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New Music Friday: December 7th, 2018 - HipHop

New Music Friday: December 7th, 2018 - HipHop

New Music Friday: December 7th, 2018

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 10:15 AM PST

Albums

XXXTentacion - Skins

Gucci Mane- Evil Genius

Ice Cube - Everythang's Corrupt

Jonwayne - Yuletide Bangerz

Tabby - Peachfuzz!

Shoreline Mafia - OTXmas

UnoTheActivist - Limbus, Vol. 2

Token - Between Somewhere

Chief Keef - The Leak, Vol. 6

Rob Sonic - Defriender

K.A.A.N. - Subtle Meditation

Locksmith - Ali

Covi -Escalate With Me

EPs

Domo Genesis - Facade Records

A.CHAL - EXOTIGAZ

benny blanco - FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS

Singles

CZARFACE - Iron Claw (feat. Ghostface Killah)

Saba - Papaya

KYLE - Hey Julie (feat. Lil Yachty)

Rich The Kid - Splashin

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Look Back At It

Kodak Black - Testimony

Smooky MarGielaa – Flight To Memphis (feat. Chris Brown, Juicy J, & A$AP Rocky)

Wiki - Elixir (feat. Obongjayar & Jesse James Solomon)

Slowthai - Doorman (feat. Mura Masa)

Little Simz - 101FM

realdeal - Secret Sauce

Anderson .Paak - Linus & Lucy (Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC)

Lil Mosey - K For Christmas

Pouya - Florida Thang

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal - Just One Thing

Loosies

Logic - Freestyle Friday's Vol. 5 (Prod by Mac Demarco)

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Album of the Year 2018 #7: Nicki Minaj - Queen

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:35 AM PST

Re-posting this from /r/popheads so the format might be a little bit different from what you're used to seeing. Sorry about that!

Artist: Nicki Minaj

Album: Queen

Label: Young Money

Released: June 15th, 2018 August 10th, 2018

Listen:

Spotify

Apple Music

Google Play

Tidal

Background

Onika Tanya Maraj has quickly built a reputation as a strong force in both the pop and hip-hop communities. As the most well known and best selling female rapper ever, Nicki has broken boundaries in the rap scene and has opened the gate for more female rappers to do so and achieve mainstream success. Now, with the rise of a new female rapper, Nicki sets to defend her reputation as the Queen of Rap with the release of her 4th studio album Queen.

Intro

Interesting to note, this is Nicki's first album without the work pink in the title, along with the cover not having any pink on it either. I believe this to be because Nicki has always used the colour pink to display femininity and assert herself specifically as a female rapper. With the title Queen, there is no need to do so since the title is inherently feminine. Ugh her mind is so powerful.

For this write-up I thought it'd be interesting to take a bit of a different approach: Nicki has always had visuals play a huge part in her career, and so with enough stretching you can kind of see this album as a visual album. If Halsey can call hopeless fountain kingdom a visual album then I can do the same with Queen (ily Halsey).

Tracklist

Ganja Burn

We find ourselves at the ruins of where a kingdom once stood, the Queen is long gone and her name is long forgotten. But there are whispers of her return. The Queen, risen from her 3 year slumber and with an army like none other is prepared to take back the throne.

Ganja Burn is the opening track of the album Reflective, Nicki details her downfall, and most importantly how she plans to make her revival known and inescapable. Incorporating both singing and rapping, Nicki appears at her most vulnerable. This song is a definite highlight from the album and the perfect opener into what follows.

Majesty (feat. Eminem & Labrinth)

As we arrive at the castle, the Queen has swiftly returned to power. With a fierce opening verse, a mach 5 feature by the King himself, and a suffocating final verse, she shows why the throne belongs to her and her alone.

Produced by well-known rapper Eminem, Majesty which features Labrinth as well, is another standout from the album. With 2 verses from Nicki, both in completely different styles, the Queen shows off her versatility and mastery on the same track. Em's verse is a highlight too, with lightning speed delivery Em actually is faster on Majesty than on his iconic Rap God. Personally, and maybe its the delusional stan talking, but I believe with a high-budget video this could've been Nicki's shot at a #1 if this was released as the lead single. Nicki and Em both deliver stellar verses, and Labrinth provides a very catchy hook. The beat at the beginning is especially delicious, both hard hitting and makes you want to jump. The song Eminem brings a lot of hype and fans to the track as well.

Barbie Dreams

Popheads Jukebox: 6.29

The Queen's hand is desired by many, but she is a tough woman to impress. Nicki tears into popular male artists and athletes and shows why she's the best.

Probably the most notorious track from the album, Nicki samples a Biggie track and disses a ton of male artists, who may or may not have tried to get with her. Nicki's disses are clever and brutal, quickly moving from one to the next. A bit reminiscent of her early tracks, Barbie Dreams is both humorous and threatening.

Rich Sex (feat. Lil Wayne)

The Queen sets her standards for potential suitors with one main criteria; hes gotta have bank

Starting with not much money to her name, now with an approximate net worth of $75 million, money has become no issue for the rapper. Accompanied by label mate Lil Wayne, the duo brag about how only the richest belong in their beds. The beat is slick and a tad bit ominous, both rappers show off their ability to command the mood in a track.

Hard White

A tad bit reminiscent, the Queen recalls her rise to power and how hard and long shes worked for it.

