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 change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...
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No Rap Songs in Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's Just a Friend had just reached ...

For The First Time in 35 Years, There Are No Rap Songs in the Hot 100 Top 40

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...
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The Billboard Top 40 Now Contains Zero Rap Songs for the First Time in Decades

As both Billboard and People magazine noted, one reason for rap's lack of inclusion in the top 40 may have had to do with ...