Drake, Sexyy Red, and Lil Yachty made rap fun, and artists like Ken Carson and Baby Keem pushed us into new sonic territory
In the year that hip hop turns 50, specialized critics put a lot of energy into debating whether the genre could still reinvent itself or whether it was at the forefront of pop culture – and there was no shortage of songs to make the discussion even more interesting.
Since Drake It is Central Ceeintroducing new vocal terrain, there was also the female rise of Sexyy Red and the imminent continued cultural dominance of Ice Spice – which only proves rap’s transgression beyond what the public is already accustomed to.
Despite new technologies (like the trend of generating new music by AI), hip-hop artists seem to have done what they’ve always done, adapting to the new climate and reshaping the way we listen to music in the process. With that in mind, the Rolling Stone USAlisted the 15 most popular songs in 2023. Check it out:
15. “Jealousy” – Offset & Cardi B
14. “Patty Cake” – Quavo ft. Takeoff
13. “Now Hills” – Doja Cat
12. “Sprinter” – Central Cee & Dave
11. “fukumean” – Gunna
10. “The Hillbillies” – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar
9. “Who Told You” – J. Hus ft. Drake
8. “Bent” – Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter and TaTa
7. “First Person Shooter” – Drake feat. J. Cole
6. “Jennifer’s Body” – Ken Carson
5. “The Secret Recipe” – Lil Yachty ft. J. Cole
4. “Not a Drill” – Veeze
3. “Deli” – Ice Spice
2. “Put It On Da Floor Again” – Latto ft. Cardi B
1. “SkeeYee” – Seexyy Red
Source: Rollingstone
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