On the latest episode of 'Heir Time,' Reginae Carter said she lost a Disney opportunity due to a lyric by her uncle Mack ...

More than two decades after its release, Eminem's "Lose Yourself" finally becomes the bestselling rap song in America — as ...

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...

Second and third singles “Stateside” and “Illegal” are included among KTLA’s 50 best songs of 2025 for good reason. “Illegal” ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, “Lover Girl,” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 This marks the first rap song in two weeks to enter the chart’s Top 40 The achievement ends the first drought ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...