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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2025.

Events

January

• On January 1, A.D.O.R. died at the age of 55. ^[1]
• On January 15, Drake filed a federal defamation lawsuit against UMG over the release and promotion of claims made in Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us". ^[2]
• On January 20, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, and Soulja Boy performed at President Donald Trump's Inauguration Ball. ^[3]
• On January 21, the trial began for ASAP Rocky on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting former affiliate ASAP Relli in 2021. ^[4]
• On January 22, Barry Michael Cooper died at the age of 66. ^[5]
• On January 24, DJ Unk died at the age of 43. ^[6]
• On January 31, YFN Lucci was released from prison. ^[7]

February

• On February 2, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held. ^[8] Kendrick Lamar won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance for "Not Like Us". Rapsody and Erykah Badu won Best Melodic Rap Performance for "3:AM". Doechii won Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal . Roxanne Shante received the Lifetime Achievement Award. ^[9]
• On February 5, Irv Gotti died at the age of 54. ^[10]
• On February 7, Naâman died at the age of 34. ^[11]
• On February 9, Kendrick Lamar headlined the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, with guest performer SZA, ^[12] which became the most watched halftime show, surpassing the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show with headliner Michael Jackson. ^[13]
• On February 13, Delcat Idengo was shot and killed in Goma. ^[14]
• On February 18, the MOBO Awards 2025 were held. Darkoo won Best Female Act and Song of the Year with Dess Dior for "Favourite Girl". Central Cee won Best Male Act. Bashy won Best Hip-hop Act and Album of the Year for Being Poor Is Expensive. Scorcher won Best Grime Act. Pozer won Best Drill Act. ^[15] On the same day, ASAP Rocky was found not guilty on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. ^[16]
• On February 21, Khalil Fong died at the age of 41. ^[17]
• On February 22, the 56th NAACP Image Awards were held. Doechii won Outstanding New Artist. Kendrick Lamar won Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song and Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for "Not Like Us". ^[18]

March

• On March 3, Beau Dozier died at the age of 45. ^[19]
• On March 5, DJ Funk died at the age of 54. ^[20]
• On March 13, J. B. Moore died at the age of 81. ^[21]
• On March 17, Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss Drake's federal defamation lawsuit over the claims made in "Not Like Us", stating that "he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds." ^[22]
• On March 22, Sayso P was killed and Sauce Walka was injured in a shooting in Memphis, Tennessee. ^[23]
• On March 28, Young Scooter died at the age of 39. ^[24]

April

• On April 5, Pasha Technique died at age of 40. ^[25]

November

• Max B is scheduled to be released from prison. ^[26]

