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= Hiphop in 2024 = As the years go on, the hip-hop industry continues to rise in popularity and size, and in 2024 hip-hop is due to have one of its biggest years in recent memories. Big names like Polo G, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne will continue to produce music at award winning levels, and new artists such as Central Cee, Ice Spice, and The Kid Laroi will continue their rise to the top of the charts. Many anticipated albums and songs will be released this upcoming year. Even music from deceased stars like Juice WRLD will be released to keep their fame alive. Big court dates for rappers in jail are set to happen in 2024 for artists like YNW Melly and Young Thug. There are slo many new tours to be excited about happening in 2024. There is much more news happening in 2024, so be prepared for a big year of hip-hop.

Music set to release
One of the more talked about artists who is dropping is Juicy J. He announced via his Twitter, that he is set to release 7 albums this upcoming year. Kanye west is set to release a collaboration album with fellow artist Ty Dolla $ign. This album was first teased by Kanye in October of 2023.Juice WRLD, who unfortunately passed away in 2019, is set to release his 3rd posthumous album titled The Party Never Ends. This album has been announced for close to 2 years, but his manager Lil Bibby has announced it should be releasing soon. Polo G is also set to drop an album in 2024. This album is titled Hood Poet and is set to release on August 2 via Apple Music. Polo G was originally set to release this album in 2023, but run ins with the law and other circumstances forced him to push back the release. Lil Wayne is also set to release his heavily anticipated album The Carter VI. Earlier this year Wayne released a mixtape titled The Fix Before Tha VI. This served as a pre album for The Carter VI.

New artists on the rise
2023 gave us a sneak peak of some new artists who are due to have big years coming up in 2024. One artist who had a huge 2023 was Ice Spice. In 2023 she had 2 RIAA certified gold singles in "Munch" and "In Ha Mood". She also had one RIAA certified platinum song in "Boys a Liar PT. 2". She is due to follow up her big 2023 with an even bigger 2024. Central Cee is another artist making a name for himself. Central See is actually from the United Kingdom, which is where he started his career. Central Cee saw a quick rise in fame after releasing the single "Sprinter" with fellow rapper Dave. Central Cee quickly rose up the charts and he eventually got the chance to make a song with Drake. The Kid Laroi is set to have a huge 2024. He has already seen lots of success in the previous 2 years when he released hits like "Stay", "Without You", and "Go". He is signed to the same record as fellow rapper Juice WRLD. Juice WRLD took Laroi under his wing until his death and helped build Larois fame. Laroi also has just recently released his latest album titled "THE FIRST TIME". Although he has already seen much success, he is still only 20 years old and is due to break out even more in 2024.

Court Cases
The hiphop scene had a big year when it comes to run ins with the law in 2023. One of the bigger cases is with YNW Melly. YNW Melly has been in jail since February of 2019 for a double murder charge. He is set to have his retrial in February of 2024 after his previous trials result was a mistrial, so he was not convicted as guilty or not guilty. If he is convicted of the crime he could see up to life in prison or even the death sentence. Another big case that has been going on is the YSL court case with Young Thug. Young Thug and his group YSL are being charged with RICO charges. Thug has already been in jail for over 500 days. His trial began in November of 2023 and is set to conclude in 2024. Rapper Takeoff from the popular rap group Migos, was murdered in November of 2022. Takeoff was fatally shot by who they believe to be Patrick Xavier Clarke. Clarke who is suspected of killing the rapper has his trial start on January 23 of 2024.

2024 Tours
2024 is already set to have a numerous amount of tours from many artists. One of the bigger artists going on tour is Drake. Drake actually just finished his most recent tour, titled the Its All a Blur tour, with fellow artist 21 Savage. Instead of taking a break he announced his "Big as the What?" tour for 2024 following the release of his album For All The Dogs. He will doing this tour with fellow rapper J. Cole, and it is set to begin on January 18. Playboi Carti is another rapper set to tour in 2024. His Antagonist tour with Ken Carson and Destroy Lonely is set to begin on January 14. Playboi Cartis tour is unlike most tours as this tour is not for a recent album drop. His most recent music release was his album Whole Lotta Red, which released in 2020. Travis Scott is also touring in 2024. His Circus Maximus tour actually started in October of 2023 but is set to continue into the new year. This tour in set after the release of his album Utopia which released in July of 2023. The album has already sold 500,00 copies and his tour has been a huge success thus far.