Top hip-hop songs 2022

The following list, sorted alphabetically, includes rap songs found on Pitchforks main year-end tally as well as an additional 16 tracks that did not make that list but are still very much worth your time.

Listen to selections from this list on our Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist.

Check out all of Pitchforks 2019 wrap-up coverage here.

2 Chainz: NCAA

2 Chainz Rap or Go to the League unpacks a long-held belief: The only two ways for some kids to make it out of the hood are to rap or play ball. The marching, Honorable C.N.O.T.E.-produced NCAA is the albums centerpiece, detailing the rappers rise from amateur baller to pro rapper while taking on corruption in the sporting world. 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. Until recently, the governing body that oversees college sports wouldnt let student athletes profit in any way off their talents or likenesses, and 2 Chainz, a former player himself, weaponizes that hypocrisy into a rallying cry. Here, his flows are leisurely as usual but he sounds slightly perturbed, too, as if he cant believe the unmitigated gall of it all. NCAA reinforces a fundamental 2 Chainz philosophy: Balling hard should be rewarded. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: 2 Chainz, NCAA

Bad Bunny: Caro

When the concept of self-love has been commodified by hucksters selling $500 infrared sauna blankets, it can be tempting to toss all of your belongings into a dumpster and welcome a life of self-loathing instead. Luckily, with Caro, urbano shapeshifter Bad Bunny offers a more practical solution to embracing your worth. The song rescues ideas of empowerment from sponsored hashtag hell, with the Puerto Rican star flicking off critics of his androgynous style and class-collapsing brashness over a trap beat thats as quietly menacing as an alien hovercraft. Dont you see that Im expensive? he spits in Spanish, voicing the indignance of anyone whos been made to feel undeserving because of what they wear or who they love. Then, midway, the sinister instrumental evaporates, and Bad Bunny is joined by none other than Ricky Martinwho was once lambasted by Puerto Rican clergy members after he came out as gayfor a cloud-parting bridge that exposes the songs pristine core: Why cant I just be? they plead. What harm is it to you? Im just happy. Its a startlingly vulnerable moment, one that makes this anthem of acceptance that much more invincible. Ryan Dombal

Listen: Bad Bunny, Caro

Chief Keef / Zaytoven: Spy Kid

Zaytoven gets the most out of every rapper. As traps preeminent pianist, he has produced inspirational turns for many accomplished stars, playing on career-defining records for Gucci Mane, Future, and Migos. Spy Kid, the gleaming centerpiece of Chief Keef and Zaytovens collaborative mixtape GloToven, puts the often aggressive rapper under the sway of Zays eloquent keystrokes. Amid the glow of shimmering keys, organ swells, and pulsing 808s, Keef turns a day in the life of the youngest rap veteran into a game of I Spy, during which he has a moment of clarity: Hes a trailblazer and he isnt even old enough to rent a car. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Chief Keef / Zaytoven, Spy Kid

DaBaby: Suge [Yea Yea]

The core of DaBabys gauntlet-throwing year, Suge is one of 2019s most fun and infectious hip-hop songs, putting on display the rappers signature bounce and his almost goofy, browbeating nature. His talky flows scan as bar-heavy despite most of his raps being filler, simply because their ferocity can raze beats to cinders. Invoking the name of the strongman turned Death Row Records boss Suge Knight, Da Babys breakout single is all about graduating from thug to kingpin but still being ready to put hands on foolsor, you know, dangle them off of a balcony [allegedly] if need be. He runs rampant, bullying, threatening, and coercing his enemies, his claims brought to life by his bum-rushing delivery. The song made clear that DaBaby was wound up and raring to go before he exploded this year, and no one has stopped him yet. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: DaBaby, Suge [Yea Yea]

Danny Brown: Dirty Laundry

On any given night in America, there is an open mic event where a green comedian jokes about paying strippers with change and inevitably uses the phrase making it hail. No one laughs. On Dirty Laundry, being a broke, horny schmuck is the setup instead of the punchline, and Danny Brown kills. He recounts awkward drug sales, a hookup in a Burger King bathroom, and two encounters with a stripper: as a client and as a fellow patron at a laundromat. Skeevy and giddy, he makes the gutter sound like a theme park.

