Yahoo

No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

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 ...
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show ...
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No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now lacks a rap track, ...
Forbes

Selena Gomez Scores Career-First Hits On Billboard’s Rap Charts

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Just days after sharing wedding photos, the singer and actress ...
The Fader

No rap songs are on the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

For the first time since 1990, there are no rap songs in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit "luther," which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, left this week's most recent ...
USA Today

Has rap's reign ended? The roiling debate ahead of the Grammys

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...
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Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap's "Exit" From Billboard's Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

Nothing about Biz Markie's unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song "Just A Friend" screamed POP HIT! The "vocalist," a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...
Billboard

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Scores Biggest International Streaming Week for a Rap Song

The smash makes history following his Super Bowl halftime performance. By Eric Frankenberg Following an extremely prolific 2024, Kendrick Lamar has dominated headlines into 2025. On Feb. 2, “Not Like ...
Billboard

GELO Is Billboard’s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year

When his hoop dreams fizzled, LiAngelo Ball turned to rap — and scored one of the biggest breakout hits of the year. By Michael Saponara As LiAngelo Ball’s brothers, top NBA draft picks Lonzo and ...
AllHipHop

Cardi B Tops Billboard’s 2025 Female Rap Power Rankings

Billboard crowns Cardi B #1 on their hottest female rap artists of 2025 list beating out a number of other acts. Cardi B‘s dominance of Billboard’s new female rap ranking proves women now control ...
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 ...