Drake's "Scorpion" Looking At Fourth Straight Week Atop Billboard 200

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Singer Drake speaks to the crowd prior to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour at Budweiser Stage on July 12, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.
Drake can't be stopped.

Drake's Scorpion may have been met with lukewarm response by most people but that hasn't stopped anyone from actually listening to it on repeat. The rapper's been killing both the charts and the streaming world with his new project but that doesn't even come across as something even remotely surprising. Since the beginning of the year, Drake's pretty much dominated the charts with singles like "God's Plan," "Nice For What" and more recently, "In My Feelings." However, if the rapper's new album tops the Billboard 200 next week -- which it likely will -- he'll have claimed the most weeks at number one in 2018.

Drake's Scorpion is predicted to top the Billboard 200 for a fourth week in a row. If this happens, Drake will claim the most amount of weeks at the top of the chart for the year. Drake's latest opus is currently tied with Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentley's and the Kendrick Lamar curated Black Panther: The Album for most weeks on top of the chart this year. Scopion is expected to earn over 180K equivalent album units by the end of the week ending on July 26th. 

Earlier this week, Drake was spotted in New Orleans working on the music video for his chart topping single, "In My Feelings." The rapper was spotted alongside Big Freedia -- who he sampled on "Nice For What" -- and Shiggy earlier this week while on set for the video. Hopefully, it arrives in the coming weeks.


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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