June 27, 2005
Crazy Frog hops off the number one spot
That annoying Crazy Frog has finally been knocked off the number one spot after four weeks at the top.
"Moving down to the number two spot, the frog has given way to allow 2Pac and Elton John to go straight in at number one with Ghetto Gospel, by rapper 2PAC, who died in Las Vegas in 1996, killed by unknown assailants.
[via ITV.com]
I'm not sure what this says about the music industry. First a Frog Ringtone is on top of the charts for 4 weeks straight, only to lose it's place to a dead rapper's single (?).
To understand, read MTV: Presley and 2Pac have become legendary in their respective genres, inspiring conferences and tributes — and enthralling fans with their music years after their deaths. Other rappers,have also had material released posthumously, but none of it has enjoyed the critical and commercial success of Tupac's (2Pac') posthumous releases.
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