Released albums

January

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	03 Greedo	2025: The Streetz is Over Wiit	Self-released [27]
	Duwap Kaine	Nobody Is Coming To Save You	TAF [28]
	Edward Skeletrix	Museum Music	Self-released
	Lil Shine	Shine Forever	Self-released [29]
3	Boldy James & RichGains	Murder During Drug Traffic	Self-released [30]
	Jon Connor	Food for the Soul	Self-released [31]
	Lil Baby	WHAM	Quality Control Music [32]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Various artists	Death Row Revue	Death Row Records, Gamma [31]
5	Bad Bunny	Debí Tirar Más Fotos	Rimas [33]	Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
8	Ransom	Cabrini Green	Black Soprano Family, Momentum [34]
10	Diamond D	The Diam Piece 3: Duo	Dymond Mine Records [35]
	Rilès	Survival Mode	Self-released [36]
	Rio da Yung OG	Rio Free	#Boyz [37]	Debuted at No. 157 on the Billboard 200
	Skiifall	Lovers Till I'm Gone	Self-released [38]
	The Heatmakerz	The Anti-Social Experiment	Self-released [34]
	Ziak	Essonne History X	Errro, Chrome Castle [39]
11	Wiley	Boom Bap Vol 4	Self-released [40]
17	Busta Rhymes	Dragon Season... The Awakening	Conglomerate [41]
	Logic	Aquarius III	BMG Rights Management [42]
	Mac Miller	Balloonerism	Warner [43]	Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
	Mick Jenkins	Type Shit	Self-released [44]
	Myss Keta	Myss Keta	Island Records, Universal Music Italia [45]
	OMB Peezy	Drifting Away	Overkill, Hitmaker [34]
	Philthy Rich	Real, Rich & Respected	FOD [34]
	Riff Raff	Welcome to Shaolin	Castles of Chrome, Black 17 [34]
	Verbal Jint	Happy End	Otherside [46]
	Wu-Syndicate	Wu-Rona Virus	Self-released [47]
21	YGTUT	Wash My Hands	The House [48]
22	24hrs & King Kobi	24hrs on Saturn	NORP [34]
23	Da Uzi	Original Gangsta	Warner France [49]
	Zillionaire Doe	D Boi Dreams	CMG, Interscope [50]
24	Boldy James	Permanent Ink	Royal House [51]
	Central Cee	Can't Rush Greatness	Columbia [52]	Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
	Ghais Guevara	Goyard Ibn Said	Fat Possum [53]
	Homeboy Sandman	Rich 2.5	Dirty Looks [54]
	Hunxho	For Us	300 [55]
	Jeshi	Airbag Woke Me Up	Because [56]
	Jordan Adetunji	A Jaguar's Dream	300 Entertainment, Warner UK [57]
	Krizbeatz	Daddy Daycare	Streets Legend, ONErpm [58]
	Moka Only & Reckonize Real	More Vibes & B-Sides	Real Deff [49]
	OsamaSon	Jump Out	Atlantic Records, Motion Music [59]	Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200
	Uncle Murda	Murda He Wrote	ATM, Empire [48]
	Young Franco	It's Franky Baby!	Neon [60]
	Youssoupha	Amour Supreme	99 Revolution, AllPoints [61] [ non-primary source needed ]
27	Pink Siifu	Black'!Antique	Dynamite Hill [62]
30	Young Dro & Zaytoven	10 Piece Hot	Grand Hustle [63]
31	BabyTron	Song Wars	Hip Hop Lab, Empire [64]
	Canibus	The Almighty Era V2: The Final Chapter	Q&A Logistics, 1332 Records [65]
	Don Trip	Gladiator	MRVL Music Group [66] [ non-primary source needed ]
	EST Gee	I Aint Feeling You	CMG, Interscope [67]	Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200
	Iniko	The Awakening	Columbia, Audio Angel [68]
	Madrox	More Music You Don't Wanna Hear From Someone You Barely Like	Majik Ninja Entertainment [69]
	Madvillain	Madvillainy Demos	Stones Throw [64]
	Mike	Showbiz!	10k [70]
	The Weeknd	Hurry Up Tomorrow	XO, Republic [71]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	V Don	Sent For	Black Soprano Family, Roc Nation Distribution [68]

February

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
4	Nino Paid	Love Me As I Am	Signal, Columbia [72]
5	Luhh Dyl	Intrude	300 [73]
6	Nardo Wick	Hold Off	Flawless Ent, RCA Records
7	Krept and Konan	Young Kingz II	Play Dirty [74]	Debuted at No. 86 on the UK Albums Chart
	Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist	Life Is Beautiful	The Freeminded Records, ALC Records, Empire [75]	Debuted at No. 89 on the Billboard 200
	Montana 700	700 Reasons	Remain Solid, 300 Entertainment [76]
	Robb Banks	Tha Leak 3	Self-released [77]
	Soulja Boy	The Influence	SODMG [77]
	Sy Ari da Kid	The Last Shadow In The Shade	No I In Team Records, Cinq Music Group [77]
	Tyga	NSFW	Last Kings [78]
	ZelooperZ & Real Bad Man	Dear Psilocybin	Real Bad Man Records [79]
12	A$AP Twelvyy	I Did More With Less	Two Twelve Technologies [80]
	Capella Grey	U Miss Me Yet?	Allepac the Family, 10K Projects [80]
	Coi Leray	What Happened to Forever?	Trendsetter Studios, Sony Music Entertainment [81]
	Hurricane Wisdom	Perfect Storm	Open Shift Distribution [82]	Debuted at No. 126 on the Billboard 200
	P-Lo	For the Soil	Everywhere Like Air, Golden State Entertainment, Empire [83]
13	Black Milk & Fat Ray	Food from the Gods	Computer Ugly [80]
14	Bartees Strange	Horror	4AD [84]
	Brother Ali & Ant	Satisfied Soul	Mello Music Group [85]
	D. Savage	We Love D. Savage	Empire [80]
	Don Trip	King of Hearts	MRVL Music Group [86] [ non-primary source needed ]
	Dro Kenji	Love Kills	10K Projects [87]
	Flau'jae	Flau & B	Flauge Entertainment [88]
	Jacquees & DeJ Loaf	Fuck A Friendzone 2	Yellow World, FYB Records [89]
	John Glacier	Like a Ribbon	Young [90]
	Nems	America's Sweetheart	Goliath Records [87]
	OhGeesy	Paid N Full	Atlantic [91]
	PartyNextDoor & Drake	Some Sexy Songs 4 U	OVO Sound, Republic Records [92]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Skaiwater	#Mia	GoodTalk, Capitol [93]
	They.	Love.Jones	Drink Sum Wtr [94]
	Westside Gunn	12	Griselda Records [95]
	Yung Bleu	What Makes Us Human	Moon Boy Music [80]
17	Eem Triplin	Melody of a Memory	RCA [87]
21	BlocBoy JB	The Purple M&M 2	Self-released [96]
	Blockhead	It's Only A Midlife Crisis If Your Life Is Mid	Future Archive [96]
	Cartel Bo	Pablo	Big Persona, Warner [97]
	Elcamino & 38 Spesh	Martyr's Prayer III	Perfect Time [98]
	Iann Dior	Nothings Ever Good Enough II	Big Noise [99]
	Mike Posner	The Beginning	Arista [87]
	Morray	Long Story Short	Empire [100]
	Nardo Wick	Wick	Flawless Entertainment, RCA Records [101]
	Paris Texas	They Left Me With The Sword	Self-released [102]
	Ransom & Dave East	The Final Call	FTD, Momentum [103]
	Saint Jhn	Festival Season	Godd Complexx [104]
	Smif-N-Wessun	Infinity	Bucktown USA, Duck Down Music [105]
	Stalley	Gamla Kyrkogatan	Blue Collar Gang [106]
25	G-Dragon	Übermensch	Galaxy, Empire
27	Boldy James & Chuck Strangers	Token of Appreciation	Self-released [107]
28	1300Saint	All Hail	YSL Records [108]
	1900Rugrat	Porch 2 the Pent	Remain Solid, 300 [109]
	Antony Szmierek	Service Station At The End Of The Universe	Mushroom Music, Virgin Music Group [110]
	Busta Rhymes	Dragon Season... Equinox	Conglomerate [109]
	Fridayy	Some Days I'm Good, Some Days I'm Not	Lost In Melody, Def Jam [109]	Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
	Jim Jones	At the Church Steps	Hitmaker Music Group [87]
	Lil Tony	Born Again	Priority, UMG [111]
	Lisa	Alter Ego	Lloud, RCA [112]	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Paris Texas	They Left Me with a Gun	Self-released [107]
	Reason	I Love You Again	Do More Records, 195 Oak [113]
	Shygirl	Club Shy Room 2	Because [114]

