The Weeknd could be a star if he wasn't so weird

[Street Knowledge]

The question should now be asked where does he rank among the most popular/famous black musicians in recent history.

The Weeknd Breaks Spotify Monthly Streaming Record

The Weeknd is kicking off 2023 with a bang. He became Spotify's top-streaming monthly artist in history with nearly 95 million plays.

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He’ll never have the raw album sales of others in the past because of obvious reasons but his popularity at his peak is insane. Blinding lights for example is the most streamed song in Spotify history

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Weeknd cool, one of my fav new artists actually, but honestly that nikka is just a fad. He is already starting to burn out. nikka dont got the personality or the looks for longevity. We will not be talking about his ass 5 years from now.

Some of the WOAT takes in here

 

[Who Not How]

I see this thread was made in 2013.

My Toronto homegirl put me on to him before he even dropped House of Balloons so that had to be like 2009/2010.

I knew instantly he was gonna be a star one day
He dropped Kissland in 2013, that was my shyt banged that album heavy. I fell off him soon after that but I knew he was gonna keep going higher and higher.

How could this thread be made in 2013

 

[Torrential]

He's a star breh. He has his own little lane and style. You're witnessing the birth of a legend.

i called it byke in 2013 mutha fukkaz

 

[Street Knowledge]

The question should now be asked where does he rank among the most popular/famous black musicians in recent history.

The Weeknd Breaks Spotify Monthly Streaming Record

The Weeknd is kicking off 2023 with a bang. He became Spotify's top-streaming monthly artist in history with nearly 95 million plays.

boardroom.tv

He’ll never have the raw album sales of others in the past because of obvious reasons but his popularity at his peak is insane. Blinding lights for example is the most streamed song in Spotify history

 

[InGodWeTrust]

Whole thread is

 

[Jahbarri]

i called it byke in 2013 mutha fukkaz

He was already poppin but OK

 

[Camoflauge]

Nobody was fukking with Kissland when it first dropped but that was his last great body of work

As soon as he dropped Beauty Behind the Madness this nikka blew up tho salute to him but his music since Kissland doesn’t hit the same no more, that melancholy EP was close but haven’t heard much else but elevator music from the young breh

No more roaming Queen street and making Queen street anthems

 

[#1 pick]

I'll be surprised if he has a better career than Lyfe Jennings.

AsianThoughts with another L

 

[A187]

Fast forward 10 years and he's one of the biggest artists in the world

 

[GhettoNintendo]

never give OP a job in the music industry

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Tupac could be a star if he didn't have that nose ring

Biggie could be a star if he wasn't so fat

Lil Wayne could be a star if he wasn't a gremlin with a syrup addiction

 

[Torrential]

He's a star breh. He has his own little lane and style. You're witnessing the birth of a legend.

Damn

 

[Harry B]

Weekend himself said that Kanye told him to stop being a weirdo and be a star. I’d people saw that he had it but would t go and get it

So these takes weren’t bad.

 

[Metal Face]

is The Weeknd really a star?