Before rapper Megan Thee Stallion ended rap's brief two-week absence from the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100, speculation was mounting about the genre's current place in popular music.
Debate erupted after rap experienced its first top-40 drought since 1990, a lull noted by producer The Alchemist, rapper-podcaster Joe Budden, and others across hip-hop and pop culture circles.
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