Roddy Ricch's "The Box" logs a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Maroon 5's "Memories," at No.
16.01.2020 - 06:31 / billboard.com
Everyone who succeeds in the music industry catches some sort of break; talent is key, of course, but talent can go unrecognized, and nothing is guaranteed. No one knows this better than Los Angeles native Derek Ali, who’s shaped the last decade of rap music with his innovative approach to mixing and engineering.
Ali, who goes by MixedbyAli, came up with the Top Dawg Entertainment crew, emerging in full-force in 2011, when a local hero named Kendrick Lamar emerged with Section.80. Ali’s
Roddy Ricch's "The Box" logs a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Maroon 5's "Memories," at No.
Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third nonconsecutive week, while Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? vaults back into the top three after Eilish’s big night at the Grammy Awards.The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S.
Roddy Ricch returns to the top spot on the Billboard 200 with his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. According to Billboard, his third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 racked up a little under 95,000 album-equivalent units. Streams helped Ricch leapfrog back to the top, as 92,000 SEA units comprise the bulk of his units.
Toronto-based producer and DJ Ryan Hemsworth shared a 4-track project on Saturday, Roddy Ricch Remixes, adding his dancefloor-ready touch to tracks like "Roll Dice'" and "Racks in the Middle."
The wins continue to pile up for Roddy Ricch in 2020. The Compton native invaded the East Coast on Wednesday (Jan. 29), where he brought his No. 1 hit "The Box" to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, serving as the night's musical guest.
Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: Eccentric young rapper signs with major label; Writes catchy song based on borrowed beat; Inspires memes on Instagram and viral videos on TikTok; Lands on chart; Hits No. 1; Stays on top; Week after week, after week, after week. Sound familiar?
One of the most moving moments of a largely subdued Grammys came during the Nipsey Hussle tribute featuring Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend, and more. Meek Mill has now gone one step further, recruiting Roddy Ricch for new song "Letter to Nipsey." Atlantic Records has confirmed that all proceeds will benefit Nipsey Hussle’s family.
Roddy Ricch's "The Box" posts a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Eminem's "Godzilla," featuring Juice WRLD, blasts onto the Hot 100 at No.
Several of Nipsey Hussle’s close collaborators paid tribute to the late rapper during a performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Millidelphia and Roddy Ricch debuted a new song titled “Letter to Nipsey.”
Several of Nipsey Hussle’s close collaborators paid tribute to the slain rapper during a performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards. YG, Roddy Ricch, and Meek Mill each took the stage, while DJ Khaled and John Legend played Nipsey’s first posthumous song, “Higher.”
Tonight at the 2020 Grammys, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend, YG, Roddy Ricch, and Kirk Franklin all took to the stage for a tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The performance opened with Meek and Roddy before transitioning into “Higher,” DJ Khaled’s song with Nipsey and John Legend. YG, donning all red, appeared on stage to perform afterwards.
Roddy Ricch kicked off 2020 by beating out the likes of Justin Bieber for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100—and it turns out that his hit single, “The Box,” was the last song he made for his debut album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.
The atmosphere was hot when the producer Samuel Gloade, known by his moniker 30 Roc, concocted the beat for the eventual Roddy Ricch hit “The Box." Literally. “The studio was like 80 degrees because the A/C went out,” he explains, speaking to Billboard from his Atlanta-area studio.
Compton rapper Roddy Ricch is riding high with "The Box," his Billboard-topping single from his new album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial.
By Dade Hayes
Roddy Ricch rules Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Jan. 25) for a second week, as the rapper tallies six songs on the Billboard Hot 100, led by smash single "The Box" at No.
After another heated battle on the charts this week, Selena Gomez comes away victorious with her third album, Rare. The pop star moved 112,000 equivalent album units of her latest album, according to Billboard, enough to edge out Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial (110,000 units) to land at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Roddy Ricch's "The Box" spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Meanwhile, Future's "Life Is Good," featuring Drake, launches on the Hot 100 at No.
This year's Grammys take place on Sunday, January 26, and will feature a tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. The rapper was shot and killed last year and is posthumously nominated for a number of Grammys including Best Rap Song for “Racks In The Middle” and Best Rap/Sung Performance for “Higher.”
The late Nipsey Hussle will be honored at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards with a heavy performance, the Recording Academy announced on Tuesday (Jan. 21). The tribute set for next Sunday (Jan. 26) will feature appearances from Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG.