Rap music in 2025 was a rich mix of introspection, experimentation and cultural significance. As mainstream rap fell in and out of favor, the genre flourished with adventurous producing, serious ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

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In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

The long-running debate over Hip-Hop and Rap continues to shape global music culture, yet many listeners still struggle to understand the true difference between the two. The world of music is often ...

For the first time in more than three decades, not a single rap song ranks among the 40 most popular tracks in America. Last week’s Billboard Hot 100 marked the end of a remarkable 35-year streak, ...

Halloween on the Rocks was a sold-out celebration of some of hip-hop’s finest. Denzel Curry brought explosive energy, igniting the crowd with his high-octane delivery and mosh-pit anthems. Freddie ...

Walking into the showroom of The Van Buren on October 29 to watch Freddie Gibbs headline, an odd realization took hold of me. I was not among typical rap fans. Sure, the many Freddie fans eagerly ...

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...

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 ...