Emerging artists making rap, Afrobeats and R&B music push Christian genre boundaries

A new wave of Christian artists from various backgrounds is drawing young audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B ...

Don Toliver scores his first No. 1 hit on Hot Rap Songs chart

"Body" leads 17 songs on the list, all from the rapper-singer's chart-topping Octane.
The Fader

The best rap songs of May 2025

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...
American Songwriter

There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes ...

SoundCloud Data Finds Electronic Music ‘Surging’ and Hip-Hop ‘Rapidly Evolving’

SoundCloud’s latest Music Intelligence Report highlights electronic’s rapid growth, hip-hop’s evolution and the genre mashups shaping listening.
People

No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...