Skeng Earns First Billboard Entries With Nicki Minaj
Dancehall artist Skeng has earned his first entries on the US Billboard charts with the Likke Miss (Remix), a collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj.
Produced by DropTop Records and DiTruth Records, the song was released on Minaj’s greatest hits compilation titled Queen Radio: Volume 1 on August 28.
Following the release of its official music video on September 25, the song has now debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, dated October 15.
During the week of September 10, the Likkle Miss (Remix) had debuted at No. 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart and at No. 12 on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart.
One month later, the song has re-entered the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart at No. 6 and the Rap Digital Song Sales chart at No. 4—both dated October 15.
The latest remix of the track, dubbed ‘The Fine Nine,’ may push the song further up the charts in the coming weeks. In addition to Skeng and Minaj, it features a slew of Caribbean female acts, namely Spice, Destra Garcia, Patrice Roberts, Lady Leshurr, Pamputtae, Dovey Magnum, Lisa Mercedez, and London Hill.
While Minaj has praised all the featured ladies on the track—remarking how they “bodied” the beat—she reserved her biggest compliments for Skeng.
“Skeng is the future,” she wrote in an Instagram Story over the weekend.
“Every thing Skeng touch is special. He’s different. I love him so much – y’all have no idea. No one is a bigger Skeng fan than me. NO ONE!!!”
“Stay tuned,” she added, hinting that there may be more collaborations between the two.
Skeng is best known for his hit songs Gvnman Shift, Protocol with Tommy Lee Sparta, Heaven Passport with Intence, London, 23, and Street Cred, which have made him one of the most streamed artists in Jamaica over the last year.
In June, DancehallMag reported that he, along with close friends/producers John Coop and Shacko Di Truth (Ditruth Records) signed with Geejam Music in a global publishing deal with Downtown Music Services.