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. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. 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, and "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX, singles that were number one for 18 weeks from December 1999 to March 2000 and May 2014 to August 2014. The current number one is Bad and Boujee by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
Drake — "Best I Ever Had" (2009)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - "Thrift Shop" (2013)
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again" (2015)
Pitbull ft. Kesha - "Timber" (2014)
14 Weeks
Craig Mack - "Flava in Ya Ear" (1994)
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
Puff Daddy ft. Mase - "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (1997)
Missy Elliott - "Work It" (2002-2003)
50 Cent - "In da Club" (2003)
Terror Squad ft. Remy Ma - "Lean Back" (2004)
Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake - "Holy Grail" (2013)
11 Weeks
Da Brat - "Funkdafied" (1994)
Coolio ft. L.V. - "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995)
Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - "Low" (2008)
10 Weeks
Stop the Violence Movement - "Self-Destruction" (1989)
Mase ft. Puff Daddy - "Lookin' at Me" (1998)
Lil' Romeo - "My Baby" (2001)
Petey Pablo - "Raise Up" (2001)
Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - "Dilemma" (2002)
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:
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)
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)
2000s
Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
50 Cent - 41 weeks
T.I. - 39 weeks
Bow Wow - 34 weeks
Missy Elliott - 33 weeks
Kanye West - 29 weeks
T-Pain - 29 weeks
Ludacris - 29 weeks
Nelly - 25 weeks
Lil' Wayne - 24 weeks
Snoop Dogg - 20 weeks
Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
50 Cent & Bow Wow - 7
T.I., Nelly & Kanye West - 6
T-Pain & Ludacris - 4
Chingy - 3
2010s
Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
Drake - 87 weeks
Lil' Wayne - 52 weeks
Nicki Minaj - 29 weeks
Jay Z - 28 weeks
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 26 weeks
Iggy Azalea - 24 weeks
Pitbull - 21 weeks
Kanye West - 19 weeks
Eminem, Charli XCX - 18 weeks
Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
Drake - 14
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj - 5
Eminem - 4
Big Sean, Chris Brown, Jay-Z - 3
Kanye West, Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea, Wiz Khalifa - 2