No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

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 ...

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There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

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.

Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

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 ...
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

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.