The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

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

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a Friend.” That placement marked the beginning of a successful streak of a ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America.

The post Hip-Hop Misses Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years -- But Every New Taylor Swift Song Made the Chart appeared first on TheWrap. For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot ...

The Billboard Hot 100 has been one of the most accurate depictions of music trends and listening patterns since its inception on August 4, 1958.

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 ...

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's "Just a Friend " reached No. 41. That single would jump to No. 29 the following week, sparking a 35-year, ...

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Kehlani, 3QUENCY, Armand Hammer, detahjae, rum•gold, 1900Rugrat, The Alchemist and Bun B.

Kehlani achieves her first No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with "Folded," which also jumps into the Hot 100's top 10.