With the exit of Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther", one of rap's longest-running streaks on the Billboard charts has come to an end, as there are officially no – zero! – rap songs on Hot 100's top 40, as of last week.

The highest-charting rap song was YoungBoy Never Broke Again's "Shot Callin" at No. 44, with Cardi B and Lehlani's "Safe" at No. 48 and BigXthaPlug and Ella Langley's "Hell at Night" at No. 49, according to Billboard.

Breaking a streak that lasted more than 35 years, the last time rap failed to produce a top 40-charting single was February 2, 1990, with Biz Markie's timeless classic "Just a Friend", which climbed to No. 41 that week, before eventually becoming a Top 10 hit. The song jumped to No. 29 the very next week and kicked off a streak that lasted 35 years, eight months and three weeks. But all good things must come to an end.

Recent rule changes to Billboard's Top 100 methodology are to blame, according to the chart makers. For the chart dated October 25, descending songs were deemed recurrent and removed after exceeding certain durations on the chart while falling below updated chart thresholds – for example, if a song had fallen below No. 25 after spending over 26 weeks on the chart.

While that may be slightly confusing for someone that doesn't obsess over the charts, the change is what kicked "luther" off since the former No. 1 single had fallen to No. 38 after spending 46 weeks on the listing.

Billboard writes that the streak's demise is an indication "of a recent dip in rap's commercial dominance," from approximately 40% of the market share in 2023 to just 24% in 2025.

It's also important to note that every song from Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl has charted in the top 40 the past three weeks.

On this week's Hot 100, dated November 1, the genre's song-less streak extended to a second week as no rap songs made the top 40; however, "Shot Callin" is inching closer, landing at No. 44-43 this week.