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Cardi B & Halle Berry Release All-Women ‘Bruised’ Soundtrack

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Cardi B and Halle Berry

Halle Berry directed the upcoming motion picture Bruised, which will appear on Netflix.  The actress partnered up with Cardi B to executive produce a soundtrack for the film. Ultimately Berry said she wanted a powerful roster of women on the soundtrack of the film. The soundtrack line-up features some of the most prevalent female artists of today.

According to All Hip Hop, the soundtrack Bruised includes contributions by Cardi B, Saweetie, City Girls, H.E.R., Flo Milli, Latto, Young M.A., Baby Tate, Rapsody, Erica Banks, Big Bottle Wyanna, Ambre, and DreamDoll.  “Bet It” performed by Cardi B, opens the Warner Records-released project.

Berry stars in the film as a disgraced MMA fighter who gets back into the ring after her infant son becomes a part of her life again. In an interview with Billboard which was published Thursday (Nov. 17), Berry and Cardi sat down to discuss what it was like working together on the movie. “When I thought of what would be the voice that would be the pinnacle of what this soundtrack could be, of course I thought of the queen. Like who wouldn’t want to have a Cardi B song and have her voice and have her talents on their debut?” Berry said. Cardi states “I was like ‘Oh my gosh, is this happening? Is this the real Halle Berry? She knows me, she likes me, she loves me!’”

Cardi B Came Through In A Huge Way.

She explained they had some issues with the song and had to get certain rights to use it. The rapper went the extra mile to make sure that they got the rights. Berry said. “I can say, honestly, not everybody would have done that, and I so respect you. You said yes, and you stood by your word.” Check out the newly released single from the soundtrack; Cardi B, Bet It.

Bruised Will Go Down In Hip Hop History!

“I’m sooo grateful to have co-executive produced what is now officially the first-ever all-female hip-hop soundtrack with my friend, the super talented @iamcardib,” Halle Berry tweeted.

Bruised will begin streaming on Netflix November 24th. The drama stars Halle Berry, Shamier Anderson, Adan Canto, Danny Boyd, Jr. Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson.

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Summer Walker Ties With Taylor Swift On Billboard’s Hot 100

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Summer Walker’s album Still Over It is still out here doing big thing things. We’ve learned that the R&B songstress has now tied with singer Taylor Swift on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. A total of 18 songs from her new album are taking over the chart. Walker and Swift are the only female artists in the chart’s 63-year history to simultaneously place as many as 18 songs on the survey. Walker is also No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making Still Over It the first R&B album by a woman to top the chart since Solange’s A Seat At The Table in October 2016.

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Summer Walker Still Over It Album Cover

Since releasing her album on November 5th, Walker has received nothing but success, including breaking several Apple Music Records. She is not only dominating the music industry but the charts as well. Walker has put her pain into music, and it has turned into something beautiful. Not only is she tap-dancing all over the charts, but she has also brought veterans as Omarion and Bow Wow. Both are featured on two songs of Walker’s Still Over It album, putting their pain into music.

Summer Walker and Taylor Swift

Summer Walker and Taylor Swift are definitely representing the ladies. Two hard-working beautiful women who have turned pain and personal experiences into beautiful music. Together they are breaking records, topping charts, and captivating their fans with their music. Congratulations are definitely in order for both Walker and Swift. They are definitely leaving their footprints throughout the music industry and showing young ladies across the world that it can be done. I just know that they are inspiring up-and-coming artists everywhere. Congratulations to both!

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Young Thug Tops Billboard Hot 100 Debuting His New Album “Punk”

Billboard Hot 100 revealed on Monday that Young Thug was honored with his third No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart.  Punk, which consists of 20 tracks, features guest stars, including A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Doja Cat, Drake, Future, Gunna, Juice WRLD, Post Malone, Mac Miller, Nate Ruess, and Travis Scott.

With the release of Young Thugs new album Punk, the rapper charts the five new songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

According to Hot New Hip Hop, “Bubbly” featuring Drake and Travis Scott came in at #20. “Livin It Up” with Post Malone and A$AP Rocky charted #68. “Stressed,” which featured J Cole and T-Shyne, hit that chart at #69. “Rich N***a Shit” featuring Juice World at #78, and Peepin Out The Window” with Future and Bslime coming at #95.

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Young Thug Tops Billboard 200 chart at number 1 with new Punk album release, featuring many other famous rappers.

Young Thug is helping other artists achieve successful milestones in their careers. This is the first time that T-Shyne and Bslime appeared on Billboard Hot 100. Fans have been going crazy over T-Shyne’s verse on “Stressed.”

Punk tops Billboard chart as Young Thug’s third number 1 spot.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most listened to albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Punk had 90,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S., with SEA units consisting of 77,000, equaling 102 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Young Thug topped the list earlier this year with the Slime Language 2 album and So Much Fun in 2019.

