Whitey Ford
07-25-2023, 11:51 AM
Half of the 10 most-streamed rap albums on Spotify are by dead rappers
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Alongside albums from rap giants like Drake, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, the list's top 10 displays a clear trend: five of the most-streamed albums are from recently deceased hip-hop artists.
XXXTentacion has both the No 1 and No 6 spots, with ? and 17 respectively, while Juice WRLD sits at No 4 with Goodbye & Good Riddance and No 10 with Legends Never Die. Pop Smoke's Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon comes in at No 7.
Each of these artists tragically passed away between 2018 and 2020. Both Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion were murdered, while Juice WRLD died of a fatal drug overdose. All three were only in their early 20s at the time of their deaths, enjoying relatively newfound success and mainstream recognition.
Two of the albums in Spotify's top 10 are posthumous releases. Juice WRLD's Legends Never Die and Pop Smoke's Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon were both released in July 2020, less than a year after both rappers' passing. Each of these three artists has released several posthumous projects following their death, with Juice WRLD's fifth and final album The Party Never Ends scheduled for release in September 2023.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/half-of-the-10-most-streamed-rap-albums-on-spotify-are-by-dead-rappers/ar-AA1ekFj8?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=e92dbfb427d948aae6e1c26afe2ff240&ei=8
https://i.imgur.com/1lNuLWc.jpg
Alongside albums from rap giants like Drake, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, the list's top 10 displays a clear trend: five of the most-streamed albums are from recently deceased hip-hop artists.
XXXTentacion has both the No 1 and No 6 spots, with ? and 17 respectively, while Juice WRLD sits at No 4 with Goodbye & Good Riddance and No 10 with Legends Never Die. Pop Smoke's Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon comes in at No 7.
Each of these artists tragically passed away between 2018 and 2020. Both Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion were murdered, while Juice WRLD died of a fatal drug overdose. All three were only in their early 20s at the time of their deaths, enjoying relatively newfound success and mainstream recognition.
Two of the albums in Spotify's top 10 are posthumous releases. Juice WRLD's Legends Never Die and Pop Smoke's Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon were both released in July 2020, less than a year after both rappers' passing. Each of these three artists has released several posthumous projects following their death, with Juice WRLD's fifth and final album The Party Never Ends scheduled for release in September 2023.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/half-of-the-10-most-streamed-rap-albums-on-spotify-are-by-dead-rappers/ar-AA1ekFj8?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=e92dbfb427d948aae6e1c26afe2ff240&ei=8