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Daily Discussion Thread 10/18/2019 - HipHop

Daily Discussion Thread 10/18/2019 - HipHop

Daily Discussion Thread 10/18/2019

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 07:32 AM PDT

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KENNY BEATS & DANNY BROWN FREESTYLE | The Cave: Season 2 - Episode 1

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 12:00 PM PDT

The Game Loses Appeal, Owes Sexual Assault Accuser $7 Million

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 06:27 PM PDT

Kanye freestyling at Sunday Service in Kingston, Jamaica

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 07:22 PM PDT

Frank Ocean Debuts New Music at His Prep+ Night

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 06:09 AM PDT

YoungBoy Never Broke Again's "AI YoungBoy 2" sells 106K First Week (3K Pure). Lil Tjay's "True 2 Myself" sells 46K First Week (1K Pure). Wale's "Wow... That's Crazy" sells 36K First Week (6K Pure). JayDaYoungan's "Misunderstood" sells 14K First Week (Less Than 1K Pure).

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 03:14 PM PDT

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Sales + Streaming
1 Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding Republic 200,000 489,000
2 Khalid Free Spirit Right Hand Music/RCA 82,000 202,000
3 Ed Sheeran No.6 Collaborations Project Atlantic 70,000 173,000
4 Tyler, The Creator IGOR Columbia 77,716 172,377
5 Juice WRLD Death Race For Love Grade A/Interscope 42,648 164,076
6 DaBaby KIRK Interscope 7,833 146,512
7 Summer Walker Over It LoveRenaissance/Interscope 14,000 133,507
8 DJ Khaled Father Of Asahd We The Best/Epic 32,466 131,717
9 Young Thug So Much Fun Atlantic 5,142 131,000
10 NF The Search NF Real/Caroline 84,000 130,000
11 Future Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD Freebandz/Epic 11,829 125,251
12 Dreamville Revenge Of The Dreamers III Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope 23,000 115,000
13 Drake Care Package OVO/Republic 16,933 109,891
14 Chris Brown Indigo RCA 28,000 108,000
15 Chance The Rapper The Big Day N/A 27,000 108,000
16 YoungBoy Never Broke Again AI YoungBoy 2 Never Broke Again/Atlantic 3,114 106,087
17 Gunna Drip or Drown 2 Young Stoner Life 8,806 89,955
18 Offset FATHER OF 4 Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 6,622 88,311
19 Nav Bad Habits XO/Republic 24,000 82,000
20 Logic Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Def Jam 24,638 81,417
21 ScHoolboy Q CrasH Talk TDE/Interscope 20,479 81,000
22 Rick Ross Port of Miami 2 Epic 25,000 80,000
23 BROCKHAMPTON GINGER RCA 55,428 77,122
24 Lil Nas X 7 Columbia 4,215 77,000
25 Kevin Gates I'm Him Bread Winner's Association 14,970 76,000
26 Lionel Richie Hello From Las Vegas Capitol 67,256 67,355
27 2 Chainz Rap Or Go To The League Def Jam 14,912 64,960
28 Quality Control Quality Control: Control The Streets Volume 2 Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 2,000 63,000
29 Lil Tecca We Love You Tecca Galactic/Republic 4,048 60,777
30 Anderson .Paak Ventura 12Tone/Interscope 39,000 55,000
31 Lil Skies Shelby Atlantic 6,413 54,270
32 Trippie Redd ! TenThousand 6,662 51,110
33 Beyonce The Lion King: The Gift Parkwood/Colombia 12,135 50,976
34 Jeezy TM104: The Legend of the Snowman Def Jam 22,112 49,983
35 Lil Pump Harverd Dropout Warner Bros. 21,966 45,875
36 Lil Tjay True 2 Myself Columbia 648 45,636
37 Lil Durk Love Songs 4 The Streets 2 Alamo/Interscope 4,000 44,000
38 Solange When I Get Home Columbia 12,549 43,808
39 Rich The Kid The World Is Yours 2 Interscope 1,486 42,323
40 Future SAVE ME Freebandz/Epic 5,000 42,000
41 PnB Rock TrapStar Turnt PopStar Atlantic 1,750 41,983
42 Lizzo Cuz I Love You Atlantic 26,496 41,701
43 Moneybagg Yo 43VA HEARTLESS Interscope 5,000 40,000
