It was a gargantuan week for female rap. Already, Doja Cat's "Say So" and Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" were performing extremely well on social media and the charts. Doja Cat entered the Top 5 for the first time in her career and it was reported that Megan Thee Stallion was close to notching her first-ever #1 single. It turns out that she may need to wait another week because Doja Cat managed to inch her out in the latest update.
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With the new Billboard Hot 100 update, it was announced that Doja Cat's "Say So" remix with Nicki Minaj earned the #1 spot, giving both rappers their first-ever #1 single on the chart. In the second spot, Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé gain two spots with "Savage."
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With the top two spots on the chart being occupied by female rappers, this is a major celebration of women in rap. Congratulations to both of these stars!
Elsewhere on the chart, The Weeknd stays strong at #3 with "Blinding Lights" and Roddy Ricch is still in the Top 5 with "The Box." Just outside, Playboi Carti earned his first-ever entry in the Top 10 with his feature on Drake's "Pain 1993."
As for "Say So," this is also the first time a collaboration between two female rappers is at #1. Nicki Minaj has also extended her lead as the female rapper with the most ever Top 10 hits.
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