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

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 ...
The FADER

The best rap songs of October 2025

The FADER's Vivian Medithi lays out all of the best rap songs from October 2025, including songs from Lil Baby, Monaleo, and ...
American Songwriter

There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The Top 40 of the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is without a rap song for the first time in 35 years, according to the outlet.

13 Rap Songs That Sample Tame Impala

Billboard rounded up 13 rap songs that have sampled or interpolated Tame Impala, in order of newest to oldest. Travis Scott ...

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...