Starting in the late ’70s, hip-hop and rap ascended through popular culture, mostly in America but also in other countries. Then, in 1990, a breakthrough. Hip-hop and rap tracks began infiltrating the ...

For the back-to-back Billboard Hot 100 charts this year dated Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, no rap songs appeared in the top 40 — marking the first times since the Feb. 3, 1990 chart that the genre was totally ...

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, ...

When Nas said “hip-hop is dead,” this certainly isn’t what he meant. Since 1990, rap music has topped the music charts as arguably the most impactful genre in the world. But for the first time in ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

Sort of like the economy, the current state of hip-hop depends on who you ask. There were the reports last month that, for the first time in 35 years, no hip-hop song had reached the Top 40 on the Hot ...

What's that, huh? Well, it's a new commercial for Kirby Air Riders from Nintendo, and rather than the usual overenthusiastic voiceover to explain basic features, we've instead been treated to a weird, ...

Most people would not expect a group of care home residents to appear in their own rap video - but that is exactly what has happened at the Old Vicarage in Bakewell. James Dixon, activity co-ordinator ...

Question: Created in the 1980s to represent all the difficulties of getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less, The Noid ...

From “The Sopranos” to “My Hero Academia,” see which TV shows rappers like Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, and Vince Staples call their favorites.