2022 has been an incredible year for hip hop, and it’s not even over yet. With high-profile releases from the likes of Kendrick, Future and Drake, as well as drops from names like Denzel Curry, Pusha T, JID, and the Griselda crew, it has been a year of something for everybody.
Just like we celebrated in 2021 , we going to go through and rank some of the best rapper features of the year so far. And what a year it has been for features. Whether it was Jay-Z on the sublime “God Did” or “Neck & Wrist” to J. Cole continuing his run as the best rapper right now with immaculate guest verses, the standard has certainly been set at a high bar this year.
From J. Cole on “Johnny P’s Caddy” to No Malice on “I Pray for You” and Ghostface on “Purple Hearts,” here are the top 25 best rap guest verses of 2022.
25. DJ Paul on “PYS”
Released: September 30, 2022
Album: $oul $old $eparately
Producer: DJ Paul
Other rappers on the track: Freddie Gibbs
Whippin' in an all-black Cadillac Pills up, hoes down, nigga, four flats Tryna get money out of me? Fuck that I'm on the same shit, I'm tryna put you on a track Hard out here for a pimp? No mo' Will I ever be broke again? Nigga, that's a "No" (No) Watch that syrup pour in slow-mo But my drug of choice is that goddamn blow I'm a pimp, I'm a mack, lookin' for the dollas Need Trues and Vogues help me pull these models Had her snatched by the kit, washin' the Impala Kept a TEC-9, kept Tony in the dolla Memphis Ten' nigga, mane, we been on some pimp shit Been on some robbin', been with the bullshit Come around here with the goods, we gon' pull shit Nigga stay strapped, gotta keep me a tool kit
24. Rico Nasty on “Ain’t No Way”
Released: March 25, 2022
Album: Melt My Eyez, See Your Future
Producer: LO, Sucuki & Powers Pleasant
Other rappers on the track: JID, Kitty Ca$h, Jasiah, JID & 6LACK
I can't fake when bitches smilin' in my face Wanna take what I make? Too bad I do this shit with grace Can't relate, take a break, and come back when it resonate I raisе the stakes (Yeah), I put thе fire to the flame, I put the hater shit to shame (Ooh) Such a shame, they can't break a bitch with what they say (Bitch) I wake up and I choose the money (Money), they wake up and they choose to hate (Huh?) Can't mimic the image (Yeah), they don't know what to do (What?) These bitches been itchin' for an issue, couldn't fit in my shoes So I got me some puff, and I got me a pump (Huh?) And I shot me a punk, bitch, I'm poppin' the trunk (Bitch) Bitch, my trunk in the front, pussy poppin' and young (Yeah) If I pull this chopper out when I shoot, bitch, better duck
23. Boldy James on “No Yeast”
Released: February 18, 2022
Album: Continuance
Producer: The Alchemist
Other rappers on the track: Currensy
Acquired taste for the finer things, the finer cuisine While others do it online for the streams Posting comments and memes Love the sound when that money counter cha-ching It's Concrete, you know the drama we bring Me and Con the Machine embody the Mafia theme What else? Now my Damier Lou' Vuitton and Supreme Are you in Detroit, Motor City? I run DMC, these niggas better get down with the kings Six mile runs from Sconey Island to Queens They got me back on my Quran, on my knee A hundred pints of the clean Poured up a three, remix the Sprite with codeine Love how the light hit off the ice when it gleam Before the shines and the bling Was '96 Dame, Shawn, and Kareem Shot Johnny around the corner from my Auntie Willene Ladder in my double nine-M, Glock with the beam He had 'em thinking he was him, but shit is not what it seems It's Concrete, who you know more streeter than me? With no yeast, so street, a nigga everything he seeming to be Read 'em and weep, we open shop and OT on a spree It's Concreature Boldy Blocks, the king of the D How she in love, still sleeping with me? Two hundred fives, twenty fifties, ten hundreds, I was keeping it G Now, who you know more streeter than me? With no yeast, so street, a nigga everything he seeming to be
22. Quelle Chris on “NYNEX”
Released: April 8, 2022
Album: Aethiopes
Producer: DJ Preservation & GLOWINTHEDARK
Other rappers on the track: Billy Woods, Denmark Vessey, E L U C I D
Said he had a mission Some niggas run when they see niggas runnin' Some niggas run and see I be the latter Four thousand years after King James claimed God's great (Who, me?) I said I'm flattered, time hoppin' like Peabody and Sherm Eyes bleedin' like Giuliani, peaking, felt little concern My imperfection's impressive, take L's to the chest like Laverne Used to rock a tar baby perm, Brer Rabbit habit Moves documented by the coons And all the gatekeepers walk pageant Ooh, delicioso, fresh madness, steamin' Right up out the pot, no seasonin' E'rybody wanna be the next big thing to pop out Mother Nature's gato breathin' Spells, chants, incantations, readings Yeah, nigga, it's all that Niggas thought we was writin' raps and we manipulate seasons That's no cap and all caps at the same time [?] Maasai walks the same line Canonically and sonically, I was in the same mind Don't need four or five g's to call shots like a land line Straight from the spine, handle mine Sidesteppin' like it's hammer time Deep cut so fire that it cauterizes
