No Rap Song in the Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years

Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap’s “Exit” From Billboard’s Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

VIBE examines the discourse behind a Hip-Hop song not appearing within the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time since 1991.

Hip-Hop Isn’t in the Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990 (And That Might Be a Good Thing)

Hip-hop is going to be fine. Lately, fans have been going through an existential crisis over the state of the genre and culture. For the first time since February 1990, there are no rap songs in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100. On its face, this is alarming. For 35 years, rap has proven genuinely viable as a form of pop culture. Back in the 90s, it worked in conjunction with R&B as how people accessed Black culture. Then, eventually, the pendu…

There Are No Rap Songs In The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 For The First Time In 35 Years

For the first time in thirty-five years, there are no rap songs listed among the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, representing the most popular singles in America. This occurred after the track “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA dropped out of the top 40 following a 13-week run at number one. Currently, the highest-ranking songs in the rap genre are “Shot Callin” by YoungBoy Never Broke Again at number 44, “Safe” by Cardi B at 48, an…

Rap shut out from Billboard's Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

The lack of rap hits in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart comes amid a reported decline in hip-hop's market share.

No Rap Songs in Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 for First Time S...

No rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 for the first time since 1990.