March

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
4	KenTheMan	Kinda Famous	Self-released [115]
7	6ix	Homebody	Self-released [116]
	Apollo Brown	Elevator Music	Escapism Recordings [117]
	Capo Lee & Big Zuu	Signed & Delivered	Legacy Living [118]
	Cookin' Soul & Ankhlejohn	The Michelin Man	Self-released [117]
	De La Soul	Clear Lake Audiotorium (Re-release)	Chrysalis Records [119]
	Evilgiane & Harto Falión	The Hurtless	Surf Gang [120]
	Fredo Bang & TEC	8 Legged Gorilla	Create Music Group [121]
	Icewear Vezzo	Undefeated	Iced Up [122]
	Ill Tone Beats & Black Soprano Family	The Outcome	Black Soprano Family [117]
	Jennie	Ruby	Odd Atelier, Columbia	Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
	Lord Finesse	The SP 1200 Project: Sounds & Frequencies in Technicolor	Underworld Label Group, Coalmine Records [117]
	Mg Lil Bubba	Bub's Burgers	Create Music Group, GGR [117]
	Slim Thug & Propain	Double Cup	Hogg Life, Double Trill [123]
	Steel Banglez	One Day It Will All Make Sense	Mass Appeal, Gifted [124]
	Tokimonsta	Eternal Reverie	Young Art [125]
	Tory Lanez	Peterson	One Umbrella [126]	Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	More Leaks	Never Broke Again, Motown	Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
14	B.G.	Freedom Of Speech	Choppa City, Santa Anna [127]
	Clipping	Dead Channel Sky	Sub Pop [128]
	Curren$y & Harry Fraud	Never Catch Us	Jet Life Recordings [129]
	Dano	Nuevos Trapos	Sony [130]
	DeeBaby	Ms. Salazar	Already Platinum, Create Music Group [131]
	Finesse2tymes	Stuck In My Ways	Mob Ties, Bread Gang, Atlantic [132]
	Insyt	Dancing by Myself	Empire [130]
	Jasiah	No Holds Barred	New 11 [130]
	K Camp	Built Different	Rare Sound [133]
	OJ da Juiceman	Oj Da Juiceman, Pt. 2	32 [134]
	Playboi Carti	Music	AWGE, Interscope Records [135]	Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
	Rojuu & Evilgiane	62Starz	Surf Gang [133]
15	Young Buck	Renovation	Cashville [136] [ non-primary source needed ]
18	Kanye West	Bully V1	YZY
	Masiwei	The Lottery	A Few Good Kids [137] [ non-primary source needed ]
	Saba & No I.D.	From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.	ARTium [138]
	Smoke DZA	The Barcelona Tape	RFC Music Group [139]
19	Kevin Gates	I'm Him 2	Bread Winners Alumni [140]	Debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200
20	PlaqueBoyMax	London	Self-released [141]
21	Bishop Nehru	Now Or Never	Nehruvia [139]
	B.U.G Antman	Y'all Ugly	Marki, Warner [142]
	Goya Gumbani	Warlord of the Weejuns	Ghostly International [143]
	Gunplay	Almost Free	X-Ray Records [139]
	Masio Gunz	Masey Baby	MNRK [144]
	Money Man	Insomnia	Black Circle, Empire Distribution [144]
	Previous Industries	Evergreen Plaza	Merge [142]
	Scorey	If You Feel Lost	Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment [144]
22	KRS-One	Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness	R.A.M.P Ent Agency [145]
24	Sylvan LaCue & Our Heroes Rock	The Heroes of STEM!	Our Heroes Rock [146] [ non-primary source needed ]
25	Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder	H.M.W.Y.G.H. (Hit Me When You Get Here)	Self-released [145]
27	Joeboy	Viva Lavida	Young Legend, Warner Music Africa [147]
28	Babyfxce E	M Block	Atlantic [121]
	Backxwash	Only Dust Remains	Ugly Hag [148]
	Boldy James & Antt Beatz	Hommage	Empire [121]
	DaBoii	Heart of a Lion	Empire [149]
	Deko	Eclipse	DreamsOnline [150] [ non-primary source needed ]
	Elcamino	Up The Block	Black Soprano Family [147]
	Lil Durk	Deep Thoughts	Alamo [151]
	Lord Sko	Piff	Uptown Sh!t, Stimulated, Roc Nation [145]
	Nav	OMW2 Rexdale	XO, Republic [152]
	Nemzzz	Rent's Due	Self-released [121]
	Poptropicaslutz!	The new 925	Epitaph [149]
	Q Marsden	10 Songs	Boy Meets Euphoria, Columbia [153]
	Sada Baby	Bridge Kard Blessings	Big Squad, Groundwerk, BMG [145]
	Termanology & Bronze Nazareth	Things I Seen	Black Day In July [121]
	Timbaland	Timbo Progression	Mosley Music, Gamma [145]
	Vory	You Made Me This Way	Ikonic Global [145]
	Will Smith	Based on a True Story	Rave In The Wasteland, Slang [154]
	Willie the Kid & Real Bad Man	Midnight	Real Bad Man Records, The Fly [155]
	Yung Beef & Goa	Traumatismo Kraneoencefalico 2	La Vendicion [156]
	Lil' Keke	Legend Hotel	Slfmade 713, SoSouth [157]
	Don Trip	The Devil You Know (Deluxe)	MRVL Music Group [158]
29	Lil' Flip and Z-Ro	Kingz of the South, Vol. 2	1 Deep Ent, Clover G [159]