21. Ransom on “Funeral Arrangements”
Released: March 18, 2022
Album: The Shadow In the Shade
Producer: Royce Da 5’9″
Other rappers on the track: Sy Ari Da Kid, Lloyd Banks
Still in the hood, niggas hateful I made it I just pray they pay me no mind when I'm makin' my payments Real lyrics and songs that come out of fake entertainers If a funeral's what you need, I can make the arrangements Forsaskin' the plaintiffs, send the judge and jury If the gloves don't fit, I'll split in a fuckin' fury These niggas do nothin' for me Try to box me in, if you win, it comes with an asterisk I never went to class, but refuse to remain classless If life is a movie, I'm fuckin' the main actress Now I need you to sit calm or a casket is what your cast gets I hunt 'em like Katniss, but I don't play them Hunger Games Soon as they see my tracklist, these niggas catch stomach pains Ashes to ashes, bodies in furnaces, tie me a turniquet A trip to the sky'll be permanent, Sy, he encouraged it I guess that makes him the Devil's advocate That force tried to invade these streets and was met with savages You can call me the catalyst, a lead strategist Work my hands 'til they get callouses, checks and balances I was taught to respect the challenges Silent talks with the reaper said I'm a keeper Now I guess I know what the challenge is Yeah, while these niggas remain borin' I'm about to conjure these demons like Anna Lorraine Warren I dread when that pain's callin', this the last time You ain't never affect the game, I ain't interested in your stat line You talk about you agin', like, you past prime Sub you out before halftime, sendin' your soul to God'll be my last crime That's 'cause you frontin', in your raps lyin' Body drop, mind blown, heart stopped, eyes closed, flatline
20. Lil Wayne on “Just In Time”
Released: August 26, 2022
Album: The Forever Story
Producer: Christo & monte booker
Other rappers on the track: JID, Kenny Mason
Time is of the essence, I'm a blessin' in Balenciaga Diamonds are impressive, but their best friends are expensive drama I was a perfection, no protection, I'm with and without it "Why am I so reckless?" is a question that don't get responses Tie 'em down, inspect 'em, disconnect 'em if there's any power Cowards talk excessive, piss-terine is what I rinse they mouth with Tired of contestants, invest in the winner's column I'm so timeless, but I got plenty time No sinus, but I got plenty slimes More commas than a long sentence, slime No problem to kill 'em, that's killin' time I done did my time But you know they still be tryna give me time 'til the end of time Since the beginnin' of time, I put in the time And that's all the time, that's in time Put it on the line 'til the finish line Never crossed the line, stay within the lines I don't marginalize, I don't sympathize And if it's on his mind, I help him decide If that's your homie's side, then defend his side Or we gon' storm your side and then rinse you dry That's homicide, that's genocide I'm large in size, they minimized I'm armed this time, can't miss this time I got time today, and you just in time, yeah
19. Rome Streetz on “Open Door”
Released: May 11, 2022
Album: Killing Nothing
Producer: Real Bad Man
Other rappers on the track: Boldy James, Stove God Cooks
Yup, check it, ayo Got my bread hand-to-hand I ain't get no check from the government (Nah, fuck that) Re-up with my mans, split the grams, we was thuggin' it (Uh-huh) Fuckin' on a square hoe but really love a gutter bitch (I love 'em) That eyeball the work in her purse that hold a rubber grip Hustlin' my heritage, nothin' to turn one to six (Yeah) Got it out the mud and made it happen, fuck a "wonder if...?" (Facts) Locked in the cell, we was scrappin', son, throw up your fists (What up?) Shootin' thirty-ones, we 'bout that action like a Bronson flick (Uh-huh) Always on some shit, my lifestyle a felony Still sellin' dope, niggas thinkin' I'm a celebrity The .23 I tote turn your brain cells to celery (Blaow) And rock your bells like LL, will end your destiny Worked the pill presser 'fore I ever had a press release (Facts) My niggas will press ya, press triggers, then rest in peace (Blao) Sheesh, cook the fish like hot grease Straight drop, come and cop, peep (Yeah)
18. Conway the Machine on “Tyson vs. Ali”
Released: March 11, 2022
Album: Tana Talk 4
Producer: Daringer
Other rappers on the track: Benny the Butcher
