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Rauly Ramirez

Rauly Ramirez is Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart manager and writer of the weekly Chart Juice. Before joining Billboard in 2009, Rauly worked at Nielsen BDS for two years following internships at Island Def Jam, Bad Boy Entertainment, and Warner Music Group.

Young Jeezy Previews 'A Hustlerz Ambition' Documentary in NYC

The Juice

The Seed: Young Jeezy, Danny Brown, Yasiin Bey and More

April 08, 2013 11:54 AM EDT

Fresh off his signing to Cash Money Records earlier this month, T.Rone releases the remi

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Thrift Shop' Sets Record on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

April 05, 2013 2:32 AM EDT

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" picks up a 12th week atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, setting the mark for the longest-running No. 1 rap song in the chart's history.

Bubbling Under: MTKO, Houndmouth, Kayla Brianna, Shine Bright Baby

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Bubbling Under: MTKO, Houndmouth, Kayla Brianna, Shine Bright Baby

April 03, 2013 9:00 PM EDT

Pop Radio Welcomes MKTO's 'Thank You'Having met in 2010 while filming Nickelodeon series "Gigantic," in which their characters played best friends, Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller formed MKTO, which combines their initials. The pair's debut single, "Thank You" (Columbia), has garnered 2.2 million YouTube views and is nearing the Nielsen BDS-based Mainstream Top 40 chart, led by 54 plays on SiriusXM