44 Machine Gun Kelly Hotel Diablo Bad Boy/Interscope 16,000 39,000
45 Polo G Die A Legend Columbia 833 38,000
46 Beyonce HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM Parkwood/Columbia 14,175 37,672
47 YG 4REAL 4REAL Def Jam 4,041 36,634
48 Mustard Perfect Ten 10 Summers/Interscope 1,412 36,000
49 J Balvin & Bad Bunny OASIS Universal Music Latino 5,517 36,000
50 Wale Wow... That's Crazy Warner 5,683 35,727
51 Young Dolph & Key Glock Dum and Dummer Paper Route/Empire 1,997 35,337
52 Kehlani While We Wait Atlantic 6,836 33,056
53 Gucci Mane Delusions of Grandeur Atlantic 2,196 31,488
54 Megan Thee Stallion Fever Certified 3,790 27,040
55 YBN Cordae The Lost Boy Atlantic 2,679 25,554
56 Tyga Legendary Last Kings/Empire 3,501 24,280
57 Jaden ERYS MSFTS/Roc Nation 4,558 23,966
58 Nas The Lost Tapes 2 Mass Appeal/Def Jam 12,489 23,617
59 Big K.R.I.T. K.R.I.T. IZ HERE BMG 8,914 22,870
60 Daniel Caesar CASE STUDY 01 Golden Child 1,635 22,412
61 Young M.A Herstory in the Making M.A. Music 5,454 22,219
62 James Blake Assume Form Polydor 9,398 21,215
63 DaBaby Baby On Baby Interscope 1,268 20,593
64 Tee Grizzley Scriptures Grizzley Gang 1,248 20,524
65 YNW Melly We All Shine P2019 497 18,948
66 Bazzi Soul Searching IAmCosmic/Atlantic 1,387 18,873
67 Yelawolf Trunk Muzik 3 Slumerican/Shady/Interscope 12,515 18,767
68 Kirk Franklin LONG LIVE LOVE Fo Yo Soul/RCA 14,550 18,582
69 BLACKPINK Kill This Love YG/Interscope 8,197 18,410
70 Boogie Everythings For Sale Shady/Interscope 3,264 18,397
71 Missy Elliott ICONOLOGY Atlantic 10,982 17,486
72 Denzel Curry ZUU Loma Vista 1,999 17,286
73 Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y 2009 Atlantic 3,591 16,883
74 Kevin Gates Only The Generals Gon Understand Bread Winner's Association 3,956 16,795
75 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Bandana RCA 6,535 16,604
76 Quando Rondo From the Neighborhood to the Stage NBA/Atlantic 391 16,346
77 Lil Keed Long Live Mexico Young Stoner Life 299 16,311
78 Beast Coast Escape From New York Columbia 7,301 16,093
79 G Herbo & Southside Still Swervin Machine 831 16,028
80 XXXTENTACION XXXTENTACION Presents: Members Only, Vol. 4 Members Only/Empire 1,722 15,791
81 Calboy Wildboy Polo Grounds/RCA 287 15,775
82 Tech N9ne N9NA Strange Music 10,443 15,659
83 Lil Tjay F.N Columbia 349 14,883
84 blackbear ANONYMOUS BearTrap/Alamo/Interscope 5,390 14,473
85 Ugly God Bumps & Bruises Asylum 2,939 13,752
86 JayDaYoungan Misunderstood Atlantic 239 13,592
87 Comethazine BAWSKEE 3.5 Alamo 335 13,420
88 Blueface Dirt Bag Cash Money 387 13,209
89 Yung Gravy Sensational Republic 4,510 12,841
90 SAINt JHN Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs Godd Complexx/HitCo 3,613 12,540
91 A$AP Ferg Floor Seats Polo Grounds/RCA 1,148 12,161
92 EARTHGANG Mirrorland Dreamville/Interscope 2,090 11,856
93 Money Man Paranoia Black Circle 621 11,849
94 DJ Snake Carte Blanche Geffen 1,682 11,698
95 Stunna 4 Vegas BIG 4x Billion Dollar Baby/Interscope 400 11,648
96 YFN Lucci 650Luc: Gangsta Grillz Think It's A Game/Warner 1,267 11,227

Top 10 First Weeks of 2019 Across All Genres

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Sales + Streaming
1 Taylor Swift Lover Republic 700,334 885,349
2 Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding Republic 210,283 492,854
3 Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Republic 351,495 405,460
4 Ariana Grande thank u, next Republic 111,912 354,954
5 Billie Eilish WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Darkroom/Interscope 165,277 307,069
6 Tool Fear Inoculum Volcano/RCA 252,120 270,411
7 Backstreet Boys DNA K-Bahn/RCA 229,107 236,196
8 BTS MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BigHit/Columbia 195,676 229,775
9 Khalid Free Spirit Right Hand Music/RCA 82,000 202,000
10 Ed Sheeran No.6 Collaborations Project Atlantic 70,000 173,000

FAQ:

Q: Source?

