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20 Great Rap Artists Who Never Had a Top 40 Hit

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. This came after “ Luther,” ...
MusicRadar

Wot no hip-hop?: The Billboard Top 30 is rap free – for the first time in 35 years

The current US Top 30 has no songs that could be officially described as rap or hip-hop – for the first time since 1990. That ...

Rap music just vanished from the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

"Rap music is still all over the top 40; it's just not being made by rappers," Stereogum's Tom Breihan observed in a column ...

Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...
Complex

Drake Says 'No One Can Out-Rap London' During Wireless Fest Performance

Drake delivered a powerful shoutout to the UK rap scene — and waded into a current controversy — during his set at the Wireless Festival. In the middle of his Saturday night performance at the annual ...

Dave: The Boy Who Played the Harp album review — a five-star offering from the pinnacle of UK rap

The title refers to the biblical figure after whom he was named, the harp-playing David who becomes a great king. “This is ...
Yahoo

12 facts you need to know about Central Cee, UK rap's global sensation

Central Cee is taking U.K. rap to new heights on a global stage. Hailing from West London, the trailblazer has rapidly ascended from the underground drill scene to become one of the most prominent ...
Music Week

Dave scores fastest selling rap album on vinyl as The Boy Who Played The Harp breaks chart records

Dave’s third album is also the fastest selling rap LP on vinyl this century, moving 15,561 copies on the format over the past seven days. In fact, it’s the best weekly result for a rap album on vinyl ...