Rap music just vanished from the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...

Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...
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Randy Orton Loves Female Rappers: They Get My Blood Pumping

Randy Orton famously hears voices in his head. Who are those voices, though? After a year-long hiatus, former WWE Champion ...
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WWE legend has ‘extensive female rap artist playlist’ on his phone: ‘They get my blood pumping’

This WWE superstar has a special place in his heart for female rap, and you can tell by how passionate he is about the genre that it’s real. Randy Orton, who is tied for third-most world championship ...
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Young rappers grow Madison’s rap scene through collaboration, community

Madison Youth Poet Laureate and rapper Justin Russell insists he wrote his first rap song out of necessity. The diss track, aimed at a sixth-grade math teacher he despised, became infamous among his ...
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Kendrick Lamar Dominated Grammys With “Not Like Us,” Cementing His Place as West Coast Royalty

L.A.’s native son swept five awards with his 2024 anthem, celebrating his unmatched ability to bridge artistry, commercial success and cultural commentary. By Janeé Bolden Kendrick Lamar, the ...