A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

Q: How is this list sorted?

A: It's sorted by sales + streaming

Q: What are pure sales?

A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (itunes, amazon, physicals, etc)

Q: Where is X album?

A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted

Q: Isn't that kind of low for XXXTENTACION and Beyonce?

A: Members Only, Vol. 4 and Homecoming dropped on a Wednesday meaning that they lost out on 5 days of sales.

Q: Why do some albums show exact sales numbers while others do not?

A: The albums that do not show exact numbers are the ones that have had sales corrections from Billboard

Q: Where can I find last year's list?

A: 2018 list, 2017 list, 2016 list

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Mac Miller - Perfect Circle / God Speed

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 08:13 PM PDT

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] Gucci Mane - Woptober II

Posted: 19 Oct 2019 12:17 AM PDT

Been about 27 hours. I've seen mixed reviews but I personally enjoy the album, except for like 3 songs. What do you think?

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Gucci Mane asked how much he charged Jake Paul (the YouTuber) for a feature on the Everyday Bro Remix: "Oh yeah... Cross the head, bop! Come here!! And I made him bring it in an armour truck. Wanna do a song with me? Bring me the money in an armoured truck."

Posted: 19 Oct 2019 04:43 AM PDT

New Music Friday: October 18, 2019

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 05:18 PM PDT

Albums

Gucci Mane - Woptober II

clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood

G-Eazy - Scary Nights

Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs

MAVI - Let the Sun Talk

Berhana - HAN

Beam - 95

Eli Sostre - Eros

Black Moon - Rise of Da Moon

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Live)

Homeboy Sandman - Dusty

Kash Doll - Stacked

Anna Wise - As If It Were Forever

Jai Discord - WHY LIE?

Wretch 32 - Upon Reflection

KXNG CROOKED - The Weeklys, Vol. 4

Aaron Rose - Rozart

NGeeYL - Hiatus

Grip - Snubnose

EPs

Benny The Butcher X Smoke Dza - Statue of Limitations

MDMA - Genie

Reese LAFLARE - Hol' Up / Who

Singles

Griselda - Doctor Bird's

Gang Starr - Bad Name

Blueface & Gunna - First Class

Wiki - Fee Fi Fo Fum / Smarty Jones (feat. Cleo Reed)

Bouba Savage & Kenny Beats - Buss It Down

Jadakiss - ME

Dame DOLLA ft. Benny The Butcher & Mozzy - Baggage Claim (Remix)

King Edward - Swoosh

Cdot Honcho - ‎Kingpin

Reese LAFLARE - Hol' Up / Who

Timo Sargent - Trudeau

Kilo Kish - BITE ME

Germ - PICTURE PERFECT

Landon Cube ft. 24kGoldn - Pretty

NGeeYL- Hiatus

2KBABY - Dreaming

Chris Janson - Say About Me (feat. Offset)

JUSTIN RARRi – 8LBS

Famous Dex - Proofread (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

24hrs - Different Frequency

bbno$ - Slop [prod. Y2K]

RJMrLA - Bang My Line (feat. O.T. Genasis)

Lil Berete - Money Moves ft. Headie One

Rob Sonic - Bikini

Chief Keef - Juug (feat. Jeremiah)

Yo Gotti - Pose Remix (feat. Megan Thee Stallion & Lil Uzi Vert)

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[FRESH VIDEO] Joji & Jackson Wang - Walking ft. Swae Lee & Major Lazer

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 03:07 PM PDT

Cardi B Interviews Bernie Sanders on America's Biggest Issues

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 08:26 AM PDT

Xavier Wulf & Bones - Morning Dew

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 07:20 PM PDT

EARTHGANG- Bank

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 10:05 PM PDT

The Notorious B.I.G. nominated for rock and roll hall of fame for the first time

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 11:27 AM PDT

Mac Miller's Mom Asks Friends and Fans Not to Participate in Unauthorized Biography

Posted: 19 Oct 2019 05:40 AM PDT

[DISCUSSION] Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (20 Years Later)

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 08:08 PM PDT

On October 19th, 1999 Pharoahe Monch released his debut album Internal Affairs.

Pharoahe launched his solo career in 1999 when he released Internal Affairs, an album where the cover art alone would make one want to hear what in the world Monch had to say (well, as a solo artist, anyway). Then, one would look at the liner notes and see that Monch not only produced a bunch of tracks by himself, but also had help from renowned producers such as The Alchemist, Diamond D, and DJ Scratch. At that point, you couldn't not want to listen to Internal Affairs.

