Dababy
DaBaby is running the charts. After a decisive breakout just a few months ago, the North Carolina rapper has transitioned from a regional star to a force that can almost singlehandedly deliver his peers — who until recently were much bigger names — a hit. He has four total songs on the Rolling Stone Top 100 — “Suge,” Chance The Rapper’s “Hot Shower,” Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cash Shit,” and “Baby,” featuring Lil Baby — three of which are as a guest artist or duo (he has the same amount charting on the Billboard Hot 100). Currently, his features for Chance and Megan are their highest (and only charting singles from their most recent albums) on the RS Top 100 That dominance, logically, comes from DaBaby’s strength on streaming platforms. Three of his songs are in Spotify’s U.S. Top 50, and five have reached YouTube’s U.S. Top 100 Songs chart. Recently, his success extended to radio, a more difficult jump to make. “Suge,” “Cash Shit,” and “Baby Sitter,” featuring Offset, are in the top 40 ...