Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren’t even born then! Not only has the advent of digital ...
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Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...
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Some years, a handful of songs dominate our playlists, festival stages and social media trends. In others, the playing field feels a lot more level, greatness more evenly distributed. The last 12 ...
Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.
The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...
The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...
For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...
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 ...
With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...