The story of Drake fading and a lyrical resurgence is also the story of hip-hop falling away from its commercial peak while ...

Here are Pitchfork’s 40 best rap songs of 2025. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. When Wham ( Lil Baby ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you ...

The Billboard Hot 100 chart has long been seen as a measure of success for musicians across all genres, with placement on the list solidifying years of hard work. For the first time in 35 years, ...

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...

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, ...

Everybody is saying Hip-Hop is down because there is no single in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In all honesty, so what? Weighing in on the news is legendary producer The Alchemist, ...

Nothing about Biz Markie’s unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song “Just A Friend” screamed POP HIT! The “vocalist,” a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...

The ‘Superman’ writer-director took time out from head-honchoing the DC Universe to make us a killer year-end playlist.

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