Interesting observation. I don't really follow music. Comments by anyone on here, who actually follows this as to whether you have noticed a decrease in market share for Rap and Hip-Hop music?

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There Are No Rap Songs In The Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 For The First Time In 35 Years
The last time rap got shut out of the top 40 was in February 1990.

By Amanda Harding Oct 31, 2025 DailyWire.com

For the first time in thirty-five years, there are no rap songs listed among the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, representing the most popular singles in America.

This occurred after the track "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA dropped out of the top 40 following a 13-week run at number one.

Currently, the highest-ranking songs in the rap genre are "Shot Callin" by YoungBoy Never Broke Again at number 44, "Safe" by Cardi B at 48, and "Hell at Night" by BigXthaPlug at 49.

The last time there were no rap songs in the Billboard Top 40 was in February 1990, according to Billboard.

Part of the reason for the change is new rules that say descending songs are "recurrent" and removed from the chart if they have appeared for certain durations on the chart while falling below prescribed thresholds.......

.....But per The San Francisco Chronicle, the market share for hip-hop music was almost 30% in 2020 but slipped to 24% this year. Five years ago, there were 16 rap songs in the top 40, while two years ago, that number decreased to 8 songs.

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Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

Neat.

There's been a thread about this for a couple days now

TXAG 05 said:

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There's been a thread about this for a couple days now

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Yes, I see that on the entertainment forum, which I have never been on before just now. However, I posted this on the Politics Forum and it disappeared from there and apparently was reposted by Politics Forum Staff on to this forum.

I was fortunate enough to grow up in the Golden Era of rap and hip-hop and it has been mostly trash for 15-20 years now.

We had the likes of:

NWA
Geto Boys
Beastie Boys
Wu Tang Clan
Gang Starr
Nas
The Pharcyde
Digable Planets
Tribe Called Quest
Cypress Hill
House of Pain
Run DMC

etc...Think about the diversity of sound and ingenuity of those acts just off the top of my head.

Then think about:

Drake
Cardi B
Travis Scott
Sexyy Red

Poor kids these days. I don't think that addresses the original question in any way but good lord we had it well compratively speaking.

johnnyblaze36 said:

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I was fortunate enough to grow up in the Golden Era of rap and hip-hop and it has been mostly trash for 15-20 years now.

We had the likes of:

Kurtis Blow
Sugar Hill Gang
Whodini
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Felix and Jarvis
Fat Boys
Newcleus



NWA
Geto Boys
Beastie Boys
Wu Tang Clan
Gang Starr
Nas
The Pharcyde
Digable Planets
Tribe Called Quest
Cypress Hill
House of Pain
Run DMC

etc...Think about the diversity of sound and ingenuity of those acts just off the top of my head.

Then think about:

Drake
Cardi B
Travis Scott
Sexyy Red

Poor kids these days. I don't think that addresses the original question in any way but good lord we had it well compratively speaking.

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FIFY

I'll allow it. Your post just made me want to revisit the movie "Disorderlies".

ETA: It also made me realize I left Public Enemy off my quick list. Shame on me.