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16 years ago today, Rihanna released “only girl (in the world)” 🌎
the track reached no. 1 on the billboard hot 100, becoming her fourth no. 1 single in 2010. 📈
the 7x platinum track won a grammy award for best dance/electronic recording. 🏆
“only girl (in the world)” currently stands as riri’s eighth most-streamed song on spotify with over 2 billion streams. 💎
what’s your favorite rihanna hit?
09/10/2026
Migos might be making a comeback 👀🔥
in a recent interview with greg street on v-103 atlanta, quavo revealed that the legendary trio will reunite for one more migos project and hit the road for a tour. 🎤🌎
throughout their run, migos dropped three studio albums and a stack of mixtapes that helped shape the sound of modern hip-hop.
long live takeoff 🕊️💔🚀
would you be here for one more migos project? 👀
09/10/2026
13 years ago today, The Weeknd released his debut album ‘kiss land’ 💿🈯️
the album debuted at no. 2 on the billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week. it also reached no. 1 on the u.s. r&b/hip-hop albums chart and the uk r&b albums chart. 📈
‘kiss land’ marked his official transition from an underground internet artist to a signed major-label artist.
the album featured tracks like "live for" featuring drake, "wanderlust," "kiss land" and "professional."
rank your favorite ‘kiss land’ tracks 👇
24 years ago today, goapele released her album ‘even closer’ 💿✨
the album’s standout track, “closer,” reached no. 63 on billboard’s top r&b/hip-hop albums chart and was featured on the official soundtrack for the 2003 film ‘honey.’
the timeless track has since been sampled and interpolated by artists including:
▪️ “closer” by drake feat. andreena mill (2007)
▪️ “closer to me” by h.e.r. (2021)
▪️ “watching us” by wale feat. leon thomas (2025)
▪️ “state of the union” by chris brown (2018)
▪️ “goapele” by slim 400 feat. yg (2016)
▪️ “closer to my dreams” by likybo (2016)
& more.
which song inspired by “closer” is your favorite? 🎶👇
crank it 🗣️
Slayyyter is continuing to dominate 2026 with banger after banger 🔥
the singer has cranked it up even more with her new single "crank 2" 🎶, which serves as a sequel to her 2025 head-banging rager "crank" 🤘
📢 dmv stand up! 🏆
GoldLink “crew” with Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy is officially 9x platinum and knocking on the door of the diamond club 💎
the dc anthem peaked at no. 45 on the billboard hot 100 and earned a GRAMMY nomination for best rap/sung performance in 2018
10 years later, is “crew” still in your rotation? 👀
🎮🐐 Lil Wayne is entering the fortnite universe!
fortnite just announced weezy is coming to the game september 12, with skins inspired by “lollipop,” and “6 foot 7 foot” 🔥
just in time for wayne’s birthday later this month 🎂
gamers, y’all dropping in with weezy? 👀
09/10/2026
Snoop Dogg is taking over the 2026 vmas. 🐶🔥
the hip-hop legend will host this year’s ceremony, which returns to the west coast for the first time in nine years.
snoop is a 13-time vmas nominee and has taken home three awards throughout his career. 🏆
the 2026 vmas go down sunday, sept. 27, live from los angeles’ peacock theater. 📺
(7:30-9:30 p.m., ET/4:30-6:30 p.m., PT)
who’s tuning in?
09/10/2026
Doja Cat just made spotify history. 👑
the rapper is the first female rapper ever to have 10 songs with over 1 billion streams on spotify. 👑
here’s a look at her 10 songs that have reached the milestone:
no. 1 — “kiss me more” (2.4B)
no. 2 — “woman” (2.2B)
no. 3 — “streets” (1.6B)
no. 4 — “paint the town red” (1.6B)
no. 5 — “need to know” (1.5B)
no. 6 — “say so” (1.4B)
no. 7 — “you right” (1.1B)
no. 8 — “boss bitch” (1B)
no. 9 — “i like you (a happier song)” (1B)
no. 10 — “agora hills” (1B) 👑
what are your top 3 doja tracks from the list? 👇
09/10/2026
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