Hot 100 First-Timers: North West & Bump J Debut With Features On Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1'

North West and Bump J are both officially Billboard Hot 100 artists, thanks to their appearances on Ye (ex-Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign's new album. Vultures 1. The pair's set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Feb. 24) with 148,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in its first week (Feb. 9-15, following its Feb. 10 release), according to with Fotina.

North West is featured on the album's “Talking,” which debuts at No. 30 on the Hot 100 with 12.33 million official streams in the US.

At just 10 years old, North, the eldest child of Ye and Kim Kardashian (who split in 2022), is now one of the youngest actors to ever hit the chart. Among other precocious talents, Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy Carter hit the Hot 100 at just 7 years old in 2019 thanks to her featured turn on Beyoncé, Saint John and Wizkid's “Brown Skin Girl.” She made her mainstream chart debut soon after her world debut, as her bandmates are featured on Jay-Z's “Glory”, under BIC (her initials). The song hit the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of 2012, making her the youngest artist ever. Advertising sign chart.

“Talking” is not only North West's first entry on the Hot 100, but on any Advertising sign list. It also debuts at No. 32 on the Emerging Artists chart.

As for Bump J, the Chicago rapper enters the Hot 100 for the first time thanks to his signature tribute to Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's “Vultures,” which also features fellow Chi-Town rapper Lil Durk. The song debuts at No. 34 with 12.28 million streams.

Bump J (real name Terrance Boykin) has been releasing music for over two decades. After releasing several mixtapes, he signed a deal with Atlantic Records in 2005 and released his solo single “Move Around”, which was produced by Ye. The track peaked at No. 91 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in March 2005. His career was derailed in 2007 when he was arrested for armed robbery. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2009 and was released through a plea deal in 2017.

Since then, he has released two full-length projects: 606 God in 2018 and I Don't Feel Recovery in 2019. Additionally, he collaborated with Chicago rapper G Herbo in 2017 on “Crown” and again in 2021 on “Revolutionary,” also with Hit-Boy. The last track is from Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired albumwhich reached No. 1 on the Soundtracks chart and No. 12 on the Billboard 200.