Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

Pooh Shiesty enjoys an immediate welcome reception on Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as he collects his first No.

DMC’s Queens classic to De La Soul’s subversive storytelling, to "Trap Christmas"...rap has always celebrated the holidays on its own terms.

Billboard has been charting “Hot Rap Songs” since 1989, the same year the Grammys first recognized rap as a legitimate art form and not just a passing trend (even if “Parents Just Don’t Understand” ...

The Millennium Tour didn't make the Top 10 of Billboard's highest-grossing rap tours of 2025 despite grossing more than a ...

Luke Combs breaks onto Billboard’s rap charts with BigXthaPlug collab “Pray Hard,” which debuts inside the top 10 on the Rap Digital Song Sales list. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 23: Luke Combs ...

Scott described Deadbeat as “the best album to come out in the last 2 years” on his Instagram Story shortly after its release on Oct. 17; it debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 this week (chart ...

Barack Obama's 2025 playlist highlighted Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Gunna as key Hip-Hop voices shaping the sound of today and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Post Malone returns to Billboard’s hip-hop tallies as DJ Khaled’s ...

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...

From Clipse to Tyler, the Creator to billy woods to Ovrkast to Bruiser Wolf, here are our favorite rap albums of 2025.