Ayo, Benny, I remember what we used to do to the fiends (Remember that?) That's why it feel so good to see you doin' your thing (I see you) Don't get distracted by the noise, don't let it ruin your thing (Fuck them niggas) They tried to pick you off, but that's really a movin' screen (Hold up, listen) Uh, you and your team gon' see like two or three rings (Ah) Win that MVP trophy, that's such a beautiful thing (Yeah) My bitch don't do the Gucci bag, she usually do the Celine Sold pills in the trenches, that's pharmaceutical cream, ah (Talk to 'em) Yeah, now those deals worth a mil' or more The DeLeon spill and pour (Uh-huh), I got this rap shit in a figure four You figure for niggas Westside, Daringer, me, and Benny, y'all lookin' at the illest four Niggas that y'all seen in ten years or more (Woo) I mean, you lookin' at the team with the winnin' score (Ah) Fuck them niggas, kill 'em all We was in the kitchen whippin' soft A nigga life changed though when he got that brick of fentanyl (Talk your shit, king) Yeah, it's been like five years of excellence But it's like they don't respect this shit (They don't respect it) Had Angie Martinez like, "Who the heck is this?" With no album out, gave Mary J. a hundred thousand dollar necklace, so effortless (Hahaha) I'm buyin' drip, the tailor takin' my measurements Michelin star brunch, Machine been settin' precedents (I'm eatin' good, man) Russian Cream, La Maquina, Butcher Breath in it (Uh-huh) Tell B Dot I said, "F his list", Machine, nigga
17. Lil Uzi Vert on “Big tonka”
Released: April 1, 2022
Album: 2 Alivë
Producer: Brandon Finessin, Aunix & Leqn
Other rappers on the track: Yeat
Yeah (Fuck it), get high as I like (Woah) Fuck that probation, I don't got no patience (Woah) Fuck on that bitch like that ho was my patient (Ayy) I be the doctor, no, I'm not a nurse (Ayy) I fucked that bitch and I bought her a purse (Ayy) Yeah (Ayy), get high as I like (Woah, what? Ayy) I fucked on his bitch, the kind that I like (What?) Yeah, I play with her pussy, her mouth, I'ma bite (Lil Uzi) Yeah, Percocet slo-mo, it make my bitch fuck on a dyke, yeah (Made her fuck on her a dyke) Oh, that's what you like, uh, when I'm not around? Yeah Eatin' on pussy, yeah, when I'm out of town, yeah I do condone it long as I get the diploma, head (Yeah) Lean look black, mixin' up Wock' with the red, ayy (What?) Cop pulled me over, sike, nigga, I fled Lead on my waist, yeah, I stay with that lead (Skrr) Metallica, I put spikes in my head (Ayy, yeah) Whip up, Arm & Hammer, that's an arm and a leg Ooh, he icy like sled (Ayy) Ooh, she ride my dick like a peg (Oh) Ooh, zombified, I'm already dead (Huh?) They gon' put you on pause and my shit they gon' play Bitch, I'm a Beast Boy, my bitch like a Raven (Yeah) Nigga talkin' that shit, split his tongue like a ace Angela Simmons, I stay with that pastry (Oh, yeah) I stayed on that beany, now my pockets cakey (Yeah) I'm not a mason, I move like a mason (Yeah) Cook up the work, in a oven, I bake it (Cook it) Bitch, I'm so high, I don't think I'm gon' make it, ha (I'm so high) Got that ski on my eyes, but I still see she naked See, holes through this mask like my name really Jason (Jason)
16. 21 Savage on “Jimmy Cooks”
Released: June 17, 2022
Album: Honestly, Nevermind
Producer: Vinylz, Tay Keith, CuBeatz & Tizzle
Other rappers on the track: Drake
Spin a block twice like it ain't nowhere to park (21) Smack the backside of his head like he Bart (Pussy) OVO 4L, we come out when it get dark (21, 21) Big stepper, he came in a Rolls, but he left in a stretcher (21) Let my brother drive while I shoot, team effort (21) Askin' all these questions, bitch, you must think you Nadeska The chopper like to feel on all the opps, it's a molester (21) I be with my gun like Rozay be with lemon pepper She wanna hear some Afrobeats 'cause she just popped a Tesla All that workin' out, that nigga must think he a wrestler But this ain't UFC, this chopper came with a compressor (21) This chopper came with a compressor (Pussy) This chopper came with a— (Pussy) This Glock 45 came with a switch (21) If I was Will Smith, I would've slapped him with a stick Put your hands in the air, it's a stick-up (21) Spin the same hood where I get my dick sucked (Facts) If you standin' on business, put your blick up (21, 21) Come around actin' scary, get your shit took (21) Fell in love with feelin' dizzy, so I spizzin (21) I got mad love for the boy, yeah, that's my twizzin (21) If them niggas keep on dissin', slide agaizzin (21) We the reason why the opps ain't got no frizziends (21) Last nigga played with me got turned duppy I ain't even roll him in the 'Wood 'cause he musty You ask how she doin', I just tell her come and fuck me Shot his ass twenty times, damn, this nigga lucky (Damn, that nigga lucky)
15. Yasiin Bey on “Stars”
Released: August 26, 2022
Album: The Forever Story
Producer: BADBADNOTGOOD, Christo & Eric Jones
Other rappers on the track: JID
