Billboard Thursdays: Flo Rida - I Cry

Nessa semana o PSY continua na lideranca da parada de rap da Billboard com a sua ridicula Gangnam Style, mas eu li um artigo que ajuda bastante a entender porque isso aconteceu. Na semana passada, quando o PSY surpreendentemente assumiu a lideranca, a Billboard mudou o conceito que usava pra classificar os artistas nas paradas de genero (nao apenas no rap mas em todos os outros generos como R&B e Rock tambem ouveram grandes mudancas), passando a contar tambem com vendas de singles online e streaming em sites como o Spotify para compor a lista, nao apenas o que toca nas radios especificas do genero. Enfim, por alguma razao eles decidiram que o PSY se encaixa na sua classificacao de rap, e ja que ele esta vendendo e esta sendo ouvido por muita gente hoje em dia (muita gente que na realidade nao ouve rap), ele assumiu a lideranca da parada. Enfim, o jeito e entender. Depois desse monologo falo agora do destaque da semana, a melodramatica I Cry, do Flo Rida. Esse estilinho de musica pop do Flo Rida realmente nao faz muito o meu gosto, e o clipe e ainda mais emo que a letra da musica. O som foi produzido pelo soFLY & Nius junto com os Futuristics. Pra ve-los (assim como o Bugatti Veyron do Flo Rida) clique acima. Abaixo voces podem conferir o top 25 da semana

Top 25

1- PSY - Gangnam Style
2- Flo Rida - Whistle
3- Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - Clique
4- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
5- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne - Pop That
6- 2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie
7- Future - Turn On The Lights
8- Flo Rida - I Cry
9- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West - Birthday Song
10- Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - Bandz A Make Her Dance
11- Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
12- Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard, Play Hard
13- Lil Wayne feat. Detail - No Worries
14- Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
15- Rick Ross feat. Wale & Drake - Diced Pineapples
16- DJ Drama, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih - My Moment
17- Meek Mill feat. Drake - Amen
18- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
19- Kid Cudi feat. King Chip - Just What I Am
20- Ludacris feat. Kelly Rowland - Representin'
21- Game feat. Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa & Lil Wayne - Celebration
22- Tyga feat. 2 Chainz - Do My Dance
23- Meek Mill feat. Kirko Bangz - Young & Gettin' It
24- Pitbull feat. TJR - Don't Stop The Party
25- 2 Chainz - I'm Different
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This week PSY continues to lead the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart with the awful Gangnam Style, but this week I read an article that helped me understand what happened so that would happen. Last week, when PSY surprisingly took the lead of this chart, Billboard changed the concept on which they do the chart. Before the change the list consisted of the artists that had the most radioplay on rap radio stations. Now, it also comprises the selling of singles on the internet and the streaming of songs on programs such as Spotify. For some reason they decided to classify PSY as a rap artist, and since he is selling like hot cake right now because of his meme video (selling to people that aren't really rap listeners), he took the lead of the chart. There really isn't much to do about that. After this long monologue comes this week's highlight, Flo Rida, with the melodramatic I Cry. The style of pop music that Flo Rida does really ain't what I dig, and the video somehow gets to be more emo than the song's lyrics. The song was produced by soFLY & Nius along with the Futuristics. If you wanna check the video (and Rida's Bugatti Veyron) click above. You might also check this week's top 25 above.