The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...

Pooh Shiesty enjoys an immediate welcome reception on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as he collects his first No. 1 with the debut of "FDO" atop the list dated Dec. 27. The comeback single ...

Rap Snacks and BlockWork TV have announced a strategic partnership to launch a six city national talent search, aiming to find the next unsigned rapper to grace a signature chip bag. The tour kicks ...

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...

“Luther” fell off the Billboard Hot 100 due to the chart’s new recurrent rule, ending Hip-Hop’s 35-year top 40 streak. Kendrick Lamar saw his chart-topping streak come to a halt as “Luther,” his ...

The baton that has passed from one hip-hop hit to another for more than three decades has been dropped. Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s hit single “Luther” departed the Billboard Hot 100 following rule ...

Maybach Music Group has been on fire over the last few months. After signing Pill, Wale and Meek Mill to MMG, Ricky Rozay has placed his imprint amongst the tops in the rap game. Ross and Meek Mill’s ...

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The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...