The history of rap music, all things considered ... with "Rockafella" and "Can't Wait," but for our money, "Noorotic" is the ...

“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked ... Art becomes mainstream when there’s money to be made, and soon corporations began targeting hip-hop’s underground economy ...

The Notorious B.I.G.

Rick Ross’ Teflon Don Best Rap Songs: Rick Ross and Styles P, "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"; Kanye West and Pusha T, "Runaway"; Eminem, “Not Afraid”; Drake, “Over”; Waka Flocka Flame ...

While Hot Rap Songs was originally conceived as a bi-weekly sales chart, the rapid popularity and interest in the genre forced a change to a weekly sales recap before the chart reached its first ...