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

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.
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Hip-Hop Misses Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years -- But Every New Taylor Swift Song Made the Chart

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. ...
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The Billboard Top 40 Now Contains Zero Rap Songs for the First Time in Decades

As both Billboard and People magazine noted, one reason for rap's lack of inclusion in the top 40 may have had to do with ...