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

Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard charts for the first time in 35 years. Billboard reported today that there are currently no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard ...
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Hip-Hop Locked Out of Billboard Top 40: First Time Since 1990

*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. Billboard links some of this change to new ...
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No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now lacks a rap track, ...

Post Malone Returns To His Rap Roots With An Instant Top 10 Hit

Post Malone re-teams with Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee for "Take My Heart," which debuts inside the top 10 on Billboard's Rap ...
AOL

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

It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of the ...
AllHipHop

Billboard Update Pushes Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” Out, Halting Rap’s Long Top 40 Run

“Luther” fell off the Billboard Hot 100 due to the chart’s new recurrent rule, ending Hip-Hop’s 35-year top 40 streak. Kendrick Lamar saw his chart-topping streak come to a halt as “Luther,” his ...
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Is hip-hop over? According to the Billboard charts, that just might be the case

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, ...
AllHipHop

Megan Thee Stallion Snaps Billboard Rap Drought As “Lover Girl’ Cracks Top 40

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990. Megan Thee Stallion ended a historic dry spell for Hip-Hop on the ...
Uproxx

Megan Thee Stallion Has Saved Rap On The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 With Her Latest Raunchy Single

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...
Forbes

Chance The Rapper Loses Out On His First No. 1 To Another Rap Superstar

Chance the Rapper’s Star Line opens at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart, his third project to peak in the runner-up spot, following The Big Day and Acid Rap. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 19: ...
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Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show ...