Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ Gets Highest-Charting Honor – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 12, 2014: On this day, Pharrell Williams makes history with his song "Happy," thanks to its placement on the Billboard music charts.The legendary producer, rapper and singer scored himself a runaway hit with "Happy," a song from the Despicable Me 2 movie. During this week in 2014, the single took a huge leap from No. 8 to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.This change in positioning made "Happy," which was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar, the highest-charting Oscar-nominated tune in 12 years. The only song with an Oscar nomination that charted higher was Eminem's "Lose Yourself," and that...