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2017 Album Countdown Pt. I (#5-#1) In this last post for our 2017 Rap/RnB Countdown, we’ll go through our #5-#1 albums, this is where it starts to get interesting, so let’s get straight into it. #5 Joey Bada$$ -  ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ Number 5 goes to the 2 nd studio album from Joey Bada$$ titled ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$. This second album from Joey really puts him on the map for his ability in writing bars and spitting them with passion and flow. We get a chance to hear from Joey’s soul in this album, touching on contemporary America and racism, especially in Land of the Free saying “And the land of the free is for the free-loaders, leave us dead in the street to be their organ doners...still got the last names, of our slave owners”. It’s clear that Joey’s heart is still very much focused on the racism in America, look at the way he spelt AmeriKKKa… Trading bars with Schoolboy Q and J. Cole, Joey pound out spicy bars aimed at American culture. Devastated is a tr...

The Viral top 50 section  of spotify is a branch top 50 chart but the order in which the songs are placed are calculated by how new and how quikcly a track gets popular. This means that tracks that aren't necesarily the highest rated or the most listened to can still be part of the Viral 50 if they gain a burst of popularity. This also means that the tracks on the list are constantly changing, with the list being updated everyday, it makes a great place to visit if you're in the mood for some new music that you may have not heard before. To demonstrate the difference between the Australia Top 50 and the Australia Viral 50 way of selection, i will make it evident through a comparison of the top 5. Australia Viral top 50 I'm the One - Dj Khaled, Justin Bieber Despacito - Remix - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee Thinking of A Place - The War On Drugs Love Galore - SZA, Travis Scott   1-800-273-8255 - Logic, Alessia Cara Spotify Link:  https://open.spotify.com/user/spoti...

Arguably one of the dopest, best-directed music videos this year so far is Kendrick Lamar's Humble . Sitting at just over 133 million views in just one month, it's rich with new videography techniques, from the uncontrollable shaking of the background around Kendrick to creative sets that shock and amaze you. Check it out below. Also, worth a look is his recently released DNA.  music video, with close to 40 million views. Kendrick Lamar's  DAMN  album is definitely his best-selling album ever. With every song on his album simultaneously making the Billboard Hot 100. Another artist doing great things in 2017 is the rap artist Post Malone. As a white man in the trap industry, it's already hard to make it in the game, but not for him, His 2017 album Stoney  is doing great things, with his song "Congratulations feat. Quavo" going platinum, selling 1 million copies just two months after it's January release. Check out the video which reached 135 milli...