The hit leads Billboard's 100-position Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century retrospective. Below, find a breakdown of the 2000-24 top 10. By Trevor Anderson The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

Andrea Bocelli debuts on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time with “Maria,” a Lil Wayne and Wyclef Jean track that samples his “Ave Maria.” SEVILLE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: Andrea ...

Here's who produced the most No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the first quarter of the century, as part of Billboard's yearlong retrospective. After wrapping the last century on a high note that ...