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
9. Harry Styles — “Late Night Talking”
10. Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
11. Jack Harlow — “First Class”
12. Future — “Wait For U” Feat. Drake and Tems
13. Glass Animals — “Heat Waves”
14. Doja Cat — “Vegas”
15. Bad Bunny — “Efecto”
16. Bad Bunny — “Moscow Mule”
17. Bad Bunny and Bomba Estéreo — “Ojitos Lindos”
18. Morgan Wallen — “You Proof”
19. OneRepublic — “I Ain’t Worried”
20. Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro — “Party”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

RapCaviar Drops A New Trailer For Its Official Podcast

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One of Spotify’s most buzzy playlists is getting a companion podcast. Launching Tuesday, August 4, RapCaviar will debut their official podcast exclusively on Spotify.

Earlier this month, RapCaviar also announced that an eight-episode docuseries based on the playlist is in development at Hulu.

Hosted by journalist and media personality Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins, RapCaviar will touch on an assortment of topics, with each episode featuring groups of hip-hop tastemakers. In the trailer, Jinx and crew are seen discussing Kendrick Lamar‘s best albums, Jack Harlow’s place in the space of hip-hop, and who will be rap’s savior.

In an interview with Variety, the playlist’s official curator, Carl Cherry, explained why he wanted to add a video and audio component to his iconic playlist. According to Cherry, the podcast has been two years in the making.

“I always had the opinion that a playlist is not enough,” Cherry said. “You look at other outlets that were important throughout hip-hop history, whether it’s XXL or the blog era, there’s always context. They were able to contextualize whatever they’d present to you. It’s different when you go on RapCaviar, you see the songs and that’s it. It’s important to us to create these different channels where we can add context and speak to what’s important to us and the culture.”

Check out the trailer above.