On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare. But despite his fame, he’s grown up with his head screwed straight. All of Uzi’s various flexes coalesce during his appearance on “What’s the Move,” a highlight from Young Thug’s album So Much Fun. This is something he’s hoping to change with ‘Rap Or Go To The League’, a record that suggests that his talent is finally starting to catch up with all his hard work.”. A lot of people are putting their faith in Northampton newcomer Slowthai as one of the few emerging voices worth listening to in this depressing and shambolic Brexit-y era. Like Bobby and Cardi, it happened fast for Pop Smoke: At the start of 2019, he was an unknown with only a single remix to his name. On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.
In This Article: Tyler – sorry, Igor – returned in May with his largely rap-light but still very spectacular sixth album. The song marks college players as victims of institutional suppression of opportunity, implicating the system as exploitative of the primarily black stars who earn billions in revenue for others.
Atop a bed of 808s and bird calls, Thugger’s yearning melodies set his Philadelphia counterpart up for a captivating (if all-too-brief) guest verse.
The music that sounds in the best hip-hop clubs and bars. –Alphonse Pierre, “Fake Names” is split into two acts. –Sheldon Pearce, Listen: Dreezy, “Chanel Slides” [ft. Kash Doll], Teenage Atlanta rapper Duwap Kaine has been releasing lo-fi bedroom recordings on SoundCloud for about three years with little fanfare, and his music feels almost yawned out, dotted with Chief Keef-inspired Auto-Tune melodies, mumbled punchlines, and featherlight beats. In 2019, DaBaby proved to the world that less is more, especially with his smash hit “Suge,” earning him our award for Top Rap and Hip Hop song of 2019…
We look back at the Beef’s, the best social media moments, some of the best rap lyrics in the game, as well as recognize the overall best.
Travis Scott, Metro Boomin). “RICKY” clanks and bounces, as if an airplane climbing toward higher altitudes has just hit turbulence. He’s a full showman here, his bits polished, his delivery smooth. While this track technically dropped at the end of 2018, not enough people seemed to notice or appreciate it! The beat he co-produced with Chris Keys is likely his hardest hitting ever, but it isn’t without his signature charms; it sounds like an 8-bit game booting up and then shutting down, with menacing chimes and slapping drums. “Speed It Up” is one of those tracks that manages to do a lot with so little. Meanwhile, near-veterans Young Thug and Tyler, the Creator put out statements that, in retrospect, served as coronations. The sparkling, Pi’erre Bourne-produced oddity has spawned countless freestyles and remixes, becoming a little phenomenon on its own. Ad Choices, Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, and Young Thug, along with many exciting young upstarts, 11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre.
The lessons you learn with Dave are sure to live long in the memory.”. With 2019 coming to an end, HipHopDX discussed and debated what songs stood above the rest before narrowing it down to 20 songs. The rapper pays tribute to his father on “RICKY,” handing down paternal pillars of advice—trust no one but your family, stick up for your day-ones, respect women like you would your mother—to his followers, some of whom started out doubting him. Skepta has never hesitated from “going there,” and “Bullet From a Gun” is no exception. In a tight two-and-a-half minutes Curry is able to pack a sweeping narrative of his own upbringing. Events January. These are our picks for the best hip-hop albums of the year, now that all the introductions have been made.
He doesn’t preach. Still something of an underrated force in rap, ‘GREY Area’ packed enough punch to win over anyone who has still not given her talents the appropriate time of day. A day after “Am I a Yahoo Boy” was released online, both Naira Marley and Zlatan were arrested on charges related to online fraud. There’s frankly not much going on lyrically, but with its interweaving melodies and Gunna’s staccato delivery, an earworm is born. “It’s about to get uglier than Balenciagas,” indeed. The album (which, rather brilliantly, gives NBA star LeBron James an executive producer credit) is a well-organised and engaging creation which doesn’t pander to its superstar contributions from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. It is the least cryptic of his songs, providing insight into his process and his world beyond his music.
