For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...

The baton that has passed from one hip-hop hit to another for more than three decades has been dropped. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s hit single “Luther” departed the Billboard Hot 100 following rule ...

Kendrick Lamar has been on a long winning streak. When the West Coast MC decided to step out of the frame and diss Drake on Metro Boomin’s “Like That” track, it shifted the whole industry. People ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” Returns to No. 1 “Luther” ...

(CNN) — It feels like the Billboard charts could use a good rap beef right about now. That’s because, according to the publication, for the first time since 1990, there is no hip hop in the Top 40 of ...

Kendrick Lamar closed out 2025 with yet another prestigious honor, claiming Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Year title after an exceptional run that saw his music dominate charts throughout ...

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