Wot no hip-hop?: The Billboard Top 30 is rap free – for the first time in 35 years

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

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.

For The First Time in 35 Years, There Are No Rap Songs in the Hot 100 Top 40

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...
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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. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...
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20 classic songs that define Bay Area hip-hop

When people think of West Coast hip-hop, they tend to refer to the Los Angeles rap scene. However, if you travel up California state a few hundred miles, you'll notice that the Bay Area has always had ...