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Young Thug and many other artists earn high rankings in equivalent album units on the Billboard.

As for other artists who also made the top 3, Certified Lover Boy by Drake earned the number 2 slot achieving 83,000 equivalent album units. Mac Miller’s Faces mixtape debuts at number 3, earning 67,000 equivalent album units.

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Polo G’s Mom Shares Why He’s Worth Six Figures

At just 22, Chicago rapper Polo G has already cut his teeth as one of the biggest in the game. He’s released two acclaimed albums, and his latest, Hall of Fame, debuted on top of the Billboard 200 in June.  Since then, he’s dropped a song with Eminem, graced the cover of Rolling Stone, and announced a major U.S. tour this fall. To say Polo G’s talents are high in demand is an understatement, and his mother feels their price should match. 

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Standing on His Worth

Stacia Mac, Polo G’s mother and manager, revealed in an interview with Billboard she charges six figures for a Polo G performance. For Mac, the price is more than reasonable for both her son’s skill and the historic exploitation of black people in the music industry. 

“We arrived at his current fee with each of our successes,” she said. “People of color are slighted. That’s a fact. What you have to do is stand firm on your worth.”

Polo G previously charged $85,000 for features in 2020 but said in a May interview with GQ that number is now $150,000. 

“I’m going to keep going up on the price for sure,” the rapper said. “Because I take everything that I do seriously, so I know you gonna get a good verse out of me.” 

The rapper has a contract with Columbia Records, and last year launched his own offset of the label, Only Dreamers Achieve Records (ODA). In a sweet touch, ODA shares a name with the first song Polo G ever released on YouTube.

“We chose Columbia because we knew they would throw their all into my son and he would not be shelved,” Mac shared. “They had as much riding on making him a Hip-Hop star as he had to make himself one.” 

Polo G’s Complicated Rise 

Polo G began rapping in his teens, growing up the second of four children in the North Side of Chicago. After gaining traction on Soundcloud in 2018, he found his first hit in early 2019 with the Lil Tjay collab “Pop Out.” Polo released his debut album, Die a Legend, in 2019, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The rest is history. 

However, Polo G’s road to stardom has had bumps. As a young man trying to make it and provide for his family, Polo G saw a string of arrests in his teens after selling marijuana and stealing cars. In June of this year, Polo was arrested in Miami after police encountered weapons in his vehicle, leading to an altercation. TMZ reported that Polo G threatened multiple officers. Polo G and Stacia Mac both tweeted statements hinting the rapper may have been targeted. 

Hall-of-Famer

No matter the obstacles, Polo G has still managed to find runaway success in the industry. The success of Hall of Fame led to more than just a stadium tour, and the album has gained its fair share of Grammy buzz. Though first-round voting won’t begin until October 22nd, many suspect Polo G could earn himself a statuette in January. 

Though his price continues to skyrocket, Polo G’s work ethic hasn’t changed. He’s expressed excitement to finally be back on tour, and release a Hall of Fame deluxe in October. The rapper teased the project last month on Instagram Live. 

Whatever Polo G has coming next, he has set the bar high. As he prepares for awards season, tour, and a new album, the rapper clearly has his eye on the prize. In fact, he shared on Twitter: 

“Havin the skill to hustle is a blessin a lot of ppl don’t got it in em to survive.” 

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Meek Mill Sees Ten “Expensive Pain” Tracks On Billboard Hot 100

Meek Mill’s latest offering, the 18-track album Expensive Pain, has landed him ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The project marks the seventh Top 10 project of Meek’s career. Billboard announced the number yesterday afternoon via Twitter. 

Expensive Pain first debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, earning 95,000 equivalent album units in the first week. 

Expensive Pain, Extensive Rollout 

The album came with no lack of hype. In fact, Meek mysteriously teased Expensive Pain all last month, with billboards and buses plastered with the cover art appearing worldwide. He also revealed the star-studded track list only hours before the album’s release, scrawled in multi-colored Sharpie. Expensive Pain finally dropped on October 1st. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, earning 95,000 equivalent album units in its first week. 

Meek proved on Expensive Pain he still has clout with the moment’s hottest artists. At the top of the list of charted singles, currently at No. 23, is “Sharing Locations” featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk. The album also boasted contributions from Moneybagg Yo, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Kehlani and Brent Faiyaz. Meek’s collaboration with Moneybagg Yo, “Hot,” charted at No. 60 on the Hot 100. 

