As one long-running hip-hop smash goes recurrent on the chart, the Hot 100's top 40 does not boast a single rap song, ending a streak that's lasted for over 35 years. By Andrew Unterberger With ...

The genre of hip-hop was kicked off in the 1970s in the public parks in New York City. There, DJs would plug their setups into public light fixtures and supply the neighborhood with party music, ...

*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 ...

For the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. The shift came after Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 13-week No 1 hit Luther dropped off the chart dated October 25, ...

In a major shift for music charts, the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 now contains no rap songs — a phenomenon not seen in over 35 years. The change follows new charting rules that led to Kendrick Lamar and ...

The '90s were hip-hop's golden age. The era gave rise to some of the most prolific MCs there have ever been, and their legacy lives on today in the incredible music they shared with us all. There are, ...

Music boasts many powers, many special abilities. One of those is its chance to transport the listener back to a different time. Want to feel the vibrant 1960s? Put on early Bob Dylan. The strange ...