Yahoo

Rap Is Back in Hot 100 Top 40 After Two-Week Absence, Thanks to Megan Thee Stallion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 6. Megan Thee Stallion (Dec. 2024 Rank: No. 2) For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, ...
Rolling Out

Billboard’s top 40 loses all rap songs for first time

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...
Complex on MSN

20 rappers and their most popular song in 2016

A decade later, 2016 is back in the spotlight. From Drake's hits to the rise of SoundCloud stars, we revisit the songs that ...
The Grio

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

Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard charts for the first time in 35 years. Billboard reported today that there are currently no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard ...
Forbes

Luke Combs Scores His First Hit On The Rap Charts

Luke Combs breaks onto Billboard’s rap charts with BigXthaPlug collab “Pray Hard,” which debuts inside the top 10 on the Rap Digital Song Sales list. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 23: Luke Combs ...
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Hip-Hop Locked Out of Billboard Top 40: First Time Since 1990

*The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...
Rolling Stone

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2025

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...