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 ...

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...

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

"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 ...

While this could’ve opened up the playing field for other rap songs to rise, there are other factors at play. For instance, ...

The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Lover Girl' debuts at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, bringing the top 40's two-week rap song drought to an end.

Recent rule changes that led to the departure of Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s "Luther" from the Billboard Hot 100 left the top 40 ...

"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 ...

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 Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.

No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.