The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.
Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...
"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...
The FADER's Vivian Medithi lays out all of the best rap songs from October 2025, including songs from Lil Baby, Monaleo, and ...
For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...
The Grammy-winner's song, "Lover Girl," debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, marking the first rap song to ...
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 ...
For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” ...
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.
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 ...
Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.
For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...