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I Am Greater Than I Was
''I Am > I Was'' (pronounced "I am greater than I was" and stylized in lowercase) is the second solo studio album by British-American rapper 21 Savage, released on December 21, 2018. ''I Am > I Was'' features vocals by J. Cole, City Girls, Offset, Post Malone, Gunna, Lil Baby, Schoolboy Q, Project Pat, Childish Gambino, and Savage's cousin Young Nudy. The deluxe edition was released three days later, featuring one more song, which features an additional guest appearance from Travis Scott. ''I Am > I Was'' was supported by two singles, " A Lot" and "Monster". The album received widespread acclaim from critics and was a commercial success, debuting atop the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 131,000 album-equivalent units, of which 18,000 were pure sales. It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Background 21 Savage tweeted "12-7-18" in November, which led to speculation that the album would be released on that date. The tracklist was leaked by record producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Savage
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is an American-British rapper. Born in London and raised in Atlanta, he began his recording career in 2013 and released three independent mixtapes to regional acclaim. His breakout project—the collaborative extended play (EP) with record producer Metro Boomin titled '' Savage Mode'' (2016)—peaked at number 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Its lead singles, " X" (featuring Future) and " No Heart" both peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Later that year, he saw further recognition for his guest appearance on Drake's single " Sneakin'". He then signed a recording contract with Epic Records in January 2017. 21 Savage's debut studio album, ''Issa Album'' (2017), peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its lead single, "Bank Account" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. That same year, he released the collaborative album '' Without Warning'' (2017) wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster (21 Savage Song)
"Monster" is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage featuring fellow American rapper and actor Childish Gambino from the former's second studio album ''I Am > I Was'' (2018). It was produced by DJ Dahi, Axl Folie, Dave Sava6e, and Tiggi. The song was first previewed on December 16, 2018 on 21 Savage's Instagram and was eventually sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 7, 2019. Composition and lyrics The song is about how wealth and fame can turn a person into a "monster", as summarized in the chorus: "Power / The money and the fame make a monster." Childish Gambino also expresses his disillusionment in the music industry, rapping: "Me and Savage, we came from the dirt / If you rappin' for money, you silly / This shit ain't a milli', this shit is a hundred / The industry savage and most of you average". Live performances On August 3, 2019, 21 Savage performed the song at Lollapalooza Lollapalooza () is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album-equivalent Unit
The album-equivalent unit, or album equivalent, often shortened to just unit, is a sales metric in the music industry that defines the number of streaming media, songs streamed and music download, songs downloaded equal to one Record sales, traditional album sale. The album-equivalent unit was introduced in the mid-2010s as an answer to the drop of album sales in the 21st century. Album sales more than halved from 1999 to 2009, declining from a $14.6 to $6.3 billion industry, partly due to cheap digitally downloaded Single (music), singles. For instance, the only albums that Music recording certification, went platinum in the United States in 2014 were the Frozen (soundtrack), ''Frozen'' soundtrack and Taylor Swift's ''1989 (album), 1989'', whereas several albums had gone platinum in 2013. The use of album-equivalent units transformed the Record chart, music charts from a ranking of best-selling albums into a ranking of most popular albums. The International Federation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Scott
Jacques Bermon Webster III (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, along with a total of over one hundred charting songs. In addition to ten Grammy Award nominations, he has won a Latin Grammy Award, ''Billboard'' Music Award, MTV Video Music Award, and several BET Hip Hop Awards. Scott's musical style has been described as a "blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi" and often characterized as " ambient," with a heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi. His stage name is derived from the latter's real name, Scott Mescudi, combined with the name of a favorite uncle. In 2012, Scott signed his first major-label recording contract with Epic Records, as well as a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house producer. In April 2013, he entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Nudy
