TheFader

1y

I’m asking you about 2018, a year where two (at minimum, haven’t checked fully) rap songs lasted 50+ weeks on the Hot 100.

Drake’s biggest single of his career did not.

Why is that?

mangotflu

1y

I Like It and what else?

for hot 100 longevity you need to be on your knees for radio, which is something Drake hasn't done in 10+ years

TheFader

1y

I Like It
Sicko Mode
Lucid Dreams

And that’s off a quick search, there might’ve been more that year

God’s Plan was sent to the same radio stations that I Like It was

mangotflu

1y

how is this even a bad thing though? Drake's hits don't really last long because he's constantly dropping music.

As a travis fan when Sicko Mode dropped you had nothing else (except what was on the album) for years

Drake fans had NFW 3 months after God's Plan, 23 more songs on Scorpion 3 months later, then like 5 super good features that year

same reason Taylor's hits don't last that long on billboard

mangotflu

1y

how is this even a bad thing though? Drake's hits don't really last long because he's constantly dropping music.

As a travis fan when Sicko Mode dropped you had nothing else (except what was on the album) for years

Drake fans had NFW 3 months after God's Plan, 23 more songs on Scorpion 3 months later, then like 5 super good features that year

same reason Taylor's hits don't last that long on billboard

TheFader

1y

Juice WRLD released Lucid Dreams on May 11th, 2018, then dropped the project two weeks later

Had another project out 5 months later

And another album out 5 months after that

And Lucid Dreams still lasted 48 weeks on the Hot 100

TheFader

1y

same reason Taylor's hits don't last that long on billboard

Also, her two most recent hits both lasted 50+ weeks on the Hot 100.

Cruel Summer for 54 weeks

Anti-Hero for 53 weeks

TheFader

1y

Juice WRLD released Lucid Dreams on May 11th, 2018, then dropped the project two weeks later

Had another project out 5 months later

And another album out 5 months after that

And Lucid Dreams still lasted 48 weeks on the Hot 100

mangotflu

1y

That's 1 example, even The Box which was everywhere only lasted 38 weeks

Juice Wrld had to damn DIE to hit 50 weeks on Lucid Dreams lmao.

mangotflu

1y

She has dropped about 100 songs this decade and only 1 has lasted over 50 weeks

TheFader

1y

And Drake has zero. Why is that?

TheFader

1y

Juice WRLD released Lucid Dreams on May 11th, 2018, then dropped the project two weeks later

Had another project out 5 months later

And another album out 5 months after that

And Lucid Dreams still lasted 48 weeks on the Hot 100

mangotflu

1y

Because he's a rapper and doesn't suck off radio, just like taylor doesnt

even BL wouldn't have even hit 50 weeks without radio

goretex

1y

has it ever occured to you that an entire generation of kids (streaming era 2.0) literally live and die by that song like lol do u know how long drake songs woulda been on the charts if we had streaming this entire time

take care was the most illegally downloaded album of 2011 and the motto was the most illegally downloaded song. also juice world f***ing DIED right before the quarantine and changed the brain chemistry for so many impressionable kids they're gonna take that song to the grave which i dont blame them

i saw juice wrld live at made in america before he died bro was ginormous lol

TheFader

1y

I just named you numerous rap songs that have charted for 40+ weeks within the past 6-7 years. All of Drake’s biggest hits have gotten massive radio airplay. That’s not a good excuse

TheFader

1y

It was just an example. I can easily find more if I looked for five more minutes

mangotflu

1y

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Drake hasn't had major radioplay in like 15 years lol

I still don't really get what your point is. Everyone knows Drake doesn't push songs after dropping them like other artists (like Kendrick is doing with NLU)

The fact no other rapper is doing what you're saying regularly says it all too. Your examples are Cardi (no album in 7 years), Roddy (lol), and 1 Travis song.. like come on

Even outside rap no one's doing this lol. the weeknd hasnt done it on a song released since 2021

goretex

1y

radio is king again... billboard got me regulated...

Leftside

1y

I'm still shocked Billboard and Rolling Stone owned by the same company

mangotflu

1y

Drake hasn't had major radioplay in like 15 years lol

I still don't really get what your point is. Everyone knows Drake doesn't push songs after dropping them like other artists (like Kendrick is doing with NLU)

The fact no other rapper is doing what you're saying regularly says it all too. Your examples are Cardi (no album in 7 years), Roddy (lol), and 1 Travis song.. like come on

Even outside rap no one's doing this lol. the weeknd hasnt done it on a song released since 2021

Expert

1y

I get shocked the same with liquor brands. When I found out Ciroc/henny/don julio/casamigos is the same parent I was like damn we getting scammed