DaBaby bookended the year with two thunderous statements in Baby on Baby and Kirk; Megan Thee Stallion established herself, quickly and confidently, as one of the most charismatic lyricists of her young generation; and Roddy Ricch broke through seemingly every month with a new hit, before dropping his uniformly excellent Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial. —Matt Miller, Seven years after his first mixtape and three years after Coloring Book (his third mixtape, which won Best Rap Album at the following Grammy awards) catapulted him onto the A-list, Chance the Rapper has finally released his debut LP. Peep this list of hip-hop festivals going doing in 2019, with headliners among the likes of Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Migos and more. Luckily for the Dreamville capo, he delivered in spades. 1 song in the country. Make no mistake, 2 Chainz is the boss here. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. There's no chorus outside of the "Pray for the people" sample floating hauntingly in the background while Earl speaks a single verse on his own tempo, with lyrics like "Guess I was right, 25 was a quarter to life / I'm on it, I strike, trials." It's the type of song that Kendall Roy wishes someone like Pusha would make for his family, but never would within the fiction of the show. –Alphonse Pierre, Listen: Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray, “Champions”, In April, UK star J Hus made his first public appearance after being released from jail by joining Drake on stage at London’s O2 Arena, briefly turning the world’s most famous rapper into an afterthought. The rapper sounds at ease over this colorful backdrop, his laundry-themed wordplay as loose and entertaining as it is technical. Whether he’s rapping at an inhuman pace or piecing together his ad-libs, whatever leaves Keed’s mouth is recitable: “Walked in, walked in, this Bentley truck you can crawl in,” he wails on a hook that’s since gone viral on TikTok. – Daniel Spielberger, Anchored by a smooth Hit-Boy-produced beat and featuring buzzing newcomer Roddy Ricch, this Grammy-nominated collaboration found the late Nipsey Hussle excelling on a melodic record while maintaining his gritty lyricism. Let us know in the comments and check out all of the awards and top Hip Hop songs of 2019! as screen readers and screen magnifiers, and with users with disabilities who use these technologies. Harkening back to his drug dealing days, things open up with an interpolation of that good ol’ Sound of Music banger “My Favorite Things” (not the only hit this year to incorporate the showtune standard) unfolding into a killer piano riff and deadly bars. On “Dark Web,” after the government bans Teejayx6 from using those sites, he responds by downloading a Tor Browser so he can get back in, obtains a VPN so he’s untraceable, and purchases a BIN so he can once again go about his scams freely. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, The 60 Best Movies to Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Chance the Rapper — “I Got You (Always And Forever)”, Lil Nas X feat. Make sure you typed in your email correctly. On the song, he sounds like he’s wandering around in a daze, and his music is a perfect soundtrack for doing the same.
On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare. But despite his fame, he’s grown up with his head screwed straight. All of Uzi’s various flexes coalesce during his appearance on “What’s the Move,” a highlight from Young Thug’s album So Much Fun. This is something he’s hoping to change with ‘Rap Or Go To The League’, a record that suggests that his talent is finally starting to catch up with all his hard work.”. A lot of people are putting their faith in Northampton newcomer Slowthai as one of the few emerging voices worth listening to in this depressing and shambolic Brexit-y era. Like Bobby and Cardi, it happened fast for Pop Smoke: At the start of 2019, he was an unknown with only a single remix to his name. On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.
In This Article: Tyler – sorry, Igor – returned in May with his largely rap-light but still very spectacular sixth album. The song marks college players as victims of institutional suppression of opportunity, implicating the system as exploitative of the primarily black stars who earn billions in revenue for others.
Atop a bed of 808s and bird calls, Thugger’s yearning melodies set his Philadelphia counterpart up for a captivating (if all-too-brief) guest verse.
