Kendrick Lamar Blocks One Of Hip-Hop’s Most Successful Women From A New No. 1

Cardi B rules several Billboard charts this week with her brand new single “Outside.” The tune opens in first place on five rankings, as it’s a bestseller and a powerful streamer, especially within the hip-hop genre. The Grammy winner nearly secures a new champion on some of Billboard’s most competitive style-specific tallies, but another one of the most successful names in the history of rap music blocks her.

“Outside” Starts Behind Kendrick Lamar

“Outside” debuts at No. 2 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts this week. Cardi lands behind Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s collaboration “Luther,” which has been running the show for months. That track earns its twenty-seventh stay atop both of those consumption-based rosters. It recently became the longest-running No. 1 in the history of those two charts, and each week that it holds on, the song extends its lead and makes history once again.

Cardi B’s Collection of No. 1 Smashes

Cardi has already claimed the top spot on both rankings in the past, where she enters in second place this time, so a No. 2 start isn’t too disappointing. She has racked up half a dozen stints ruling the Hot Rap Songs ranking and one more on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally. She’s also accrued more than 20 top 10s on the two busy lists.

“Outside” Enters at No. 1 on Several Billboard Charts

While “Outside” misses the throne on multiple rankings, it does conquer the Digital Song Sales, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, Rap Digital Song Sales, R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, and Rap Streaming Songs charts.

“Outisde” is the latest single from Cardi’s highly anticipated upcoming full-length album Am I the Drama? As it arrives, the cut also reaches the top 10 on both the Streaming Songs chart and the Hot 100, where it narrowly manages to become her thirteenth smash to land inside that competitive region as it kicks off its time at No. 10.