Your chain hangin', bling swingin', back breakin' But it's gleamin', problem posture, double cup leanin' Slide, slouchin' tiger, pimpin' dragon on swagger VVS is very vertebrae snappin', lights flashin' A manicured appearance concealin' the shattered spirit Jinn sneerin' out the paradox prism The palace as the prison, retail religion Red carpet constriction, the freedom is the fiction As niggas raised specific is race really existin' Man, get the bag, you're trippin' Go 'head partner, hit this, sip this Wishlist, hitlist, top ten, shit list, bitchless Chickless, playmate, playboy, flip sides, same coin, big front But no joy, yuck, oh boy, hot girls, cold hearts Tax man like the Taliban and ISIS No relation to class of Osiris Kissin' cousins 'til the climbin' gas prices kill a climate Yikes-es, sucker, mean muggin', who the nicest? A promised death known is what they life is Bey tap in, they tap out like a tabloid typist They touch too tiny to the titan, YA-S-double I-N Conquerin' lion out the liar, seek the garden, flee the fire
14. 21 Savage on “Surround Sound”
Released: January 14, 2022
Album: The Forever Story
Producer: Christo, DJ Scheme & Nurі
Other rappers on the track: JID, Baby Tate
Me and my money attached emotionally I get to clutchin' if you get too close to me I'm at the top where I'm 'posed to be Jumped in the game, niggas act like they coaching me Four hundred racks ain't shit but a show to me I'm on the road and I bet that your ho with me When I'm in traffic, it's always a pole wit' me Pillsbury man, I keep dough with me Hit from the back She giving me slurp and I ain't even pull my pants down Jump in the box and slide to the other side, it's always a man down Draw down, hands in the air, nigga Make one move, get gunned down Giving out smoke so long They don't even wanna talk no more, they just run now No locked doors, I serve with a chop Bitch got spent, she was hanging with an opp We call him Mickey, he talks to the cops I was on Pinedale, glass in the sock Back in the day, I invest in the block Fast forward, now I'm investing in stocks I put a drum on the Heckler and Koch Don't play 'cause I'm very invested in shots
13. Stove God Cooks on “Open Door”
Released: May 11, 2022
Album: Killing Nothing
Producer: Real Bad Man
Other rappers on the track: Boldy James, Rome Streetz
Wah I got 'em kneelin' to the yay, seven days Give thanks to my wrist, all praise I might throw a cocaine parade Sittin' on seventy-seven bricks while I weigh Bought a kilo, stepped on it, got a ego Got a speedboat, a Ferrari Portofino (Woo) All perico, money spillin' out the safe Pythons in Audis, I'm Jake the Snake, you fake I know I'm late, I was halfway through a twenty-eight Dropped the ice on it, threw it on a plate and skated I send my shooter through again if you make it (Brrrrrat) Holy Black Jesus, Hail Mary, Troy Aikman Just make sure you winnin' when the game end All my bitches love the stove, not Raymond Is it flame? Shit, I wouldn't even know I ain't had to open up a whole thang since '04
12. Action Bronson on “Daddy Kane”
Released: August 26, 2022
Album: The Elephant Man’s Bones
Producer: The Alchemist
Other rappers on the track: Roc Marciano
I peeled my face off, it revealed the same face (Uh) My demise always a day late (Uh-huh) Classic battle like eagle vs. snake (Classic) Dragon vs. leopard (Uh, classic) Cannons blasting out the Lexus with the left hand Made 'em flip like Suni Lee Slice tuna with the Hanzō, threw olive oil on the shit (Come here, come here, eat) Told the bitch, "Mangia, they don't got this at the diner" (Nope) For forty lifetimes, I remember (Uh) I've arrived the second day of December (Woo) With "The Wind Cries Mary" played by Jimi on the Fender Safari snorkel on the white defender Enter water easy, let the engine breathe (Chill out, y'all) Should I let it slide? (Nah) Or choke you to sleep using the geese sleeve Until you make feces? (Fuck is goin' on right now?) Then I dance off the scene like Chris Breezy (Ooh) Yeah, yeah (He's on fire) Uh, yeah, uh (He's on fire) I'm 'bout to have a night like Kiss at the Garden (Yes, I am) We rockin' Timbs, no Doc Martens (Eighty points) Doctor Baklava, I beg your pardon (Fifty rebounds) Nowadays (Thirty assists), your boy lookin' like a motherfuckin' Stegosaurus Yeah, it's me
11. Lil Wayne on “Tear Gas”
Released: February 25, 2022
Album: God Don’t Make Mistakes
Producer: Cozmo, G Koop & Vidal Garcia
Other rappers on the track: Conway the Machine
