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 ...

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just ...

While this could’ve opened up the playing field for other rap songs to rise, there are other factors at play. For instance, ...

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.

The last time Hip-Hop wasn't in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was 1990, marking a significant change ...

Still, the Hot 100's Swiftian chokehold is loosening, and that's made room for two fresh career milestones, as two artists — ...

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: ...

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.

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...

The Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the top 40 for the first time in 35 years after Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" ...

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...