When Sugarhill Gang’s 1979 hit “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip-hop song to land on the Billboard Hot 100, it opened the door for the 1980s to be a massive decade for the new genre. Beginning ...

If the 1970s was the decade when rap music was born, then the 1980s is when it came of age. Listening to the genre through the years and you can hear it grow. If you fast-forwarded through songs from ...

Hip-hop was created in 1973, and during that decade, it was a genre still in its early stages that was more DJ-centric with focuses on b-boy dances and live performances. However, by the time the ...

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 ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...