Brown has been telling offbeat stories his entire career, and Q-Tips bouncy productiona funky drip of beeps, gurgly synths, and stretched vocal samplesaccents his poise. The rapper sounds at ease over this colorful backdrop, his laundry-themed wordplay as loose and entertaining as it is technical. These gonzo escapades lack the teeth-chattering urgency of Browns previous music, but ultimately, his dirty-uncle act comes across as relief. Hes a full showman here, his bits polished, his delivery smooth. Most acts dont mature this well. Stephen Kearse

Listen: Danny Brown, Dirty Laundry

Dave: Screwface Capital

On Screwface Capital, the UK rapper Dave recounts his experience growing up with a single mother, and his transition from boy to man of the house. So many days that I starved myself to make sure my family eats, he raps over a dramatic beat. Actually, Dave is barely rappinghis slow, pointed cadence borders on spoken word; at one point, that beat drops away altogether, and it feels as though Dave is delivering an impassioned speech. The song is tagged with a moody, minute-long instrumental outro, which allows this harrowing origin story to properly sink in. Matthew Schnipper

Listen: Dave, Screwface Capital

Dee Watkins: Hell Raiser

Dee Watkins begins Hell Raiser with a simple question: If you aint talking money then why the fuck you in my face? He says the line casuallyhes not angry, just curious. The young Florida rapper keeps up this devil-may-care attitude for the entirety of the track, gliding through a Hot Boys-meets-hyphy instrumental courtesy of type-beat producer Rocktee. The accompanying video riffs on the horror flick The Purge, but its more carefree than sinister, with Watkins and his buddies kicking up some dirt with their ATVs. Im a bad motherfucker cause the good die young, Watkins concludes, and its impossible to argue with him. Ryan Dombal

Listen: Dee Watkins, Hell Raiser

Denzel Curry: RICKY

Denzel Curry blazed a trail for SoundCloud rapthat gritty, bass-boosted sound that reverberated around South Florida and elevated its young practitioners into rock stars. But despite his fame, hes grown up with his head screwed straight. The rapper pays tribute to his father on RICKY, handing down paternal pillars of advicetrust no one but your family, stick up for your day-ones, respect women like you would your motherto his followers, some of whom started out doubting him. The directives are austere, but a slowed-down sample of the British electronic producer Lukids Twisted Blood infuses the song with life. RICKY clanks and bounces, as if an airplane climbing toward higher altitudes has just hit turbulence. Cat Zhang

Listen: Denzel Curry, RICKY

Doja Cat: Rules

Doja Cat is a good rapper, a capable singer, and a skilled trollbut rarely has she put all of her talents together as she does on Rules. Compared to the L.A. artists viral 2018 hit Mooo!, Rules is tame, more centered around her fiery rapping and steady melody. Her personality still drips through her verses, which are loaded with offbeat humor and stylish pop culture references to Wendy Williams, the Olsen Twins, and Paris Hilton. Since her big break, Doja Cat has been trying to stay true to her meme-driven personality while being taken seriously at the same time. Rules is that moment. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Doja Cat, Rules

Dreezy: Chanel Slides [ft. Kash Doll]

Midwestern upstarts Dreezy and Kash Doll take turns showing off on Chanel Slides. They both make the pursuit of luxury seem like sport, keeping up appearances even when it hurts; Dreezy graduated from the U of Finesse, and shes pushing through the pain of wearing brand new Chanel slides just because they look fly. The performances really sell it: Dreezy with her devil-may-care attitude and Kash Doll with her you cant sit with us energy. All this over a Pierre Bourne beat that sounds like trap Christmas. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Dreezy, Chanel Slides [ft. Kash Doll]

Duwap Kaine: Flyin

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. A cartoon fever dream about getting high like a pilot, liking girls pics on IG, and the designer brands he wears while he glides through the streets of Georgia, Flyin is the quintessential Duwap single. Its hypnotic, effortless. On the song, he sounds like hes wandering around in a daze, and his music is a perfect soundtrack for doing the same. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Duwap Kaine, Flyin