April

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Entering chart position
1	Luh Kel	Better Late Than Never	Different Vibes Only, Frvr [160]
2	Duckwrth	All American F*ckBoy	Stem [161]
3	Corbin	Crisis Kid	September [162]
4	2hollis	Star	Interscope [161]
	Ant	Collection of Sounds Vol. 4	Rhymesayers [160]
	Boldy James & V Don	Alphabet Highway	Serious Soundz, RRC Music [163]
	G Herbo	Greatest Rapper Alive (Streaming Release)	150 Dream Team
	Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals	A City Drowned in God's Black Tears	Self-released [164]
	Jace!	Greenway	Simple Stupid Records, UMG [165]
	Jane Remover	Revengeseekerz	DeadAir
	Lou Phelps	Chèlbè	Celestial Morals [166]
	Mbnel	Epoch	Empire [167]
	Shoreline Mafia	Back in Bidness	300, Atlantic [168]

Upcoming releases

April

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
11	Berner	Carbon	Three Brothers, Compound Interest	[160]
	Bliss n Eso	The Moon (The Light Side)	Flight Deck, Mushroom	[169]
	Ken Carson	More Chaos	Opium	[170]
12	Del The Funky Homosapien & Thegoodnews	This Just In	Nature Sounds	[160]
	Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics	Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman	Ruffnation Entertainment	[171]
18	The Underachievers	Homecoming	Slang	[172] [ non-primary source needed ]
	Wiz Khalifa	Kush & Orange Juice 2	Taylor Gang, Asylum Records	[173]
25	Fly Anakin	(The) Forever Dream	Lex Records	[174]
	Roddy Ricch	The Navy Album	Atlantic Records	[175]

May

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
1	Ben Kenobe	UP IN SMOKE	United Masters
2	Boldy James & Real Bad Man	Conversational Pieces	Real Bad Man Records	[109]
	Key Glock	Glockaveli	Paper Route Empire, Republic Records	[176]
	Lil Baby	Dominique	Quality Control Music	[177]
	Yung Lean	Jonatan	World Affairs	[178]
9	Billy Woods	Golliwog	Backwoodz Studioz	[179]
16	Aminé	13 Months of Sunshine	10K Projects	[180]
	Kilo Kish	Negotiations	Independent Co	[181]
	Rico Nasty	Lethal	Fueled by Ramen, Atlantic Records	[182]
23	Rich Brian	Where Is My Head?	88rising	[183]
25	Mase	TBA	TBA	[184]

June

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
6	Cypress Hill & The London Symphony Orchestra	Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Mercury	[185]
	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter VI	Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records	[186]
	Little Simz	Lotus	AWAL	[187]
	McKinley Dixon	Magic, Alive!	City Slang Records	[188]
13	AJ Tracey	Don't Die Before You're Dead	Revenge Records	[189]
	Onefour	Look at Me Now	Onefour Records	[190]

