In the ninth episode of Unfiltered billboard, Billboard Team members Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, Damien Scott, and Kyle Denis break down the 10 greatest rap albums of all time and explain why and how they earned that ranking. They also discuss Kendrick Lamar's music video for “Not Like Us,” how Shaboozey scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and much more.
Damien Scott:
All these callbacks, which, for someone who is reportedly so out of touch, seem to know a lot about what people are doing online.
Kyle Denis:
It's just a fantastic moment, a Nigerian-American country star with a number one single.
Carl Lamarre:
We've been through 100-11 the last few weeks…top 10!
On July 4th at 7pm Eastern Time, there were some fireworks thanks to the official release of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” music video, which has been viewed 41 million times on YouTube in five days.
Trevor Anderson:
That was just five days ago?
Carl Lamarre:
Yes Yes.
Kyle Denis:
Those numbers are crazy for, say, 2022.
Carl Lamarre:
Yeah.
Trevor Anderson:
I was trying to… I was literally trying to think…
Kyle Denis:
2024?
Trevor Anderson:
Even better! 2024!
Kyle Denis:
These videos no longer play like this on YouTube.
Carl Lamarre:
Yes. I think the only one…
Trevor Anderson:
I was trying to think of the last music video that really…
Carl Lamarre:
I think “Houdini” because “Houdini” had like 20 (million) in one day.
Trevor Anderson:
But I'm trying to think, I guess, like it had an impact on, you know…
Carl Lamarre:
A culture…?
Trevor Anderson:
I mean, even though we're waiting for this video to come out, that kind of moment.
Carl Lamarre:
Yeah.
Damien Scott:
For example, when the images appeared, people got excited.
Carl Lamarre:
Yeah.
Damien Scott:
And I'd never seen… I'd never seen people so excited about music, footage of videos that were I don't know how long and that was crazy. Just seeing people going, “Oh, God!” They were dissecting footage of a video that they had no idea about.
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