The music that sounds in the best hip-hop clubs and bars. –Alphonse Pierre, “Fake Names” is split into two acts. –Sheldon Pearce, Listen: Dreezy, “Chanel Slides” [ft. Kash Doll], Teenage Atlanta rapper Duwap Kaine has been releasing lo-fi bedroom recordings on SoundCloud for about three years with little fanfare, and his music feels almost yawned out, dotted with Chief Keef-inspired Auto-Tune melodies, mumbled punchlines, and featherlight beats. In 2019, DaBaby proved to the world that less is more, especially with his smash hit “Suge,” earning him our award for Top Rap and Hip Hop song of 2019…
We look back at the Beef’s, the best social media moments, some of the best rap lyrics in the game, as well as recognize the overall best.
Travis Scott, Metro Boomin). “RICKY” clanks and bounces, as if an airplane climbing toward higher altitudes has just hit turbulence. He’s a full showman here, his bits polished, his delivery smooth. While this track technically dropped at the end of 2018, not enough people seemed to notice or appreciate it! The beat he co-produced with Chris Keys is likely his hardest hitting ever, but it isn’t without his signature charms; it sounds like an 8-bit game booting up and then shutting down, with menacing chimes and slapping drums. “Speed It Up” is one of those tracks that manages to do a lot with so little. Meanwhile, near-veterans Young Thug and Tyler, the Creator put out statements that, in retrospect, served as coronations. The sparkling, Pi’erre Bourne-produced oddity has spawned countless freestyles and remixes, becoming a little phenomenon on its own. Ad Choices, Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, and Young Thug, along with many exciting young upstarts, 11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre.
The lessons you learn with Dave are sure to live long in the memory.”. With 2019 coming to an end, HipHopDX discussed and debated what songs stood above the rest before narrowing it down to 20 songs. The rapper pays tribute to his father on “RICKY,” handing down paternal pillars of advice—trust no one but your family, stick up for your day-ones, respect women like you would your mother—to his followers, some of whom started out doubting him. Skepta has never hesitated from “going there,” and “Bullet From a Gun” is no exception. In a tight two-and-a-half minutes Curry is able to pack a sweeping narrative of his own upbringing. Events January. These are our picks for the best hip-hop albums of the year, now that all the introductions have been made.
He doesn’t preach. Still something of an underrated force in rap, ‘GREY Area’ packed enough punch to win over anyone who has still not given her talents the appropriate time of day. A day after “Am I a Yahoo Boy” was released online, both Naira Marley and Zlatan were arrested on charges related to online fraud. There’s frankly not much going on lyrically, but with its interweaving melodies and Gunna’s staccato delivery, an earworm is born. “It’s about to get uglier than Balenciagas,” indeed. The album (which, rather brilliantly, gives NBA star LeBron James an executive producer credit) is a well-organised and engaging creation which doesn’t pander to its superstar contributions from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. It is the least cryptic of his songs, providing insight into his process and his world beyond his music.
