XXXTentacion has the primary rap album to surpass 10 billion streams

The late Florida emcee XXXTentacion has formally grow to be the primary rapper to have his album surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify. The lyricist’s sophomore venture, ?, which featured his hit ‘SAD!’, is now one other hip-hop physique of labor to interrupt a Spotify file.

The album, which was launched in 2018, was made accessible on streaming platforms simply three months earlier than the rapper was murdered in Broward County on the age of 20 and was the final album formally launched by the emcee (actual title Jahseh Onfroy).  

The physique of labor featured a spread of MCs, together with Joey Bada$$, Travis Barker and PnB Rock, amongst others. The latter artist can also be now deceased, sadly shot at Roscoe’s Home of Hen ‘N Waffles in South Los Angeles.

? was received well by critics upon its release, and the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The project became the most-streamed rap body of work of all time in July and was among a few hip-hop albums featured in Spotify’s ‘Top 50’ listing.

Different rap tasks that featured within the ‘Top 50’ embody Drake’s Scorpion and Views at quantity two and three, respectively, the late Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance at quantity 4 and Travis Scott’s Astroworld at quantity 5. Nonetheless, ? was the best regarding hip-hop.

Many followers assumed that Eminem, Lil Wayne or an artist like Nicki Minaj would have first reached the highest spot. Nonetheless, it turns into extra comprehensible upon the realisation that 4 songs on the album have racked up greater than a billion streams every. These tracks are ‘Hope,’ ‘Changes’ and the mega-hit, ‘Moonlight’.

Furthermore, the album’s largest hit, “SAD!,” has accrued over two billion streams, making it the fiftieth most-streamed music on your complete platform. Although he handed away in 2018, XXXTentatcion continues to be breaking information.