Continuing on from Rich Sex, Nicki brags more about her wealth but also about how hard shes had to work for it. Nicki doesn't take shit from anyone anymore and demands her proper cut. This track is a bit more mellow but that doesn't mean her jabs are. Rumored to be about Cardi B, but later debunked when Nicki said the track was recorded at the same time as No Frauds.

Bed (feat. Ariana Grande)

Popheads Jukebox: 5.06

As much as the Queen desires someone with sexual prowess of their own, none can match hers.

Featuring long time friend Ariana Grande, this is one of the most pop songs on the album. Starting with 2 more laid-back verses, the song attempts to capitalize on the current trend of chill music. With that being said, it doesn't stop Nicki from turning up the heat in the last verse as she increases her tempo, proving shes always finishes off strong.

Thought I Knew You (feat. The Weeknd)

The Queen meets a former lover in the middle of the night.

Featuring The Weeknd, Nicki and Abel detail some of their previous relationships and their downfalls. Possibly about his breakup with Selena Gomez, the emotion in Abel's voice is what carries the song. Abel's voice suits the track so well and goes surprisingly well with Nicki's softer singing voice.

Run & Hide

Nicki delves deeper into a chill R&B sound as she continues to think about old lovers.

Softer tracks like this do a very good job of showing off Nicki's range. Hip-hop, R&B, pop; chill, viscous, fun, and fierce; Nicki demonstrates that she can suit any genre, her Cheek to Cheek is coming.

Chun Swae (feat. Swae Lee)

I've been trying to shoehorn this visual album narrative into every track and honestly at this point I see that it doesn't really work but I'm too committed at this.

The longest track on the album, Chun Swae (a combination of the names Chun-Li and Swae Lee) is the perfect transition between the chiller songs and whats next to come. Swae Lee utilizes his well known high-pitched vocals adding contrast to Nicki's sharper tone in this track. At the end of the track Nicki shoutouts numerous higher-ups from Young Money, humorously name drops the album, and thanks her fans.

Chun-Li

Popheads Jukebox: 7.63

As a challenger to the throne approaches, the Queen must appear fiercer than ever to defend her spot.

The lead single from Queen, Chun-Li doesn't lack any punch (or kick for that matter). Referencing the popular Street Fighter character, Nicki compares herself to Chun-Li in many ways (most obviously the size of their assets lmao). The track particularly shows off Nicki's rhyming skills and her ability to throw punches and put a lot of power and emphasis into her words. Although it may not be her lead single that makes you want to dance the most, it's definitely the one that makes you feel most like a bad bitch. I know when this track was released a lot of people thought Nicki was confused cause she kept calling Chun-Li the bad guy, but the point shes making is that even if you're the good guy you'll always be the bad guy to someone.

LLC

The Queen continues to defend her crown and she calls out her rival.

The Cardi B diss track: Nicki compares herself to many popular and well respected artists in the industry such as Rihanna, Beyonce, and Kanye West. Taking numerous shots at Cardi like calling out her ghostwriting rumors, Nicki does not hold back at all on this one. Shouting out Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, and Katy Perry (I swear she's referenced Swish Swish like 30 times this album, probably expected it to be a huge hit), Nicki names the large amount of people shes worked with in the past (minus Taylor), showing just how long shes been prospering in the industry. Potentially referencing Iggy Azalea, Nicki theorizes that Cardi might just be on a luck streak right now and her fame can evaporate any moment just like it did with Iggy. A highlight for sure not only before of the great and intelligent lyrics, but also because Nicki delivers hard with her rapping technique and speed.

Good Form

A good Queen keeps us fed.

I'm so glad this song was chosen as a single cause wow its so so catchy. Hook after hook, Good Form gets stuck in your head right away and doesn't go away. Nicki's beats timed with the claps are infectious and makes it impossible to sing along. On top of that the song is just a lot of fun. Nicki loves homophones (and homophobes?) and she gets to use them a lot on this track. Despite being a fun track, Nicki's lyrics aren't lacking either. Her lyrics are clever and humorous, making this a standout and fan favourite on the album

Good Form Remix (feat. Lil Wayne)

Queen: Roman Reloaded -- The Re-Up

Lil Wayne delivers a solid verse but honestly as unlikely as it would've been, I would've loved to see someone like Iggy Azalea on this remix as she fits the theme super well.

Nip Tuck

The Queen's crown begins to slip as she rethinks her reign.

One of my personal favourite from the album, Nicki gets to show off her vulnerable side again. Mixing singing and rapping, Nicki delivers an emotional chorus and verses. However, that doesn't stop Nicki from turning up the speed on her last verse. Nicki blazes through this last verse detailing how this lover has done her wrong and how shes gonna rise above it. While I do love pure ballads like Grand Piano and Come See About Me, I feel like this type of song is what Nicki should stick to when wanting to show a more emotional side, as it allows her to show off both her singing and rapping abilities which also give the song great progression and depth. "A true bad bitch isn't weak or bitter.", should've really been Nicki's motto throughout this album rollout though.

2 Lit 2 Late Interlude

This isn't bad, I actually kind of like it but wow it's terribly misplaced. Nip Tuck into Come See About Me would've been perfect. This interlude should've either came before Nip Tuck or after Come See About Me.

Come See About Me

The Queen takes off her crown...but only for a moment.

Its become a custom that each Nicki album has to have at least 1 pure ballad. On Pinkprint it was Grand Piano and on Queen its Come See About Me. Featuring just her vocals, Nicki painfully begs a lover to check up on her. When you portray yourself as fierce, strong, and untouchable as Nicki Minaj does, you can forget that underneath all the gold and diamonds and glitter and money, thats shes a person just like everyone else. Money can make a lot of things easier, but there are somethings it can't buy.

Sir (feat. Future)

The Queen meets up with a friend to make preparations for her departure.

Nicki has been capitalizing on the current trend of chill music a lot on this album. Honestly I don't have a lot to say about this track cause the lyrics are kind of hard to understand and decipher lmao. I wanna say they're just flexing about their wealth though.

Miami

Queen on the run.

Continuing on with the trend set by Shanghai on The Prinkprint, Miami is of course named after the place. Although it doesn't go nearly as hard Shanghai, Miami takes on a more chill and laid-back approach which has been the trend with this album. Same as Sir, this track is just kind of flexing, which is fine not every track has to be a Chun-Li or Barbie Dreams. I like the Mean Girls reference though, Ariana is shook.

Coco Chanel (feat. Foxy Brown)

Escaping the city at night on an empty highway in a sleek expensive car, the Queen hands over her throne...but only until she returns again.

Finally, my favourite track on the album. This track brings everything I look for in a Nicki Minaj track, and the Foxy Brown feature delivers too. On a somewhat ominous and dangerous beat, both Trinidian-American rappers thrive with punches that are sharp, quick, and hard-hitting. Nicki's vocals aren't to be overlooked either, as she sings the chorus in Spanish on a dancehall beat, fitting perfectly considering who's on the track. I've seen people here and especially on /r/music do this to try and discredit Nicki and say she isn't good at rapping because she like to use slant rapping a lot. Basically instead or rhyming the last word of every line, you instead rhyme the word in the middle of a line with the word in the middle on the next line. Nicki does this a lot, her verse on Rake It Up for example, and on the first verse for this track. Nicki is a master of multiple techniques so its logical that she should show them all of because it makes her songs more interesting and adds variety. While Nicki does a great job of setting the pace on the first verse, it's Foxy who turns up the heat. Spitting a venomous 18 bar verse, Foxy's style is like none other. Rhyming off-beat and with a distinct accent, Foxy separates herself from Nicki and adds more variety to the track. Finally Nicki closes the song off with another great verse which sounds different from her first one. Sparing Cardi for once, Nicki instead takes more shots at Remy Ma, referencing that Remy hasn't charted on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2016. What I love so much about this track is how it keeps itself constantly moving and doesn't slow though. Both rappers deliver stellar verses and bring their own strengths to the song without showing one another up. When Nicki plays to her strengths she is cunning and lethal, something not a lot of her rivals can claim.

Inspirations Outro

A direct continuation from Coco Chanel, Nicki names, as the title suggests, a bunch of her inspirations. There's not much to say about this track, it could've easily been tacked onto the end of Coco Chanel instead though.

Extras

Fefe?

Thank U, Next

Barbie Tingz

Popheads Jukebox: 7.29

Justice for Barbie Tingz!!!! Wow this song was robbed hard, its easily one of the bests on the album. Something else could've got cut to make room for this on the album, I'm not 100% sure why Nicki took it off. This track is so fun and catchy (the clapping in particular adds to it). Nicki's bars and lyrics on this are great, both witty but also entertaining. I remember when this dropped a lot of people here preferred it to Chun-Li whereas on hhh it was the opposite.

Regular Degular

A track found on the target version of the album, this track has some similarities to bits in Chun Swae. I know some people like this track but personally I think its just okay. I mean its certainly better than some tracks on the album but, and this is hard to explain, but it kind of sounds like the kind of song you'd only find on the target version.

Sorry (feat. Nas)

Scrapped from the album due to an issue with obtaining rights for a sample, Sorry can be found rotting in the castle's dungeon. Personally the song bops, but it also stands out so much compared to everything else on the album (probably because of the sample); the only song that really sounds similar to 2 Lit 2 Late.

No Frauds (with Drake and Lil Wayne), Changed It (with Lil Wayne), and Regret In Your Tears were all released prior to the release of Queen.

THEY'RE SWITCHING LIKE SISSIES NOW

Did Nicki make some points? Let's find out...

Nicki is a very popular artist in the media and is well known all around the world, for this section I'm gonna focus on /r/popheads and /r/hiphopheads. Basically I've created a table of the upvotes and comments on Nicki's songs and videos this era on both of these subreddits. Because of the large amount of features Nicki puts out, I decided to only focus on Queen tracks.

Song/Video /r/popheads /r/hiphopheads
Barbie Tingz 541 Upvotes (93%), 110 Comments 1666 Upvotes (92%), 272 Comments
Chun-Li 485 (96%), 61 2020 (92%), 448
Chun-Li Vertical Video 138 (95%), 41 365 (91%), 99
Barbie Tingz Video 222 (93%), 38 881 (90%), 149
Chun-Li Video 417 (94%), 112 2185 (91%), 640
Rich Sex (feat. Lil Wayne) 160 (95%), 49 880 (93%), 342
Bed (feat. Ariana Grande) 395 (97%), 149 498 (88%), 205
Bed (feat. Ariana Grande) Video 258 (94%), 127 N/A I guess it was deleted or I'm dumb and can't find it
Queen 615 (92%), 330 2968 (88%), 1678
Majesty (feat. Eminem & Labrinth) N/A 764 (92%), 319
Barbie Dreams N/A 1365 (94%), 275
Ganja Burn Video 323 (91%), 87 340 (84%), 168
Barbie Dreams Video 162 (83%), 115 97 (60%), 150
Good Form (feat. Lil Wayne) Video 230 (86%), 97 761 (88%), 238

That was a lot of numbers and link posting so hopefully I didn't make a mistake somewhere.

