While this could’ve opened up the playing field for other rap songs to rise, there are other factors at play. For instance, all 12 songs from Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl have stuck in the ...

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just a Friend” had just climbed to No. 41. The next week it jumped to No. 29.

Ella Langley is very close to her first solo No. 1 country radio hit, but "Weren't for the Wind" is making an impact elsewhere, as well. Is a surge in sales and streaming enough to push her to the ...

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's "Just a Friend " reached No. 41. That single would jump to No. 29 the following week, sparking a 35-year, ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” ...