Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its ...

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just ...

Hip-Hop on Pause? Not One Rap Song in Billboard’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990 For the first time since February 1990, no rap songs are in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This happened after ...

The last rap song in the top 40 was Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “ Luther ,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, and became both artists’ highest-charting, longest-running hit at 46 total weeks. But Billboard ...

Recent rule changes that led to the departure of Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s "Luther" from the Billboard Hot 100 left the top 40 ...

Last week's Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, after Kendrick Lamar and SZA 's "Luther" - a 13-week No. 1 hit - dropped off the chart. With that departure, the genre that ...

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 ...

Spotify's new listening stats weekly charts show your recent favorite songs and artists – like a small version of its annual ...

The SZA-assisted hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 13 weeks, but its potential successors in the genre were either nixed following rule changes or appear below Number 40 ...