Rap Songs, formerly Hot Rap Tracks, 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. 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, a single that was number one for 16 weeks from December 1999 to March 2000. The current number-one song, for the issue dated November 21, 2009, is "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
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