Freddie Gibbs / Madlib: Fake Names

Fake Names is split into two acts. In the first, Freddie Gibbs recounts dirtying his hands with the drug trade, cutting out on a deal that made a close friend a casualty, and the tension is underscored by Madlibs sinister strings. The second act is ushered in by a subtle beat transition, and over a silky 70s soul sample, Gibbs relishes the lavish lifestyle such double-crosses have bought him. As a storytelling tag-team, the pair of veterans have rarely been better. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Freddie Gibbs / Madlib, Fake Names

Gunna: Who You Foolin

The beauty of rap music is that just about any source material can be turned into a great song. All it takes is an adventurous enough producer and a rapper who is game. Wheezy, the beatmaker best known for his warped work with Young Thug, ventured even further into left-field for Gunnas Who You Foolin, which samples the Chinese folk-pop of singer Tong Li. The producer affixes trap drums to the songs guzheng plucks, and Gunna wades drowsily through them, his Auto-Tuned melodies blending in smoothly. Despite the underlying absurdity, it all just makes sense. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Gunna, Who You Foolin

Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray: Champions

Icewear Vezzo and Babyface Ray are professional shit-talkers. On Champions, the two Detroit veterans join forces for a IG-caption-worthy marathon back-and-forth like no other. Icewear Vezzo is flashy without even trying; Babyface Ray is laid back, as if hes rapping while sifting through stacks of cash. In 2019, Detroits hip-hop scene was prolific, and every day seemed to bring a new face. But the presence of experienced rappers like Icewear Vezzo and Babyface Ray is necessary: Theyre the connective tissue between the new generation and the citys funky roots. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Icewear Vezzo / Babyface Ray, Champions

J Hus: Must Be

In April, UK star J Hus made his first public appearance after being released from jail by joining Drake on stage at Londons O2 Arena, briefly turning the worlds most famous rapper into an afterthought. Then, in early November, after months of silence, J Hus made his official return with Must Be, a genre blending single with long time producer JAE5. On the single, J Hus pulls from various parts of the diaspora to exceed the heavy expectations that were placed on his comeback: an afropop rhythm, comforting reggae horns, and a chill grime delivery. Its the restart of a run that has no ceiling. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: J Hus, Must Be

Lil Keed: Its Up Freestyle

Lil Keed is from the same Cleveland Avenue apartments in Atlanta as Young Thug. He has an eccentric and versatile ear for melody similar to Thug, and has even remixed his songs. But Keed is more than just another Young Thug clone. On Its 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. Whether hes rapping at an inhuman pace or piecing together his ad-libs, whatever leaves Keeds mouth is recitable: Walked in, walked in, this Bentley truck you can crawl in, he wails on a hook thats since gone viral on TikTok. Its that sugary delivery and his control that elevates the track into a standout in a city that has no shortage of hits. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Lil Keed, Its Up Freestyle

Lil Tecca: Ransom

In his instantly famous Genius Verified video for Ransom, teenage rapper Lil Tecca detailed what he made up while writing his not-so-humblebrag of a breakout hit: He has never gone to Europe, he doesnt wear designer clothes, and he cant mentally handle being a player. The Long Island MC may have verified these fabrications, but his playfulness was obvious enough from the sound of things. Buoyed by an infectious hook, a sugar-cereal beat, and Teccas Auto-Tuned verses, Ransom is two glorious minutes of playing pretend. Matthew Strauss

Listen: Lil Tecca, Ransom

Lil Uzi Vert: Free Uzi

Its been two long years since Lil Uzi Verts Luv Is Rage 2, and all weve had to hold us over is leaks, label drama, and the occasional Instagram fit pic. But for one moment, Uzi slipped free of the grip of Generation Now label heads Don Cannon and DJ Drama with Free Uzi. Over a classic DJ L drill beat, Uzi explodes for three minutes of bars that feel like a blurry 2000s Philly freestyleprobably featuring Meek Mill with fuzzy cornrowsthat you would find in the deepest corners of YouTube. Its a peek at the direction in which Uzis rap is headed, raising his pitch and unveiling his take on the baby voice popularized by Playboi Carti. And truly, Uzi is the only rapper that could confess on record to being a loyal viewer of The Big Bang Theory and still have it slap. Free Uzi forreal. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Lil Uzi Vert, Free Uzi

