The Stories Behind Every Rap/Hip-Hop Song to Reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Finally, a chronological listing of every rap/hip-hop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, from Vanilla Ice's first official No. 1 in 1990 to the most recent.
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(February 14, 2022). The Super Bowl LVI halftime show (Sunday, Feb. 13) is now in the record books. Along with the game itself between the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati…