#Rap Column’s top 30 rap songs of 2024

#Rap Column’s top 30 rap songs of 2024

Rap Column’s top 30 rap songs of 2024 The FADER’s Vivian Medithi picks tracks from Drake, Chow Lee, Baby Osama, MIKE, Rob 49, and more. By Vivian Medithi Cady Siregar/ The FADER Read previous Rap Columns here. 30. Sexyy Red, “Fake Jammin”29. zayALLCAPS, “Boy (V)”28. Lisha G, “Whatcha Got”27. J.P., “Come and see”26. BabyChiefDoit, “Too…

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#The 50 best songs of 2024

#The 50 best songs of 2024

The 50 best songs of 2024 From “Not Like Us” to “Nasty” and “Slut Me Out 2” to “You a Stepper,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, Jordan Darville, Raphael Helfand, Steffanee Wang, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Lucas Villa, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi,…

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#Kendrick Lamar makes his peace with war on GNX

#Kendrick Lamar makes his peace with war on GNX

Drawing heavily on the “nervous music” of the late Drakeo the Ruler, Kendrick Lamar’s surprise sixth album is a relaxed scrimmage, not a victory lap. Kendrick Lamar. Photo by pgLang   Barack Obama knew it was bullshit. His acceptance speech for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize says as much, arguing “force may sometimes be necessary.”…

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#Drake alleges Spotify and UMG “artificially inflated” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

#Drake alleges Spotify and UMG “artificially inflated” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

In an unprecedented move, Drake claims his label group employed a “campaign to manipulate and saturate” streaming services as the pair exchanged diss tracks. Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Drake has elevated his dispute with Kendrick Lamar by launching legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging the two companies conspired to artifically inflate…

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#6 things to know about Kendrick Lamar’s GNX

#6 things to know about Kendrick Lamar’s GNX

Including a Tupac sample, its guest features, and a surprising producer credit. pgLang Kendrick Lamar shocked the music world on Friday, November 22, when he released GNX. Comprising 12 new tracks, Lamar’s latest studio album arrived with pratically zero advance warning and comes mere months after the culmination of his memorable back-and-forth with Drake earlier…

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#Kendrick Lamar drops surprise album GNX

#Kendrick Lamar drops surprise album GNX

Listen to the 12-track project now. pgLang Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise new album. Scroll down to stream GNX now. Lamar dropped the album shortly after sharing a video featuring himself in a Buick, the same vehicle seen on the album artwork. Production credits on the album include long-time collaborator Sounwave plus Jack Antonoff….

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