As one long-running hip-hop smash goes recurrent on the chart, the Hot 100’s top 40 does not boast a single rap song, ending ...

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.

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just ...

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

This achievement cements the album not only as a commercial juggernaut but also as a cultural phenomenon and benchmark for ...

Billboard assesses the race for best rap album at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees, including Kendrick Lamar, Clipse & Tyler, the Creator.

DJ Scratch and Planet Asia’s collaborative album, Kings Dominion, arrived October 24 through the EPMD legend’s Albany Park Records imprint. The Hip-Hop vets initially kept their reveal minimal, ...

Harlem World debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and eventually went quadruple-platinum in the U.S., moving over 3 million copies. Mase became one of the few rappers to debut at No. 1 with a solo ...

The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.