22. “Woah Woah (feat. Young Thug + Gunna)”

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Gunna probably wins the imaginary WSH Most Improved Artist title this year, an actually stunning development considering I’d dismissed both him and Lil Baby as gimmicky, unsustainable one-hit wonders after my first few times hearing “Drip Too Hard.” After just missing inclusion on last year’s list with “Space Cadet” off Metro Boomin’s NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES (I rolled with “Up to Something” off that project instead) and another song-stealing performance on Chris Brown’s “Heat,” his work over these last 12 months merits a mention.

And of course, the always reliable Thugger, but this time without his normal brother-in-arms in these rankings, Travis Scott. No Trav this year, but taking last year’s rankings in account, it’s almost fitting that a Gunna and Young Thug collaboration makes this year’s final cut. The circle of life and all that.