Play It On The Radio #7

Long day today. Attended some boring lectures in the morning. Had a lousy lunch. No golf in the afternoon neither any sleep. In short, I’m pretty exhausted right now so I’m gonna keep it short and simple tonight.

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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Rhythmic:

T.I. rules the Rhythmic charts for the 3rd consecutive time this week with his smash song ‘Dead And Gone’ with T.I. But close on his paper trail is Soulja Boy with ‘Kiss Me Thru The Phone’ at No. 2 which is also the song with Most Increased Plays. He’s followed by Flo Rida’s ‘Right Round’, Keri Hilson’s ‘Turnin Me On’ and Jamie Foxx’s ‘Blame It’, in that order.
Other notables new tracks on Rhythmic are Yung LA’s ‘Ain’t I’ at No. 37 and Beyonce’s ‘Halo’ at No. 39.
Back Eyed Peas’ ‘Boom Boom Pow’ makes an entry at No. 34 as well and also earns the Most Added Song spot. Kanye West’s ‘Amazing’ with Young Jeezy is the 2nd most added song there

Top 40:

On Top 40, Soulja boy’s ‘Kiss Me Thru The Phone’ has the most incresed plays which now jumps to No. 15.

Asher Roth’s ‘I Love College’ makes an entry at No. 37 while Black Eyed Peas and Jamie Foxx make entries at No. 39 and No. 40 respectively. BEP is also the most added song there.
Ciara’s ‘Love Sex Magic’ with Justin Timberlake and Flo Rida’s ‘Right Round’ are other tracks approaching the top 40 of Top 40.

Urban:

Jamie Foxx is No.1 on Urban for the 3rd consecutive week with Keri Hilson’s ‘Turnin Me On’ and The-Dream’s ‘Rockin That Thang’ trailing behind with increased plays from last week.
Rick Ross’ ‘Magnificent’ has the most increased plays on Urban. The track is clearly picking up. Question is, everybody knows his reputation on the streets now but will that have any effect on the average listener/fan and subsequently on his music and sales?
Busta Rhymes makes an entry into the top 40 at No. 33 with his track Hustlers Anthem ’09’ with T-Pain. I told u earlier in my Play It On The Radio posts that the track is gonna heat up.
The-Dream’s ‘My Love’ with Mariah Carey and Chrisette Michele’s ‘Epiphany’ are new on the charts at No. 38 and No. 39 respectively.
Beyonce’s ‘Halo’ is the most added song followed by Flo Rida’s ‘Shone’ with Pleasure P and Kanye’s ‘Amazing’ featuring Young Jeezy.

Wasn’t all that short after all. But until next time, I’m gone.