Pharoahe Monch is a rapper's rapper. A rapper who puts as much thought into his words, as he does his delivery, and always delivers verses that are intelligent, unpredictable, and fully engaging. Starting out in the legendary hip-hop duo Organized Konfusion (with the similarly underappreciated rapper Prince Po), he helped pave the way for more progressive lyricists in the rap world such as Company Flow and MF Doom. Unfortunately, despite remaining a critics darling, Organized Konfusion didn't receive a wide audience, due to their heady concepts and fairly inaccessible production.

When he went solo with 1999's Internal Affairs, however, the rapper scored his first big opportunity for mainstream success. Featuring more maximalist beats, an invigorated and more enraged flow from Pharoahe Monch, and a slew of guest appearances from hip-hop heavy-weights (Method Man, Redman, Common, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes and others) Internal Affairs may just have the chance at being the hit record his devoted fanbase had been wanting for a while. In a way it was, as it was his most successful album sales wise moving over 200,000 copies, and it spawned the Hot 100 hit "Simon Says", which is still played in clubs today. Still, the album eventually went out of print due to Pharoahe Monch's refusal to record for Geffen Records, which eventually acquired the album's initial label Rawkus.

Hearing Internal Affairs now, however, it still sounds as vital as ever. While many critics were quick to point out that Pharoahe Monch had adopted an angrier rap persona for his solo debut, those that really listened to Organized Konfusion could tell that he was always a fairly pissed off rapper. It's just here he's working with more polished production, and often keeping his cadence on par with his guest rappers (particularly on the track "No Mercy" which features hard punching duo M.O.P.). It is a rough album for sure though (the rawness sounds from recording this album in a basement) as Pharoahe Monch makes it clear that he'll risk making listeners uncomfortable if it means spitting dope ass rhymes. The song "Rape" uses sexual assault metaphors to describe Monch's lyrical mastery. "Grab the drums by the waistline/ I snatch the kick, kick the snares and sodomize the bassline." It was a song that got at least a modicum of controversy upon the album's release, but Monch's lyrics are so witty, and his delivery so impressive, that it's actually fairly easy to forgive him for making some rape jokes.

The album's format is actually fairly aligned with that of other rap albums of the time, as it has it's club banger ("Simon Says"), a raunchy sex rap "The Ass" a soulful love song "The Light" an introspective closer "The Truth" and the star-studded remixed bonus track "Simon Says (Remix)" It's just Pharoahe Monch is in a very different sphere of influence from that of his rap brethren, and is able to make the most common rap hip-hop cliché seem fresh. As Pharoahe raps on the album's intro track "Every syllable of mine is an umbilical cord through time/For the sick typical Niggas who choose to pick pitiful rhymes."

This album is exactly the type of grimy-yet-cerebral hip-hop that I live for. While Monch has released three other strong albums after Infernal Affairs, this record remains the ideal introduction point for the rapper's ridiculously unique style. Coming out a year after Black Star's self-titled debut, Internal Affairs was continuing the trend of trying to make a conscious rap record with extensive marketable appeal. Internal Affairs is something that every hip hop fan would kill for just to grab a copy, and along with Black on Both Sides by Mos Def, it stands as one of 1999's (and the 90's overall) strongest hip-hop releases to date.

What are your thoughts on this album?

How does it hold up 20 years later?

Where does it rank with his other albums?

Favorite tracks?

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[FRESH] Wiki - Fee Fi Fo Fum / Smarty Jones (feat. Cleo Reed)

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 08:59 AM PDT

"Frank Ocean’s PrEP+ Promised Justice for the 1980s Queer Club Scene. It Did Not Deliver."

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 02:10 PM PDT

MF DOOM - ?(feat. MF Grimm & Kurious)

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 11:01 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] MAVI - Love, of Money

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 08:30 PM PDT

[DISCUSSION] Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (25 Years Later)

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 09:54 AM PDT

On October 18th, 1994. Digable Planets released their second album Blowout Comb.

On Blowout Comb, Digable Planets abandoned the radio friendly style of their debut album and worked with a more ambitious, stripped-down sound. The album features a diverse range of samples and live instruments, and contains lyrical themes of the inner city and Black nationalism. It also features guest appearances from Guru of Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja, and DJ Jazzy Joyce.

What are your thoughts on this album?

How does it hold up 25 years later?

How does it compare to their debut album?

Favorite tracks?

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I found a rare 2pac live performance, Here is the video.

Posted: 19 Oct 2019 04:04 AM PDT

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: “I Love College” by Asher Roth- Todd In The Shadows

Posted: 18 Oct 2019 05:09 PM PDT
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