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The song reached number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and became the third rap song to cross 40 million listeners on radio; while it also broke the record for the most listeners on radio for a rap song, when it surpassed 46 million listeners on radio. [27] On the R&B Singles chart, it peaked at number two for three weeks in November 1998.
Music from Drake and other hip hop artists: Available: Available: 42 — LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio – XL (replaced XM's xL The Rhyme, formerly Back Spin) Golden age hip hop, gangsta rap, 1980s-early 1990s "new school of hip hop"; curated by LL Cool J: Available: Available: 43: 99.43 Hip-Hop Nation – XL (replaced XM's The City) Modern ...
WAP (song) " WAP " (an acronym for Wet-Ass Pussy) is a song by American rapper Cardi B, featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on August 7, 2020, through Atlantic as the lead single from Cardi B's upcoming second studio album.
"Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100. [citation needed] Outside of the United States, "Ice Ice Baby" topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the UK and Germany thus helping the song diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience. [5] [6]
24. Melle Mel – “White Lines (Don’t Do It)” (1983) New York’s rock underground was often intertwined with the city’s early hip-hop scene. One notable example is the no wave band Liquid ...
Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at the artists, songs and innovations that changed the course of popular culture. The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history
The roots of hip-hop might be firmly planted at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, but its branches clearly extend into North Jersey. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new while ...