The Number Ones: Future’s “Wait For U” (Feat. Drake & Tems)

May 14, 2022STAYED AT #1:1 WeekIn The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The column is now biweekly, alternating with The Alternative Number Ones on Mondays. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.In 2024, Drake went into the fight of his life, and he was demoralized right from jump. His feelings were hurt. Drake's feelings were often hurt. This was nothing new. He might be the most feelings-hurt rap star in history. Drake spent years mining his own hurt feelings for gold, and he usually found it. But this time, he faced massed forces that didn't care about his feelings. Suddenly, half of rap's A-list was arrayed against him. It was a "20 v. one," as he put it. Drake's real enemy in that moment, the one who he truly had to worry about, was past and future Number Ones artist Kendrick Lamar. But when Drake launched his first volley in that feud, his opening words didn't have anything to do with Kendrick. Here's how Drake started things off: "I could never be nobody number one fan/ Your f...