In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song “Rapture.” The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, and stayed there for two weeks. The song, written by ...

Two weeks after he scored his first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Hot Rap Songs chart, Don Toliver returns to the winner’s circle ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Zimmerman recently collaborated with BigXthaPlug, who has shifted ...

A panel of The Athletic writers ranked 24 of the greatest NBA drops in lyrics that spanned almost five decades worth of hip-hop music.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Lil Wayne’s “The Days” featuring Bono debuts at No. 21 on the Hot ...

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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 ...

*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 since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...

If the 1970s was the decade when rap music was born, then the 1980s is when it came of age. Listening to the genre through the years and you can hear it grow. If you fast-forwarded through songs from ...