![]() The tonnage strategy has proven effective: beginning with his breakthrough hit “Suge” in spring 2019, DaBaby has become a regular presence in the Hot 100’s upper reaches, scoring top 40 hits with artists ranging from Post Malone to Camila Cabello to Megan Thee Stallion. How did “Rockstar” grow into such a behemoth? Here are the five ways in which DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s smash collaboration became the Song of the Summer front-runner:ĭaBaby’s first studio album, Baby on Baby, was released in March 2019 since then, the Charlotte rapper has been unyielding in his output, releasing two more full-lengths - Kirk last September and Blame It On Baby in April - as well as hopping on more than 30 songs as a featured artist over the past 18 months. Carl Chery, head of urban music at Spotify, thinks it could end up being the biggest song of 2020: “If it keeps going like this, DaBaby has a shot at being in that conversation.” “The song is a perfect storm - the consumption has been through the roof, internal research has been consistently strong, and it has shown no burn on it,” says Dion Summers, VP of urban programming at Sirius XM. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs for a seventh week each. 2 on this week’s all-genre Radio Songs chart with 62.1 million airplay audience impressions. on-demand streams to date, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data - as well as a huge airplay hit, up to No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 471.1 million U.S. “Rockstar” is both a streaming juggernaut - this week, the song spends its ninth week at No. Then, one song raced out to the lead, and just kept sprinting: “Rockstar,” the smash single by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, spends its fifth straight week and seventh total frame atop the Hot 100 this week, and is now the presumptive favorite for this year’s Song of the Summer crown. One year after Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” basically eliminated all drama from the Song of the Summer contest by spending nearly the entire season atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the 2020 showdown included multiple hits with a real shot at supremacy - from Doja Cat’s “Say So” to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” to The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” to the Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande collaboration “Rain On Me,” all of which spent at least one week at No. ![]() "But I heard she's somewhere working on a project of her own."ĭaBaby’s nominations at the 63rd Grammy Awards include Record of the Year, Best Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song for “Rockstar” with Roddy Rich, as well as Best Rap Performance for “BOP.”īelow, fans react to the rapper’s elaborate take on his viral smash hit on social media.A few weeks after Memorial Day, the race for this year’s Song of the Summer still looked like it was going to be a competitive one. We actually reached out to see if she wanted to perform with me at the GRAMMYs," he told ET with his date, his mother, by his side. After dropping her name in a freestyle last month that was widely interpreted as a diss, he told Entertainment Tonight on the Grammys’ red carpet that he asked her to join him onstage for his performance. One figure absent from DaBaby’s performance, however, was JoJo Siwa. ![]() Comedian Desus Nice tweeted, “Da baby got judge judy wildin in the background.” And another Twitter user wrote, “Why is DaBaby backed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.” “Telling everyone that’s Margaret Atwood backing up DaBaby,” quipped one Twitter user, referencing the famed Canadian poet. Fans were especially struck by the choir, dressed in black gowns with white collars, and they immediately took to social media to jokingly compare them to the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, professors at Hogwarts, and more. Swapping out his colorful red carpet look for a sleek white Chanel suit and diamond gloves, DaBaby performed “Rockstar” while the choir behind him belted harmonies and danced a theatrical step-touch. The new take on the hit took many fans by surprise and inspired many hilarious reactions on social media, including tweets comparing the gospel singers to Supreme Court judges. For his performance, he delivered a high-drama version of his #1 hit “Rockstar” alongside featured artist Roddy Ricch, R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, a violinist, and even a choreographed gospel choir. With four nominations and a lavish floral Dolce & Gabbana red carpet look, DaBaby didn’t come to play at the 2021 Grammys.
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