Favorite Rap Songs of 2021 (So Far)

I may be the least engaged with rap this year than I ever remember. My excitement for a few scenes like Detroit and L.A. have now cooled down from release being exact to my expectations. What’s keeping me going for the former is a more chaotic shake-up like YN Jay, whose flow just evolves beyond my imaginations every time I check up on the guy. I also don’t feel as compelled to check out entire project anymore, maybe because I’m too busy keeping up with other things.

Sorry to start off like this, but I did manage to put together a list of favorites:

• 23Kayb: “Overkill” (ft. JayDaYoungan)
• The Alchemist: “Nobles” (ft. Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue)
• Armand Hammer: “Falling Out the Sky” (ft. Earl Sweatshirt)
• Babyface Ray: “A Million Cash Race”
• Beno, 700 Cal, Kutty, 40 Gloxkboy, Lil Mello: “On Bloods”
• BlueBucksClan: “Different Levels”
• Chief Keef: “Hadouken”
• City Girls: “Twerkulator”
• DB.Boutabag: “Klockin”
• EBK Young Joc x DaBoii: “Wack Something”
• Glockboyz Teejaee & The Godfather: “After Laughter” (ft. RTB MB)
• Ka$hdami: “Look N The Mirror!”
• Lil Yachty: “Hit Bout It” (ft. Kodak Black)
• Los x Nutty: “6 N Da Mornin’”
• LUCKI: “No Joke”
• MIKE: “Crystal Ball”
• Moneybagg Yo: “Wockesha”
• Quin Nfn & SSG Splurge: “Ditch Diggers”
• Reese Youngn: “Warrior”
• Rio da Young OG x Peezy: “Chicken Coupe”
• Saweetie: “Sweat Check”
• ShittyBoyz: “3 Man Weave”
• Slump6s: “Antisocial” (ft. BabySantana)
• SSGkobe: “thrax”
• TBG Kam Bino: “Gulagger” (ft. EBK JaayBo)
• Trippie Redd: “Miss the Rage” (ft. Playboi Carti)
• Tyler, the Creator: “LUMBERJACK”
• Valee: “HIMMYimmy”
• Veeze: “A&W”
• YG & Mozzy: “Gangsta”
• YN Jay: “Monday Night Raw”

Bonus: Favorite Rap/Hip Hop (so far), Asia

• Daichi Yamamoto: “Simple” (ft. Shaka Bose)
• DJ CHARI & DJ TATSUKI: “Buttobi” (ft. Hideyoshi, OSAMI, Young Dalu & Big Mike)
• DJ KANJI: “Smash!!!” (ft. LEX, HIYADAM, Y’S)
• DJ RYOW: “kill shit men” (ft. dodo)
• Dongurizu: “E-jan”
• Gill: “Len”
• GOBLIN LAND: “BAGU”
• gummyboy: “game” (ft. Gokou Kuyt)
• Huh!: “uh-uh” (ft. Kid Milli, Gaeko)
• hyunis1000: “RUN”
• Kid Milli & dress: “Face & Mask” (ft. ron)
• Jigsaw Story: “ก้นติดพื้น” (ft. Tobii, Lomax, 16 Lambo, TARVETHZ)
• kZm: “Aquarius Heaven”
• LAZYLOXY x MILLI: “ลำพัง”
• Leon Fanourakis: “COMPANY” (ft. LEX)
• Lyrical School: “Fantasy”
• Neibiss: “Chameleon”
• Neon Nonthana & Liza: “bat life”
• Only U: “OK!”
• SOWUT: “JOY”
• STARKIDS: “KUJYO CYPHER” (ft. Edward, rirugiliyangugili, Yokai Jaki)
• STUTS & Takako Matsu with 3exes: “Presence (Remix)” (ft. T-Pablow, Daichi Yamamoto, NENE, BIM, Kid Fresino)
• T-Bobby & CashTrippy: “No Brakes”
• TARVETHZ: “Go Hok” (ft. RachYO)
• Umeda Cypher: “Big Jumbo Jet” (ft. OSCA, KennyDoes, KOPERU, ILL SWAG, GAGA, Taurin, Funk & TakeEm)
• YUNGZU: “No Gang” (ft. Younggu, DIAMOND MQT & TARVETHZ)
• Zoomgals: “Immoron” (ft. Dos Monos)