Based on these numbers we can see that the overall amount of upvotes and comments have been going down? Is this cause people "switched" on Nicki, or is it simple because the album hype died down? I don't know and I don't know why I spent so much time on this section.

Queen of Features

Nicki has so many features, it would take too long to list and talk about them all, so I'll just list a few of my favourites from this era.

[Hip-Hop]

Post Malone - Ball For Me (check out /u/dropthehammer11's beerbongs & bentleys writeup on /r/popheads.)

Migos & Cardi B (B for Budget Nicki hihi) - Motorsports

Lil Wayne - Dark Side Of The Moon

Tyga - Dip

Yo Gotti - Rake It Up

A$AP Ferg - Plain Jane Remix

6ix9ine & Kanye West - MAMA

YG, 2 Chainz & Big Sean - Big Bank

[POP]

Little Mix - Woman Like Me

BTS - IDOL (check out /u/impeccabletim's BTS - Love Yourself write up on the 18th on /r/popheads)

Zayn - No Candle No Light

Katy Perry - Swish Swish

[Gospel?]

Tasha Cobbs Leonard - I'm Getting Ready

And that's only like half of them, yuh.

TO FREEDOM!!!

I'm sure everyone here already knows about Nicki's meltdown due to her album reaching #2 of the Billboard 200 Album Chart, so I'll just post a link that seems to cover most of it cause really you can talk more about the meltdown than you can about the album.

I am the generous Queen! Ask Ms. Ellen

Nicki Minaj partnered with Tidal to give fans a free copy of her album if they used a special promo code, except there appeared to be an issue with the system that resulted in fans being able to use the code to redeem any album on Tidal. Couple that with that fact that 500 turkeys to Queens residents, she's really been keeping us fed!

Closing Thots & More

Check out this stellar analysis of Nicki's 100 Billboard Hot 100 entries by /u/radiofan15.

Pitchfork's review of Queen (7.6)

Lyric highlights from Billboard

80 minute long interview with Genius

Super interesting breakdowns on Nicki's career as both a singer and rapper, showing that Queen is her most rap heavy album to date! And the impact her different styles can have on sales.

Discussion

  1. What are you favourite and least favourite tracks on the album?
  2. Do you agree with the single choices (justice for Barbie Tingz)? What changes would you make?
  3. With hip-hop doing better on the charts than ever, do you find it surprising that Nicki's most hip-hop album has been her worst performing? Is it simply because the album isn't good or is Nicki simply more fit to be a popstar than a rapper?
  4. Nicki's rollout for this album has been very controversial, both in terms of her Twitter meltdown and with her choice in collaborations. How do you see this effecting Nicki's legacy? Can she bounce back from this or did she already peak commercially? What should the sound of her next album be? Should she go back to Roman, focus more on pop songs, continue down this route?

Thanks so much for reading this! Make sure to check out the previous write-ups, and /u/gannade's Invasion of Privacy write-up over on /r/popheads!

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[ORIGINAL] Since Sheck Wes made a song about Mo Bamba I made one about my teacher who used to play basketball

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:13 PM PST

Meek Mill's "Championships" sells 208K First Week (34K Pure). Lil Baby's "Street Gossip" sells 84K First Week (6K Pure). Ski Mas the Slump God's "Stokeley" sells 52K First Week (5K Pure). Earl Sweatshirt's "Some Rap Songs" sells 29K First Week (10K Pure).

