The FADER's Vivian Medithi lays out all of the best rap songs from October 2025, including songs from Lil Baby, Monaleo, and more.

Apple Music just celebrated its 10-year anniversary by unveiling the Top 500 Most Streamed Songs of All-Time. The list showcases the biggest songs to ever grace the platform. While Ed Sheeran’s “Shape ...

We live in the Dot era. After demolishing rap rival Drake last year, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap has dominated 2025 and the current hip-hop landscape. Super Bowl performance. More Grammy wins. “Not ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener preferences or recent rule changes?

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, the trophy for Best Rap Song was taken home by Killer Mike for "Scientists & Engineers" featuring ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

The rap album nominees are a joke this year. J. Cole and Eminem chosen over Schoolboy Q and Vince Staples is crazy, so is snubbing HISS considering it’s one of the rare female rap #1 hits. Kendrick ...

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990.

The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just a Friend” had just climbed to No. 41. The next week it jumped to No. 29.

Lauryn Hill and Cardi B made history with their debut albums. In 1991, Hill won Album of the Year for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” and was the first female rapper to do it. Hill would go on to ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a Friend.” That placement marked the beginning of a successful streak of a ...