9. “Gucci Pajamas (feat. Chance the Rapper + Charlie Wilson)”

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The most recently released to make this year’s list, I only heard “Gucci Pajamas” for the first time while dropping the homie TeeTwoTimes off at the airport post-Howard Homecoming in October. Admittedly, I’m way too much of a cynic, so her sales pitch seemed way too good to be true. You’re telling me Charlie’s on here, too? Why? I began paying Guapdad a bit more attention following his appearances on Dreamers III, but I’d be lying if I didn’t immediately cop to ranking “Gucci Pajamas” inside this year’s top-10 for the Charlie and Chance features alone.

There’s a sequence during Chance’s verse where he complains that “all [his] pajamawear is whiter than Santa beard / Whiter than Bon Iver / Whiter than Sonny, Cher.” I don’t know how long it took Chance to think of that and write it down, but I truly do appreciate that he took the time. And, still, why is Charlie here again? Not that I’m complaining, at all. I can’t wait until I can afford to have him, just, narrate my day. You’re not convincing me that’s not a good way to spend my disposable income.