July

Day	Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
11	360	Out of the Blue	Teamwrk Records	[191]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist(s)	Album	Record label(s)	Ref.
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah	TBA	TBA	[192]
André 3000	TBA	TBA	[193]
Anuel AA & Ozuna	Los Dioses 2	Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music	[194]
A$AP Rocky	Don't Be Dumb	AWGE, Polo Grounds	[195]
Baby Keem	Child with Wolves	PGLang, Columbia Records	[196]
Big Sean & The Alchemist	TBA	TBA	[197]
Boosie Badazz & B.G.	TBA	TBA	[198] [ needs update ]
Burna Boy	No Sign of Weakness	Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic	[199]
Cam'ron & Mase	TBA	TBA	[200]
Cardi B	TBA	TBA	[201]
Chance the Rapper	Star Line Gallery	Self-released	[202]
Clipse	Let God Sort Em Out	Def Jam	[203]
Conway the Machine & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	TBA	Empire Distribution	[204] [ needs update ]
Coolio	Long Live Coolio	Tommy Boy Records	[205] [ needs update ]
Damon Dash & Freeway	365	TBA	[206] [ needs update ]
DDG	TBA	Epic	[207]
Denzel Curry	Designed By Angels	PH Recordings, Loma Vista	[208] [ needs update ]
DJ Khaled	Aalam of God	We The Best Music, Def Jam Recordings	[209]
DJ Premier & Roc Marciano	TBA	TBA	[210]
DMC	TBA	TBA	[211] [ needs update ]
Doechii	TBA	TDE	[212]
Drake	TBA	OVO	[213]
Dres & J Dilla	TBA	Stones Throw	[214] [ needs update ]
E-40	Rule of Thumb: Rule 2	Heavy On The Grind Entertainment	[215] [ needs update ]
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist	TBA	TBA	[216]
Fabolous	SOUL Tape 4	Def Jam Recordings, Roc Nation	[217] [ needs update ]
Flipmode Squad	TBA	TBA	[218]
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib	Montana	TBA	[219]
G-Eazy	Helium	RCA	[220]
Hot Boys	TBA	Cash Money Records	[221]
Isaiah Rashad	TBA	TDE, Warner	[222]
J. Cole	The Fall Off	Dreamville	[223]
Ja Rule	TBA	M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records	[224]
JackBoys	JackBoys 2	Cactus Jack Records	[225]
Jadakiss	TBA	SoRaspy, Roc Nation, Def Jam	[226] [ needs update ]
Jay Rock	Eastside Johnny	Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records	[227]
JID	Forever & A Day	Dreamville	[228]
JID & Metro Boomin	Jidtro	Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide	[229]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama	We In Motion	Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group	[230] [ needs update ]
Juicy J & BeatKing	Ratchet P	TBA	[231] [ needs update ]
Kanye West	WW3	YZY	[232]
Kid Cudi	The Soundtrack of Moon Man	Wicked Awesome, Republic	[233]
K.O	I Think You Spoke Too Soon	Sony Music Entertainment Africa, Skhanda Republic	[234]
Kool Keith	Karpenters	Post Up Music, Fat Beats	[235]
KSI	Caught In Two Minds	Atlantic, Warner	[236]
Lady London	TBA	High Standardz, Def Jam	[237]
Leikeli47	Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only	Acrylic, Hardcover, Thirty Tigers	[238]
Lil Baby & Young Thug	TBA	Glass Window, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown, YSL, 300, Atlantic	[239]
Lil Gotit & Lil Keed	Fraternal	ONErpm	[240]
Lil Nas X	Dreamboy	Columbia	[241]
Lil Tecca	Dopamine	Galactic, Republic	[242]
Logic	Phonkadelic	BobbyBoy Records, Three Oh One Productions, BMG	[243]
Logic & Juicy J	Live and In Color	Trippy Music, BobbyBoy Records	[244] [ needs update ]
Lucki	Drugs R Bad	Empire	[245]
Ludacris	TBA	Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings	[246]
Mac Miller & Madlib	Maclib	Stones Throw, Rostrum	[247]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams	TBA	TBA	[248]
Meek Mill	Dream Chasers Vol. 1: La Familia	Dream Chasers Records, Atlantic Records	[249]
Megan Thee Stallion	Megan: Act 3	Hot Girl Productions	[250]
Mike	Pinball 2	10k	[251]
Mike Will Made It	R3set	Eardrummers Records	[252]
Mobb Deep	TBA	TBA	[253]
Nas & DJ Premier	TBA	Mass Appeal	[254]
N.E.R.D.	TBA	I Am Other	[255] [ needs update ]
Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday 3	Young Money	[256]
Offset	Kiari	Motown Records	[257]
Pharoahe Monch	External Affairs	TBA	[258] [ needs update ]
Pi'erre Bourne	Made in Paris	SossHouse	[259]
Playboi Carti	Baby Boi	AWGE, Interscope Records
Project Pat & Juicy J	Them Goats	TBA	[231] [ needs update ]
Pusha T & DJ Drama	TBA	Heir Wave Music	[260] [ needs update ]
Quadeca	Vanisher, Horizon Scraper	X8, Co:brand	[261]
Ray Vaughn	The Good, The Bad & The Dollar Menu	TDE	[262]
Rick Ross	Champagne Moments	Maybach Music Group, Def Jam Recordings	[263]
Remy Ma	TBA	TBA	[264] [ needs update ]
Roc Marciano	Criminal Jazz	Art That Kills, Marci Enterprises	[265]
Run the Jewels	Run the Jewels 5	Jewel Runners, BMG	[266] [ needs update ]
Russ	W!ld	Diemon Records	[267]
Saweetie	Pretty Bitch Music	Artistry, Warner	[268]
ScarLip	Scars and Stripes	Epic Records	[269] [ needs update ]
Skepta	Knife and Fork	Boy Better Know	[270]
Slick Rick	TBA	Def Jam Recordings	[271]
Snoop Dogg & Dave East	TBA	Death Row	[272]
Styles P & Black Thought	TBA	D-Block, Def Jam Recordings	[273] [ needs update ]
Takeoff	TBA	Quality Control Music, Motown Records	[274] [ needs update ]
Tay-K	TBA	TBA	[275] [ needs update ]
The D.O.C.	TBA	Death Row Records	[276] [ needs update ]
The Game	The Documentary 3	TBA	[277]
The Lox	TBA	D-Block, Ruff Ryders	[278]
The Roots	End Game	TBA	[279]
T.I.	Kill the King	Grand Hustle Records	[280]
	Kiss the King		[280]
Trae tha Truth	Angel	Self-released	[281]
Travis Scott	TBA	Cactus Jack, Epic	[282]
Treach	TBA	Tommy Boy, Arista	[283] [ needs update ]
Trippie Redd	Live Love Laugh Die	1400 Vault	[284]
Ty Dolla Sign	Tycoon	Self-released	[285]
Westside Gunn	Flygod Is An Awesome God III	Griselda Records	[286]
Wiz Khalifa	Wizzlemania	Taylor Gang, Asylum Records	[287]
Xzibit	Kingmaker	Greenback Records	[288]
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist	Forensics	Self-released	[289]
Your Old Droog & Madlib	TBA	Madlib Invazion	[290]
¥$	Vultures 3	YZY	[291]
Yung Miami	Yams	Quality Control Music, Motown Records	[292]

