But it’s GloRilla’s husky, snarling delivery that makes “FNF” best-of-year material. Nevertheless, the CMG signee came, saw and conquered thanks to her hair-swinging hit record, “FNF.” The Hitkidd-produced beat is immediately enjoyable, inciting mischievous excitement by way of its simple dark piano melody and a drum pattern to get even the most reluctant partygoer out of their seat and onto the dance floor. Memphis newcomer GloRilla dropping one of the biggest hits of the year was probably not on most music fans’ bingo cards. Can 2023 carry the same momentum and “big energy”? Only time will tell until then, check out Billboard’s Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2022 below. The quality of hip-hop records in 2022 came from all walks of life and different sectors of the map, keeping us engaged, intrigued and hungry for more. Kendrick Lamar’s precision and innate ability to connect with listeners remains second to none, as proven on “Rich Spirit” and “N95,” while Jay-Z’s agile wordplay continues to be at a hall-of-fame level after rattling off an impressive 80-bar melee on DJ Khaled’s Grammy-nominated “God Did.” Vince Staples - who delivered a top-five effort on Billboard’s Best 20 Hip-Hop Albums of 2022 - doled out quality records as well, whether it was the DJ Mustard-anchored single “Magic” or the criminally underappreciated gem “When Sparks Fly.” Also, no one expected the Memphis rookie GloRilla to cause tremors in the genre with her earthshaking anthems “FNF” and “Tomorrow 2.” Her surplus of hits allowed men and women to get loud and rowdy together as they chanted her lyrics with gusto.Īnd when we weren’t in a partying mood, we received doses of high-octane lyricism and thoughtfulness from our most well-spoken MCs. Once the ball dropped, Gunna ignited the flame with his club-ready single “Pushin P’,” which made the 16th letter in the alphabet top-tier on social media. Run–D.M.C.Hip-hop experienced twists and turns throughout 2022. " The Phuncky Feel One" / " How I Could Just Kill a Man" Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-One and Chuck D " Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" In a 25th anniversary listing of the top 100 songs in the history of Hot Rap Songs based on chart performance, " Me So Horny" by the 2 Live Crew and " Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz were the highest-ranked singles of the 1980s and 1990s respectively. LL Cool J and Puff Daddy each attained nine number-one hits on the Hot Rap Singles chart during its first 11 years, the most for any artist during this period. The single's 18-week reign at the top spot extended into the next decade, and until 2019 it held the record for the most weeks at number one in the chart's history. īetween 19, 173 singles topped the Hot Rap Singles chart, with " Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip being the final number-one single of the 1990s. To formulate chart rankings, Billboard assembled a panel of selected record stores to provide reports of each week's top-selling singles. From its 1989 inception until 2001, the chart was based solely on each single's weekly sales. The inaugural number-one single on Hot Rap Singles was " Self Destruction" by the Stop the Violence Movement. Prior to the addition of the chart, hip hop music had been profiled in the magazine's "The Rhythm & the Blues" column and disco-related sections, while some rap records made appearances on the related Hot Black Singles chart. With hip hop having greatly increased in mainstream popularity in the late 1980s, Billboard introduced the chart in their Maissue under the name Hot Rap Singles. Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard which ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States. With nine number-one hits attained in the 1980s and 1990s, LL Cool J emerged as one of the most successful artists on the Billboard rap chart.
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