Da Baby’s BLM remix of his hit Rockstar Ft Roddy Rich has been #1 for two straight weeks.
After catching backlash a few weeks back for each Chic-Fil-A, DaBaby is now hearing nothing but praise. The rapper did a black lives matter remix to his song Rockstar and put Roddy Rich on the track.
.@DaBabyDaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring @RoddyRicch, officially hits No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for the first time.
It earns DaBaby his first career No. 1 song, and Roddy Ricch his second, after “The Box.”
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) June 8, 2020
The single marks the Charlotte natives first number 1 on the billboard hot 100. Even more, Rockstar BLM remix became the first song to repeat as number 1 after five weeks of new number ones.
.@DaBabyDaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring @RoddyRicch, officially hits No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for the first time.
It earns DaBaby his first career No. 1 song, and Roddy Ricch his second, after “The Box.”
— Billboard Charts (@billboardcharts) June 8, 2020
Da Baby and Roddy Ricch aren’t the only artists to put out music to narrate the times. YG, J.cole, and Lil Baby are just some of the rappers who wrote some music describing the protests and riots in the name of social justice.
As it was with the past generation, music is a vital part of all poignant protests. For the people of that time period, it provides them the inspiration, the theme music to their actions seeking change. To those who follow after, an audio recount that provides a glimpse into what it takes to spark change.
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