The 100 Best LA Rap Songs of All Time, Ranked

These are the best LA rap songs of all time, featuring classics from Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and more.
Billboard

The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time: Staff List

Our full list of picks for the best full-length hip-hop projects ever made is out now. Hip-Hop has spoiled us. In the 50 years since a group of kids decided to throw a party in the Bronx, the genre ...
Vulture

Rap Is Doing Just Fine on the Charts

Like a Buick Grand National, Kendrick Lamar keeps revving his way onto the Hot 100. The rapper just earned his third No. 1 of 2024 with “squabble up,” off his surprise album GNX, leading a decisive ...
Essence

Spotify CLASSICS: Check Out The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs Of The Streaming Era

Hot on the heels of their R&B list, Spotify's first-ever program to celebrate catalog music, Spotify CLASSICS, has ranked the top 100 Hip-Hop songs of the Streaming Era. For its criteria, Spotify ...
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For The First Time in 35 Years, There Are No Rap Songs in the Hot 100 Top 40

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...
AllHipHop

Billboard Update Pushes Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” Out, Halting Rap’s Long Top 40 Run

The song’s removal wasn’t due to fading popularity. Billboard’s updated chart policy now classifies songs as “recurrent” if they fall below No. 25 after spending more than 26 weeks on the chart.