BILLBOARD - RAPPERS MAKE CHART HISTORY IN AMERICA

For the first time in the history of the United States' BILLBOARD chart, the top ten songs in the country are all by African-American artists.

With the exception of the number one song, BEYONCE KNOWLES' BABY BOY which features SEAN PAUL, the other nine songs are by rappers.

The current top 10 is as follows:

1. BABY BOY - BEYONCE FEATURING SEAN PAUL

2. SHAKE YA TAILFEATHER - NELLY, P. DIDDY + MURPHY LEE

3. GET LOW - LIL' JON + THE EAST SIDE BOYZ FEATURING YING YANG TWINS

4. RIGHT THURR - CHINGY

5. FRONTIN' - PHARRELL FEATURING JAY-Z

6. DAMN! - YOUNGBLOODZ FEATURING LIL' JON

7. P.I.M.P. - 50 CENT

8. INTO YOU - FABOLOUS FEATURING TAMIA OR ASHANTI

9. STAND UP - LUDACRIS FEATURING SHAWNA

10. WHERE IS THE LOVE? - BLACK EYED PEAS