Play It On The Radio #6

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Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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T.I.’s Dead And Gone rules the Rhythmic charts for the second consecutive week. It is also No.10 on the Top 40 and Urban radio with The Most Increased plays on the latter.
Jamie Foxx’s ‘Blame It’ has the Most Increased Plays on Rhythmic followed by Soulja Boy’s ‘Kiss Me Thru The Phone’, Flo Rida’s ‘Right Round’ and Ciara’s ‘Love Sex Magic’ with Justin Timberlake.
Most added songs on the Rhythmic are Ciara’s love Sex magic, Lady Gaga’s Poker face, Bow Wow’s you can get It All’, DJ Drama’s ‘Day Dreaming’ and Electrik Red’s ‘So Good’ in that order.

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Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Boom Boom Pow’ DJ Class’ ‘I’m The Ish’ With Lil Jon, Kanye West’s Amazing with Young Jeezy and Pleasure P’s ‘Boyfriend #2’ are songs going for adds this week on Rhythmic.
On Top 40 radio, Flo Rida’s ‘Right Round’ has the Most Increased Plays. A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls’ ‘Jai Ho’ is the 4th Most Added song there.
Black Eyed Peas’ Boom Boom Pow and Jamie Foxx’s ‘Blame It’ with T-Pain go for adds this week on Top 40 so expect Blame It to make big moves this coming week on the Billboard Hot 100.
On Urban, it is jamie Foxx sitting right on top for the second consecutive week. Rick Ross’ ‘Magnificent’ and Young Jeezy’s ‘Who Dat’ make their entries in to the charts at No. 35 and 38 respectively. 50 Cent’s ‘I Get It In’ makes a move up 4 places to No. 29.
Maino’s ‘All The Above’ with T-Pain is the Most Added song on Urban radio this week with 31 new stations adding the songs on their playlist.
New adds to Urban this week include: Beyonce – ‘Halo’, Flo Rida Feat. Pleasure P – ‘Shone’, Fast Life Yungstaz (F.L.Y.) – ‘Swag Surfin’, Kanye West Feat. Young Jeezy – ‘Amazing’, London – ‘Sometimes’, Nu Jerzey Devil Feat. Lil’ Wayne – ‘Different Girls’, Paul Wall – ‘Bizzy Body’.
Other big gainers