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 ...

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 ...

Music boasts many powers, many special abilities. One of those is its chance to transport the listener back to a different time. Want to feel the vibrant 1960s? Put on early Bob Dylan. The strange ...

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 ...

The new rap champ also surges into the top 15 of the Hot 100.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fall Out Boy land their first rap hit in America, as "Best Friend," ...

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Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard charts for the first time in 35 years. Billboard reported today that there are currently no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard ...

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 ...