This year, RapGenius, one of the largest archives of hip-hop lyrics on the Web, compiled a list of statistics reviewing 2014 in terms of which artists and songs saw the most views. Drake found himself at the No. 1 artist slot for 2014 with the most views for an individual artist.
Last year, saw a lot of new music, which unfortunately did not amount to much in terms of hitting the top seller's list. In fact, this year, hip-hop was excluded from the top 10 best-selling album list, as well as seeing a decline of 11 percent in sales overall from 2013.
As RapGenius pointed out, looking up an artist's lyrics helps to separate the casual listeners from the loyal fans. Last year, singles saw more attention on the Web than albums as a whole on the lyric archive site, which reflects the trend that is becoming more apparent, with fans eager for singles and material quicker than it takes to put out a full album or EP.
As reported, Bobby Shmurda's single "Hot N---a" took the No. 1 spot for the most-viewed lyrics for one single, with more than 3 million page views for 2014 and No. 3 overall in views, behind Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Drunk in Love" and Eminem's "Rap God."
As reported, in the five months and one week that the track's lyrics were available, “Hot N---a” was viewed approximately on RapGenius 19,000 times per day, which totals at just more than 3 million times throughout the year.
This year's top-10, most-viewed artists had Drake at the No. 1 spot, followed by Eminem, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, J. Cole and The Weeknd.
In slots 11-20 were Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q, Jhene Aiko, Rich Gang, Chief Keef, Chris Brown, Big Sean, Chance The Rapper and A$AP Rocky.
Are you surprised by any of these artists making the top 20 for most views? Whose lyrics do you typically find interest in looking up? Comment below.
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