Yeah, yeah And I just got a bag and another bag, yeah, yeah I just got a bag and another bag, yeah, yeah Now I'm in my bag and I bet them niggas petrified Too terrified to testify, you get terrorized That's death-defyin', dissect the guy, body parts can't be specified Set on fire, by his dental work, he get identified His bitch gotta come and verify, the revolution will be televised I'm 'bout to binge watch, fuck her on Zoom and let her friends watch That's that free dope, no cap, no syringe top, killin' pussy, the dick need tear drops Tell the opps send a pin drop, I'll be there in ten tops Clip full like an inbox, shoot you in your AirPods I'd like to thank my plug at this time, I cannot forget slime It's a thin line, it's Weezy and Con, catch us on the incline Up, up in thin air, so high, sometimes my throne feel like a wheelchair I'm half dead as it is, flag red as it is Bad breaks on my temper, don't add weight to my temple Them bitches, they follow me like a drag race, start your engine Say you're in your bag, nigga, your bag's a smaller fittin' Niggas scared of me, I'ma cook 'em, who wants some chicken? Water
10. Kodak Black on “Silent Hill”
Released: May 13, 2022
Album: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Producer: Beach Noise, Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da & Sounwave
Other rappers on the track: Kendrick Lamar
They don't fuck with me even if they could Pull out the stick, hit a bitch with the wood First to park Rolls Royce, 'vert in the hood Don't worry about us, over here we good The AP Roman numeral, everywhere I go, I need pharmaceuticals I ran my whole conglomerate, I was just mappin' shit out in the cubicle Suicide coupe was a funeral, Trackhawk launch like a slingshot Big ol' ruby diamond on my pinky finger, that bitch look like a Ring Pop Money on my mind, money on your head Can't ride three times while you comin' through the 'jects Red Cross kept a nigga fed In the studio with K. Dot fresh out the feds Yeah, you niggas can't stand the rain, you niggas don't stand a chance Yeah, Chevrolet candy paint, I spin the bend in the Benz I caught a bale off a Google app I'm the type to get my shooter whacked I had to survive off a tuna pack Five percent tint on the whip like, "Who was that?" Coupe take off like it's mad Beat the dope with a fork, I'm whippin' up Sudafed, I'm doin' scams in the lab Every Thursday, girl's day, spendin' time with my daughter, make me go harder Every Sunday's son's day, teach my boy to be a man, I ain't had no father Fell in the love with the block, I ain't have no pop, just a sawed-off shotgun, Mossberg We stackin' that money up proper, awkward diamonds, look like marbles Audemars water, aqua, beatin' the block up 'til we spot 'em I don't want your ice, boy, I want your life, but fuck it, I still might rob 'em
9. J. Cole on “London”
Released: April 8, 2022
Album: N/A
Producer: Tim Nihan, Jon Glass & AzizTheShake
Other rappers on the track: Bia
Plane just landed, Heathrow, hop off the G4 standard We see a opp, it's G-code, we blow his top, now he's volcanic Please don't panic over my lingo, both of my feet so planted Gold wedding ring on my finger, but yet I'm still killin' 'em singlehanded Drum on the gun like I'm Ringo I'm in this bitch with no chain like I'm Django We from the ends where they know that they can't go She go both ways so I'm tastin' the rainbow (Ha) Yummy, they got no more bread, they're crummy The same way that Melo was starin' at Rih is the way that I stare at the money I'm ready to risk it all if I lift it, bet I won't miss it, you a statistic Thought shit was sweet 'til we popped up and popped off the top of your Mistic I go ballistic Hopped out the drop, got the drop on an opp, now I'm opportunistic I like to shop in the District Coppin' this, coppin' that, I'm proper capitalistic, uh Dreamer, Dreamer runnin' the game in my signature trainers Balenciaga for joggers, I might just wear Crocs at the O2 arena Splendid, got no limits, should have a tank on my pendant Blokes goin' broke tryna keep up with Cole, but I make it back soon as I spend it Maybach tinted, "'Scuse me, sir, but ain't that rented?" I'm offended, straight cash for my Benzes, we don't pay back interest Aim at fences when I swing, pay respects and kiss my ring Even Elizabeth said I'm king, haha (Well he's bloody well right, isn't he? Haha) Why would I choose between this one or that one When I know that I can have both? I laugh at these rappers for cappin' I guess T.I.P. ain't the only one out here with jokes Mans don't want smoke I just don't understand I don't even think they should be allowed to breathe the same air as him if you asked me
8. Tyler, the Creator on “Cash In Cash Out”
Released: June 10, 2022
Album: Pandemonium
Producer: Pharrell
Other rappers on the track: 21 Savage
