JAY-Z has joined another rare club. Hov is now the sixth artist in history to attain 100 solo appearances on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
The Roc Nation boss landed his 100th entry via “Mood 4 Eva” from The Lion King: The Gift compilation. The song, which is a collaboration with his wife Beyoncé and Childish Gambino, debuted at No. 90 on the latest chart.
JAY joins Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Elvis Presley and the cast of Glee as the only artists who’ve had 100 solo appearances on the Hot 100 during its 60-year history. Hov also has five charting songs with Beyoncé as The Carters, but the tracks don’t count in regards to his solo total.
The veteran MC could gain some more company in the coming years since a few other notable artists are closing in on 100 entries. Kanye West currently has 96, Chris Brown sits at 95 and Future has racked up 88.
JAY made his Hot 100 debut in 1996 with the double single “Ain’t No Nigga/Dead Presidents,” which peaked at No. 50. He has reached No. 1 on the chart four times during his career, most recently doing so with the Alicia Keys-assisted “Empire State Of Mind” in 2009.
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“JAY joins Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Elvis Presley and the cast of Glee as the only artists who’ve had 100 solo appearances on the Hot 100″….”The song, which is a collaboration with his wife Beyoncé and Childish Gambino,”…… wait a minute, how is it a “solo appearance” if Beyonce and Gambino are on it? I’m confused.
He’s appearing solo. Not actually solo on the record. On the album with Beyoncé he appeared as the carters.
Essentially, it’s a matter of semantics. It’s not solo in the truest sense, just a matter of classification. If an artist is featured on the song, he/she gets the same solo credit from Billboard as they would for a “true” solo song.
It’s a collaboration, but JAY-Z gets credit since he’s not a member of a duo/group. If they billed the song as The Carters and Childish Gambino instead of JAY-Z, Beyonce and Gambino, he wouldn’t have gotten to 100 this time.
Solo vs a triplet isn’t semantics fool, you rather have 300 dollars or 300 dollars 3 times? Is that semantics
It’s semantics simply due to the way Billboard classifies a solo entry. Obviously, “Mood 4 Eva” is not an actual solo song in the actual sense of being a track by one person. But under Billboard’s classification, for example, JAY-Z gets a “solo credit” in the chart history for being a guest on Rihanna’s “Umbrella” just the same way he would for one of his true solo songs such as “Dirt Off Your Shoulder.” It’s just how they tally it. JAY-Z as a solo artist is credited on the song, so it all counts the same under their standard. His 100 entries are filled with guest appearances and collaborations.
But when he’s in a duo/group setting like The Carters, he doesn’t get this credit. The Carters get credited as a duo. So, it’s just semantics because he’s getting a “solo credit” for something like “Crazy In Love,” which is a collaboration with Beyonce, yet not getting it for the stuff released under The Carters brand name even though it’s the same two people involved.
Solo appearance but it’s 3 people on the song…okay
Thanks for breaking it down for these idiots, Justin. All these broke Nas stans just cant stand seeing King HOV win again and again. He said it best in 97, “Will he ever fall off? No.” And still is on top after all these years. Keep crying, losers. Your tears are drinking water for King HOV and Queen BEY. It’s the ROC in here!
YOU SOUND LIKE A FAN RATHER THAN A MAN WHO GREW UP WITH A FATHER AND IS CONFIDENT WITH HIMSELF RATHER THAN IDOLIZING ENTERTAINERS. DEVELOP A RULING CLASS MENTALITY YOUNG MAN, ITS NOT TOO LATE. THE FEMINIST ENERGY IS TOO POWERFUL INSIDE OF YOU. AMEN
think of it as been in an orchestra and you play a solo during a performance.
makes sense.
I am sorry but Hov is no GOAT now. Hov is a white rapper now! End of story… dude is done! A child’s movie…to the white masses! The Lion King verse…though for white kids!
JAYZ LOOKIN LIKE A WHOLE CLOWN NOWADAYS. DONT BE SURPRISED BEY GETTIN HER PRIVATES BLOWN OUT BY ANOTHER DUDE
The most overrated rapper of all time.
Jay z and beyonce are manipulating all kinds of records to make themselves look better. They are so insecure.
So why mention the cast of Glee? Don’t know about them but a “cast” do or would consist of multiple people correct? Glee?
How many insecure commenters? A lot