@lanadelcunttt@BuzzingPop It did happen when Billboard first started having #1 debuts. 1995. Whitney and then Mariah after You Are Not Alone and Fantasy
@SolidusShaz Same for T.I. And Bring Em Out/U Don’t Know Me or Trick Daddy and Let’s Go on they respective albums. You gotta remember Atlantic was doing the Joint Chiefs thing to muster up sales for the rap roster.
@Jantar127 Because:
1. The public was awaiting Michael Jackson’s next album. Will/Wont he top Off The Wall
2. It’s been suggested that once Michael submitted HIS songs (Billie Jean), other songwriters (Rod Temperton) would go back and write stronger material. Starlight then became Thriller
@rushgotjokes@sirdibbydukes So much so that he bowed down to 50 (Jay admits) because he knew just how major 50’s aligning to Shady-Aftermath was. So he played chess. R&B/Hip-Hop collabs worked best for Jay as far as his most commercial records. Now you get Crazy In Love.
@yvethetruth Grade school we had performances. And you know what students often performed— Michael Jackson. My song of choice was ABC. Easy sing songy chorus for a 3rd grader.
@ukr_archive24@Urban_GTA_6 Didn’t know that. I know [GTA IV] was slated for October 16th that same year but again what happened delayed the game several months.
@yourfavetweet@AaliyahNews AYTS was airplay only. Try Again went number one under these conditions— but before I go too far, AYTS hit number one radio for several weeks, and it’s this component chart that translated over to a smash on the Hot 100. Song peaked about a month before Billboard made changes.
@humbleblazer@iTenBaby@fakeshoredrive Was finna be on AEOM til Faith sent the word to Big and him Kim and Cease remade the beat for GETTIN’ MONEY. Pac reworked it and bit at Bad Boy, Chino XL, Nas and others harder. Rest is history.
@Bigdawg_Fly Em was on a different wavelength/emotional tone by the time Eminem Show and 8 Mile came out. He had all these rap-rock songs w/ substance and importance unlike the thug-love shit that was on the radio at the time. But then Encore happened.