2 debut on the Billboard 200 ( Dark Lane Demo Tapes). 1 single, three more in the top five, and a fourth in the top 10 (with DJ Khaled on “Greece”), and a No.
Even with rappers like DaBaby and Lil Baby relishing lengthy stays atop the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, respectively, in 2020, Drake has already notched a No. Josh Glicksman: I don’t know that it was necessarily a point that needed re-establishing, but sure. They don’t call him the 6 God for nothing, I guess. Rania Aniftos: So many rappers have been breaking in and taking over the scene in the past year, but I still think Drake has put in the time and delivered enough hits to remain a constant on the hip-hop throne. Do you think he’s established himself as being still at the top of the game for the new decade, or do you think that’s up to the new album to help him prove? Between “Life Is Good,” “Toosie Slide,” Dark Lane Demo Tapes, his two DJ Khaled collabs and now this song - with new album Certified Lover Boy still to come - it’s been a pretty busy 2020 for Drake. No shame in getting beaten by a historic hit in its second week, but maybe a little sting just the same.Ģ. And given that Aubrey even snuck out a lyric video for this one before the final bell rung, it’s pretty clear that he was gunning for that No.
The downside of being Drake, the gold standard for 2010s commercial success, is that anything but the top spot - especially for the lead single from a new project, with a shiny new celeb-cluttered video and everything - pretty much has to be seen as a disappointment. Wear a mask!Īndrew Unterberger: Crying now, though maybe just a single tear. That is, if clubs are ever allowed again. After all, these two songs will both be going off in the club for years to come, and one’s success does not come at the expense of the other - they can both shine. When you look at a song like “WAP,” it’s such a singular moment for two brilliantly creative rappers, both aesthetically and musically, that I think you just bow down and let them have their moment for as long as it lasts. I think that with all of Drake’s success it’s easy to forget how difficult it is to debut that high with a brand new song, and even if it didn’t conquer every single track in the country in its first seven days, it almost did. 2 debut.ĭan Rys: I’d probably go with laughing now. Fortunately, Drake has a mind-boggling amount of hits - now the most top 10 hits in the Hot 100’s history, as well as the most Hot 100 entries, period - so I can’t imagine getting too hung up on a No. 1 Hot 100 debut a few months after a Kenny Chesney album boxed Dark Lane Demo Tapes out of the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Jason Lipshutz: If I’m Drake, I’m laughing later: sure, it’s probably a teensy bit frustrating to have “WAP” block a second straight No. “Laugh Now, Cry Later” serves as a nice reminder to him that he’s still always just a moment’s notice away from becoming today’s must-listen material, which is all he really needed to do here, anyway. 1 debut, but I think that Drake has gotten to the point in his illustrious career where he can step aside and appreciate the gravity of the moment that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are currently enjoying. Of course there’s the initial disappointment of not landing the No. I’m also going to add laughing later, because I’m sure even Drake has had “WAP” stuck in his head all week. 1s, so a second place slot might come as a bit of a disappointment. Rania Aniftos: I’m going to say crying now, because at this point I think Drake is too used to No. If you’re Drake, what are you doing at this news: laughing now, laughing later, crying now, or crying later? 2 on the Hot 100 this week, but obviously fails to unseat Cardi B’s Megan Thee Stallion-featuring “WAP” phenomenon at No.
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” debuts at a hearty No. Cardi B's 'WAP' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week Drake, Morgan Wallen & Gabby Barrett Hit…ġ.
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