Nah, I ain't heard of that, I hit the beach in a furry hat She got a guy but she purrin' back, I'm lookin' like, "Where he at?" Nigga, get out the way (Way), that girl my bae (Hey) Rock on my hand, nah, this ain't Dwayne (Hey, hey) This shit neon yellow like pee on it (Hey, hey) Goin' both sides, yeah, you could say I'm B-I (Hey, hey) Got whips like slaves, the garage like, "Yee-haw" Horses, more car keys than a piano One came with an umbrella like Rihanna Nigga, let's be honest (Umm), be honest Track needed life, nigga, so they put me on it (Yeah, yeah) Nigga, you don't be on what we on, and 2-1 got three Ks (Yeah) I think he just might put a sheet on it (Yeah, yeah) Ice so white, motherfucker, you could ski on it (Switch it up) Look, any stone I'm in, no less than six digits (Yo, what up, stoner?) Beep go the Rolls, right-side, I sit in it (Come on, man) Tick go the watch, it came with a dent in it (Come again) And skrrt on a plane, just me and my bitch in it (Yo) (They was talkin' 'bout a hundred million, baby) Just know it's big business Hands stay full with them racks like hit tennis (Woo) And no money, phone account, go get interest Ah (Ah), you got that backend from the backdoor I got offered two-point-five for the last show (Last show, nigga) I declined 'cause the stage didn't match my ethos Hmm, they know that I'm sick with it Look, player, what you wan' do? (Ooh) Me, I don't like violence, but the guns do (Ooh) 'Cause that guerilla right there, he gon' hunt you (Ooh) While me and my bitch countin' stars out the sunroof (Ooh) And if you wanna flick up, I don't want to (Ooh) And if you say "No cap", I ain't trust you (Ooh) Nigga, I'm the headline, you a plus one (Ooh) I got some brand new thoughts and a new silk scarf And my bitch do too (Too) Double R talk and I got like two (Two) Turbo on that bitch and it hit like zoom (Zoom) In the mirror, who that nigga? I'm like, "You" (You) Any time I do something, motherfuckers like, "Oof, oof"
7. Jay-Z on “Neck & Wrist”
Released: April 6, 2022
Album: It’s Almost Dry
Producer: Pharrell
Other rappers on the track: Pusha T
The phase I'm on, love, I wouldn't believe it either I'd be like, "JAY-Z's a cheater," I wouldn't listen to reason either All I know is E's a felon, how is he sellin'? Weed, the Caliva brothers, deep down, I believe you love us, huh Feast your eyes, the piece unique, it's sapphire Rappers liars, I don't do satire Neither I nor my wrist move mockingly Y'all spend real money on fake watches, shockingly They put me on lists with these niggas inexplicably I put your mansion on my wall, are you shittin' me? I blew bird money, y'all talkin' Twitter feed We got different Saab stories, save your soliloquies They like, "If BIG was alive, Hov wouldn't be in his position" If BIG had survived, y'all would have got The Commission Hov was gon' always be Hov It 'twas the universe will 'cause Allah said so, and now I'm here
6. Drake on “Churchill Downs”
Released: May 6, 2022
Album: Come Home The Kids Miss You
Producer: TT Audi, Ace G, Boi-1da & Ryan Bakalarczyk
Other rappers on the track: Jack Harlow
Cold hearts and heated floors No parental guidance, I just see divorce Therapy sessions, I'm in the waiting room, readin' Forbes Abandonment issues I'm gettin' treated for How much water can I fit under the bridge before it overflows? My son's gotta learn that forgiveness is a lonely road The cribs on his will like motor homes Niggas love to try and test us like they know what we on Chubb's got the magazine cover like Rolling Stone 'Cause we already know how they rock, they throwin' stones Whenever you gettin' bigger, there's growin' pains I got enough pull to make the city start throwin' games I'm out here makin' a mockery I got my realtor out here playin' Monopoly How can I address you when you don't own property? They only finesse you when you don't move properly Destined for the win, but you don't get a prize out of me I'm destined for the top, but you can't get a rise out of me Seven-fifty for the round canaries, and they glitterin' Man, you niggas drop trash, you litterin' I'm overdeliverin' to the point, it's belittlin' I mean, the PTSD is triggerin' The profit is sickenin', the stones is shimmerin' Came from the north, but I got hot as fuck, so ain't no shiverin', yeah Lucky me, people that don't fuck with me Are linkin' up with people that don't fuck with me to fuck with me This shit is gettin' ugly And every situation is transactional And every thing they sayin' is irrational And every way they movin' is promotional Everybody's actin' irreplaceable, it's like they ain't disposable My urges for revenge are uncontrollable I know we're gettin' older though, yeah But I gotta get a nigga back for that, it's non-negotiable It's not even debatable I'm gettin' so rich, my music's not even relatable I blow her head up, it's an inflatable Baby blue G class, I feel like a kid again Prayin' on my downfall don't make you religious, man All I hear is plug talk comin' from middleman All I hear is tall tales comin' from little men When I say "Bitch," I'm very rarely referrin' to women Most of the bitches I know are niggas, they not even women I know that sounds like I'm bein' funny, I'm not even kidding Same ones that say they run the game when they not even in it To be honest, y'all financial situation's my biggest motivation And how you should take that statement is based on what you makin' Whips and chains like a dominatrix, wap, pssh If I see ya, I spit in ya faces, ha-tu Daytonas with the green faces Kentucky derby races, my presence in the spot is so abrasive Box at the Churchill Downs, that's motivation, yeah And shorty like, "You know that boy Jack is goin' places"
