Lil Uzi Vert's 'What You Saying' hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs chart

Lil Uzi Vert captures the crown on Billboard 's Hot Rap Songs chart for the first time in three years as "What You Saying" ...
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The Best New Hip-Hop This Week

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from JID, Leikeli47, and Stormzy. Okay, so, I fudged it a bit. JID didn’t put out a new single this week, per se, but he did put out a ...
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No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...
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Rap music just vanished from the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia ...
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Billboard’s top 40 loses all rap songs for first time

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 ...
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There Are No Rap Songs In The Top 40 For The First Time In 35 Years

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.