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 ...

"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 ...

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.

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its ...

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

"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 on Pause? Not One Rap Song in Billboard’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990 For the first time since February 1990, no rap songs are in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This happened after ...

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

This marks the first rap song to reach the top 40 since Kendrick Lamar and SZA ’s “Luther” on the October 18 listing, a significant return for the genre after no rap songs appeared in the top 40 for ...

The post Hip-Hop Misses Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years -- But Every New Taylor Swift Song Made the Chart appeared first on TheWrap. For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot ...

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

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.