The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2024
From Kendrick Lamar to Tyler, the Creator and Cash Cobain, the year in hip-hop featured a variety of styles and sounds
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Subscribe NowFrom Kendrick Lamar to Tyler, the Creator and Cash Cobain, the year in hip-hop featured a variety of styles and sounds
'Not Like Us' is a monster — but also keep an eye on Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hiss' and GloRilla's 'Yeah Glo!'
Future & Metro Boomin are another strong contender to take home the prize
Rapper appeared on Justin Laboy's radio show and premiered his remix to the diss track heard around the rap world
Everyone from Rick Ross to Kendrick Lamar and NBA star Ja Morant seems to be teaming up against The Boy. What happened?
Releases from music's biggest stars now come with multiple sequels, sort of like Marvel movies
Track will appear on the Australian musician's upcoming debut LP, 'The First Time'
These are the albums that have defined hip-hop history — from Run-DMC to Playboi Carti, from G-funk to drill, from the Bronx to Houston, and beyond
The new HBO film is a deeply intimate look at Soundcloud rap’s greatest hope and champion, but it doesn’t answer bigger questions
The rapper ran through some old and new classics, and freestyled a bit on Future’s “Fuck Up Some Commas”