PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 20: Juice Wrld performs at Elysee Montmartre on September 20, 2018 in … [+]
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Even posthumously, Juice WRLD continues to produce hits.
The tragically departed hip-hop artist features on Jamaican producer Rvssian’s latest single “No Me Ame” with Latin trap star Anuel AA. After releasing earlier this month, the track makes its debut on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart at No. 15.
Though he earned some 29 placements on the all-genre Hot 100 both during his lifetime and otherwise, this song marks Juice WRLD’s first ever appearance on the Spanish-language singles charts. A testament to his enduring appeal and fan loyalty, it’s also the fourth of his features released in 2020 to make it onto a Billboard chart. The Eminem track “Godzilla” peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 back in February, while his placements on G Herbo’s “PTSD” (No. 38 peak) and YNW Melly’s “Suicidal” remix (No. 20 peak).
His fellow vocalist on “No Me Ame,” Anuel AA has a history of doing songs with hip-hop artists outside of the Latin music space, typically with some level of corresponding chart success. His 6ix9ine collaboration “Bebe” reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Hot Latin Songs back in 2018. Last year, he appeared alongside Cardi B on Fat Joe’s bilingual Family Ties single “Yes,” and with Snoop Dogg on Ozuna’s Nibiru highlight “Patek.”
And just this past Friday, Anuel dropped a brand new track with Lil Pump called “Illuminati,” which will very likely make a Hot Latin Songs appearance next week. However, that consideration is determined internally by Billboard, and isn’t necessarily guaranteed with bilingual songs. Even with two thirds of its vocalists being Spanish-language artists, Cardi B’s “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin failed to qualify for the chart—despite reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100. Another example, XXXtentacion and Lil Pump’s track “Arms Around You” with Colombian singer Maluma also didn’t make the cut, though it made it to No 28 on the Hot 100.
Rvssian, of course, deserves credit for his role in the first ever Latin trap single to reach the Hot 100—Farruko’s “Krippy Kush.” That track first appeared on the Puerto Rican artist’s 2017 album TrapXficante and included contributions from Bad Bunny and Rvssian. But a bilingual remix with Nicki Minaj—and 21 Savage or Travis Scott, depending on where you heard it—pushed it onto the Hot 100.
Beyond the notable placement for “No Me Ames,” the Hot Latin Songs top ten this week looks more or less the same as it did last week. Celebrating its 14th nonconsecutive week atop the chart is The Black Eyed Peas’ “Ritmo” with J Balvin, followed in second place by Bad Bunny’s “Yo Perreo Sola” and Karol G’s “Tusa” with Nicki Minaj in third. Bad Bunny’s reggaetón throwback “Safaera” with Jowell & Randy and Ñengo Flow notches up to No. 4, while Arcángel and Sech’s “Sigues Con Él” with bachata king Romeo Santos dips slightly to No. 5.
Bad Bunny holds three additional spots in the top ten this week, with “Vete” at No. 6, “La Dificil” at No. 7 and “Si Veo A Tu Mamá” at No. 8. Anuel AA’s “Keii” enjoys a second straight week in Hot Latin Songs’ upper reaches, moving one spot up to No. 9. Taken from the Colores album, J Balvin’s “Morado” slips to No. 10.