Best debut album of 2025?

[LevelUp]

What has been the best 2025 debut

Some I can think of

Debuts I can think of:

thirteendegrees˚ - Clique City Vol. 2: Chicago rapper channeling things like bop/futuristic swag/young thug to make a very fun and catchy tape.

EsDeeKid - Rebel: scouse jerk rapper, really good album. wraith9 is a great producer.

1900Rugrat - Big Ah Kidz: white kid from florida who went viral this year for a freestyle. this had some good tracks (particularly the Rio one and the posse cut) but mostly just fine

BunnaB - Ice Cream Summer: Atlanta 2010s trap revival, super catchy. basically a precursor to what Metro Boomin would end up doing later in the year.

Mg Lil Bubba - Calm Before The Storm: rapper from Palestine, TX who's worked with everyone.

afrosurrealist - buy british: UK underground producer tape

Central Cee - CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS: UK drill rapper. super popular, not amazing at rapping, easy to hate. i had low expectations but i thought this album was a solid 6

Mel V - Chaponomical: rage rapper from texas

Montana 700 - 700 Reasons: "new dallas" rapper

diamond* - NO IDØLS: ATL underground rapper, signed to YSL maybe

Baby Osama - Enjoy the Ride: new york rapper, sometimes doing a sexy drill thing, other times not

Remble - JUCO: Southern California rapper. his mixtape from many years ago was very cool. this was fine.

Eem Triplin - Melody of a Memory: SoundCloud rapper melding influences like Tyler and the Neptunes into something pretty cool. decent production value. has some Clams Casino beats on it.

PayGotti - My Evil Thoughts: Stockton drill rapper

GELO - League of My Own: son/brother/basketball player from california that made a good louisana rap song but apparently didn't make an album full of them

Drexthejoint - The One Who Did: Southern california trap rapper, pretty good album. nice flow.

PLUTO - Both Ways: similar to bunnab but this album was not as good outside of the wonderful "Whimm Whammie"

Feng - What The Feng (technically an EP): a part of the "uk underground" scene. pretty cool tape.

Chy Cartier - No Bring Ins (Mixtape): a part of the "uk underground scene". fine tape.

SINN6R - 2Often: a part of the "uk underground scene". I haven't heard but I loved the followup

sosocamo - no service

Mark Lux - opened gates: southern california trap

Bri3 - 18

Nine Vicious - Tumblr Music: was/is signed to YSL,

Sturdyyoungin - Rookie of the Year: Philly club rap (?)

Frisco - SCO: Chicago drill

k3 - MeloManiac

WHATMORE - WHATMORE: rap group

Liim - Liim Lassie Loves You: cosigined by Tyler

MIRRAR - I Just Want To fukking Party

ffawty - Pray For ffawty: FL melodic trap

Lil M.U. - Handful: Chicago Drill

reGGie - reGGie: Florida Trap

FullyChop - Voice of the 9ine: Chicago Drill

Paris Price - TROUBLE IN PARADISE

4Block Lil Mari - A Reaper's Diary: Chicago Drill

Mello Buckzz - Hollyhood: Chicago Drill

42kbrook - My Way Or No Deal

Lil 6 - Who Is 6?: Toronto Trap

TopOppGen - fake pills & real scars: NC trap

Dee Billz - Blood, Sweat & Billz: NY Drill


Kal Banx - RHODA: TDE producer drops a producer tape. stacked features. a good time

Lausse The Cat - The Mocking Stars: UK jazz rapper, dropped an EP in 2018 that's very beloved. new album is great

Zillionaire Doe - D Boi Dreams: "new dallas" rapper. Probably the best in the pack. Dropped his debut on Yo Gotti's CMG label this year.

HeadHuncho Amir - Still Ain Nun Bigger: another "new dallas" rapper who dropped their major label debut (this time it's 300) this year. not as good but some nice stuff in there.

