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Music Hip-Hop Slumps To New Low On The Billboard Hot 100 For the first time since February of 1990, zero rap songs have landed in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Drake Lands At Number One On Billboard's Top Hip-Hop Artists Of The Century List Drake is the most dominant rapper of the 21st century so far, and that has been reflected with his latest accomplishment from Billboard. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Named Billboard's Best Female Rapper Of All Time Over Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, & More Billboard used various criteria to make their selection of Nicki Minaj, including cultural impact, longevity, and more. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar The Only Rapper In 2025 To Chart A Song Every Week On The Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" was also recently named as the fifth best summer song of 2025. It was the only rap song on the list. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Finish 2025 With The Highest Grossing Rap Tour Of The Year Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a total of 47 shows across the world with one another for the "Grand National Tour." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks Two Massive Billboard Records With "Not Like Us" A full year after the release of "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar continues to dominate the charts and he continues to break records. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Cardi B's New Album Breaks Impressive 2020s Record For Female Rap Projects Despite all the drama going on between her and Offset right now, at least Cardi B is getting very good news elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music YouTube Explains Decision To Pull Streaming Data From Billboard Charts According to Lyor Cohen, Billboard's recent rule change "doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today." By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music “Billboard” Names Kendrick Lamar No. 4 Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar has earned a spot on yet another "Billboard" year-end list thanks to his Super Bowl Halftime show, tour, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Bad Bunny Earns His First Solo No. 1 Hit On The Hot 100 After Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny has a total of four songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart following his Super Bowl performance. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026