Best Rap Album of 2025

[StackorStarve]

Now that the year is over. Alfredo 2 is easily the best rap album of the year. I’ve talked a lot of shyt about that nikka on here but it is what it is.

 

[Ziggiy]

10).Big L-Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King
9). Raekwon- The Emperor’s New Clothes
8). Slick Rick- Victory
7). Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist- Alfredo 2
6). Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele 2
5). Wale- Everything is a lot
4). Mobb Deep- Infinite
3). Clipse- Let God Sort Em Out
2). De La Soul- Cabin in the Sky
1). Nas & DJ Premier- Light-Years

 

[StackorStarve]

10).Big L-Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King
9). Raekwon- The Emperor’s New Clothes
8). Slick Rick- Victory
7). Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist- Alfredo 2
6). Ghostface Killah- Supreme Clientele 2
5). Wale- Everything is a lot
4). Mobb Deep- Infinite
3). Clipse- Let God Sort Em Out
2). De La Soul- Cabin in the Sky
1). Nas & DJ Premier- Light-Years

Not going to lie I haven’t even listened to your top 5 outside of Wale unfortunately and Clipse. Clipse is #2 to me. Wale was cool but idk how you put that in top 5

 

[MJ Truth]

Clipse

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[IronFist]

My favorite albums of 2025 (200 albums below, This was based on personal taste only, no set order after first 50)
1. De La Soul - Cabin in the Sky
2. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist -Alfredo 2
3. Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth -Funeral for a Dream
4. Preservation & Gabe 'Nandez - Sortilège
5 Mobb Deep - Infinite
6 Lukah & Statik Selektah - A Lost Language Found
7 Blu & August Fanon - Forty
8 Phill Most Chill & Djar One - Deal With It
9 Navy Blue - The Sword & the Soaring
10 Killah Priest - Abraxas 2
11 McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
12 Fresh Daily & Parental -These Things Take Time
13. Westside Gunn - Heels Have Eyes 2
14. Jamil Honesty x JR Swiftz - M.E.M.O.I.R.S.
15. Evidence - Unlearning Vol. 2
16. John Michel & Anthony James - Egotrip
17. Apathy - Mom & Dad
18. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Late to My Own Funeral
19. Billy Woods - Golliwog
20. Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years
21. Devine Carama & Amadeus360 - Guardians of the Boom Bap
22. Yugen Blakrok - The Illusion of Being
23. Conway the Machine - You Can't Kill God With Bullets
24. Willie the Kid & Real Bad Man - Midnight
25. Blame One & Preed One - Roadmap
26 Ill Conscious- The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
27. Godfather Don & Jazz Spastiks - Writer's Delight
28. Smif-n-Wessun - Infinity
29. Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams - Trainspotting
30. Dave East & Ransom - The Final Call
31. Skyzoo - Views of a Lifetime
32. Brother Ali - Satisfied Soul
33. Fly Anakin - (The) Forever Dream
34. Coast Contra & Marco Polo - In Case You Forgot
35. Kenn Starr & Kev Brown - Cold
36. Kofi Stone - All the Flowers Have Bloomed
37. Wu-Tang & Mathematics -Black Samson, the b*stard Swordsman
38. Napoleon da Legend & Giallo Point - F.L.A.W.
39. Lloyd Banks - A.O.N. 3: Despite My Mistakes
40. PremRock - Did You Enjoy Your Time Here…?
41. Theravada - The Years We Have
42. Verbz & Mr Slipz - The Way FWD
43. Edo. G & Parental - 500 Miles
44. The High & Mighty - Sound of Market
45. Oh No - Nodega
46. Him Lo - Grand Architect
47. Che Noir & The Other Guys - No Validation
48. Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