Mavi: Daylight Savings

For much of his recent tape Let the Sun Talk, Mavi sounds like hes caught inside an internal monologue. Then theres Daylight Savings, which feels a bit like cracking a window to let fresh air rush into a dank attic. He performs less groggily, his lyrics are echoed by a soothing singing voice, and he laments little things like a kiss or wasting away at school. It is the least cryptic of his songs, providing insight into his process and his world beyond his music. Mavi concedes that hes prone to languishing in his scars, but he takes this moment to sunbathe. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Mavi, Daylight Savings

Maxo Kream: Meet Again

Maxo Kream doesnt glamorize. He doesnt preach. He tells stories. With a reporters sense for detail and a matter-of-fact delivery, the rapper tells of lives marked by crime and poverty with gut-punching pathos and bleak humor. Those abilities were on striking display on his breakout album, 2018s Punken; Meet Again, the lead-off single from this years Brandon Banks, take them to another level. Borrowing the epistolary conceit of Nas One Love, Maxo narrates a letter to an incarcerated friend. The song hits an emotional peak when the beat drops and Maxo starts talking about his own family, ripped apart by prison sentences and drug addiction. Marc Hogan

Listen: Maxo Kream, Meet Again

Megan Thee Stallion: Cash Shit [ft. DaBaby]

As a joint thesis statement from two of raps biggest breakout stars, Cash Shit is almost suspiciously on-the-nose. Megan Thee Stallion and DaBabyboth witty Southerners with distinct if borderline-conventional rap stylesseize the Lil Ju beat as a stage. The production booms and yet is barely there, and actually elevates their vocals. The pair delivers some of the years most-recited lyrics: Megans capitalist-feminism [Yeah Im in my bag but Im in his too] was inescapable, both as a club staple and as a trending social media philosophy. DaBaby, as 2019s reigning steal-your-girl lothario, made for plenty of Instagram captions, too. But even in its ubiquity, Cash Shit didnt get oldarguably, in part, because Megan and DaBaby both rap about sex like they have plenty of it, a transcendent feat among their peers whove been clouded in a low-libido haze. Two much-hyped music videos were subsequently abandoned, making it quite clear: The song itself is plenty. Rawiya Kameir

Listen: Megan Thee Stallion, Cash Shit [ft. DaBaby]

Mustard: Ballin [ft. Roddy Ricch]

After defining West Coast hip-hop with his signature minimalist sound in the decades first half, L.A. beatmaker Mustard has spent the last several years flexing his range behind the boards on chart-topping R&B, moody pop, and glossy rap singles. On Ballin, the centerpiece of his underappreciated album Perfect Ten, he connects all the dots, flipping girl group 702s 1997 hit Get It Together into a top-down smash. Any weed carrier couldve done this groove justiceits that good. But Mustard is a savvy curator, so he taps the West Coasts premier melodic storyteller, Roddy Ricch, to turn his wizardry into a youre-broke-Im-not anthem. Give Mustard his flowers. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Mustard, Ballin [ft. Roddy Ricch]

Naira Marley / Zlatan: Am I a Yahoo Boy

In Nigeria, the government has made it their mission to crack down on so-called Yahoo boys who participate in online fraud. With Am I A Yahoo Boy, UK-based, Nigerian-born artist Naira Marley and Nigerian rapper Zlatan tease the authorities over a track that blends afropop rhythms with trap and UK grime. Though the song boasts one of the smoothest grooves of the year, the Nigerian government didnt appreciate being mocked, or how the two rappers were representing the country. A day after Am I a Yahoo Boy was released online, both Naira Marley and Zlatan were arrested on charges related to online fraud. Five days later they were released. Let the scammer anthems breathe. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Naira Marley / Zlatan, Am I a Yahoo Boy

NoCap: Ghetto Angels

In a year where a certain bold-name rapper tried to use gospel as a part of his performative redemption arc, Mobile, Alabama crooner NoCap provided a more convincing take on hip-hop repentance with Ghetto Angels. Why do I question God but I never pray?/I think about you, I end up cryin on my best days, he lilts on the soulful ballad, and you can hear the pain in his voice. This emotion carries over to the music video, as NoCap forms a street choir who sing an a capella version of the track on the block. Itll give you chills. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: NoCap, Ghetto Angels

Polo G: Pop Out [ft. Lil Tjay]

Chicago rapper Polo G came up listening to local greats like Lil Durk and G Herbo, whose storytelling balanced titillation and tragedy. His own music is a logical evolution of their writing, even more vulnerable and irrepressibly sad. Pop Out was his breakout, the track that introduced his sorrow-stricken voice to the masses. Although its set against a backdrop of actionthe robbery in the chorus is detailed with the kinetic precision of a Brian De Palma filmits real drama is internal, as Polo G processes the toll that playing the villain takes on your psyche. He may be the shooter, but in Polo Gs world, everybodys a casualty.