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 05:20 PM PST

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Sales + Streaming
1 Drake Scorpion YMCMB/Republic 158K 749K
2 Travis Scott Astroworld Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic 270K 553K
3 Lil Wayne Tha Carter V Young Money 141K 480K
4 Post Malone beerbongs & bentleys Republic 157K 471K
5 Eminem Kamikaze Shady/Aftermath/Interscope 252K 434K
6 J. Cole KOD Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope 166K 395K
7 Cardi B Invasion of Privacy Atlantic 105K 254K
8 Kanye West Ye G.O.O.D./Def Jam 82K 210K
9 Meek Mill Championships Atlantic 34K 208K
10 Migos Culture II Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 34K 200K
11 Nicki Minaj Queen YMCMB/Republic 83K 190K
12 Twenty One Pilots Trench Fueled by Ramen 134K 170K
13 Logic YSIV Def Jam 122K 167K
14 The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy, XO/Republic 70K 167K
15 Various Artists Black Panther TDE/Aftermath/Interscope 52K 156K
16 Kanye West & Kid Cudi Kids See Ghosts G.O.O.D./Def Jam 79K 140K
17 XXXTENTACION ? Bad Vibes Forever 21K 134K
18 Lil Baby & Gunna Drip Harder Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 9K 130K
19 Jay-Z & Beyonce Everything Is Love Roc Nation/Parkwood/Columbia 70K 124K
20 Logic Bobby Tarantino II Def Jam 30K 117K
21 Brockhampton iridesence Question Everything/RCA 83K 106K
22 Quavo Quavo Huncho Quality Control/Motowon/Capitol 6K 99K
23 Metro Boomin Not All Heroes Wear Capes Boominati/Republic 5K 99K
24 Future & Juice WRLD WRLD On Drugs Freebandz/Epic/Grade A/Interscope 8K 98K
25 Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 3 TenThousand 11K 84K
26 Lil Baby Street Gossip Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 6K 84K
27 Lil Peep Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Columbia 43K 81K
28 Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers 2 Atlantic 13K 80K
29 Russ Zoo Columbia 57K 79K
30 Nas Nasir Mass Appeal/Def Jam 49K 79K
31 Kevin Gates Luca Brasi 3 Atlantic 18K 78K
32 Pusha T Daytona G.O.O.D./Def Jam 39K 77K
33 6LACK East Atlanta Love Letter LVRN/Interscope 27K 76K
34 A$AP Rocky TESTING RCA 13K 75K
35 Trippie Redd Life's A Trip TenThousand 15K 71K
36 Lil Baby Harder Than Ever Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 4K 71K
37 6ix9ine Dummy Boy ScumGang/Create 9K 68K
38 Ella Mai Ella Mai 10 Summers/Interscope 17K 64K
39 Lil Yachty Lil Boat 2 Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 7K 64K
40 Gorillaz The Now Now Parlophone 51K 61K
41 Rae Sremmurd SR3MM EarDruma/Interscope 6K 61K
42 Playboi Carti Die Lit AWGE/Interscope 5K 60K
43 Joji Ballads 1 88Rising/12Tone 34K 57K
44 Mac Miller Swimming Warner Bros. 20K 57K
45 YG Stay Dangerous Def Jam 10K 56K
46 Rich The Kid The World Is Yours Rich Forever/Interscope 7K 56K
47 Janelle Monae Dirty Computer Atlantic 43K 55K
48 6ix9ine Day 69 Scum Gang/Ten Thousand 21K 55K
49 Tory Lanez LoVE me NOw? Mad Love/Interscope 5K 54K
50 Future Beast Mode 2 Freebandz/Epic 0 54K
51 Ski Mask the Slump God Stokeley Republic 5K 52K
52 Tory Lanez Memories Don't Die Mad Love/Interscope 12K 51K
53 Takeoff The Last Rocket Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 4K 50K
54 YoungBoy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name Atlantic 7K 49K
55 Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Atlantic 25K 48K
56 Khalid Suncity Right Hand Music/RCA 9K 48K
57 Kris Wu Antares Interscope 25K 47K
58 $uicideBoy$ I Want to Die In New Orleans G59/Caroline 32K 46K
59 Young Thug & Young Stoner Life Records Slime Language Young Stoner Life/Atlantic 3K 44K
60 Anderson .Paak Oxnard Aftermath/12Tone 13K 40K
61 Lil Yachty Nuthin' 2 Prove Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 2K 40K
62 Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance Interscope N/A 39K
63 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant Never Broke Again 1K 35K
64 Nav Reckless XO/Republic 4K 34K
65 Jay Rock Redemption TDE/Interscope 9K 31K
66 Young Dolph Role Model Paper Route/Empire 3K 31K
67 Moneybagg Yo Reset N-Less/Interscope 5K 30K
68 Earl Sweatshirt Some Rap Songs Tan Cressida/Columbia 10K 29K
69 Mike Shinoda Post Traumatic Warner Bros 23K 28K
70 Flatbush Zombies Vacation In Hell Glorious Dead 14K 28K
71 Lil Xan Total Xanarchy Columbia 13K 28K
72 T.I. Dime Trap Grand Hustle/Epic 10K 27K
73 Meek Mill Legends of the Summer Atlantic 5K 27K
74 Tee Grizzley Activated N/A 4K 27K
75 Lil Durk Signed to the Streets 3 Alamo/Interscope 2K 27K
76 Moneybagg Yo Bet On Me N-Less/Interscope 5K 26K
77 Young Thug On the Rvn Atlantic 2K 26K
78 Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter Rich Forever/300 Entertainment N/A 25K
79 Sheck Wes Mudboy Cactus Jack/G.O.O.D./Interscope 1K 24K
80 Teyana Taylor K.T.S.E. G.O.O.D./Def Jam 7K 23K
81 RM mono. BigHit 18K 22K
82 Tech N9ne Planet Strange Music 16K 22K
83 Machine Gun Kelly Binge Bad Boy/Interscope 9K 22K
84 John Legend A Legendary Christmas Columbia 20K 21K
85 G Herbo & Southside Swervo Epic 3K 21K
86 Lil Mosey Northsbest Mogul Vision/Interscope 1K 21K
87 TobyMac The Elements Forefront 17K 20K
88 Royce Da 5'9" Book of Ryan Eone 10K 19K
89 Queen Naija Queen Naija Capitol 6K 19K
90 Rich Brian Amen 88Rising/Empire 4K 19K
91 Tee Grizzley Still My Moment Atlantic 1K 18K
92 Denzel Curry Ta13oo Concord/Loma Vista 4K 17K
93 Kali Uchis Isolation Virgin 4K 17K
94 YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Kevin Gates 4 Respect EP Never Broke Again 2K 17K
95 KYLE Light of Mine Atlantic 2K 17K
96 H.E.R. I Used to Know Her RCA 5K 17K
97 Lil Skies Life of a Dark Rose Atlantic 5K 16K
98 Vince Staples FM! Def Jam 4K 16K
99 Usher & Zaytoven A Brand Usher/RCA 4K 15K
100 21 Savage, Future & Lil Wayne Superfly Soundtrack Epic 3K 15K
101 JID DiCaprio 2 Dreamville 3K 15K
102 Mike WiLL Made-It Creed II: The Album Interscope 1K 15K
103 The Internet Hive Mind Columbia 9K 14K
104 Moneybagg Yo 2 Heartless N-Less/Interscope 5K 14K
105 Rich Homie Quan Rich As In Spirit N/A 3K 14K
106 YoungBoy Never Broke Again Decided Never Broke Again/Atlantic 1K 14K
107 Ne-Yo Good Man Motown/Capitol 7K 13K
108 Jorja Smith Lost & Found Famm 5K 13K
109 Dave East Karma 2 The Dispensary 2K 12K
110 Blac Youngsta 223 Epic N/A 12K
111 PRhyme PRhyme 2 N/A 9K 11K
112 Dave East P2 Def Jam N/A 11K
113 2 Chainz The Play Don't Care Who Makes It Def Jam N/A 11K
114 BlocBoy JB Simi Bloc Nation N/A 11K
115 Ski Mask the Slump God Beware the Book of Eli Republic N/A 11K

