Hot 100 First-Timers: Yuki Chiba, Loco & BabyTron All First Entries Thanks to Collaborations

Yuki Chiba, Loco and BabyTron All score their first career Billboard entries Hot 100 chart (dated July 13) thanks to a series of A-list collaborations.

Yuki Chiba is already established in the Japanese hip-hop scene, but he's getting his first crossover hit in the United States thanks to his signature appearance on Megan Thee Stallion's “Mamushi.” It was released on June 28 on her third studio album Megan, the song debuts at No. 68 on the Hot 100 with 7.3 million official US streams and 1,000 downloads sold in its opening week, according to Luminate. It also debuts at No. 18 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 21 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The bilingual track features Megan belting out a few bars in Japanese. (Megan debut at No. 3 at Billboard 200.)

The Japanese-Korean artist, who mainly releases music under the name KOHH (his father's last name), hails from Oji, Kita, Tokyo and has been releasing music for over a decade. He has released six studio LPs (all as KOHH), most recently The lost tapes in 2022. Before 'Mamushi', Yuki Chiba had appeared Advertising signdiagrams of with Dirt II (Side A)which peaked at No. 14 on the World Albums in July 2016.

Loco (real name: Kwon Hyuk-woo) makes his arrival on the Hot 100 thanks to his new track with Jimin, “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band.” The song, released June 28 via BigHit Music/Geffen/ICLG, debuts at No. 88 with 6.8 million US streams and 11,000 sales. It also debuts at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales, as well as No. 1 on Global Digital Song Sales, earning Loco his first leader and Jimin his fifth (besides BTS).

Loco, from South Korea, has been releasing solo music for over a decade, including two studio albums — Faded in 2017 and Weak in 2023, with the former reaching No. 7 on World Albums. The rapper has recorded an additional four tracks on World Digital Song Sales, including three top 10s: “Can't Help Myself” (Eric Nam featuring Loco; No. 4 peak), “Young” (featuring Baekhyun, No. 4) and “All I Wanna Do” (by Jay Park featuring Hoody and Loco, No. 9).

BabyTron (aka James Johnson IV) also reaches the Hot 100 for the first time, thanks to his co-billing on Eminem's “Tobey,” also with Big Sean. Released July 2 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/ICLG, the song debuts at No. 95 after just three days of tracking. It earned 5 million streams and sold 3,000 units. The song debuts concurrently at No. 23 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 26 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

BabyTron, from Ypsilanti, Mich., is a member of the hip-hop trio ShittyBoyz. He has also released five solo albums and several mixtapes, three of which have charted on the Billboard 200: Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament (No. 69 peak in 2022), Bin Reaper 3: New Testament (No. 100, 2023) and MegaTron II (No. 43, 2023).