Hip-Hop has been in an interesting place as far as the direction it’s been heading to in 2024. There have been a countless amount of releases this year and with the amount of content being released the question must be asked, what are the best songs to drop this year?
We have compiled a list of the top 10 Hip-hop songs of 2024 in chronological order. The list includes hit-singles that have been dominating the airwaves and the streets respectfully.
Top 10 songs of 2024.
- Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
- Future – Like That (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
- Drake – Rich Baby Daddy (feat. Sexyy Redd & SZA)
- GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
- Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me
- Sexyy Redd – U My Everything
- Gunna – FukUMean
- Lil Durk – All My Life (ft. J. Cole)
- Travis Scott – FE!N
- Future – Type Shit (feat. Travis Scott & Playboi Carti)
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us has to be the number one track of the year because of the impact alone. Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us song has become 6 times platinum and has been accredited to the track which “dethroned” Drake from his spot. The song may not be his best record recorded but it’s hard to deny the success the song made in 2024.
2. Drake – Rich Baby Daddy (feat. Sexyy Redd & SZA)
Rich Baby Daddy is surely a contender for one of the tops Rap songs of 2024. The song was released on his For The Dogs album which was released on October 6th and quickly became one of the years hottest releases dominating the charts both in the late quarter of 23 and throughout 2024. The song is an undeniable track which has features from Hip-hop newcomer Sexyy Redd and SZA.
3. Future – Like That (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Future and Metro Boomin dropped one of the hottest records in the streets with the release of their “Like That” single from their critically acclaimed” We Still Don’t Trust You” album. Future collaborated with Kendrick Lamar for the song which preluded to Kendrick Lamar dropping “Not Like Us”. The
4. GloRilla – Yeah Glo!
GloRilla has ascended into one of the premier top female rappers of 2024. After dropping her debut single FNF GloRilla set out to outdo her self and set the world on fire with her Yeah Glo! Single The song solidified her as a consistent hit-maker and killing all the taken of her being a one hit wonder. Since that time she has continued to prove that she was here to stay and recently released her Glorious Album.
5. Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me
Anyone with a radio in their car had to hear Jack Harlow’s Lovin On Me song if they played the radio. The song dominated airwaves and quickly became one of the top tracks of the year upon being released on in November of 2023 and debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It moved to number one the week after and spent six weeks at number one.
6. Sexyy Redd – U My Everything (feat. Drake)
Sexyy Redd has consistently dropped hit after hit and at this point her talent can’t be overlooked. Sexyy Redd set the world on fire with her Tay Keith produced single U My Everything which has one the hottest beats of the year. Redd collaborated for Hip-hop Titan Drake for her U My Everything single which was release on her third mixtape In Sexyy We Trust.
7. Gunna – FukUMean
Gunna undeniablely had the best comeback of 2024. After getting released from jail for his affiliation with Young Thug’s YSL label, he set to prove that those false snitch claims wouldn’t stop him from being one of the premier rappers out of Atlanta. When he dropped FukUMean on his 2023 A Gift & a Curse album the song instantly became one of the years biggest releases and continued to dominate airwaves throughout the fall and summer of 2024.
Gunna is here to stay and with the recent news and Young Thug announcing he wants to work with Gunna when taking his RICO case plea deal expect to here more from him.
8. Lil Durk – All My Life
Lil Durk made history when he dropped his J. Cole assisted single “All My Life”. The song went platinum multiple times in not just the U.S. but also in other countries and territories. The song showed the growth of Lil Durk and he was set out to change his image and the direction of his music with the release. Although Lil Durk is now in federal custody because of allegations that he paid for the murder for hire for Quando Rondo, the song shows us that the young Chicago native was indeed out to change his lyrical content and lifestyle.
9. Travis Scott – FE!N
10. Future – Type Shit
Future has been dropping the most quality street music at a mainstream level for the past 10 years. His run has been unmatched and solidified that he is the most consistent rapper in the last decade. Future dropped one of favorite songs of 2024 with the release of his Type Shit single which was released on he and Metro Boomin’s We Still Don’t Trust You album. The song has to be the catchiest song of the year and it has one of the best features of the year from Houston’s own Travis Scot and Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti.
