Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Heading To Roblox

Universal Music Group partnered with Roblox to bring Drake, Kendrick Lamar and top rap stars to the gaming platform through new activations.
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Rap Simulator: Build Your Music Empire in Roblox

GamingWithKev shows how to build a music empire playing Rap Simulator in Roblox. White House tells Supreme Court it doesn’t care about the tariff money raised EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama Reacts to ...
Uproxx

Megan Thee Stallion Has Saved Rap On The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 With Her Latest Raunchy Single

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Megan Thee Stallion Ends Hip-Hop's Absence On The Hot 100

Megan Thee Stallion Ends Hip-Hop's Absence On The Hot 100 Megan Thee Stallion Ends Hip-Hop’s Absence On The Hot 100 With New Single “Lover Girl” The infectious new single made its debut at No. 8 for ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Hip-Hop Drops Out Of Top 40 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

The Billboard Hot 100 chart has long been seen as a measure of success for musicians across all genres, with placement on the list solidifying years of hard work. For the first time in 35 years, ...
CNN

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

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 the ...
Black Enterprise

For the First Time In 35 Years, No Rap Songs Hit Top 40 On Billboard’s Hot 100

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, ...
The Source Magazine

Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Sees No Rap Songs for First Time in 35 Years

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” has dropped off the chart, ending an unbroken run that began in February 1990 ...
Hypebeast

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

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,” ...
Rolling Out

Billboard’s top 40 loses all rap songs for first time

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 ...
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

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 ...
Yahoo

No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

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 ...