{"id":6464,"date":"2026-06-19T10:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/the-trap-temptations-album-surpasses-1-3-million-streams-in-two-days\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:18:13","slug":"the-trap-temptations-album-surpasses-1-3-million-streams-in-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/the-trap-temptations-album-surpasses-1-3-million-streams-in-two-days\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trap Temptations Album Surpasses 1.3 Million Streams in Two Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-music-from-tyla-moliy-solana-nyota-parker-and-more-african-artists\/\">South African artists<\/a> <strong>Ruff<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sjava\">Sjava<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emtee\">Emtee<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_(rapper)\">Saudi<\/a><\/strong> released their collaborative album <strong>The Trap Temptations<\/strong> on 16 June, and it surpassed <strong>1.3 million<\/strong> streams across major digital platforms within two days.<\/p>\n<p>The release coincided with Youth Day in South Africa. 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