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 with 10K in sales + streaming are listed

Q: Why are Famous Dex, Blac Youngsta, Dave East, BlocBoy JB, Ski Mask, Juice WRLD, and 2 Chainz' pure sales "N/A"

A: Those artist's pure sales were outside of the top 50 for their release weeks, meaning the exact number was unknown. Dave East, Ski Mask, and 2 Chainz sold fewer than 3K pure copies, Blac Youngsta, BlocBoy JB, Juice WRLD, and Famous Dex sold fewer than 2K pure copies.

Q: Aren't those sales kind of low for 6ix9ine and JID?

A: 6ix9ine's "Dummy Boy" released on a Tuesday, thus losing out on 4 days of sales. JID's "DiCaprio 2" released on a Monday, thus losing out on 3 days of sales.

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

A: 2017 list, 2016 list, 2015 list

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2019 Grammy Nominations

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 05:45 AM PST

[LEAK] Travis Scott - The Curse

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 04:55 PM PST

Kodak Black's Rape Trial Set for April 2019, Faces up to 30 years in Prison if Convicted

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 06:17 PM PST

Excellent Earl Sweatshirt interview on NPR

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 08:55 AM PST

[FRESH] Eminem-"Good Guy"Music video

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 09:04 AM PST

Tyler, the Creator x A$AP Rocky - WHAT THE FUCK RIGHT NOW

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 10:19 PM PST

Label Execs Detail “The Pump Plan” They Use To Help Rappers Go Viral

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 11:47 AM PST

[DISCUSSION] Meek Mill - Championships (1 Week Later)

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:33 PM PST

Been a week since this banger of a project from Philidelphia rapper Meek Mill dropped, to acclaim from many critics and fans alike, with a stacked feature list including Drake, JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Cardi B and Anuel Aa, among many others.

Personally I loved it and its top 15 of the year for me. How about you guys?:

How did you feel about it?

How does it compare to his other projects?

How does it affect his legacy?

Top 3 tracks on the album?

Whats your favourite feature?

Whats your favourite Verse/Bar?

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[FRESH VIDEO] Lil Tracy - Filet Mignon

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 04:20 PM PST

Denzel Curry VS Flatbush Zombies: Inside The Wrestling-Themed Concert

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:48 PM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 12/07/2018

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:10 PM PST

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[DISCUSSION] Ski Mask The Slump God - STOKELEY (One Week Later)

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 12:11 PM PST

It's been a week since this has come out. Thoughts?

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Childish Gambino - Bonfire

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:41 PM PST

[FRESH] Young Thug - Birthday Song (feat. Fetty Wap) [prod. Wheezy]

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 02:10 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] XXXTENTACION - Skins

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:03 PM PST

Almost 24 hours since Skins was officially released, thoughts?

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JID's DiCaprio 2 album art changed

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 01:55 AM PST

new cover

original cover

I assume this is because of image usage rights issues, but I'm surprised he got this far with it if that's the case. Honestly a smart move though because a lot of people (like me) are gonna see that the cover's changed and stream the album again.

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[FRESH] Millie Go Lightly - Ride With U (Prod. Wheezy)

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 07:51 PM PST

[FRESH] Token - And You (feat. IDK & Bas)

Posted: 07 Dec 2018 05:37 PM PST
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Album of the Year #6: Playboi Carti - Die Lit - HipHop

Album of the Year #6: Playboi Carti - Die Lit - HipHop

Album of the Year #6: Playboi Carti - Die Lit

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:40 PM PST

Artist: Playboi Carti

Album: Die Lit

Listen:

Apple Music

Spotify

Tidal

Youtube

Background:

"i put all my opps in Ah Group Chat and told them *link up ! i want all da smoke ! _SLATT ! Fuc it !"

Review:

The cover of Playboi Carti's debut album Die Lit shows him suspended mid-flip above a moshpit middle fingers out. In many ways this acts as a thesis for the album, with Carti in a blissful high amongst chaos, standing out in a sea of energy. A clear punk influence can be found here, but where the cover perfects the portrayal is not simply in sonics (R.I.P.) but also in intent and execution. Punk's straight edge tendencies are totally absent on this project; instead it exists in a singularity of an intense, ignorant high. With this state comes all the haziness, the distortion, and sense of shifted reality, which Carti utilizes to full effect.

Long Time serves as the perfect introduction, creating a bittersweet nostalgic feeling which permeates many of the songs on Die Lit. It acts as the only song where Carti feels still human, reflecting on his rise and mirroring the come-up of a high. One of the only non-Pierre Bourne beats on the album, the song is effectively utilized to exist within the same world, drawing on that nostalgia, with almost childlike synths and effects that feel like a coming of age story. All of the feelings evoked serve to set the listener up for when R.I.P. kicks in and the true life and energy of Die Lit is found.