Meek’s Turbulent Past 

Meek had not released a project since 2018’s Championships, which earned him a Grammy nomination. Meek released that project in a moment of turmoil; Championships was the first album he dropped after a stint in prison related to gun and drug charges. His incarceration was widely viewed as unjust, prompting #FreeMeek to trend on social media and the rapper to release a New York Times op-ed on prisoner’s rights. Meek finally left prison in 2018, after the court overturned charges due to the credibility of a key witness. The grit and victory coursing through Championships proved his time behind bars sparked a fire within him. Now a few years into freedom, Meek advocates for fellow rappers facing incarceration, most recently Pooh Shiesty. 

Expensive Pain explores Meek’s struggles in the aftermath of his battles against opps in the streets and the Pennsylvania penal system itself. Where Championships felt like an explosive victory lap, Expensive Pain is more reflective, and finds Meek grappling with wealth, fame, isolation and paranoia. A former opioid user whose been open about his “zero-tolerance” policy for pills, Meek does not shy away from themes of addiction and dependency. Though tracks like “Sharing Locations” prove the rapper always has a banger up his sleeve, Expensive Pain’s raw emotional content feels refreshing. Though Meek continues to mature, every project prove’s he’s still loyal to his Philly roots. 

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NBA Young Boy Has Officially Dethroned Drake Coming In At No.1 On Billboard 200

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NBA Young Boy Dethrones Drake

It’s official! NBA Young Boy has dethroned Drake, and now sits in the No.1 spot on the BillBoard 200. NBA Young Boy’s new album Sincerely Kentrell, was released on September 24, and was projected to earn a total of 135,000-155,000 units in its first week. The projections have proven to be accurate. Sincerely, Kentrell consists of 21 tracks with no features, and marks the rapper’s 4th album to make it to the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200. NBA Young Boy penned a letter from jail before releasing the album, asking his fans if they were ready.

He Continues To Dominate

The Louisiana rapper and father of 8, is known for expressing raw emotion in his music, which has contributed to him becoming one of the most popular artists of his generation. NBA Young Boy is unconventional and has maintained a strong presence and force within the music industry. The hard working artist also continues to dominate YouTube, which is the place where he releases his official music videos, and audio. He has dominated the platform since 2019, surpassing 8 billion views. Last year the rapper released his album titled Top, as well as 3 mix tapes Still Flexin, Still Steppin, 38 Baby 2, and Until I Return. Now he’s managed to complete an album while in jail, with songs that were recorded over the phone. NBA Young Boy continues to reign in the music industry.

NBA Young Boy Awaits Trial

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The 21 year old rapper whose legal name is Kantrell Gaulden, remains detained in the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is awaiting trial for multiple gun and drug charges that stems from his arrest on September 28, 2020. According to reports, the police confiscated 14 guns and seized $79,000 at the time of his arrest. In spite of pleading not guilty to charges, NBA Young Boy was denied bail and ordered to remain in custody until his trial.

Sincerely, Kentrell

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Baby Keem Adds Additional Songs & Brent Faiyaz To ‘The Melodic Blue’

Baby Keem’s newest album is doing numbers! After releasing The Melodic Blue on September 10th, it received positive reactions and feedback. In turn, The Melodic Blue debuted at No. 5 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart. 

Though he’s been garnering a slew of accolades, this is just the beginning. The “orange soda” hitmaker intends on dropping what seems to be a deluxe version of The Melodic Blue. The new tracks include “hooligan,” “no sense” and an unknown named song with Brent Faiyaz. 

He announced the news via Twitter. The image carries a green backdrop. The text reads, “i added Brent Fiayaz to the album. (hooligan and no sense) also added. 

On The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem produces fourteen records. CardoGotWings, Jahaan Sweet, Sounwave, Outta town, Roselilah, Deats, Jasper Harris, Frankie Bash, Scott Bridgeway, and Dahi also took action on the production side. It also includes features from Travis Scott, Don Toliver and Kendrick Lamar.

Before the arrival of The Melodic Blue, he told Billboard:

“I don’t think music has anything out right now, like this project,” says Keem. “I took my time carefully recording every vocal. I was going through a lot during that process, just becoming a man.”

After the project dropped, he also dropped a visual to “First Order of Business.” In the video, fans see Baby Keem transitioning from grinding nonstop to purchasing his grandmother’s home. 

 

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Drake Dominates With Top 14 Songs on Billboard Hot 100

Drake is making history yet again.

All year long, Drake has teased fans with a new album, which he shared early on would be titled “Certified Lover Boy.” Fans were nervous about the album’s quality, not only because of how long it took to drop, but because he planned on dropping right after Kanye West’s “Donda” album.

Well, the nerves can settle. According to Billboard, the “Way 2 Sexy” rapper’s latest album, Certified Lover Boy, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart this week after generating 743.7 + million streams in the U.S.

This means Drake takes the crown for the biggest debut week of any album in over a year. Taylor Swift’s Folklore previously held the top spot, after selling 846,000 units in the first 7 days.

