Louis drawl to a backdrop of Atlanta-style trap beats (mostly from Tay Keith), and it serves as a reminder that sometimes the best rap records are the ones that don’t take themselves too seriously.

Billboard staff combs through the 20 best rap albums of 2024 ranging from Future to Kendrick Lamar to Megan Thee Stallion and more.

See all these artists and many more in the Billboard staff’s list of top 20 best rap albums of the year, below. The Detroit spitter dropped three albums this year, each with a different producer.

The rapper’s diss track “Not Like Us” earned him Top Rap Song, and with a performance lined up at the upcoming Super Bowl. The post Drake Beats Kendrick Lamar and Others to Win Top Rap ...