2019 Favorites in Hip-Hop and R&B
For a second consecutive year, I’ve created a list of my favorite hip-hop and R&B songs from this year. 2019 paled in comparison compared to 2018, a blockbuster year during which almost every major artist released new music. Whereas last year I was blown away by certain projects, no single project notably distinguished itself this year. Therefore, unlike last year, this year’s list comes with no ranking. The list is mainly organized by artist and album, as you’ll see below:
DHL (Frank Ocean)
In My Room (Frank Ocean)
Be Honest (Jorja Smith, feat. Burna Boy)
Joke Ting (GoldLink, feat. Ari PenSmith)
U Say (GoldLink, feat. Tyler, The Creator and Jay Prince)
SUGAR (BROCKHAMPTON)
NO HALO (BROCKHAMPTON)
Have Mercy (YBN Cordae)
Bad Idea (YBN Cordae, feat. Chance the Rapper)
RNP (YBN Cordae feat. Anderson .Paak)
Lost and Found (YBN Cordae)
Too Many Gods (A$AP Rocky and Joey Bada$$)
Under the Sun (Dreamville, J. Cole, and Lute, feat. DaBaby)
LamboTruck (Dreamville and Cozz, feat. REASON and Childish Major)
Don’t Hit Me Right Now (Dreamville, Bas, and Cozz, feat. Yung Baby Tate, Guapdad 4000, and Buddy)
Sleep Deprived (Dreamville, Lute, and Omen, feat. Mez and DaVionne)
Self Love (Dreamville, Ari Lennox, and Bas, feat. Baby Rose)
MIDDLE CHILD (J. Cole)
Sacrifices (Dreamville, EARTHGANG, and J. Cole, feat. Smino and Saba)
IGOR’S THEME (Tyler, The Creator)
EARFQUAKE (Tyler, The Creator)
GONE, GONE / THANK YOU (Tyler, The Creator)
Group B (Tyler, The Creator)
Follow God (Kanye West)
God Is (Kanye West)
Hands On (Kanye West, feat. Fred Hammond)
Old Town Road [Remix] (Lil Nas X, feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
Panini [DaBaby Remix] (Lil Nas X and DaBaby)
Rodeo (Lil Nas X, and Cardi B)
Enemies (Post Malone, feat. DaBaby)
Taking it Out (DaBaby)
Suge (DaBaby)
Goin Baby (DaBaby)
BOP (DaBaby)
VIBEZ (DaBaby)
XXL (DaBaby)
Celebrate (DJ Khaled, feat. Travis Scott and Post Malone)
Just Us (DJ Khaled, feat. SZA)
Mile High (James Blake, feat. Travis Scott)
Highest in the Room (Travis Scott)
HAD ENOUGH (Don Toliver, feat. Quavo and Offset)
OUT WEST (JACkBOYS, feat. Young Thug)
The London (Young Thug, feat. J. Cole and Travis Scott)
Hop Off a Jet (Young Thug, feat. Travis Scott)
Hot [Remix] (Young Thug, feat. Gunna and Travis Scott)
Bless ‘Em (Quality Control, feat. Takeoff and Travis Scott)
Omertà (Drake)
Money In The Grave (Drake, feat. Rick Ross)
Behind Barz [Bonus] (Drake)
War (Drake)
Loyal (PARTYNEXTDOOR, feat. Drake)
Forgiven (2 Chainz, feat. Marsha Ambrosius)
CrasH (ScHoolboy Q)
SoHo Freestyle (Pivot Gang, feat. Kota the Friend)
Futsal Shuffle 2020 (Lil Uzi Vert)
Roxanne (Arizona Zervas)
Coke and Henny, Pt. 1 (Pink Sweat$)