Telling his story, Polo G makes every word matter. It takes a special talent to rhyme poverty with animosity, and an even more special one to do it so casually that you dont even really notice. Thats Polos great gift: His prose is intricate and purposeful, but its the emotion that lingers. Evan Rytlewski

Listen: Polo G, Pop Out [ft. Lil Tjay]

Pop Smoke: Welcome to the Party

Theres no greater honor in New York City than having the song of the summer. Past anthems like Bobby Shmurdas Hot Nigga and Cardi Bs Bodak Yellow are immortal, and now Pop Smokes Welcome to the Party can be added to that list. 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. Four months later, Welcome to the Party dominated the citys airwaves and guided Brooklyn drill music beyond New Yorks state lines. His voice was almost preposterously deep for his age, like some kind of mysterious cartoon villain, and mixed with the haphazard, bass-heavy production, the song transformed Brooklyn into a dystopian playground. His was a swagger that couldnt be imitated, though people tried from every rooftop, apartment window, and car door. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Pop Smoke, Welcome to the Party

Quelle Chris: Obamacare

Obamacare is a retort to anyone who has ever said Quelle Chris deadpan songs are too out-there. On this highlight from his latest album Guns, the New York-via-Detroit rapper is more direct in his approachpunchy, unswerving, wryly cleveras he staggers in and out of cadences. Even in his straight-faced state he is the aggressor. The beat he co-produced with Chris Keys is likely his hardest hitting ever, but it isnt without his signature charms; it sounds like an 8-bit game booting up and then shutting down, with menacing chimes and slapping drums. I was never weirdo, they just had to acclimate, Chris spits, and this song proves his point. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Quelle Chris, Obamacare

Rico Nasty: Time Flies

It was easy to submit to rage this year; there was good cause all around. Mercifully, Rico Nasty returned with her dynamic brand of catharsis, smashing through walls like a pint-sized Kool-Aid Man. Anger Management, her collaborative project with the producer Kenny Beats, was released just as spring arrived, but by summer, Rico seemed to have gotten fight music out of her system. In July, she dropped Time Flies, a Dee B-produced loosie that appears on the Madden NFL 20 soundtrack. Ironically, the song sounds more like the brief, intoxicating respite that comes after scream therapy than the dyspeptic fury youd expect of anything associated with the NFL. Sparkly, melodic, and ultimately optimistic, Time Flies recalls the treacly, animated energy of Ricos early days. As the beat bubbles and then strikes, she catalogs her pain; there is loss, fear, undeserved hate. But even as the reasons for Ricos anger persist, her own attitude helps spur transformation: Got tired of complaining/I got up and changed my situation, she sings. As summer turned into fall, that sentiment proved just as useful as her anger has been. Rawiya Kameir

Listen: Rico Nasty, Time Flies

Rod Wave: Heart on Ice

Rod Wave is a 20-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida, with a voice that belongs in a Sunday morning church choir. The Kevin Gates protégé has quickly become one of the signature voices of the Deep South, singing about his pain and inner demons over country guitars and dreary pianos. Heart been broke so many times I dont know what to believe, he sings here, sounding like a man in the midst of an emotional breakdown. Heart on Ice is made up of just a single verse paired with a hookbut that verse is candid enough to sound like it was recorded on a therapists couch. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Rod Wave, Heart on Ice

Saweetie: My Type

Invoking 2000s nostalgia in a bid to create her own rap hit, Saweetie samples from a crunk classic: Petey Pablos Lil Jon-produced Freek-a-Leek. But instead of adopting Peteys suave, come-hither vibe, Saweetie delivers My Type with bite: Thats my type! she yells, as if shes just spotted a man at the other end of the club and shes ready to take a swipe at any woman who dares approach him.

