With features from the likes of Young Thug, who offers up his first verse since being released from jail late last year, to Travis Scott and 21 Savage, who many think might’ve used his guest verse to throw some subliminal at Kendrick Lamar, WHAM is officially the year’s first major rap release, setting the tone for the months ahead.

Lil Baby’s “WHAM” to become his fourth straight number one album Lil Baby is back, and he’s dominating the rap scene in 2025. His fourth studio album, WHAM, dropped on January 3 and quickly became the talk of the town.