Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” is atop Billboard Hot 100. The first hip-hop song to claim that spot this year. The last was on 1 August 2022 with Nicky Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl”. This is Doja’s second-ever No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Paint the Town Road” breaks the longest drought for chart-topping rap songs since 2001. Doja’s single got over 84 million streams and 12,000 sales in the week ending Sept. 7. Earlier this year, Latto became the first rap artist in 2023 to reach No. 1 after appearing on BTS member Jung Kook’s “Seven.” While the song itself wasn’t hip-hop, it was a sign that rap’s commercial viability is still very much alive.