R.I.P. brings every shitty blog article about Soundcloud artists being the new punk to its knees the second the bassline kicks in. Pierre Bourne sets the scene with an incredible, driving bassline that makes the song so defining. The aggression feels almost too chaotic and overwhelming at points, which works to strengthen the song more. "I GO PSYCHO BITCH" only works so well because of the pummeling, hectic energy. Moments like these reveal the amazing symbiotic relationship of producer and artist that are found in the pair. The two work in tandem, at no point does it feel like a vocal track over a beat. Every sonic and feeling intended to be created is purposeful and organic, and together they push all of the elements of their sounds together and further them, creating something wholly unique and truly trailblazing. It's the sound of a pit when you're so overwhelmed you can't even make out the song being played but you're too fucked up to care.

Lean 4 Real, one of the greatest songs of the decade and Carti's greatest work, is the perfect relief from the previous song. It feels like walking out onto the street after being let out from a high energy show and you and your friends are soaked in sweat, laughing and talking about it sparking a blunt. IndigoChildRick proves himself a worthy contributor to Pierre's sonic carnival, providing a perfect beat that reflects the nostalgic, ethereal feeling concurrent throughout the project. The catchiness is unparalleled, as both Carti and Skepta provide some of the most earworm quotables and inflections. Skepta sets a precedent for the features to follow on the album, which is an extension of Carti's vision and character more than an addition. This is my most played song of the year by far.

While the tracklist totes some big names with Nicki and Bryson Tiller, Die Lit never comes out of Carti's hands. Every feature acts to strengthen a song in a way that feels less intentional and moreso the consequence of Carti's infectious and undeniable charisma and energy. Where Nicki chooses to emulate his cartoonish inflections and "baby voice" on Poke It Out, Uzi brings unique character and energy that can only rival Carti's. Bryson dominates Fell In Luv's blend of poppy gloss and Oneohtrix Point Never-esque ambience with a verse that feels organic and inspired. Verses like these show Carti and Pierre's vision best, because they feel like carefully picked out vessels to extend their creativity through each artists' strengths.

Much of the production on the project exists in a consuming high; the pop sensibilities are off-kilter, distorted and hazy, the aggression almost falling over itself in confusion and sound. Love Hurts has a consuming bass that envelopes your entire ear canal until your skull is vibrating. It's the sound of a world where no one is sober and the highs are constantly shifting and evolving. Take any three song run on the project and none blur together in sound or style. The project remains both suspended in the peak of a high and dynamic and moving, much like its cover. Pure bliss in the haze of Flatbed Freestyle can exist next to a wonderfully messy, bubbly anthem in Mileage. Songs like Pull Up and Home (KOD) almost sound disjointed and intentionally disorganized, but the more listens given reveals the deliberation in trying to capture the unorthodox and blend it to their liking. R.I.P. Fredo, a standout among a supreme tracklist, almost sounds like a sped up waltz in how it stops and twists, commanded by Carti in a slurring, smoke fueled mania that more than earns its track title.

Die Lit earns its rightful title as a masterpiece through its excellent, unique production and one of the best vocal performances on an album in a while. Carti and Pierre invite us into their alien, smoke filled spaceship and give us a version of their drug fueled reality. Hiding in plain sight, Carti is an anarchist in the sense that Die Lit plays by no rules and follows no standard, it simply exists as a fantastic, singular piece of work for others to follow the playbook on. It does not meet any expectations set by his past work, it merely evolves beyond his sound into something wholly original and sets the precedent for what artists like Carti can do with the right vision and execution. It acts as a questionably perfect entity, as if Soundcloud became sentient and tried to make the best music it algorithmically could. With Die Lit, Playboi Carti cements himself as a creative mastermind soaring high above his peers in an ignorant bliss.

Favorite Lyrics:

I'd rather get caught with it than without it

Wake up and smell the motherfuckin coffee

I'm 'bout to put these boys in a coffin

Carti, Long Time

Did it all off computers, hey

Pierre Bourne, Right Now

Watch me pull up, take yo chain lil bitch

I'm on Deebo lit, I'm on migo lit, I'm on kilo lit

I go psycho bitch, watch me sock yo bitch

Carti, R.I.P.

Man, I ain't throwing peace

I just throw up the V

Drinks spillin on my shoes

Weed spillin on my seats

Skepta, Lean 4 Real

You a copier, Yeah you like to copy shit (Carti)

You ain't even on the style till young Carti popped the shit

Carti, Choppa Won't Miss

Discussion Questions:

  1. How do you think this album compares to the self titled tape? Where does it improve or lack to you?

  2. What is your favorite era of Carti? Awful era, Broke Boi / Soundcloud singles era, etc?

  3. How much credit do you think Pierre should be given for his role in Carti's sound's evolution, especially on Die Lit? Do you think they're symbiotic or is one relying on the other?

  4. What's your top 3 favorite tracks and why is it Lean 4 Real three times?

  5. What are you expecting out of Whole Lotta Red? Is Cancun the best snippet video of all time? Why was Carti's shtummy hurting? Will Uzi's mom let him stay the night at Carti's so they can stay up and play Halo 3 even though it's a school night?

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Daily Discussion Thread 12/06/2018

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:30 AM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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[FRESH ALBUM] XXXTENTACION - SKINS

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:59 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Gucci Mane - Evil Genius

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST

Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer features new music from 21 Savage

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:01 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] XXXTENTACION - One Minute Ft. Kanye West

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:18 PM PST

Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "All the Stars" has been nominated for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:27 AM PST

Domo Genesis: "Social media is a monster, low-key. There’s people out here getting new depression symptoms that never existed before."