Ray Vaughn - The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu: L.A. rapper signed to TDE

Venna - Malik: jazz album, features MIKE and Siifu

Everything is Psychedelic - The Beautiful Malaise: Tony Bontana side project with Psychedelic Ensemble

John Michel & Anthony James - Egotrip

DanyArajuo - JAZZ TUMBADO

Neton Vega - Mi Vida Mi Muerte

Esau Ortiz - Diskontrol

Zxmyr - Mas Cabron Que Bonito

 

[Knucklehead]

Haven’t listened to all these but Ray Vaughn album was pretty great.
Most posters who haven’t listened to a new artists album in a decade just gonna say there haven’t been any good new artists in that time.

 

[I love Latina women]

lol I’m out of touch

I ain’t heard none of these nikkas before

 

[desp]

thirteendegrees˚ - Clique City Vol. 2: Chicago rapper channeling things like bop/futuristic swag/young thug to make a very fun and catchy tape.

EsDeeKid - Rebel: scouse jerk rapper, really good album. wraith9 is a great producer.

1900Rugrat - Big Ah Kidz: white kid from florida who went viral this year for a freestyle. this had some good tracks (particularly the Rio one and the posse cut) but mostly just fine

BunnaB - Ice Cream Summer: Atlanta 2010s trap revival, super catchy. basically a precursor to what Metro Boomin would end up doing later in the year.

Central Cee - CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS: UK drill rapper. super popular, not amazing at rapping, easy to hate. i had low expectations but i thought this album was a solid 6

diamond* - NO IDØLS: ATL underground rapper, signed to YSL maybe

Baby Osama - Enjoy the Ride: new york rapper, sometimes doing a sexy drill thing, other times not

Eem Triplin - Melody of a Memory: SoundCloud rapper melding influences like Tyler and the Neptunes into something pretty cool. decent production value. has some Clams Casino beats on it.

PayGotti - My Evil Thoughts: Stockton drill rapper

GELO - League of My Own: son/brother/basketball player from california that made a good louisana rap song but apparently didn't make an album full of them

PLUTO - Both Ways: similar to bunnab but this album was not as good outside of the wonderful "Whimm Whammie"

Feng - What The Feng (technically an EP): a part of the "uk underground" scene. pretty cool tape.

SINN6R - 2Often: a part of the "uk underground scene". I haven't heard but I loved the followup

sosocamo - no service

Bri3 - 18

Nine Vicious - Tumblr Music: was/is signed to YSL,

Sturdyyoungin - Rookie of the Year: Philly club rap (?)

k3 - MeloManiac

ffawty - Pray For ffawty: FL melodic trap

Mello Buckzz - Hollyhood: Chicago Drill

Ray Vaughn - The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu: L.A. rapper signed to TDE

These are the only ones I heard. I got Belly Gang Kushington - THE STREETS IS YOURS over all these

Out of those my favorites are diamond* and thirteendegrees˚. diamond* and Tezzus got one of the hardest songs of the year. Thug got something with these 2

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[semicko82]

GELO is the only album out of this list that I have heard and that was ok. Everything else is I'm

 

[Bigblackted4]

lol I’m out of touch

I ain’t heard none of these nikkas before

Said the same
Thing like damn I’m actually Unc

 

[I love Latina women]

Said the same
Thing like damn I’m actually Unc

Right?!

And there’s names all seem like rappers have run out of names to make up

“T Boogie ZE”

Like nikka, wtf

 

[Bigblackted4]

These are the only ones I heard. I got Belly Gang Kushington - THE STREETS IS YOURS over all these

Out of those my favorites are diamond* and thirteendegrees˚. diamond* and Tezzus got one of the hardest songs of the year. Thug got something with these 2

Aye that performance was hard two sassy fools went in

 

[AmazinFlyinBrick]

Only heard Kal Banx and Ray Vaughn. Wasn't feeling Kal but the Ray album was great