The 35-year streak of rap songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100 has come to an end. Previously, Billboard removed songs that slipped below No. 25 after 25 weeks or No. 50 after 20 weeks. Now ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With its 23rd week at No. 1, “Luther” breaks from the tie it set last week with Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The Grammy-winning anthem ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We’re counting down the days to the unveiling of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s chart-dominating collaboration “Luther” continues its historic run, logging a 13th consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song becomes one of only 15 singles ...

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...

Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard charts for the first time in 35 years. Billboard reported today that there are currently no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard ...

It’s been quite a year for Kendrick Lamar, the Compton-born hip-hop star who, with coheadliner SZA, made his triumphant return to Southern California on Wednesday for the first of three shows at SoFi ...

After each individually holding the record, Kendrick Lamar and SZA combine forces to claim the longest-running No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as their collaboration "Luther" reaches ...