DaBaby bookended the year with two thunderous statements in Baby on Baby and Kirk; Megan Thee Stallion established herself, quickly and confidently, as one of the most charismatic lyricists of her young generation; and Roddy Ricch broke through seemingly every month with a new hit, before dropping his uniformly excellent Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial. —Matt Miller, Seven years after his first mixtape and three years after Coloring Book (his third mixtape, which won Best Rap Album at the following Grammy awards) catapulted him onto the A-list, Chance the Rapper has finally released his debut LP. Peep this list of hip-hop festivals going doing in 2019, with headliners among the likes of Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Migos and more. Luckily for the Dreamville capo, he delivered in spades. 1 song in the country. Make no mistake, 2 Chainz is the boss here. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. There's no chorus outside of the "Pray for the people" sample floating hauntingly in the background while Earl speaks a single verse on his own tempo, with lyrics like "Guess I was right, 25 was a quarter to life / I'm on it, I strike, trials." It's the type of song that Kendall Roy wishes someone like Pusha would make for his family, but never would within the fiction of the show. –Alphonse Pierre, Listen: Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray, “Champions”, In April, UK star J Hus made his first public appearance after being released from jail by joining Drake on stage at London’s O2 Arena, briefly turning the world’s most famous rapper into an afterthought. The rapper sounds at ease over this colorful backdrop, his laundry-themed wordplay as loose and entertaining as it is technical. Whether he’s rapping at an inhuman pace or piecing together his ad-libs, whatever leaves Keed’s mouth is recitable: “Walked in, walked in, this Bentley truck you can crawl in,” he wails on a hook that’s since gone viral on TikTok. – Daniel Spielberger, Anchored by a smooth Hit-Boy-produced beat and featuring buzzing newcomer Roddy Ricch, this Grammy-nominated collaboration found the late Nipsey Hussle excelling on a melodic record while maintaining his gritty lyricism. Let us know in the comments and check out all of the awards and top Hip Hop songs of 2019! as screen readers and screen magnifiers, and with users with disabilities who use these technologies. Harkening back to his drug dealing days, things open up with an interpolation of that good ol’ Sound of Music banger “My Favorite Things” (not the only hit this year to incorporate the showtune standard) unfolding into a killer piano riff and deadly bars. On “Dark Web,” after the government bans Teejayx6 from using those sites, he responds by downloading a Tor Browser so he can get back in, obtains a VPN so he’s untraceable, and purchases a BIN so he can once again go about his scams freely. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, The 60 Best Movies to Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Chance the Rapper — “I Got You (Always And Forever)”, Lil Nas X feat. Make sure you typed in your email correctly. On the song, he sounds like he’s wandering around in a daze, and his music is a perfect soundtrack for doing the same.
On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare. But despite his fame, he’s grown up with his head screwed straight. All of Uzi’s various flexes coalesce during his appearance on “What’s the Move,” a highlight from Young Thug’s album So Much Fun. This is something he’s hoping to change with ‘Rap Or Go To The League’, a record that suggests that his talent is finally starting to catch up with all his hard work.”. A lot of people are putting their faith in Northampton newcomer Slowthai as one of the few emerging voices worth listening to in this depressing and shambolic Brexit-y era. Like Bobby and Cardi, it happened fast for Pop Smoke: At the start of 2019, he was an unknown with only a single remix to his name. On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.
In This Article: Tyler – sorry, Igor – returned in May with his largely rap-light but still very spectacular sixth album. The song marks college players as victims of institutional suppression of opportunity, implicating the system as exploitative of the primarily black stars who earn billions in revenue for others.
Atop a bed of 808s and bird calls, Thugger’s yearning melodies set his Philadelphia counterpart up for a captivating (if all-too-brief) guest verse.
The music that sounds in the best hip-hop clubs and bars. –Alphonse Pierre, “Fake Names” is split into two acts. –Sheldon Pearce, Listen: Dreezy, “Chanel Slides” [ft. Kash Doll], Teenage Atlanta rapper Duwap Kaine has been releasing lo-fi bedroom recordings on SoundCloud for about three years with little fanfare, and his music feels almost yawned out, dotted with Chief Keef-inspired Auto-Tune melodies, mumbled punchlines, and featherlight beats. In 2019, DaBaby proved to the world that less is more, especially with his smash hit “Suge,” earning him our award for Top Rap and Hip Hop song of 2019…
We look back at the Beef’s, the best social media moments, some of the best rap lyrics in the game, as well as recognize the overall best.
Travis Scott, Metro Boomin). “RICKY” clanks and bounces, as if an airplane climbing toward higher altitudes has just hit turbulence. He’s a full showman here, his bits polished, his delivery smooth. While this track technically dropped at the end of 2018, not enough people seemed to notice or appreciate it! The beat he co-produced with Chris Keys is likely his hardest hitting ever, but it isn’t without his signature charms; it sounds like an 8-bit game booting up and then shutting down, with menacing chimes and slapping drums. “Speed It Up” is one of those tracks that manages to do a lot with so little. Meanwhile, near-veterans Young Thug and Tyler, the Creator put out statements that, in retrospect, served as coronations. The sparkling, Pi’erre Bourne-produced oddity has spawned countless freestyles and remixes, becoming a little phenomenon on its own. Ad Choices, Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, and Young Thug, along with many exciting young upstarts, 11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre.
