2025 in hip hop music

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

Contents

Events

January

February

Upcoming releases

January

DayArtist(s)AlbumRecord label(s)Ref.
24 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness Columbia [3]
Ghais Guevara Goyard Ibn Said Fat Possum [4]

February

DayArtist(s)AlbumRecord label(s)Ref.
14 Brother Ali Satisfied Soul Mello Music Group [5]

Unscheduled and TBA

Artist(s)AlbumRecord label(s)Ref.
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records [6]
Clipping TBATBA [7]
Clipse TBATBA [8]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Artistry, Warner [9]

See also

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