According to Billboard.com: Rapper Jay-Z will earn his fourth Hot 100 No. 1, but his first as a lead or co-billed performer, as his collaboration with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," will top the chart to be released tomorrow.
The legendary rapper's prior chart-topping entries came as a featured vocalist on Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" (1999), his now-wife's "Crazy In Love" (2003) and Rihanna's "Umbrella" (2007). "Empire" is also Keys' fourth overall No. 1, as she previously scaled the list with her debut single "Fallin'" (2001), her duet with Usher, "My Boo," (2004) and "No One" (2007).
"Empire" takes Hot 100 Airplay Gainer honors as it rises 6-1 on the Radio Songs chart (up 15 million listener impressions to 109.5 million), the largest climb to No. 1 on that chart since Kanye West's "Stronger" jumped 7-1 on the chart dated Oct. 6, 2007.
Congrats To Jay-Z On getting that number one spot....I bet the people involved with that song are having a hell of a day!! (Wink)
Damn Jay this is a long time coming and you deserve it
ReplyDeleteJay is the man!
ReplyDeletedamn this is his first number one? I thought he had 3 or something like that
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Jay!!!!!!
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