Chromakopia immediately made waves. It was streamed over 85 million times on Spotify on its first day, making it the biggest hip-hop album debut of 2024 on Spotify, and the 16th-most-streamed album on Spotify in a single day of all time.
The often explicit nature of the lyrics of many songs has allowed artists to sexualize and demean women in ways that aren’t considered appropriate in today’s society. Are listeners at Washington uncomfortable with these lyrics, or is it simply an accepted characteristic of hip-hop?
There are hundreds of genres of music, from country to K-pop. Why do these categories exist, and which are Washington’s favorites?