Headline : The 20 Best Hip Hop Songs of 2024

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The year in hip-hop saw the reinvention of the diss track, with “Not Like Us” entering the musical canon as a bonafide hit. But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a variety of bangers that managed to tap into sounds from around the globe. Megan Thee Stallion linked with Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba for “Mamushi,” a delightful earworm from her album Megan from earlier this year. Central Cee continues his tastefully prolific run with features on Ice Spice’s summer bop “Did it First” and his collab with Lil Baby for the flexing anthem “Band4Band.” Elsewhere, generational talents like Playboi Carti and SahBabii contributed new sounds to the rap zeitgeist, making this year one of the most dynamic years in recent memory. These are the songs that defined hip-hop in 2024.

There’s still time for Playboi Carti to fulfill his promise of dropping his hotly anticipated album I Am Music this year. The ever-enigmatic musician has been rolling out the album with a steady stream of tracks that allude to yet another reinvention of his sound. “H00DBYAIR,” released in the final days of 2023, set the tone for Carti’s year. As reliable a hitmaker as some of the names tied up in a feud this year, “H00DBYAIR” is a distillation of Carti’s grip over the culture. The track’s marauding bass and menacing drums loomed large over 2024, a beacon to Carti’s loyal horde of adoring fans. Not many artists can hold the world’s attention for an entire year while they tease an album, fewer can build the kind of anticipation Carti has for I Am Music. Just watch how crowds react to hearing the first few notes of “H00DBYAIR,” for proof. —J.I.

Mach Hommy, known for his gritty raps and his anti-fame attitude, is both an unlikely and obvious collaborator for Kaytranada. Each musician is rooted in a DIY ethos, and both infuse their music with their shared Haitian heritage. Their collaboration “#RICHAXXHAITIAN,” the titular track from Mach Hommy’s excellent album from this summer, finds Mach effortlessly finding a new rhythmic pocket in Kaytranda’s buoyant, house-infused production. “A lot of people don’t know the shit that he did on the house-music shit,” Kaytranada told Rolling Stone in his June digital cover story. “He raps on a lot of house joints, and it sounds so effortless and nice.” —J.I.

There are a few ways to measure influence. There’s streams, sales, and awards — and then there’s the amount of friends you know who’ve had the chorus of a track enter their daily lexicon to a meme-able extent. This chaotic, endlessly quotable Travis Scott and Playboi Carti-assisted standout from Metro Boomin and Future’s We Don’t Trust You launched some of the most polarizing slang of 2024. The track’s MVP has to be Carti, who brings a knack for turning a phrase into a Gen Z rallying cry that’s as infectious as it is idiosyncratic. We’ve been muttering “Posted up with my dogs, Scooby-Doo type shit” since March. —Waiss Aremesh

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