All Topics  
Hot Rap Tracks

 

   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link






 

Hot Rap Tracks



 
 
Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It lists the most popular hip-hop/rap
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban
Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop music, contemporary R&B, and, on occasion, Caribbean music such as reggae and reggaeton....
 radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The most weeks at number one was "Hot Boyz
Hot Boyz

"Hot Boyz" is the title of a number-one R&B single by rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo. The remix version of the song was an urban hit featuring Nas, Eve , and Q-Tip ....
" by Missy Elliott, a single that was number one for 16 weeks in late 1999 to early 2000.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Hot Rap Tracks'
Start a new discussion about 'Hot Rap Tracks'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It lists the most popular hip-hop/rap
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban
Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop music, contemporary R&B, and, on occasion, Caribbean music such as reggae and reggaeton....
 radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The most weeks at number one was "Hot Boyz
Hot Boyz

"Hot Boyz" is the title of a number-one R&B single by rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo. The remix version of the song was an urban hit featuring Nas, Eve , and Q-Tip ....
" by Missy Elliott, a single that was number one for 16 weeks in late 1999 to early 2000. Lexis-Nexis Academic has many of these charts including every week from 1994.

See also

  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
  • Rap Airplay
    Rap Airplay

    The R&R Rap Airplay panel is a combined list of Rhythmic Top 40 and R&B/Hip-Hop stations that are monitored by BDS Nielsen Data Systems. The combined panels are used to monitor and chart the most popular Rap/Hip-Hop tracks based on the number of spins and audience impressions....
  • Billboard charts
    Billboard charts

    The Billboard charts are music sales, airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine. Billboard is considered the foremost authority worldwide in these song sales, airplay, digital reports, or Record chart....


External links