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Billboard Hot 40 Breaks 35-Year Rap Silence

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Source: Billboard
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For the first time since 1990, no rap songs are in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40, marking a significant shift in the genre's chart dominance, influenced partly by recent rule changes and market trends.

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  1. No Rap Songs in Hot 100's Top 40 for First Time Since 1990  Billboard
  2. Kendrick Lamar's 'Luther' Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years  Rolling Stone
  3. No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100  People.com
  4. No rap songs are on the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years  The Fader
  5. Rap isn’t dead, you’re just not tapped in  ubspectrum.com

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