With 'Folded,' Kehlani picks up first lead No. 1 on mainstream R&B/hip-hop airplay chart

Prior to "Folded," Kehlani landed in the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay penthouse via a feature on Cardi B's "Ring," which ...
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Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of the 21st Century Chart

Wed, August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM UTC Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan.
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GloRilla Becomes Third Female Rapper to Top Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart Six Times

For a second consecutive year, GloRilla banks multiple No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Typa” tops the survey dated Sept. 13. The single climbs from No. 3 to become the ...
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A new face, and new chapter, in R&B's unstoppable rap makeover

At some point this century, all of the R&B heartthrobs had to make an adjustment. There's no pinpointing the exact moment, but you can see the gears in motion in 2012, when hip-hop's influence on ...