Megan Thee Stallion Brings Rap Back to Top 40 With ‘Lover Girl’

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Lover Girl' debuts at Number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, bringing rap back to the Top 40 after its 35 ...

Daniel Caesar Clinches His First No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

Daniel Caesar attains his first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Son of Spergy begins atop the list ...

Megan Thee Stallion Has Saved Rap On The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 With Her Latest Raunchy Single

The last rap song in the top 40 was Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “ Luther ,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, and became both artists’ highest-charting, longest-running hit at 46 total weeks. But Billboard ...
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Star designer Rousteing quits fashion group Balmain

Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain ...

How Chef Shaw-naé Dixon Went From Hip-Hop Caterer to Opening Up One of New York City’s Most Exciting New Restaurants

On a balmy September evening in Staten Island, Chef Shaw-naé Dixon is getting ready for her house to be packed. In just a few hours, her quaint and homey soul food staple, Shaw-naé’s House, will be ...

Chart Metrics vs. Cultural Mettle: Deconstructing the Narrative of Hip-Hop's "Fall"

The exit of “luther” reignites the contentious debate of rap’s commercial decline in 2025. While this theory is supported by ...