The lessons you learn with Dave are sure to live long in the memory.”. With 2019 coming to an end, HipHopDX discussed and debated what songs stood above the rest before narrowing it down to 20 songs. The rapper pays tribute to his father on “RICKY,” handing down paternal pillars of advice—trust no one but your family, stick up for your day-ones, respect women like you would your mother—to his followers, some of whom started out doubting him. Skepta has never hesitated from “going there,” and “Bullet From a Gun” is no exception. In a tight two-and-a-half minutes Curry is able to pack a sweeping narrative of his own upbringing. Events January. These are our picks for the best hip-hop albums of the year, now that all the introductions have been made.
He doesn’t preach. Still something of an underrated force in rap, ‘GREY Area’ packed enough punch to win over anyone who has still not given her talents the appropriate time of day. A day after “Am I a Yahoo Boy” was released online, both Naira Marley and Zlatan were arrested on charges related to online fraud. There’s frankly not much going on lyrically, but with its interweaving melodies and Gunna’s staccato delivery, an earworm is born. “It’s about to get uglier than Balenciagas,” indeed. The album (which, rather brilliantly, gives NBA star LeBron James an executive producer credit) is a well-organised and engaging creation which doesn’t pander to its superstar contributions from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. It is the least cryptic of his songs, providing insight into his process and his world beyond his music.
DaBaby bookended the year with two thunderous statements in Baby on Baby and Kirk; Megan Thee Stallion established herself, quickly and confidently, as one of the most charismatic lyricists of her young generation; and Roddy Ricch broke through seemingly every month with a new hit, before dropping his uniformly excellent Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial. —Matt Miller, Seven years after his first mixtape and three years after Coloring Book (his third mixtape, which won Best Rap Album at the following Grammy awards) catapulted him onto the A-list, Chance the Rapper has finally released his debut LP. Peep this list of hip-hop festivals going doing in 2019, with headliners among the likes of Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Migos and more. Luckily for the Dreamville capo, he delivered in spades. 1 song in the country. Make no mistake, 2 Chainz is the boss here. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. There's no chorus outside of the "Pray for the people" sample floating hauntingly in the background while Earl speaks a single verse on his own tempo, with lyrics like "Guess I was right, 25 was a quarter to life / I'm on it, I strike, trials." It's the type of song that Kendall Roy wishes someone like Pusha would make for his family, but never would within the fiction of the show. –Alphonse Pierre, Listen: Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray, “Champions”, In April, UK star J Hus made his first public appearance after being released from jail by joining Drake on stage at London’s O2 Arena, briefly turning the world’s most famous rapper into an afterthought. The rapper sounds at ease over this colorful backdrop, his laundry-themed wordplay as loose and entertaining as it is technical. Whether he’s rapping at an inhuman pace or piecing together his ad-libs, whatever leaves Keed’s mouth is recitable: “Walked in, walked in, this Bentley truck you can crawl in,” he wails on a hook that’s since gone viral on TikTok. – Daniel Spielberger, Anchored by a smooth Hit-Boy-produced beat and featuring buzzing newcomer Roddy Ricch, this Grammy-nominated collaboration found the late Nipsey Hussle excelling on a melodic record while maintaining his gritty lyricism. Let us know in the comments and check out all of the awards and top Hip Hop songs of 2019! as screen readers and screen magnifiers, and with users with disabilities who use these technologies. Harkening back to his drug dealing days, things open up with an interpolation of that good ol’ Sound of Music banger “My Favorite Things” (not the only hit this year to incorporate the showtune standard) unfolding into a killer piano riff and deadly bars. On “Dark Web,” after the government bans Teejayx6 from using those sites, he responds by downloading a Tor Browser so he can get back in, obtains a VPN so he’s untraceable, and purchases a BIN so he can once again go about his scams freely. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, The 60 Best Movies to Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Chance the Rapper — “I Got You (Always And Forever)”, Lil Nas X feat. Make sure you typed in your email correctly. On the song, he sounds like he’s wandering around in a daze, and his music is a perfect soundtrack for doing the same.
