Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.
So, as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’ allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.
This week we’ll make a little time for ‘No Time,’ the debut single from rap royal Lil Kim. Released in late 1996 as the kick off from her inaugural solo LP, ‘Hardcore,’ the Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs-produced and featured cut took approximately no time to reach the top of rap charts after its October 1996 unveiling. Found there this week in 1997, the song would go on to be the first of a trio of chart-toppers on that tally giving Kim the distinct honor of being the first female artist to top the Rap Charts three consecutive times.
Found in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20 this week, ‘Time’ came as the Queen Bee’s first entry into the top 20 as a leading act (peak #18). Over 20 years later remaining one of the rapstress’s fan favorites, tuck in below to relive the gem and see who joined her in the top 25 on this week’s ‘Chart Rewind’:
Hot 100 This Week in 1997
Hot 100 This Week
Click here to see this week’s full TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100.
Un-break My Heart, I Believe I Can Fly, It’s All Coming Back To Me Now, If It Makes You Happy, Where Do You Go, I Love You Always Forever, and You Must Love Me, all good songs, nothing like the 90’s, Millennials can’t relate.
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“no time” is a classssssssssic, whew!!!! “Chillin in the cut with my a-mi-gos, tryna stick a n***** for his pesos”… YES HONEY!
Don’t let go and No dignity are classics songs as well. Look at the rubbish that is on the charts.
This site had so much potentential. I just think it’s time to let it go. Take whatever earnings you have and try to rebrand Sam. I just really hate seeing you flop like this
Yet you’re still here
This week in Billboard 1997 = R.I.P Lil’Kim’s face.
B****
Look at all of those classic songs by black artist on that chart! Smh, what happened?
WOW such a great top 10.
See? Can you imagine the grammys back then giving big nominations to La Macarena????????????? LOL That´s how much music has declined. A similar big and basic phenomenon like Despacito has got noms for pfucking Record of the Year this year for crying out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I usually do dont Greenwich u but in this case you are right. Sadly it’s because back then there were more qualitative choices
These days 90% of the music is on par with despacito lol. So if not it, they’d still be nominating something equally wack
Plus they are desperate for ratings
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UnBreak My Heart and If It Makes You Happy yaaaaaassss
Yesss kimmy blanco!
a what a great era this was
Yall see this damn list, 10 R&B hits rounded out the top 20…10! This was a great time, might I add one of the BEST times in music. What the f*** happened? I swear we need to go back to this because the trash music we have now is totally uninspiring.