5. Ghostface Killah on “Purple Hearts”
Released: May 13, 2022
Album: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Producer: The Alchemist, DJ Khalil, Beach Noise, J.LBS & Sounwave
Other rappers on the track: Kendrick Lamar
Yo, yo Telekinesis, I'm purifying these D speeches While I'm crying, I clean the feet of the sweet Jesus Dreams, visions get blurry of the Elohim, it's light It's known to tear retinas in a single gleam Shut the fuck up when you hear His love talkin' To the mind, it's God's cypher divine in a small portion, uh Faded pictures, this global madness, the intervention This world's in The Twilight Zone, this is the fifth dimension God, please blow the whistle, we need an intermission My good deeds in front of your door, I'm standing by the entrance With heavy baggage, my brother's ashes I seen tragic, I did dirt, smacked death and held it to that nigga cabbage Love, we killin' greed, we killin' homelessness And I don't give a fuck about this land, I want ownership Bow your head for just God's sake Listen what the stars say when I say it's God's way
4. MF DOOM on “Belize”
Released: August 12, 2022
Album: Cheat Codes
Producer: Danger Mouse
Other rappers on the track: Black Thought
DOOM get rude with the dude off chips The mood switch, he chewed off strips of a Broodwich Danger make him groove off a glitch Made your boo booty twitch and the crew rich, bitch Always wanted to say that Ever since the days in hallways tauntin' a stray cat The one he often frequently slapped around All the while, waited then graduated, cap and gown Hated the rap sound Debated the crap until he felt he had it mapped out Enough to have the game trapped and bound Scratchin' the crown with the names of lames who yapped the noun Or verb, for that matter Had no data for a herb who chat chatter Oh, Erik Estrada Fat rat, the mask made him batty as a mad hatter Known for his absurd word choices And will ignore you if you ask him if he heard voices Look, the energy is crazy Far as he was concerned, the enemy was lazy Ahem, your attention please Freeze, he came to seize the free cheese Before he flees to Belize In case you forgot to mention, squeeze these Just keep it on a need-to-know basis They knew he was a negro, so no need to show faces Back in the days of no laces On a slow pace, they used to say he might could go places Meh, whatever the case is The card he played was ace of spades, but no races A spastic, some call loony When he spit a tune sarcastic as Paul Mooney
3. No Malice on “I Pray for You”
Released: April 22, 2022
Album: It’s Almost Dry
Producer: Labrinth & Kanye West
Other rappers on the track: Pusha T
Tell me what I missed New designer drugs and emotions I don't get I don't Hellcat, still paddle when I shift Vietnam flashbacks, I get triggered by a sniff Today's top fives only strengthenin' my myth Belong on Rushmore just from chiselin' a brick Still fightin' demons, see, that curse is now my gift Secrets die with me, that's as deep as the abyss, that is no coincidence When I was in the mix, opened up your nose like I'm cuttin' it with Vicks Slavin' over stoves like I rub together sticks Paved another road so my soul would coexist But Heaven only knows, I won't dig another ditch In a suit and tie, like you puttin' on the ritz Three record deals show me ignorance was bliss Tryna milk a game that is only two percent X told you Hell is hot, I told you, "Repent" Faith never waivered as I walked along the fence Faith moves mountains, so what are you up against? Watch my brother 'round you bitches, I know he pretends I greet you with the love of God, that don't make us friends I might whisper in his ear, "Bury all of them" Light another tiki torch and carry it again Back up on my high horse, it's chariots again Put the ring back on her finger, marry it again
2. Jay-Z on “God Did”
Released: August 26, 2022
Album: God Did
Producer: DJ Khaled, Fridayy, StreetRunner, H. Amarr, Azzouz
Other rappers on the track: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross
Hov did Please, Lord forgive me for what the stove did Nobody touched the billi' until Hov did How many billionaires can come from Hov crib? Huh I count three, me, Ye and Rih Bron's a Roc boy, so four, technically (Woo) I left the dope game with my record clean, huh I turned the cocaína into champagne, huh I cleaned up la madrina with the same soap, huh Me and Loro talk 'bout how we slang dope, huh Now the weed in stores, can you believe this, Ty? I put my hustle onto Forbes, can you believe this guy? Then we said, "Fuck it," took the dope public Out the mud, they gotta face you now, you can't make up this shit Judge it how you judge it, say we goin' corporate Nah, we just corner boys with the corner office I'm at the cap table, what the splits is? Not that cap table, boy, we live this Breezy what the business is We pushin' Fenty like Fentanyl, the shit is all legitimate (Woo) E was down ten for this We just got his ten back then went back like, "Where the interests is?" Em light up the O3 We let y'all do the zazas, OG for the OGs Some new niggas out of pocket, talkin' exotic You barely been to the Baham— (Haha) that's another topic Monogram in my pocket off the red carpet You see the face I made that night, shit is that shockin' Odds wasn't great, we'd even be alive Gotta be crazy to y'all niggas, we surprised Shit is too much how we grew up (Grew up) Shit don't even feel real to us (Damn) OG sold to those, you called kingpin If those your drug lords, then who are we then? Hov is a real nigga's dream My only goal, to make a real nigga feel seen Sometimes, it make a fake nigga hate life Never my intention, the consequences of my way of life The way we used to play with life I'm now careful with the sentences, them only jail bars I like (Woo) I never wanted to be the state custodian (Come on) The laws are draconian (Come on, Hov) For those married to the life (Come on), it's holy matrimony and (Come on) Somehow, I'll out-fox every box they'll try to throw me in (Come on) With great ceremony and Folk and 'nem told me how highly Caddy spoke of him And bloke and 'nem from London, Harrow Road, Weston Inn I be speakin' to the souls of men Those of them willin' to die for the existence that this cold world has chose for them Kickin' snow off a frozen Timb (Woo) Back and forth on this turnpike, really took a toll on 'em Lot of fallen soldiers on these roads of sin For those who make the laws, I'ma always have smoke for them I got lawyers like shooters Workin' pro bono for him as a favor 'cause I throw them Ms In memory of Teelo I pray none of your people die over jailphones again All this pain from the outside, inspired all this growth within So new planes gettin' broken in Highest elevation of the self They done fucked around and gave the right niggas wealth These ain't songs, these is hymns 'cause I'm him It's the Psalm 151, this New Testament The book of Hov (The book of Hov) Jesus turned water to wine, for Hov, it just took a stove You never know how this shit could go Me and Biggs probably got too big if they ain't book that load (What's up Hoffa?) Hindsight is 20/20 Though he's gettin' plenty money, lookin' back now this shit is funny I just got a million off a sync Without riskin' a million years tryna get it out the sink (Woo) Hov did They said they don't know me internationally, niggas on the road did I see a lot of Hov in Giggs Me and Meek could never beef, I freed that nigga from a whole bid Hov did (Hov did) Next time we have a discussion who the G.O.A.T., you donkeys know this Forgive me, that's my passion talkin' (Haha) Sometimes I feel like Farrakhan (Haha) talkin' to Mike Wallace (Haha) I think y'all should keep quiet Breaks my heart (Haha) God did
1. J. Cole on “Johnny P’s Caddy”
Released: January 28, 2022
Album: Tana Talk 4
Producer: The Alchemist
Other rappers on the track: Benny the Butcher
On the night I was born, the rain was pourin', God was cryin' Lightnin' struck, power outage, sparks was flyin' The real one's here, the young boy that walk with lions Around the outlines of chalk where the corpses lyin' Of course I'm tryin' to revive a sport that's dyin' But the guns and the drug bars that y'all rely on Got these nerds thinkin' that you niggas hard as I am But that just mean I ain't as comfortable as y'all with lyin' Stretchin' the truth, know I never stress in the booth They feel the pressure, me I feel like I just left the masseuse Effortless, how I'm skatin' on these records is proof I put your favorite rapper neck in a noose, never lettin' them loose Cole World, the heat'll blast through your speaker He the last of Mohicans, no weaklings last in my sneakers Nigga want me on a song, he gon' see the wrath of the reaper I'm prolly gon' go to Hell if Jesus ask for a feature I'm higher than niggas and don't need a bag full of reefer Some see the glass as empty, I see a glass full of ether Collectin' his bread en masse like he a Catholic preacher Just to count a nigga cash, you might need a calculus teacher Eureka, Einstein on the brink of the theory of relativity Really, no MC equal, feel me? Cole pen be lethal, crib like an old MTV show, uh On God, the best rapper alive Headshot, now go and ask the best rappers that died They'll tell you he never lied, nigga
