Chart Metrics vs. Cultural Mettle: Deconstructing the Narrative of Hip-Hop's "Fall"

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...
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James Gunn Says 2025 Could Be Hip-Hop's Best Year Yet, Praises Earl Sweatshirt and More

Known for his sharp ear and eclectic soundtracks across films like Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad, Gunn ...
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Raleigh rapper Tab One embraces the art of running on his latest record

Taylor Burgess, better known in the North Carolina hip hop scene as Tab One didn't always love running. In high school he was on the track and field team, but it wasn't until he got to college at NC ...

Megan Thee Stallion's first song about Klay Thompson ends historic absence of rap from Billboard Top 40

The Grammy-winner's song, "Lover Girl," debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, marking the first rap song to ...

Megan Thee Stallion Snaps Billboard Rap Drought As “Lover Girl’ Cracks Top 40

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990.

Megan Thee Stallion Ends the First Top 40 Rap Drought Since 1990

This marks the first rap song to reach the top 40 since Kendrick Lamar and SZA ’s “Luther” on the October 18 listing, a significant return for the genre after no rap songs appeared in the top 40 for ...

Rap Is Back in Hot 100 Top 40 After Two-Week Absence, Thanks to Megan Thee Stallion

For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, no rap songs appeared in the top 40 — marking the first times since the Feb. 3, 1990 chart that the genre was totally ...

'Tax the rich or die trying': Mamdani rebuts 50 Cent, talks to Ari about lyrics, bagels & weed shops

Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani talks affordability, music, and New York culture in this excerpt from his ...