Nicki Minaj has three this week’s prime 4 songs, with “Barbie Going Unhealthy” hitting #1.
Over the previous week and a half, Nicki Minaj has gone on a tear releasing new freestyles over currently-popping tracks. Though freestyles have traditionally carried out fairly properly on our chart, it has been some time since we have seen anybody this high-prile add verses to some the most well-liked songs within the nation. Not so surprisingly, Nicki’s three new freestyles all present up throughout the prime 4 this week’s chart.
Nicki leads all artists this week with three appearances inside the highest ten. New songs barely lacking out on spots this week embody Yelawolf‘s “Billy Goat Freestyle” (#11), Royce Da 5’9″‘s “Subject Negro” (#12), Nas, Fashawn, and Ezri’s “Apostles” (#14), and Skepta’s “Want You Had been Right here” (#15).
10. Desiigner – Fiinesse
A couple of weeks in the past, Desiigner reemerged with a brand new collab with Dave East entitled “RIICH,” which debuted inside the highest ten. His newest, “Fiinesse,” faces the identical outcome. This one debuts at #10.
9. Kendrick Lamar Feat. Schoolboy Q – Michael Jordan
It isn’t each week that our Throwback Thusday observe finally ends up inside the highest ten. Within the case this one, Kendrick and Schoolboy’s “Michael Jordan” from Overly Devoted, it most likely succeeds as a result of collaborations between these two TDE rappers have turn into rarer and rarer by the 12 months. “Michael Jordan” debuts at #9.
eight. Dax – I am Not Joyner or Don Q
Though Tory Lanez’s many ongoing beefs do not account for practically as many spots on this week’s prime ten as final week’s, they’re nonetheless represented by this one observe. Dax, an artist who’s by no means beforehand sniffed the highest ten, makes his approach onto this week’s record because of a totally uncreatively-named observe that riffs on Don Q’s earlier “I am Not Joyner.” “I am Not Joyner Or Don Q,” because it’s known as, debuts at #eight.
7. EarthGang Feat. Younger Thug – Proud Of U
Atlanta duo EarthGang will quickly launch a brand new album entitled Mirrorland, and final week they shared a brand new single from the upcoming mission. “Proud Of U” options their fellow ATLien Younger Thug, a large get from the Dreamville duo. “Proud Of U” debuts at #7.
6. Migos – Place To Win
Presumably the worst-received Migos track in HNHH historical past? Regardless of debuting inside the highest ten, Migos’ “Place To Win” (initially heard in a Mountain Dew business) has solely garnered an 18% ranking from our customers. Nonetheless, it debuts at #6.
5. Trey Songz Feat. Chris Brown – Chi Chi
Fellow fashionable R&B singers Trey Songz and Chris Brown have collaborated earlier than prior to now, and their newest work collectively comes within the type new single “Chi Chi.” This one debuts at #5.
four. Nicki Minaj – Barbie Drip
Of the three Nicki freestyles to seem within the prime ten this week, two had been shared on the February 2nd version her Queen Radio present on Beats 1, together with “Barbie Drip.” This tackle Lil Child and Gunna‘s “Drip Too Laborious” did not seem within the first prime ten it was eligible for, however has since risen into the ranks the largest songs on the location. In its second week out, “Barbie Drip” is up 46 locations from #50 to #four.
three. Nicki Minaj – Bust Down Barbiana
The newest Nicki’s freestyles, shared final Wednesday, is that this tackle Blueface’s fast-rising however controversial single “Thotiana.” Nicki’s take, entitled “Bust Down Barbiana,” debuts at #three.
2. Key! – When X Died
Regardless of the large affect that Key! wields in hip hop, his numbers aren’t all the time large. That adjustments ever so briefly together with his newest observe, “When X Died,” principally as a result of art work and a title that references the ever-popular XXXTentacion. This one debuts at #2.
1. Nicki Minaj – Barbie Going Unhealthy
Particularly after its new video arrived final week, Meek Mill and Drake’s “Goin’ Unhealthy” has picked up appreciable steam since Meek’s album Championships dropped late final 12 months. Nicki’s freestyle over the track is faring equally. In its second week out, the observe is up 5 locations from #6 to #1.