Highest-charting songs

United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 ^[293]

Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"4x4"	Travis Scott	TBA	1
"Luther"	Kendrick Lamar and SZA	GNX
"Evil J0rdan"	Playboi Carti	Music	2
"Rather Lie"	Playboi Carti and The Weeknd		4
"Gimme a Hug"	Drake	Some Sexy Songs 4 U	6
"Nokia"			7
"30 for 30"	SZA and Kendrick Lamar	Lana	10
"Anxiety"	Doechii	Alligator Bites Never Heal
"Dum, Dumb, and Dumber"	Lil Baby, Young Thug and Future	WHAM	16
"Fat Juicy & Wet"	Sexyy Red and Bruno Mars	TBA	17
"Good Credit"	Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar	Music
"Crush"	Playboi Carti and Travis Scott		20
"Denial Is a River"	Doechii	Alligator Bites Never Heal	21
"Backd00r"	Playboi Carti featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jhené Aiko	Music	25
"Mojo Jojo"	Playboi Carti		27
"Philly"	Playboi Carti and Travis Scott		28
"Tweaker"	G3 Gelo	—	29
"Dark Thoughts"	Lil Tecca	Dopamine	32
"Fine Shit"	Playboi Carti	Music	33
"Toxic"	Playboi Carti and Skepta		34
"K Pop"	Playboi Carti		38
"Small Town Fame"	Drake	Some Sexy Songs 4 U	40

United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart ^[294]

Song	Artist	Project	Peak position
"GBP"	Central Cee and 21 Savage	Can't Rush Greatness	6
"CRG"	Central Cee and Dave

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of March 2025 in the United States

Number	Album	Artist	1st-week consumption	1st-week position	Refs
1	Music	Playboi Carti	298,000	1	[295]
2	Some Sexy Songs 4 U	PartyNextDoor & Drake	246,000	1	[296]
3	WHAM	Lil Baby	140,000	1	[297]
4	Balloonerism	Mac Miller	81,000	3	[298]
5	Can't Rush Greatness	Central Cee	37,000	9	[299]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number	Artist	Album	Average score	Number of reviews	Reference
1	Antony Szmierek	Service Station At The End Of The Universe	89	4 reviews	[300]
2	John Glacier	Like a Ribbon	88	7 reviews	[301]
3	Clipping	Dead Channel Sky	82	9 reviews	[302]
4	Mike	Showbiz!	81	7 reviews	[303]
5	Pink Siifu	Black'!Antique	81	4 reviews	[304]
6	Shygirl	Club Shy Room 2	81	4 reviews	[305]
7	Mac Miller	Balloonerism	77	10 reviews	[306]
8	Central Cee	Can't Rush Greatness	77	8 reviews	[307]
9	Playboi Carti	Music	76	8 reviews	[308]
10	Lisa	Alter Ego	58	6 reviews	[309]
11	PartyNextDoor & Drake	Some Sexy Songs 4 U	55	6 reviews	[310]
12	Lil Baby	WHAM	55	4 reviews	[311]
13	Will Smith	Based on a True Story	45	5 reviews	[312]

See also

• Previous article: 2024 in hip-hop

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