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Joe Rogan Discovers Turnstile, Claims US Rap Has "Fallen Off the Charts" because of Defunding International Aid

Fact-checkers say there is no evidence USAID backed domestic rappers, even as Billboard rule changes and streaming shifts hit hip-hop charts.

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Joe Rogan has discovered Turnstile, while claiming that US rap has "fallen off the charts" because of the defunding of international aid.

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Joe Rogan Claims Rap Has ‘Fallen Off the Charts’ Because the ‘USAID Got Defunded’

Drake delivered hip-hop's only No. 1 hit atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 2026, but there's no evidence linking USAID and rap funding.

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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has "fallen off the charts" because of defunding international aid

Joe Rogan has discovered Turnstile, while claiming that US rap has "fallen off the charts" because of the defunding of international aid.

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Joe Rogan: "Rap Has Fallen Off the Charts 'Cause USAID Got Defunded"

Joe Rogan is pushing a conspiracy theory that "rap has fallen off the charts," because "USAID got defunded."

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Consequence broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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