Simmer Down Paul McCartney, Drake’s Iconic Status Cemented After This Achievement

Grammy-winning rapper Drake continues to remain way up and feel blessed these days after matching a record held by iconic music group The Beatles.

According to reports, Drake now rests with greatness thanks to now having 14 simultaneous Hot 100 hits on the charts.

Thanks to his surprise album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Feb. 28) with 535,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music, Drake has tied a record that stood unmatched for 51 years: He charts 14 songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 7). The sum equals the 14 titles that the Beatles placed on the Hot 100 dated April 11, 1964. (Billboard)

Check out these huge hip-hop co-signs Drake received on the next page…

Mass Appeal Records’ Fashawn recently hit up SOHH and gave his take on Drizzy’s ability to release an overnight music project and still be successful.

“I don’t know, it would really be a surprise,” Fashawn told SOHH when asked if he would release an overnight album. “If I ever did do something like that, I’d surprise myself. It would be a huge surprise; I don’t know how I feel about it. I think it’s a really cool idea. I like the spontaneity of it, I think it’s a pretty fly thing. I think you’ve got to be at a certain level in your career to do it. That’s the level I don’t think I am yet but when I get there, you might get a surprise, overnight album from Fash.” (SOHH)

Recently, G-Unit boss 50 Cent said Drake delivered nothing but quality with his new If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late retail release.

“His mixtape reflects that,” 50 said last night about Drake being a fan. “But boy, that nigga was on point, wasn’t he? He came through there with his shit sharp. It was tight. … Look, I don’t have favorite artists, I have favorite moments from artists. Like, ‘Ooh, you ain’t gonna beat him at that, not that, that’s what he do,’ you know what I’m saying? All of us have those moments, I think, but not everybody can appreciate it.” (XXL Mag)

Falling behind alternative crew Imagine Dragons‘ Smoke + Mirrors, which sold 195,000, Drake managed to secure nearly 190,000 copies in week two.

Last week’s No. 1, Drake’s surprise release If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, falls to No. 2 with 187,000 units (down 65 percent). It has sold 624,000 copies since its release (equating to a little more than 10 days on sale). Meanwhile, the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack also falls one rung to No. 3 in its second week on the chart, moving 165,000 units (down 36 percent). (Billboard)