After More Than A Year, A Rap Song Will Finally Top the Hot 100

Doja Cat has ended rap's long draught on the Billboard Hot 100.

This week, Doja's new track "Paint The Town Red" will become the first number-one rap song since Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" topped the chart last summer.

After over a full year, the wait for a rap song to be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is expected to end.@DojaCat's "Paint the Town Red" to become the first #1 rap song since @NICKIMINAJ's "Super Freaky Girl". pic.twitter.com/a35SUja2sk

— chart data (@chartdata) September 4, 2023

Last month, Travis Scott's Utopia bundled its way to becoming the first rap album to top the charts in over a year.

Is commercial rap back, or is this just Doja and Travis specific?