Tjuan Benafactor’s “Trust Issues” featuring Benzino hit #1 on the iTunes Hip Hop Music Video chart and #31 globally, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Tyler, the Creator scores five simultaneous entries on the Official ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a statement, a representative for Billboard said they hoped YouTube would reconsider the move. “It is our hope that YouTube ...

For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs. "No rap songs appear in the top 40 on the Hot 100 for the first time since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a late start — he didn’t reach Billboard’s charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of ...

Sort of like the economy, the current state of hip-hop depends on who you ask. There were the reports last month that, for the first time in 35 years, no hip-hop song had reached the top 40 on the Hot ...

Drake has done it again. His latest release, “What Did I Miss?” just claimed the top position on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated July 19, marking his 31st chart-topping hit in that ...

In the neon-lit landscape of contemporary hip-hop, where excess often overshadows essence, New Orleans native Dee-1 has carved out an unprecedented path: one that leads straight from the classroom to ...

For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs. “No rap songs appear in the top 40 on the Hot 100 for the first time since ...