No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

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 ...

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

Luther” fell off the Billboard Hot 100 due to the chart’s new recurrent rule, ending Hip-Hop’s 35-year top 40 streak.

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

The SZA-assisted hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 13 weeks, but its potential successors in the genre were either nixed following rule changes or appear below Number 40 ...