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–Cat Zhang, Doja Cat is a good rapper, a capable singer, and a skilled troll—but rarely has she put all of her talents together as she does on “Rules.” Compared to the L.A. artist’s viral 2018 hit “Mooo!,” “Rules” is tame, more centered around her fiery rapping and steady melody. On “It’s Up Freestyle,” Keed perfects his high-pitched delivery, screeching and harmonizing over a beat from JetsonMade that sounds ready for a dystopian sci-fi movie. “I’m going to be black and fat. We want to hear from you! Each newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. – Scott Glaysher, Madlib, one of Hip Hop’s elite loop diggers, simmered a Walt Barr sample to absolute perfection for Freddie Gibbs on “Crime Pays” — the lead single for their acclaimed album Bandana.
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On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare. But despite his fame, he’s grown up with his head screwed straight. All of Uzi’s various flexes coalesce during his appearance on “What’s the Move,” a highlight from Young Thug’s album So Much Fun. This is something he’s hoping to change with ‘Rap Or Go To The League’, a record that suggests that his talent is finally starting to catch up with all his hard work.”. A lot of people are putting their faith in Northampton newcomer Slowthai as one of the few emerging voices worth listening to in this depressing and shambolic Brexit-y era. Like Bobby and Cardi, it happened fast for Pop Smoke: At the start of 2019, he was an unknown with only a single remix to his name. On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.
In This Article: Tyler – sorry, Igor – returned in May with his largely rap-light but still very spectacular sixth album. The song marks college players as victims of institutional suppression of opportunity, implicating the system as exploitative of the primarily black stars who earn billions in revenue for others.
Atop a bed of 808s and bird calls, Thugger’s yearning melodies set his Philadelphia counterpart up for a captivating (if all-too-brief) guest verse.
The music that sounds in the best hip-hop clubs and bars. –Alphonse Pierre, “Fake Names” is split into two acts. –Sheldon Pearce, Listen: Dreezy, “Chanel Slides” [ft. Kash Doll], Teenage Atlanta rapper Duwap Kaine has been releasing lo-fi bedroom recordings on SoundCloud for about three years with little fanfare, and his music feels almost yawned out, dotted with Chief Keef-inspired Auto-Tune melodies, mumbled punchlines, and featherlight beats. In 2019, DaBaby proved to the world that less is more, especially with his smash hit “Suge,” earning him our award for Top Rap and Hip Hop song of 2019…
We look back at the Beef’s, the best social media moments, some of the best rap lyrics in the game, as well as recognize the overall best.
Travis Scott, Metro Boomin). “RICKY” clanks and bounces, as if an airplane climbing toward higher altitudes has just hit turbulence. He’s a full showman here, his bits polished, his delivery smooth. While this track technically dropped at the end of 2018, not enough people seemed to notice or appreciate it! The beat he co-produced with Chris Keys is likely his hardest hitting ever, but it isn’t without his signature charms; it sounds like an 8-bit game booting up and then shutting down, with menacing chimes and slapping drums. “Speed It Up” is one of those tracks that manages to do a lot with so little. Meanwhile, near-veterans Young Thug and Tyler, the Creator put out statements that, in retrospect, served as coronations. The sparkling, Pi’erre Bourne-produced oddity has spawned countless freestyles and remixes, becoming a little phenomenon on its own. Ad Choices, Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, and Young Thug, along with many exciting young upstarts, 11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre.
