Music Industry Year in Review: Rap and R&B Albums of Note

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**’Billboard Unfiltered’: Best Rap & R&B Albums of 2024 – Lists, Surprises, Snubs & 2025 Predictions**

As we wrap up the year 2024, it’s time to reflect on the most remarkable and impactful rap and R&B albums that shook the music industry. In this edition of ‘Billboard Unfiltered’, we’ll be sharing our list of the top-performing projects in both genres, along with some surprising omissions and predictions for what’s to come in 2025.

**The Best Rap & R&B Albums of 2024**

Rap:

* Game, D Smoke, and others crown Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” as the iconic Get Up anthem of West Coast culture.
* Lil Baby didn’t love Kendrick Lamar dropping his name on ‘Not Like Us’: ‘I ain’t really into that side of hip-hop.’

R&B:

* Christina Aguilera poses in nothing but her ‘birthday suit’ for sultry 44th birthday pic.

While we had high expectations from some notable names, a few surprises popped up along the way.

Source: www.billboard.com