For the First Time In 35 Years, No Rap Songs Hit Top 40 On Billboard’s Hot 100

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...

Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.
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‘Boycott Target’ Song Reaches Number One on Billboard Rap Charts

A hip-hop track aimed at retail giant Target has hit number one on the Billboard charts in the genre, as the campaign to boycott the company continues. Pro-Trump rappers Jimmy Levy and Forgiato Blow ...
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Future and Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” passes Drake’s “For All The Dogs” as number one best-selling rap album of 2024

Future & Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” sets 2024 record Since March, Future and Metro Boomin have been dominating the charts. This is due to them dropping off two joint albums together. The ...
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Rap-A-Lot Records and Supreme Have a Capsule Collection On the Way

After launching their collaboration with The North Face last week, New York-based retailer Supreme is back with another impressive collab, but this time around, the collaborative collection pays ...