André 3000 as soon as declared that “the South bought one thing to say.” Practically three a long time later, fellow Atlanta natives Future and Metro Boomin are carrying the torch.
The duo’s We Don’t Belief You joint album definitely made a loud assertion with the collab LP debuting atop the Billboard 200 and their nuclear Kendrick Lamar-assisted “Like That” taking pictures to the highest of the Billboard Sizzling 100.
“HIP HOP IS ALIVE AND WELL #WEDONTTRUSTYOU,” Metro wrote on his social media on Monday (April 1) after studying “Like That” had earned him his first No. 1 hit as a billed artist. (He reached the summit as a co-producer and co-writer on Migos’ “Unhealthy & Boujee” and The Weeknd’s “Heartless”).
Not solely did “Like That” prime the Sizzling 100, however Future and Metro’s album crammed half of the highest 10 and held the No. 2 spot as nicely with “Sort S–t” that includes Travis Scott and Playboi Carti.
Lamar taking goal at his “Large Three” counterparts Drake and J. Cole along with his scathing visitor look doubtless performed a task within the observe incomes essentially the most single-week streams for any music in 2024 — “Like That” ended up drawing 59.6 million streams and 5.6 million radio airplay viewers impressions and bought 9,000 within the week ending March 28, in response to Luminate.
The 59.6 million streams are essentially the most for a observe in a single week since Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” tallied 59.7 million in its second week (Feb. 4, 2023).
“Like That” additionally launched to No. 1 on the Billboard World 200 and Streaming Songs charts. It bowed in at No. 2 on Digital Track Gross sales.
We Don’t Belief You debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 251,000 complete album-equivalent models within the week ending March 28, per Luminate. It’s the most important gross sales week for any album to date in 2024.
“ALL PURELY OFF STREAMS NO PHYSICALS NO BUNDLES JUST GREAT MUSIC AND EMBRACE FROM YOU ALL!! THANK YOU!!!! #WETRUSTYOU #WEDONTTRUSTTHEM,” Metro wrote on X after the undertaking reached No. 1.
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