Rap music just vanished from the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

"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 ...
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Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Hit Song ‘Not Like Us’ Dismissed

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rap feud turned legal drama may finally be coming to an end. A federal judge dismissed Drake’s ...

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

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 ...

Drake Breaks Silence on Blue Jays’ World Series Loss to Dodgers

Canadian rapper Drake finally addressed his Toronto Blue Jays' loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

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 ...
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The Billboard Top 40 Now Contains Zero Rap Songs for the First Time in Decades

"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," Billboard ...
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Drake (the rapper) reps Drake University in new music video. What song was it for?

Drake University got the shoutout of a lifetime in a recent music video from the rapper Drake. The music video was released on YouTube on March 31 and already has over 11 million views. Drake ...
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"Hating as a trend is lame asf": DJ Akademiks slams critics in fiery Drake birthday shoutout

Popular American YouTuber DJ Akademiks took to his official X account, formerly Twitter, to share a biting birthday shout-out ...