The Best Rap Verses of 2022

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  • SZA, “Smoking On My Ex Pack”


  • Sauce Walka, “Dangerous Daringer”


  • Lola Brooke, “Here I Come”


  • Joey Badass, “Survivors Guilt”


  • GloRilla, “Out Loud Thinking”


  • Takeoff, “Feel the Fiyaaaah”


  • Denzel Curry, “The Ills”


  • Vince Staples, “The Beach”


  • Quelle Chris, “Nynex”


  • BabyTron, “Manute Bol”


  • billy woods, “Remorseless”


  • Freddie Gibbs, “Black Illuminati”


  • Ab-Soul, “Do Better”


  • Conway the Machine, “Stressed”


  • JID, “Kody Blu 31”


  • Benny the Butcher, “10 More Commandments”


  • Tyler, the Creator, “Cash In Cash Out”


  • Central Cee, “LA Leakers Freestyle”


  • Doechii, “Pro Freak”


  • Lupe Fiasco, “Ms Mural”


  • Pusha-T, “Just So You Remember”


  • Che Noir, “Communion”


  • 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”


  • Jay-Z, “God Did”


  • Lil Wayne, “God Did”


  • Kendrick Lamar, “Mother I Sober”


  • J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”


  • Malice, “I Pray For You”


  • Drake, “Churchill Downs”


  • Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”

The Best Songs of 2022

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  • Lil Yachty, “Poland”


  • Marshmello & Tokischa, “Estilazo”


  • Ravyn Lenae & Steve Lacy, “Skin Tight”


  • SleazyWorld Go f/ Lil Baby, “Sleazy Flow (Remix)”


  • Rico Nasty f/ Bibi Bourelly, “One On 5”


  • Don Toliver, “Do It Right”


  • BIA f/ J. Cole, “London”


  • Yeat, “Poppin”


  • Karol G, “Provenza”


  • Nas, “First Time”


  • ASAP Rocky f/ Playboi Carti, “Our Destiny”


  • Central Cee, “Doja”


  • Lil Baby, “California Breeze”


  • Ari Lennox f/ Lucky Daye, “Boy Bye”


  • Baby Keem, “Highway 95”


  • Cash Cobain & Chow Lee, “JHoliday”


  • Lil Durk f/ Future, “Petty Too”


  • DJ Khaled f/ Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & Jay-Z, “God Did”


  • Doja Cat, “Vegas”


  • Joey Badass, “Survivors Guilt”


  • Flo Milli, “Conceited”


  • Gunna f/ Young Thug & Future, “Pushin P”


  • City Girls f/ Usher, “Good Love”


  • Harry Styles, “As It Was”


  • SZA, “Low”


  • Quavo & Takeoff, “Hotel Lobby”


  • Denzel Curry, “X-Wing”


  • Doechii, “Persuasive”


  • The Weeknd, “Out of Time”


  • Benny the Butcher f/ J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”


  • Future f/ Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”


  • Vince Staples & Mustard, “Magic”


  • GloRilla f/ Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”


  • Omar Apollo, “Tamagotchi”


  • Smino f/ J. Cole, “90 Proof”


  • Drake, “Sticky”


  • Ice Spice, “Munch (Feelin’ You)”


  • Pharrell Williams f/ Tyler, the Creator & 21 Savage, “Cash In Cash Out”


  • JID f/ 21 Savage & Baby Tate, “Surround Sound”


  • Kay Flock f/ Cardi B, Dougie B, Bory300, “Shake It (Remix)”


  • Metro Boomin & Young Thug, “Metro Spider”


  • Kendrick Lamar, “N95”


  • Pusha-T, “Diet Coke”


  • Steve Lacy, “Bad Habit”


  • Beyoncé, “Cuff It”


  • Burna Boy, “Last Last”


  • Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”


  • Lil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock”


  • Hitkidd & GloRilla, “FNF”


  • Drake f/ 21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”

The Best Christmas Rap Songs

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  • Kurtis Blow, “Christmas Rappin'” (1979)


  • The Cold Crew, “Rappin’ Christmas” (1982)


  • The Treacherous Three, “Santa Rap” (1984)


  • Sweet Tee, “Let The Jingle Bells Rock” (1987)


  • Run-DMC, “Christmas In Hollis” (1987)


  • Eazy-E f/ Menajahtwa, Buckwheat from the Lil Waskals, Will 1X, & Atban Klann, “Merry Muthaf****n’ Xmas” (1992)


  • C-Murder & Master P, “Christmas In Da Ghetto” (1994)


  • Snoop Dogg f/ Daz, Nate Dogg, Tray Deee, & Bad Azz, “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” (1996)


  • Jim Jones f/ Stack Bundles & JR Writer, “Ballin’ On X-Mas” (2006)


  • Ludacris, “Ludacrismas” (2007)

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    Kanye West f/ Teyana Taylor, Cyhi the Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Cam’ron, and More “Christmas In Harlem” (2010)


  • DMX, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (2012)


  • Sean Price, “How Sean Price Stole Christmas” (2012)


  • Ying Yang Twins, “Ho Ho Ho (Dirty Christmas)” (2014)


  • Fetty Wap & Monty, “Merry Xmas” (2015)


  • Dej Loaf & Kodak Black, “All I Want For Christmas” (2016)


  • Yo Gotti, Fabolous & DJ Khaled, “3 Kings” (2017)

  • Jeremih and Chance The Rapper, “Merry Christmas Lil Mama” (2017)


  • Rae Sremmurd, “Nothing for Christmas” (2018)


  • Tyler, the Creator “Big Bag” (2018)


  • Gucci Mane, “Jingle Bales” (2019)


  • Lil Nas X, “Holiday” (2020)


  • Gucci Mane, “St. Brick Intro” (2016)


  • TLC, “Sleigh Ride” (1992)


  • Outkast, “Player’s Ball” (1993)

Drake’s Projects, Ranked From Worst to Best

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    Room For Improvement (2006)

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    Comeback Season (2007)

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    Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020)

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    Thank Me Later (2010)

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    What a Time to Be Alive (2015)

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    Certified Lover Boy (2021)

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    More Life (2017)

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    Views (2016)

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    Honestly, Nevermind (2022)

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    Scorpion (2018)

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    So Far Gone (2009)

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    If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015)

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    Nothing Was the Same (2013)

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    Take Care (2011)

Kanye West’s Albums, Ranked Worst to Best

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    ‘Ye’ (2018)

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    ‘Jesus Is King’ (2019)

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    ‘Cruel Summer’ (2012)

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    ‘Kids See Ghosts’ (2018)

  • ‘Donda’ (2021)

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    ‘The Life of Pablo’ (2016)

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    ‘808s & Heartbreak’ (2008)

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    ‘Late Registration’ (2005)

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    ‘The College Dropout’ (2004)

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    ‘Yeezus’ (2013)

  • ‘Watch the Throne’ (2011)

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    ‘Graduation’ (2007)

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    ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ (2010)