Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. After opening up for Lil Tecca on tour in 2024, 18-year-old tana has been ...

Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar make history together, “big stepping” over a familiar face. Drake fans, close your eyes for this one. Travis Scott’s 2016 turn-up anthem, “Goosebumps” has now become ...

After the phenomenal success of Deewaniyat and Bol Kaffara, the makers of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat have now unveiled their third romantic track titled Mera Hua, featuring lead actors Harshvardhan Rane ...

The world is mourning the loss of music icon Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82. The beloved beating heart of the Beach Boys was one of the most influential and consequential minds and voices in ...

Run-DMC is a rap group from Queens, New York. The members are Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell. They started in the early 1980s and quickly became one of ...

In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to ...

Abida Parveen, born in 1954 in Larkana, is not just a name but an institution in the world of Sufi music. From an early age, her voice had begun garnering appreciation in her hometown, but it was her ...

Rapper Forgiato Blow posted a new rap song, “Black MAGA,” on his YouTube channel, “Mayor of Magville,” this week. The song is performed by the artist Black Donald Trump. The music video features ...

The Hot 100 chart-topper crossed the 700 million stream mark. Doja Cat had a standout 2023. The Los Angeles-bred rapper/singer dropped her highly-anticipated fourth studio LP, Scarlet, on September 22 ...

While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to ...