Saweeties raucous energy falls in line with another generation of women in rap: Three 6 Mafias Gangsta Boo and Crime Mobs Diamond and Princess, who were exhilarating to listen to because they werent meek, pleasant, or well-mannered. Against the throwback beats rumbling synthesizers that could get anyone on the dancefloor, Saweetie turns My Type into an anthem for women who want to be unabashedly loud. Michelle Kim

Listen: Saweetie, My Type

Stormzy: Vossi Bop

Two years after Stormzys debut record lifted him from emergent grime talent to the all-around pride of London, the first single from his forthcoming second album took it back to the basics he built his name on. Best when hes blustery, he took the raring energy of his early singles and channeled it into an extended brag concurrent with the vibe of the dance that inspired him. In it, he celebrates his success as a musician and activist while hearkening to the long tradition of dance-instructive tracks in the UK funky club scene that hes drawn from. Stormzy's delivery is as stealth and cool as a Lamborghini in a foggy alley at night, further codifying his versatility as an MC and expressing the sweatless confidence of a newly crowned king. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Listen: Stormzy, Vossi Bop

Teejayx6: Dark Web

If youve ever woken up to see that Saks Fifth Avenue has charged thousands of dollars to your credit card, you probably wont love Teejayx6s brand of Detroit scam rap. 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 hes untraceable, and purchases a BIN so he can once again go about his scams freely. The hyper-specific detailshe makes it sound so easy that credit scams probably quintupled in the wake of this songare what makes his music both seedy and improbably exciting. Its the story of an underdog who just wants to scam a couple of unaware citizens and department stores so he can acquire some drip he can flex on IG: I paid five thousand for my fit/ Im not fitting in, as he puts it. If youre going to scam, at least make a catchy song about it. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Teejayx6, Dark Web

Young M.A: Big

On Big, Young M.A runs through her smooth-talking brags at a supremely unbothered pace. Shell steal your girlfriend while wearing a Fashion Nova outfit and drink carrot juice out of a double cup [the most underrated rap flex is good health]. Over a pretty melody and thudding bass, she sounds as if shes delivering wisdom from a recliner, her feet all the way up. Alphonse Pierre

Listen: Young M.A, Big

Young Nudy / Playboi Carti: Pissy Pamper

Even without an official release, Pissy Pamper was irrepressible. Left off Young Nudys Slimerre due to sample-clearing issues, the song has lived a full life in corners of the internetuploaded, taken down, then uploaded again, sometimes as only one verse or an instrumental, sometimes under the name Kid Cudi. [The real Cudi approved.] The sparkling, Pierre Bourne-produced oddity has spawned countless freestyles and remixes, becoming a little phenomenon on its own. Nudy proves a capable leading man, and few rappers sound more untroubled while detailing how they evade cops, but its his song in name only: Playboi Carti dominates with his spectacular, baby-voice verse. Only Carti is better at navigating Bournes circus beats than Nudytheyve both had more practice than anyonebut here, they prove they work best as a team. Nudy is a perfect sidekick, Carti is a born star, and Bourne is the most daring rap producer working now. Even as a leak, this is the new benchmark for the SoundCloud rap elite. Sheldon Pearce

Listen: Young Nudy / Playboi Carti, Pissy Pamper

Young Thug: Whats the Move [ft. Lil Uzi Vert]

One of the most consistent sources of joy on Instagram in the past year has been Lil Uzi Verts feed, which serves as a running catalog of the rappers outfits. Theres something heartwarming about seeing the young talenthis sartorial tastes unbridled and his budget now virtually unlimitedtake on looks that range from Resident Evil hero to hypebeast Halloween ghoul. All of Uzis various flexes coalesce during his appearance on Whats the Move, a highlight from Young Thugs album So Much Fun. Atop a bed of 808s and bird calls, Thuggers yearning melodies set his Philadelphia counterpart up for a captivating [if all-too-brief] guest verse. Flexin on these haters, Uzi jeers, after rattling off all the designer labels on his person. Richer than your first, richer than your last. Success is the best revenge. Noah Yoo

Listen: Young Thug, Whats the Move [ft. Lil Uzi Vert]

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