It’s been a light week for music, so don’t expect this list to blow you away. That said, major releases are on the horizon—stay tuned!
For now, Lil Baby’s album takes the top spot. While not his best, it still claims the crown this week. Without further ado, here’s Ratings Game Music’s first-ever Power Ranking. Let the games begin! ??
Updated (1/6/2025)
1. Lil Baby – WHAM (69%)
There’s a place for Lil Baby in the hip-hop game, but it feels like he needed to tweak his style slightly to align with today’s sound. In WHAM, he does that only occasionally.
I think I’ve finally pinpointed the sound I want Lil Baby to focus on: the vibe we get on tracks like “I Promise” and “So Sorry.” In these songs, he taps into his emotional side while keeping his flow and mechanics sharp. Interestingly, both of these tracks are feature-free. When he cranks up the mumbling too much (which happens in quite a few songs) or falls back on the usual trap clichés, he feels like a middle-of-the-pack rapper. Unfortunately, too many of the tracks on this album sound like some middle-of-the-pack s**t. Those tracks suffer from recycled, predictable trap beats, lazy hooks, forgettable verses, forced features (I did think 21 Savage and GloRilla had excellent verses), and empty-calorie bars. I hope Lil Baby doubles down on the style of songs like “I Promise” and “So Sorry” in the future.
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Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.
