Rap is formally again on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it is all due to Megan Thee Stallion.
The rapper’s new single “Lover Girl” made its debut at No. 8 for the November 8 Hot 100 chart, ending a two-week interval the place no rap songs appeared on the highest 40. As beforehand reported, this drought was the primary such incidence since February 3, 1990.
According to Billboard“Lover Girl” is the primary rap music, as outlined by Billboard as a music deemed eligible for rating on their Hot Rap Songs itemizing, to achieve the chart’s high 40 since Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘Luther.”
The songs charting position is thanks to 8.5 million official U.S. streams, 1.5 million in radio airplay audience, and 5,000 sold in the week ending October 30, according to data from Luminate.
This also marks Megan Thee Stallion’s 21st top 40 entry on the Hot 100. She most recently appeared in the region on the September 21, 2024 chart with “Neva Play” featuring RM of BTS, which debuted at No. 36, and “Wanna Be” with GloRilla, which hit No. 40 after peaking at No. 11.
Megan previously sent three songs to the top of the chart, including “Savage Remix” featuring Beyoncé and “WAP” with Cardi B in 2020, and “Hiss” in 2024.
Other rap tracks, including NBA YoungBoy’s “Shot Callin” and BigXthaPlug’s “Hell at Night,” have both slipped on the chart, while Gunna’s “wgft” and Cardi B’s “Safe” that includes Kehlani are exhibiting slight upward motion.