The new rap champ also surges into the top 15 of the Hot 100.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has built a career on unfiltered emotion and "pain music." Here are his 25 best songs, ranked.

Hip-hop as a genre has taken a commercial hit in the last few years, and here’s the latest blow: For the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 list. For ...

Nicki Minaj's "My Life" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart after a more than 44,000% spike in sales ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Zimmerman recently collaborated with BigXthaPlug, who has shifted ...

As rap stops appearing in global charts, fans wonder if rap is on the decline in it's prominence in the current culture.

Take Mass Appeal’s “Legend Has It” movement. On paper, it was one of the boldest, most authentic Hip-Hop statements of the year. A celebration of legacy, excellence, and longevity. But here’s what ...