All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...
Hot on the heels of their R&B list, Spotify’s first-ever program to celebrate catalog music, Spotify CLASSICS, has ranked the top 100 Hip-Hop songs of the Streaming Era. For its criteria, Spotify ...
To celebrate the golden anniversary of hip-hop, we rounded up 35 essential hits. These songs were hugely significant for the genre's growth and made an impact on the music industry. Our picks are ...
When Chuck D of Public Enemy famously called hip-hop “the Black CNN,” he was touching on a universal truth that goes beyond genre: Music and protest have always been inextricably linked. For some ...
We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...
Since hip-hop's inception, the genre has exponentially grown with every single decade, and the 2000s era was no different. Hip-hop saw even more commercial success than before; it succeeded in ...
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For the first time in 35 years, the Billboard Top 40 has no hip-hop or rap songs. Here’s why
Starting in the late '70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...
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, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cardi B’s “Outside” debuts at No. 2 on both Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...
BigXthatPlug delivered one of the hip-hop hits of the year with 'All the Way.' Now he's working to stay independent at 600 ...
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