Hot Rap Songs

Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban 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" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip, a single that was number one for 18 weeks from December 1999 to March 2000.^[1] Drake has the most number-one songs on the chart with 14 currently.

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one hits

1. Drake - 14^[1][2][3][4]

2. Diddy - 9^[1]

3. Kanye West - 8

4. Eminem - 7^[5]

4. LL Cool J - 7

4. Snoop Dogg - 7

6. Bow Wow - 4

6. Lil Wayne - 4

6. The Notorious B.I.G. - 4

6. T.I. - 4

6. 50 Cent - 4

6. Lil' Kim - 4

6. Nicki Minaj - 4

Artists with the most top ten hits

1. Drake - 33

2. Lil Wayne - 31

3. Snoop Dogg - 25

4. Ludacris - 24

5. Diddy - 23

6. LL Cool J - 22

6. Kanye West - 22

6 Jay-Z - 22

6. T.I. - 22

10. 50 Cent - 20

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number-one

• 29 weeks - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ("Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us")
• 21 weeks - Lil Wayne ("Lollipop", "A Milli")
• 20 weeks - Drake ("I'm On One", "Headlines"); T-Pain ("Good Life", "Low"); T.I. ("Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life")
• 19 weeks - 50 Cent ("Candy Shop", "Hate It Or Love It", "Just A Lil Bit")
• 18 weeks - Missy Elliott, Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve, Q-Tip ("Hot Boyz")
• 15 weeks - Drake ("Make Me Proud", "The Motto"); Drake ("Best I Ever Had"); 2 Chainz ("Mercy", "No Lie")

Note: Above chart only considers songs that charted in 2004 or later

Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions

• Drake: October 8, 2011 through October 22, 2011^[1][6][7]

1. "I'm On One" (No. 1 October 8, No. 2 October 15, and No. 3 October 22, 2011)
2. "Headlines" (No. 2 October 8 and No. 1 October 15, and October 22, 2011)
3. "She Will"(with Lil Wayne) (No. 3 October 8 and October 15, and No. 2 October 22, 2011)

• 50 Cent: April 2, 2005^[1][8]

1. "Candy Shop"(featuring Olivia) (No. 1 April 2, 2005)
2. "Hate It or Love It"(with Game) (No. 2 April 2, 2005)
3. "How We Do"(with Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005)

Songs with the most weeks at number-one

• 18 Weeks

Missy Elliott ft. Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip — "Hot Boyz" (2000)

• 15 Weeks

Drake — "Best I Ever Had" (2009)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - "Thrift Shop" (2013)

• 14 Weeks

Lil Wayne ft. Static Major - "Lollipop" (2008)

Drake ft. Lil Wayne - "The Motto" (2012)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us" (2013)

• 13 Weeks

DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne — "I'm On One" (2011)

• 12 Weeks

Terror Squad ft. Remy Ma - "Lean Back" (2004)

Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake — "Holy Grail" (2013)

• 11 Weeks

Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - "Low" (2008)

• 10 Weeks

Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot" (2004-2005)

Nelly ft. Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp - "Grillz" (2005-2006)

T.I. - "Whatever You Like" (2008)

T.I. ft. Rihanna - "Live Your Life" (2008-2009)

Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now" (2011)

Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Niggas in Paris" (2011-2012)

Sources:^[1][6]

Note: Above list only includes songs which topped the chart in 2004 or later.

Self-replacement at number one

Lead artist

• Bow Wow — "Let Me Hold You" (Bow Wow feat. Omarion) (7 weeks) → "Like You" (Bow Wow feat. Ciara) (4 weeks) (September 10, 2005)
• Lil Wayne — "Lollipop" (Lil Wayne feat. Static Major) (14 weeks) → "A Milli" (7 weeks) (July 26, 2008)
• T.I. — "Whatever You Like" (10 weeks) → "Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) (10 weeks) (November 29, 2008)
• Drake — "Make Me Proud" (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj) (1 week) → "The Motto" (Drake feat. Lil Wayne) (14 weeks) (February 18, 2012)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz) (15 weeks) → "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton) (14 weeks) (May 4, 2013)

Featured artist

• T-Pain — "Good Life" (Kanye West feat T-Pain) (9 weeks) (November 3, 2007) → "Low" (Flo Rida feat. T-Pain) (11 weeks) (January 5, 2008)
• Kanye West — "Run This Town" (Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) (7 weeks) → "Forever" (Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem) (1 week) (November 14, 2009)

Combined (lead and featured artist)

• 50 Cent — "Candy Shop" (50 Cent feat. Olivia) (6 weeks) → "Hate It or Love It" (The Game feat. 50 Cent) (4 weeks) (April 23, 2005) → "Just a Lil Bit" (50 Cent) (9 weeks) (May 21, 2005)
• Drake — "Fancy" (Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) (1 week) → "Right Above It" (Lil Wayne feat. Drake) (5 weeks) (November 6, 2010)
• Chris Brown — "Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) (10 weeks) → "My Last" (Big Sean feat. Chris Brown) (2 weeks) (july 2, 2011)
• 2 Chainz — "Mercy" (Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) (9 weeks) → "No Lie" (2 Chainz feat. Drake) (6 weeks) (September 8, 2012)

See also

• List of number-one rap singles of 2013 (U.S.)
• Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Billboard charts

References

External links

• Current Billboard Rap Songs chart