ML3's Top 100 Songs of 2024

2024 was one of the best and most important years for music in recent memory, and the variety was amazing. That variety was seen by the different albums released under different genres and the resetting of culture in hip-hop after the beef between Kendrick Lamar & Drake. With that being said, the different genres that gave us amazing bodies of work are one thing, but the songs of the year are a different story. This top 100 list of 2024 songs is based on my listening experience, and might not include songs that you listen to, despite them being on some of the albums on my top albums of the year list. The cultural reset that this year had during the hip-hop beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar highlights the reason why so many songs are placed where they are, and if that makes me biased, it’s because I am. I have no reason to hide my biases, because again, this is based on my listening experience and what I value in music. If you believe that I left some songs out, feel free to comment on this article below and give your opinions! I love to discuss music and if I haven't heard something great, I have no problem going to listen.

100. Ice Spice x Did It First (feat. Central Cee)

99. Vince Staples x Étouffée

98. Latto x Put It On Da Floor

97. Kehlani x 8 (feat. FLO) [Remix]

96. Halle Bailey x Because I Love You

95. Saweetie x Is It The Way

94.Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre x Gorgeous (feat. Jhené Aiko) 

93. Skilla Baby x Whole Package (feat. Flo Milli)

92. Jordan Adetunji x KEHLANI 

91. Joey Bada$$ x Tell Me (feat. Chlöe)

90. Tems x Free Fall (feat. J. Cole)

89. Erica Banks x I Ain't Fresh

88. FLO x On & On

87. Kamaiyah x Cafe La Fong

86. The Weeknd x Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)

85. Tyla x Truth or Dare 

84. Bryson Tiller x CALYPSO

83. SAILORR x W1LL U L13?

82. Bryson Tiller x Ciao!

81. Kehlani x After Hours

80. Maxo Kream x Cracc Era (feat. Tyler, The Creator)

79. Freddie Gibbs x Brick Fees

78. Ari Lennox x Smoke

77. Larry June x Three Piece

76. TiaCorine x Different Colored Stones

75. Lil Tecca x Bad Time

74. 21 Savage x n.h.i.e. (feat. Doja Cat) 

73. JT x Sideways

72. 21 Savage x née-nah (feat. Travis Scott)

71. Larry June x Imported Couches

70. A$AP Rocky x Tailor Swif

69. Mustard & Travis Scott x Parking Lot

68. Tems x Love Me JeJe

67. Tyler, The Creator x Like Him (feat. Lola Young)

66. Schoolboy Q x Movie (feat. AzChike)

65. Laila! X R U Down?

64. Cordae x Back on the Road (feat. Lil Wayne) 

63. LaRussell x Slide Thru (feat. Kamaiyah)

62. Laila x Want 2

61. Rapsody x Back In My Bag

60. J. Cole x Huntin’ Wabbitz

59. Summer Walker x Heart Of A Woman

58. GloRilla x LET HER COOK

57. Kendrick Lamar x man at the garden

56. Saweetie x Richtivities

55. Chlöe x Rose

54. GloRilla x WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME (feat. Sexyy Red)

53. Larry June x Magnum P.I.

52. NxWorries x Where I Go (feat. H.E.R.)

51.Billie Eilish x BIRDS OF A FEATHER

50. Laila! X Blackberry (Date 4 Prom)

49.  JT x OKAY

48. Alemeda x I already dug your grave

47. Tyler, The Creator x Rah Tah Tah

46. Cordae x Shai Afeni

45.  Sexyy Red x U My Everything (feat. Drake)

44. Kendrick Lamar x hey now (feat, Dody6)

43. Kendrick Lamar x reincarnated 

42. Sexyy Red x Get It Sexyy

41. Megan Thee Stallion x Roc Steady (feat. Flo Milli)

40. Drake x Family Matters

39. SZA x BMF

38. Chlöe x Same Lingerie

37. Kendrick Lamar x dodger blue (feat, Wallie the Sensei, Siete7x & Roddy Ricch)

36. Hailey Knox x On Nothing

35. Doechii & JT x Alter Ego

34. Cordae x Never See It (feat. Juicy J)

33. Tyler, The Creator x THAT GUY

32. Megan Thee Stallion x Bigger In Texas

31. ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & Rich The Kid x CARNIVAL (feat. Playboi Carti)

30. Larry June x A Little While

29. Kendrick Lamar x peekaboo (feat. AzChike)

28. GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion x WANNA BE

27. Kendrick Lamar x squabble up

26. Freddie Gibbs x Cosmo Freestyle

25. Hailey Knox x 11th Hour

24. Tyler, The Creator x Balloon (feat. Doechii)

23. Cordae x Saturday Mornings (feat. Lil Wayne)

22. GloRilla x TGIF

21. Billie Eilish x CHIHIRO

20. SZA x 30 For 30 (with Kendrick Lamar)

19. Doechii x BOOM BAP

18. Larry June x Treasure Island

17. Kendrick Lamar x tv off (feat. Lefty Gunplay)

16. NxWorries x FromHere (feat, Snoop Dogg & October London)

15. Concrete Boys, KARRAHBOOO & Camo! x HIT DIFF

14. SZA x Kitchen

13. Concrete Boys & KARRAHBOOO x WHERE YO DADDY?

12. Kendrick Lamar x heart pt. 6 

11. Rapsody x 3:AM (feat. Erykah Badu)

10. Schoolboy Q x Blueslides

9. Bryson Tiller x Whatever She Wants

8. Tyler, The Creator x Sticky (feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

7. Beyoncé x BODYGUARD

6. Leon Thomas x MUTT

5. Kendrick Lamar x 6:16 In LA

4. Metro Boomin & Future x Like That (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

3. Kendrick Lamar x luther (feat. SZA)

2. Kendrick Lamar x Not Like Us

Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar x euphoria

I picked "euphoria" as the record of the year because it set a precedent that was followed by a strategic takedown of what we can now see as an inauthentic and selfish takeover of a genre built around community & sport. As much as I've enjoyed Drake’s music since 2007, after almost 18 years of growing up and becoming an adult, it’s easy to see that he didn’t do the same. Kendrick Lamar and others have grown throughout their respective careers, while artists similar to Drake have grown commercially, but not personally. Dot's "euphoria" was not only a master class in rap and a great diss record, it was best one of the entire back & forth. In my opinion, it showcased how important culture was through his lyrics and the reaction to them, seeing what we’ve been seeing for the past six months from the other side of the argument. Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 will go down not only in hip-hop history but in music history. I can’t wait to see what 2025 brings, as the industry should continue to become a great landscape for true artistry moving forward.