Rod Wave and GloRilla went head to head on the Billboard 200 this week, and both came out with great results.
On Monday (October 21), Billboard revealed Rod had landed his seventh top 10-charting album with Last Lap debuting at No. 2 on the chart with 127k equivalent album units earned.
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Meanwhile, GloRilla nabbed her highest charting album yet and her first-ever top 10 as Glorious debuted at No. 5 with 69k equivalent album units.
GloRilla and Rod Wave’s release date issues began late last month when Rod announced on Instagram that Last Lap would arrive on October 11, which was the same day that Glo’s debut LP was scheduled to land.
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The Memphis rapper was none too pleased about the clash and commented on his post: “WHY DF WOULD YOU DROP ON MY DAY I’M FINNA TWEAK OUT.”
Rod then appeared to confirm that he was not moving his release date, writing on his Instagram Stories: “La twin drop same night” alongside a photo of him and Glo in the studio together.
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It all worked out in the end, as Glorious stands as Glo’s best-selling project to date.
As for Rod, Last Lap marks his second No. 2 debut, while he’s also had four No. 1 debuts and one No. 10 debut. It follows 2023’s Nostalgia, which debuted at the top of Billboard 200 with roughly 137k total album-equivalent units in its first week.
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In other news, GloRilla and Saweetie‘s long-anticipated “F.N.F.” collab has finally arrived after plenty of controversy surrounding the remix.
The massive single from Glo and producer Hitkidd arrived on Tuesday (October 15), updated to include a verse from the California-born rapper.
During her verse, Saweetie raps: “Still eating cake/ Wishin that a bitch would/ Got my foot up on they necks like a bitch should.”
The supposed drama between Glo and Saweetie began shortly after the official “F.N.F.” remix emerged back in September of 2022.
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The “Best Friend” rapper was reportedly supposed to be featured on the remix, but when it dropped she wasn’t on it.
Fans wondered if there was beef between the two artists, but GloRilla quickly squashed the rumors.
