Nicki Minaj’s Song Hits No. 1 Thanks To A 44,000% Sales Spike

Nicki Minaj's "My Life" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Digital Song Sales chart after a more than 44,000% spike in sales ...

Lil Uzi Vert's 'What You Saying' hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs chart

Lil Uzi Vert captures the crown on Billboard 's Hot Rap Songs chart for the first time in three years as "What You Saying" ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonder Rap Songs and Why They’re Still Hot

In every genre there are one-hit wonders. Including the competitive musical style of hip-hop. For every Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg, there are others working to make their way in the world of hip-hop music ...
Yahoo

Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap’s “Exit” From Billboard’s Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

Nothing about Biz Markie’s unapologetically wacky, is-this-guy-for-real? 1989 hip-hop love song “Just A Friend” screamed POP HIT! The “vocalist,” a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing ...
Forbes

Jelly Roll Charts His First Hit In The Genre Where He Started His Career

Jelly Roll lands his first win on a hip-hop-focused Billboard chart, debuting at No. 9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs tally with Lil Wayne’s “Sharks.” SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 05: Jelly Roll ...
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Don't shake my Coke! (Rap song)

New rap song "Don’t Shake my Coke" by Danny G ft. Neki Rapper! Super summer hit song??!! Maybe!! What I do know is that 500 ...
American Songwriter

3 Rap One-Hit Wonders From the Mid-90s That You Likely Forgot

This song, which hit no. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, is all about the intense amorous feelings brought on by lust, specifically the kind that comes with the warm weather. Taking a look at the music ...
Complex

20 Great Rap Artists Who Never Had a Top 40 Hit

Last week, hip-hop made headlines for a dubious reason. For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar’s ...