Singles: “Make It Rain”, “The Woo”, “Mood Swings”, “For the Night”, “What You Know Bout Love”, “Hello” Pop Smoke – Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Critics and fans alike gravitated to its wild mix of styles. Though intended to be a low fan-fare release, the record became one of his more successful. On More Life the rapper perfected his genre-bending ways. Frequently collaborating with famous artists and producers, he weaves multiple genres into his music. Singles: “Fake Love”, “Passionfruit”, “Free Smoke”, “Portland”, “Glow”ĭrake has always been a musical chameleon. Five years later the Grammy winning record is considered a classic and the man at the mic the reigning king of hip-hop. However, once the record came out he was catapulted to legend status. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.īy the time Kendrick hit the studio to record his fourth album he had already established himself as a major figure in rap music. However 17 is a fascinating look at the artist in his rawest form. It wouldn’t be until a year later that he would execute a singular artistic vision on his sophomore release ?. X delivered with the-now highly influential indie rock-inspired and R&B-tinged 17. The stage was set for a blockbuster debut album. XXXTentacion’s early mix tapes were blowing up in 2017 and record labels were fighting get a piece of this brilliant-yet-troubled artist. Singles: “Revenge”, “Jocelyn Flores”, “Fuck Love” He didn’t invent emo rap, but he defined it on his debut album, a 17-track journey through the pain and heartache of a talented and troubled young man. Goodbye and Good Riddance is the record that made him a household name. Remarkably, Juice WRLD’s entire career lasted less than five years, from SoundCloud to superstardom. Singles: “All Girls Are the Same”, “Lucid Dreams”, “Lean wit Me”, “Wasted”, “Armed and Dangerous” Throughout Astroworld the rapper uses ethereal keys, hypnotic vocal harmonies and his own hallucinogenic induced philosophies to paint a seventeen track hypnagogic trip. Singles: “Butterfly Effect”, “Sicko Mode”, “Yosemite”, “Wake Up”īy the time he dropped his third album, Travis Scott had found a home in the psychedelic trap world he introduced on earlier records. Smash hits like “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling” pushed the record’s streaming numbers into the stratosphere. Singles: “Hotline Bling”, “One Dance”, “Pop Style”, “Controlla”, “Too Good”Īs is often the case with his records, Drake’s fourth album benefitted from the appearance of some A-list collaborators, including superstar singers, rappers and producers like Rihanna, Kanye, Wizkid and Future. Though the record was not a favorite for critics, fans have since called it a sleeper classic, with many of Drake’s best songs featured on the album. Side A focused on hip-hop and bars while Side B revolved around R&B and pop vibes. His first double album, the Canadian rapper-singer split the release between his two passions. Singles: “God’s Plan”, “Nice for What”, “I’m Upset”, “Don’t Matter to Me”, “In My Feelings”, “Nonstop”, “Mob Ties”ĭrake’s fifth record was an ambitious project. By mixing live instrumentation with elements of pop, rock and hip-hop, on hits like “SAD!” and “changes” the late rapper expanded his sound far beyond the emo trap genre he helped pioneer. Released just three months before his murder, XXXTentacion’s ? is a modern alternative hip-hop masterpiece. Label: Bad Vibes Forever, Caroline, Capitol Join our community of over 100,000 monthly hip hop heads and sign up to our newsletter. The 50 Most Streamed Rappers of All Time.The Top 20 Most Streamed Hip Hop Songs of All Time.There are now countless hip hop artists who have over 5 billion streams alone.įrom Drake’s Scorpion to Juice Wrld’s Goodbye & Good Riddance to XXXTentacion’s ? we take a look at the 100 most streamed hip hop albums on Spotify, of all time. The music industry has certainly come a long way since the early ’80s where hip hop acts didn’t even have a chart for their own, instead having to compete with R&B and dance acts.īut now, with hip hop being the biggest and most influential genre in the world, the culture’s impact is now reflecting on all the charts, from Billboard’s Hot 100 to Spotify’s most streamed albums.
Ever since streaming services changed the music industry, hip hop albums have been dominating the charts with their ubiquitous presence on playlists.
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