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This is actually a very well thought out list. If the year is like this it might be kinda crazy.

That Saba x No ID album is a lock for AOTY contender. I'm surprised How to Impress God didn't get talked about more

Saba always drops pretty good projects

His last album was a small step down from Care For Me which was phenomenal, but it was still quite good

Chance and someone else from that era we not even thinking of will have breakout years again

Carti will be where Uzi is now by the end of the year.

Rio da Yung OG blows up
Sahbabii takeover
Carti drops mid
Chief Keef drops classic
More legendary rapper/producer collabs

A rapper that's in that semi underground huddle (Denzel Curry, Joey Badass, Kenny Mason, Smino, etc.) drops an album that is R&B coded and takes them to the next stratosphere.

The 2020s of Hip Hop will truly start this year and a bunch of new cats will pop up to carry the transition

A new genre that will replace Hip Hop in the next decade, will have its origins and beginnings this year. It's going to be hella radical and different to what we're use to.

Drake, still bitter from the lyrical asswhooping and in his feelings even more after Kendrick's Superbowl, will find his own version of Kanye or better yet a capable rapper that can hold his/her own. This will also keep him relevant in the next couple of years.

The West will have the same reign on top that ATL had

Kendrick drops another album after the Super Bowl performance, making him the Artist of the Year again. Album is sonically better than GNX.

Frank surprise drop after years of being away but at first it doesn’t hit listeners the way that his previous albums did and will be called a let down.

Carti next album becomes the highest selling rap album that year and he gets his #1 single.

Drake and PND drops and it’s just ok but his fans will gas it up. There will be a mini sub on there about Kendrick and even Hov

Hov gets another allegation on his name and he will go down the russell simmons route and disappear.

Kanye drops BULLY (won’t be called that) and it’s his best sounding album since Donda 1 but no one cares as he won’t do much promo for it. An allegation will make people despise him.

Doechii drops another classic, cementing her as a top tier artist.

Clipse album is perfect from front to back.

Beyonce drops Act III which will be a soulful album.

Rocky goes to jail and doesn’t drop the album.

Nettspend drops his MBDTF

Ja Rule comeback album

Wish i could hear those bars for the first time again

The new guy officially debuts

My predictions:

• Kendrick wins 4 Grammys including SOTY
• Andre wins AOTY Grammy (fckery ensues)
• The SB halftime show will be the most watched ever
• Drake drops a collab album with PND and flops...hard (Boogeyman Spell)
• Kendrick releases new album in the summer (not sure if it’s solo or a collab with SZA)
• Pglang signs Yoshi Vintage
• Yoshi Vintage goes mainstream
• Frank drops a new album (peak summertime)
• New Jay Rock Album
• Diddy decides to take a stand and start revealing all the music industry secrets in front of the world. It looks like a scene from a movie.
• Drake drops an official statement where he apologizes to Boogeyman
• Drake announces he's retiring from music and won’t release any more solo albums
• New solo Andre 3k album
• Daylyt drops a classic album (I can see the waiter getting the napkins ready)
• AK takes a beating on camera (The following day he appears on stream looking like Martin)
• Jay releases his album
• TCM, Rob Markman, Elsie Not Elise, and Nyla will rise up and knock fat boy AK off his pedestal
• Ratchet rap fades away and conscious rappers are back in the spotlight
• Elewa blows up

West coast keeps being on top and continues making these internet-only "rap fans" cry and cope

Mk.gee will drop a classic

kendrick’s movie for paramount flops

drake uses Kick as a way to stream his concerts/preview music

drake signs a currently prominent rapper as his first real rapper signed to OVO / PFL

j cole officially announces his retirement, press release from interscope and all

glorilla and sexyy red joint album creates hits for months

ken carson almost sells over 100k on his next album

kai cenat compilation album

the industry tries to enforce the “west coast resurgence” narrative, doesn’t work

cardi b album release gets stepped on, leads to twitter rant

JID does a song with a female act and it goes top 10

even more complaints of lack of male stars in the genre

multiple reference tracks for rappers leak, has people questioning if everything is a lie

sade releases an album and kendrick is on it

tidal shuts down, spotify ends free tier

longtime rap media outlet shuts down for good

nas x dj premier album has a biggie verse

on the radar partners with paramount and becomes the new version of rap city

biggie’s singles are rereleased without diddy adlibs for sync placement reasons

jay z diss record

• more AI in rap
• ye gets back with pusha t
• jay z gets arrested
• wayne performs at the SB
• baby keem x playboi carti collab on keem new album
• carti becomes #1 rap artist
• asap rocky album fumbles
• cozy tapes III
• weeknd stadium tour summer 2025
• diddy orgy tapes leak
• DN3 drops
• karrahbussy bounces back and goes harder than yachty
• mexicans will enter the underground / mainstream rap scene

he’s dominating next year

That On The Radar one is dope. I think they're the perfect platform to do that. In terms of putting on talent and being tapped in, they are the successors of BET Rap City imo.

The other ones I can see happening. That Glorilla X Sexxy Redd collabo album is bound to happen.

• DON'T BE DUMB ends up being mid after numerous delays

• The Weeknd's new album pales in comparison to After Hours & Dawn FM

• I AM MUSIC doesn't not live up to the hype, Carti stans will d***ride it for a few weeks as usual and it will be forgotten about

• Drake loses both his lawsuits against UMG & Spotify, the internet endlessly clowns him for it. In a fit of rage, he purposely leaks the Drake x PND collab album as a means to get back at his label in some weird way. Probably does a tour with PND to promote it, retires from music and sticks with being a fulltime degenerate gambling streamer on Kick

• Freddie Gibbs completes the Trilogy with Madlib with Montana and it ends up as another classic

• GNX deluxe releases in 2025

Drake gonna do something mid extreme

Carti fans and Taylor fans will have the greatest beef ever