Quantavious Tavario Thomas (born December 17, 1992), known professionally as Young Nudy, is an American rapper and singer. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the cousin of fellow rapper 21 Savage. Thomas signed with RCA Records to release his debut studio album '' Anyways'' (2020), which was followed by '' Dr. Ev4l'' (2021), '' Rich Shooter'' (2021), '' EA Monster'' (2022), and ''Gumbo'' (2023). The latter spawned the single " Peaches and Eggplants" (featuring 21 Savage), which peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Thomas initially gained fame for his ''Slimeball'' mixtape series, which led to him to sign with RCA and Same Plate Entertainment to release ''Slimeball 3'' in 2018. His collaborative album with Pi'erre Bourne, '' Sli'merre'' (2019), became his breakout project and peaked at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' 200. During this time, he also became known for his unreleased song " Pissy Pamper" (with Pi'erre Bourne featuring Playboi Carti), which became a vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series ''Atlanta'', which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on ''Atlanta'', he won various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), the comedy-drama '' Magic Mike XXL'' (2015), and the science fiction film '' The Martian'' (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), as well as Lando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Pat
Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), known professionally as Project Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia. Houston was formerly a member of the hip-hop group the Kaze, joining in 1998, the same year that their debut album ''Kamakazie Timez Up'' was released. Career Music beginnings and ''Ghetty Green'' Project Pat released his debut solo album ''Ghetty Green'' in 1999 on his brother Juicy J's Hypnotize Minds label. He became an affiliated member of Juicy and DJ Paul's group Three 6 Mafia, and first gained mainstream attention when he provided the hook for the group's hit single "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000. 2000–2002: ''Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin'' and ''Layin' Da Smack Down'' Houston released his second studio album ''Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin'' on February 13, 2001. The singles "Chickenhead (song), Chickenhead" and "Don't Save Her" gained national radio airpla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolboy Q
Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ''ScHoolboy Turned Hustla'' (2008) and ''Gangsta & Soul'' (2009) to local success. After signing with the Carson, California, Carson-based record label Top Dawg Entertainment, Hanley's debut studio album, ''Setbacks (album), Setbacks'' (2011) and its follow-up, ''Habits & Contradictions'' (2012) were both released to positive critical response; both also performed moderately on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart as Music download, digital exclusives. Hanley signed with Interscope Records to release his third album and major record label, major label debut, ''Oxymoron (Schoolboy Q album), Oxymoron'' (2014). Met with critical acclaim, the album peaked atop the US ''Billboard'' 200 and was supported by the singles "Collard Greens (song), Collard Greens" (featuring Kendric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Baby
Dominique Armani Jones (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence following the release of his 2017 mixtapes ''Harder than Hard'' and ''Too Hard'' — the former of which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry with its lead single, "My Dawg (Lil Baby song), My Dawg." *Alt URL* * He signed with Quality Control Music, an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records to release his debut studio album ''Harder Than Ever'' (2018), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and was supported by the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten single "Yes Indeed (Lil Baby and Drake song), Yes Indeed" (with Drake (musician), Drake). Later that year, he released the collaborative mixtape ''Drip Harder'' with fellow Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia-based rapper Gunna (rapper), Gunna, and his solo mixtape ''Street Gossip (mixtape), Street Gossip''; the former spawned his second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunna (rapper)
Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (born June 14, 1993), known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He signed with Young Thug's YSL Records, an imprint of 300 Entertainment in 2016, and rose to fame with his third mixtape, Drip Season 3, ''Drip Season'' 3 (2018). It moderately entered the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, while his collaborative mixtape with fellow Georgia rapper Lil Baby, ''Drip Harder'' (2018), peaked at number four on the chart. Its lead single, "Drip Too Hard" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received Diamond (RIAA certification), diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. His debut studio album, ''Drip or Drown 2'' (2019) peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, while his second, ''Wunna (album), Wunna'' (2020) debuted atop the chart. His 2020 single, "Lemonade (Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Malone
Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Trap music, trap, and Country music, country. His stage name was created when he put his birth name into a rap name generator. He began his musical career in 2011, and began to gain recognition with his 2015 debut single "White Iverson", which peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He then signed with Republic Records and then released his debut studio album ''Stoney (album), Stoney'' (2016), which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and included the RIAA certification, diamond-certified single "Congratulations (Post Malone song), Congratulations" (featuring Quavo). His second album, ''Beerbongs & Bentleys'' (2018), debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and set numerous Streaming media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