The lessons you learn with Dave are sure to live long in the memory.”. With 2019 coming to an end, HipHopDX discussed and debated what songs stood above the rest before narrowing it down to 20 songs. The rapper pays tribute to his father on “RICKY,” handing down paternal pillars of advice—trust no one but your family, stick up for your day-ones, respect women like you would your mother—to his followers, some of whom started out doubting him. Skepta has never hesitated from “going there,” and “Bullet From a Gun” is no exception. In a tight two-and-a-half minutes Curry is able to pack a sweeping narrative of his own upbringing. Events January. These are our picks for the best hip-hop albums of the year, now that all the introductions have been made.
He doesn’t preach. Still something of an underrated force in rap, ‘GREY Area’ packed enough punch to win over anyone who has still not given her talents the appropriate time of day. A day after “Am I a Yahoo Boy” was released online, both Naira Marley and Zlatan were arrested on charges related to online fraud. There’s frankly not much going on lyrically, but with its interweaving melodies and Gunna’s staccato delivery, an earworm is born. “It’s about to get uglier than Balenciagas,” indeed. The album (which, rather brilliantly, gives NBA star LeBron James an executive producer credit) is a well-organised and engaging creation which doesn’t pander to its superstar contributions from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. It is the least cryptic of his songs, providing insight into his process and his world beyond his music.
DaBaby bookended the year with two thunderous statements in Baby on Baby and Kirk; Megan Thee Stallion established herself, quickly and confidently, as one of the most charismatic lyricists of her young generation; and Roddy Ricch broke through seemingly every month with a new hit, before dropping his uniformly excellent Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial. —Matt Miller, Seven years after his first mixtape and three years after Coloring Book (his third mixtape, which won Best Rap Album at the following Grammy awards) catapulted him onto the A-list, Chance the Rapper has finally released his debut LP. Peep this list of hip-hop festivals going doing in 2019, with headliners among the likes of Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Migos and more. Luckily for the Dreamville capo, he delivered in spades. 1 song in the country. Make no mistake, 2 Chainz is the boss here. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. There's no chorus outside of the "Pray for the people" sample floating hauntingly in the background while Earl speaks a single verse on his own tempo, with lyrics like "Guess I was right, 25 was a quarter to life / I'm on it, I strike, trials." It's the type of song that Kendall Roy wishes someone like Pusha would make for his family, but never would within the fiction of the show. –Alphonse Pierre, Listen: Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray, “Champions”, In April, UK star J Hus made his first public appearance after being released from jail by joining Drake on stage at London’s O2 Arena, briefly turning the world’s most famous rapper into an afterthought. The rapper sounds at ease over this colorful backdrop, his laundry-themed wordplay as loose and entertaining as it is technical. Whether he’s rapping at an inhuman pace or piecing together his ad-libs, whatever leaves Keed’s mouth is recitable: “Walked in, walked in, this Bentley truck you can crawl in,” he wails on a hook that’s since gone viral on TikTok. – Daniel Spielberger, Anchored by a smooth Hit-Boy-produced beat and featuring buzzing newcomer Roddy Ricch, this Grammy-nominated collaboration found the late Nipsey Hussle excelling on a melodic record while maintaining his gritty lyricism. Let us know in the comments and check out all of the awards and top Hip Hop songs of 2019! as screen readers and screen magnifiers, and with users with disabilities who use these technologies. Harkening back to his drug dealing days, things open up with an interpolation of that good ol’ Sound of Music banger “My Favorite Things” (not the only hit this year to incorporate the showtune standard) unfolding into a killer piano riff and deadly bars. On “Dark Web,” after the government bans Teejayx6 from using those sites, he responds by downloading a Tor Browser so he can get back in, obtains a VPN so he’s untraceable, and purchases a BIN so he can once again go about his scams freely. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, The 60 Best Movies to Stream on Amazon Prime Video, Chance the Rapper — “I Got You (Always And Forever)”, Lil Nas X feat. Make sure you typed in your email correctly. On the song, he sounds like he’s wandering around in a daze, and his music is a perfect soundtrack for doing the same.
