The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its top 100 rules. Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard ...

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...

A change made effective last week by Billboard tweaked the threshold for song removal based on list placement and weeks charted The 35-year streak of rap songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100 has ...

Hip-hop radio veterans Mastermind and Jay Smooth, along with music industry academic Michelle Santosuosso, discuss what this ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week's Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

New Orleans punk-rap duo $uicideboy$ scores its first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated May 4) thanks to its new single, “Us Vs. Them.” Released March ...

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Luther” falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart’s top 40 last week. The ...

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) SZA and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

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 ...

The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...

No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.