Doechii’s “Nissan Altima” emerged as one of 2025’s most discussed breakout rap tracks. Featuring stinging lyricism, dramatic cries and jolting beat changes, the track showcased her range and ...

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

Pac earns a surprise modern hit as “Hit ’Em Up” debuts on a Billboard chart, adding another posthumous milestone to the ...

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 ...

*The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. Billboard links some of this change to new ...

BTS frontman RM nearly soars to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart, but "Nuts" is forced to settle for second ...

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 ...

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.