By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Rapper and songwriter, Fetty Wap has topped the charts with his singles, “Trap Queen,” “My Way,” “679,” and “Again“ simultaneously on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart. His latest song “Again” landed the No. 8 spot on the chart along with “Trap Queen” at (No. 2), “My Way” (No. 3), and “679” at (No. 5). The 26-year-old is the first rapper to have his hit songs, without being featured, land in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart within their 26 years in the business, and all before the release of his first album, which is due to debut in stores on Sep. 25. There have been eight other songwriters who have also simultaneously made the top 10 list, topping the chart with some features and being featured in a rap song. The first artist who was able to achieved four songs on the list was T.I., in 2009, with the song “Live Your Life” Ft. Rihanna in the No. 1 spot, following “Whatever You Like” (No. 4), “Swagga Like Us” Ft. Kanye West & Lil Wayne at (No. 8) and “Dead And Gone” Ft. Justin Timberlake (No. 9). Another big name rapper, 50 Cent made the list when his featured song “Hate It Or Love It” moved up from 16 to 10 back in 2005. Other famous rap artists that were able to simultaneously make the list were: Iggy Azalea, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Drake, Eminem and 2 Chainz. Drake and 50 Cent were the only two rappers who had five hit songs on the top 10 chart. Photo credit: Billboard.com