Certified Lover Boy, which dropped on Sept. 3, is Drizzy’s 10th number one album, adding him to a short list of artists with at least 10 number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart.

Drake’s first topped the Billboard 200 chart back in 2010, with Thank Me Later.

Not only did he have an amazing week, but Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart also shared that the top 14 songs were nearly all CLB tracks, with “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug at No. 1.

Other Drake songs included in the top 14 were “Girls Wants Girls,” “Papi’s Home” and “Champagne Poetry.”

CLB nearly doubled the weekly streaming record Kanye West briefly set last week when Donda pulled in 410.8 million streams. Ye still did well enough to land at Number Two this week with 230.8 million streams. But the gap between that number and Drake’s is now the largest gap in Artists 500 history.

Congrats to Drizzy on this major milestone.

 

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Drake Breaks Billboard Records, Gets 9 of Top 10 on Hot 100

Records are made to be broken and Drake’s wielding a sledgehammer.

In the sixty-three years of Billboard Hot 100 history, no one has ever claimed nine of ten spots on the Top 10. That is, until today. Drake has become the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this, and the first since The Beatles to secure the entire top five. That means that Drake also breaks a fifty-seven-year record, set by the legendary group in 1964.

Drake, Lord of the Charts

It’s time to talk some numbers.

At No. 1 is Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug. It’s the third time that Young Thug has made it to the top spot, and the first time for Future. To date, it has some 67.3 million streams, 7.7 million in airplay listens, and has sold 7,000 units. It’s Drake’s fifth song to debut at No. 1, following “God’s Plan”, “Nice for What”, “Toosie Slide”,  and “What’s Next”.

Taking the No. 2-5 spots are “Girls Want Girls”, “Fair Trade”, “Champagne Poetry” and “Knife Talk”. Between the four of them, they have some 205.4 million streams as of today.

The No. 6 spot goes to fellow Canadian superstar Justin Bieber, with his hit with The Kid LAROI, “Stay”.

In the No. 7-10 slots, Drake finds “In the Bible”, “Papi’s Home”, “TSU” and “Love All”. These last have gotten some 160.2 million streams, bringing Drake’s total stream count in the Top 10 to a whopping 365.6 million streams. These nine songs on the Top 10 bring Drake’s total single count on the Top 10 to 54. This makes him the top in this category, outshining Madonna, The Beatles, and Rhianna.

But what about the rest of the record?  Where does it stand?

Launching to No. 1 on the charts, Certified Lover Boy racked up some 743.6 million streams, with 613,000 album units earned. It fell just short of Taylor Swift’s Folklore, which managed to snag some 846,000 album units earned. The other eleven songs on the album found their way onto the Billboard charts. Every single song on the album has charted in the Top 40 range. This brings Drake’s total in the Top 40 range to 143 records, and 258 entries on the Top 100 altogether.

Destroyer of records

In addition to his absolute obliteration of the charts, Drake can look back on some truly amazing feats. From 2015-2017, Drake was the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify, getting 7.6 billion streams. Hypothetically, every single person on Earth at that time listened to him at least once. In May of 2017, Drake took home thirteen microphones from the Billboard Music Awards, beating Adele’s record by one. To date, he holds 27 BMAs. In 2019, he got into the Guinness Book with the most time spent on the US singles chart (multiple singles). He can proudly say that he has spent 431 weeks, some eight years and 88 days, on the Billboard Hot 100.

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New Nas Album “King’s Disease II” Earns Top 3 Debut On Billboard 200 Chart

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 21: Nas performs during EMBA Fest 2020 at Oakland Arena on February 21, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

The new Nas album’ “King’s Disease II”, the new album from the New York rapper released earlier this month on August 6.  In the latest in a string of huge career triumphs for the rap legend, King’s Disease II debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Billboard, the album has sold over 56,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week.

Nas’ scores his highest charting album in nine years!

The sales of King’s Disease II surpass those of its predecessor, which sold over 47,000 copies and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. It’s Nas’ highest-charting album since Life Is Good, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2012 and sold roughly 149,000 copies. King’s Disease II marks Nas’ fifteenth  Top Ten debut, 25 years after his first. Back in 1996, It Was Written, his sophomore album, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the first of six chart-topping albums for him.

Since the release of “King’s Disease” last year, Nas has marked the 25th anniversary of his classic album “It Was Written” by providing a deluxe edition of the album with unreleased material, as well as collaborating with Jay-Z for the first time since 2008 on DJ Khaled’s new single “Sorry Not Sorry”. With appearances by Eminem and EPMD, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and YG, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, Blxst, and co-executive producer Hit-Boy, King’s Disease II has earned widespread critical acclaim, with many saying that the album tops the original.

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