THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED RAP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more Greatest gainer this week Gains In Performance S.B.Woods, ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

The nominees for Best Rap Song at the 2026 Grammys are in. Grammy SZN has officially commenced. On Friday (Nov. 7), The Recording Academy revealed all the nominees for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

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 since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...

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 ...

Lazarus and Rakim’s “Not to Be Defined” bridges generations of hip-hop with sharp lyricism and timeless energy. October 2025, Hip-hop history is being written as “Not to Be Defined” by Detroit-based ...

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 ...

Late-night comedian questions the official story on the Charlie Kirk murder, gets canceled. Two MAGA White dudes release a song romanticizing the lynching of “n****z,” and … crickets. Lawhorn was ...

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...

Jabrill Peppers has been moonlighting with a new job outside of football. The Patriots safety has been in the music studio. On Monday, he released a rap single “Point’Em Out.” He goes by the rap ...