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 11:09 AM PST

21 Savage uncovers album cover and album title: "I Am > I Was"

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:09 PM PST

MSNBC guest quotes DOOM live on T.V.

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 04:32 PM PST

Trippie Redd quits Astroworld tour with Travis Scott because “the crew took too long to assemble the stage”

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:02 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Tabby - Peachfuzz!

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST

[FRESH] Ice Cube - Everythangs Corrupt

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:32 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Ski Mask The Slump God - LA LA

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:00 AM PST

21 Savage announces I AM>I WAS will drop December 21st!

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:27 PM PST

[FRESH EP] Domo Genesis - Facade Records

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:59 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs (One Week Later)

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 01:10 PM PST

It's been about a week since it released and it's one of my favorite projects this year. Thoughts?

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[FRESH ALBUM] Shoreline Mafia - OTXmas

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:06 PM PST

Spotify 2018 wrapped is out

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 12:20 AM PST

Ski Mask the Slump God - Stokeley ALBUM REVIEW

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 07:35 PM PST

[FRESH] Saba - Papaya

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 02:40 PM PST

[FRESH] Denzel Curry - CLOUT COBAIN I CLOUT CO13A1N" Live Performance | Vevo

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:14 AM PST

Understanding Earl Sweatshirt (feat. Anthony Fantano)

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 08:45 AM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] UnoTheActivist - Limbus, Vol. 2

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:03 PM PST

[FRESH] Kodak Black - Testimony

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 09:01 PM PST

Wassup HHH, I wanna give y’all some insight to the Charlotte (basically North Carolina) scene that’s been popping off recently.

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 10:05 AM PST

if you guys been paying attention to the underground scene you'd notice that Charlotte NC has ALOT of talent brewing and is heralded as like the next city to blow, so imma give y'all a little introduction / background to some of its more prominent artists, enjoy.

10cellphones- 10cellphones is a member of Disaster Records and is known for his love of guns and you've probably seen this video floating around in twitter. What a lot of people don't know is 10 makes some of the hardest hitting, melodic, and at times eerie music coming out. Here's a song from his new release , 0010.

Jay Storm- Also in Disaster Records, Jay Storm initially vent viral for his song Kehlani, a song expressing his distaste for disloyal thots and famously getting blocked on twitter by the aforementioned. His new song Don't Try It is a banger, and has some white dude singing along to it which again, has also gone viral.

Fonso Rex- Yet another entry in the Disaster Records Crew, Fonso hails himself as the 'New Age Cobain' and is known for aggressive yet restrained flow in majority of his songs. His record Cabbage Patch Kid is a testament to that.

Young iLL - This is the final member in the Disaster Records crew I'm mentioning for today. iLL is known for his funny bars, conversational flow , and energetic adlibs. His single GROW UP highlights all those qualities and more.

NASCAR Aloe- Charlotte's PUNK STAR and the new 'Sid Vicious' . NASCAR's music will make you want to commit several crimes. He's known for his very aggressive, often screamed vocals, deafening self production, and his long spiked hair, drawing comparisons to a Super Saiyan. He has neither confirmed nor denied these rumors. Stream his extremely danceable track, I DONT DANCE! now.

Belis- Belis is Charlottes coveted songstress. That sounded really fucking pitchfork-y. She sounds great dammit. Anyway, Belis is know for her fluttery yet full vocals and confident lyrics over unconventional beats that leaves you feeling like '02 Brittany. Here's her hit single WHEN I GO! produced by Znastyy and Stxne.

Znastyy- Znastyy is a producer , rapper and singer, known for producing RonSoColds single CITGO FLEXING featuring Duwap Kaine. However Znastyy himself makes somewhat somber, reflective music with songs like HATE ME that detail a relationship gone bad. It's sad as fuck.

Isaiah Pharaoh- Charlottes 'STAR BOY'. Isaiahs music sounds like a glow stick in the best way possible. Often rapping in fast melodic flows over synth heavy beats, Isaiah is definitely poised to blow extremely soon. Here's his titular song ISAIAHS WORLD from his album, Isaiahs World.

ApolloTone- ApolloTone is... an enigma. He goes from making songs about love over post-trap, ethereal soul filled beats ( i should really fuckin write for pitchfork) to making 80s inspired dance tracks such as Pulp Fiction about women and cocaine, based on the movie. It's fuckin dope though.

Regular Erik- Regular Erik is a rapper/producer that makes somehow goofy yet threatening music all based in the suburbs that miraculously, doesn't sound like shit. He's known for his lines about white girls with trust funds, Percocet, and beating niggas up. In that order. Here's his song I NAMED MY GLOCK ASHLEE .

DIRTY- DIRTYBUTT is personally one of my favorites. There's nothing i can really say about his music except it sounds like pure emotion, and Adventure Time. Like the show. He dances between extremely bass heavy songs and cute, almost weeb-like music like PERFECT DAY . You really gotta just listen to see what I'm saying.

This is all I'm doing right now, as my fuckin fingers are tired and I'm hungry as a bitch. If y'all like, I'll gladly update HHH with more threads about the Charlotte music scene in the next couple of days. I hope you all enjoy it!

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21 Savage - Ocean Drive

Posted: 06 Dec 2018 02:17 PM PST
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