For the first time in 35 years, there will be no rap song in the Top 40 of the American charts, the Billboard Hot 100. It hasn't happened since February 1990, when Biz Markie's Just A Friend stopped at position 41 before embarking on an ascent that guaranteed the genre 35 years of presence in the chart.
The resistance of Luthera song signed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, later gave in to Taylor Swift's domination, which ate up the American charts, positioning all songs by The Life of a Showgirl within the Top 40. There are some rap tracks that could gain traction in the coming weeks (in particular Shot Callin by YoungBoy Never Broke Again which is now stuck at position 44), but none of the aforementioned seems to have the strength to fight back against the pop and country dominance.
The reason – in addition to the lack of strong new releases (Disappointing, in this regard, Cardi B's latest album) – is also due to a particular change in the rules of the ranking. If a song, after 26 weeks on the charts, drops below position 25, they are not counted. Luther, in this case, was down to 38.
According to Billboard forecasts, there will also be no rap songs in the Top40 in the chart that will be released on November 1st.
