"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...
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 ...
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 ...
For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...
The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are in and the Best Rap Album category is stacked this year. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy unveiled all the nominees for the next year’s annual awards ...
Memphis hip-hop star GloRilla is going for Grammy gold yet again, earning three nominations for the 2026 awards.
The Top 40 of the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is without a rap song for the first time in 35 years, according to the outlet.
Hip-hop radio veterans Mastermind and Jay Smooth, along with music industry academic Michelle Santosuosso, discuss what this ...
So much rap music comes out all the time, and especially with frequent surprise releases, it can be hard to keep track of it ...
The Frayser-born rapper and songwriter was nominated for Best Rap Album and saw two nominations in the Best Rap Song category ...
The Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the top 40 for the first time in 35 years after Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" was removed under new rules.