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 ...

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just ...

Hey, young world. Here's a story about one measure of the distance hip-hop has traveled in its 50 years. Once upon a time, not long ago, to paraphrase a great rap storyteller, an 11-year-old in Queens ...

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

BigXthaPlug lights up Billboard’s charts this week with multiple achievements on the lists dated Sept. 6. The rapper claims his first No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart with “All the Way,” featuring ...

DMX, Run DMC and Public Enemy (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images x2) Asking someone to name their favorite rap album is like asking what their ...

Pusha T and Malice criticized people for labeling their music as “coke rap” ahead of the Clipse’s long-awaited comeback album. The Clipse rejected the “coke rap” label in an interview with Vulture.