49. MIKE - Showbiz!
50. Yesh - I'll Take Those Odds
51. Ramirez - Tha Playa$ Manual 2
52. Arrested Development -Adult Contemporary Hip Hop
53. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
54. The Musalini & DJ Skizz -The Pierre Hotel
55. Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Goldfish
56. Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food From the Gods
57. Atmosphere - Jestures
58. UFO Fev & Big Ghost - Albizu's Revenge
59. Raekwon - The Emperor's New Clothes
60. Vega7 the Ronin & Machacha - The Ghost Orchid
61. ILL Tone Beats - The Outcome
62. Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder - Welcome Home
63 ANKHLEJOHN & August Fanon - LIVE! at the Disco
64. BodyBagBen & Daniel Son - Brown Body Bags
65. Apollo Brown & Ty Farris - Run Toward the Monster
66. Jon Connor - Food for the Soul
67. Lil Supa - ANIMAL
68. Little Simz - Lotus
69 Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost Ltd. - Wolf Tickets
70. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2
71. Rasheed Chappell & Mickey Blue - Speer Village Alum
72. Knowledge the Pirate & Roc Marciano - The Round Table
73. Paul Wall & DJ Fresh - The Tonite Show
74. YUNGMORPHEUS & Dirty Art Club - A Spyglass to One’s Face
75. MindsOne - Stages
76. Henny L.O. & ewonee - The Coldest Season Ever
77. Estee Nack x V Don - BRAP 2
78. Defcee & Parallel Thought - Other Blues
79. SmooVth & Wun Two - Prussian Blue
80. Joey Bada$$ - Lonely at the Top
81. Mr. Muthafukkin' eXquire - Vol. 2: The Y.O.Uprint
82. JID - God Does Like Ugly
83. Recognize Ali & Tragedy Khadafi - The Past the Present and the Future
84. Señor Kaos & Illastrate - Echoes in the Chain
85. DJ Scratch & Planet Asia - Kings Dominion
86. Jay Royale - Jacked for the City
87. Queen Herawin - Awaken the Sleeping Giant
88. Locksmith & The Heatmakerz - Wine & Circus
89. Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return of the King
90. Domo Genesis & Graymatter -Scram!
91. Crimeapple & DJ Skizz - Rose Gold
92. The Bad Seed & Shade Cobain - Flip Wilson
93. Ransom & Conductor Williams - The Uncomfortable Truth
94. BlabberMouf - Da Whole Nine
95. Saigon & Buckwild - Paint the World Black
96. Mike Shabb - Fight the Power!
97. Payroll Giovanni- If Not Me Then Who
98. Dell-P- Transition of Power
99. Napoleon da Legend & JR Swiftz - Great Minds
100. DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest Profession
101. OT the Real & 38 Spesh - Possession With Intent
102. uMaNg & B.B.Z Darney - Monu-mEnTaL
103. Saba & No I.D. - From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID
104. Rim & Vanderslice - Corner Disciple
105 O the Great - NYU
106. Eddie Kaine & Machacha - Crown Me Kaine
107. Bruiser Wolf - POTLUCK
108. Raz Fresco & Futurewave - Stadium Lo Champions
109. Slaine & Statik Selektah - A New State of Grace
110. M-Dot & Confidence - Library of Sound
111. Ferris Blusa & Observe Since '98 - And That's When I Saw Gawd
112. Earl Sweatshirt - Live Laugh Love
113. Landon Wordswell & Es-K - Remember to Breathe
114. Sleep Sinatra - TIMESOFPERIL
115. Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods Unlimited
116. Buck 65 - Keep Moving
117. J.U.S & Raphy - Treasures
118. Public Enemy - Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
119. DJ Moya & Daniel Son - Shuffle With the Left
120. UBU - Radical Spiritual Aggression (Reissue)
121. Westside Gunn - 12
122. Juicy J & Endea Owens - Caught Up in This Illusion
123. Tom Caruana - Salsa verde
124. Che Noir & 7xvethegenius - Desired Crowns
125.Key Glock - Glockaveli
126. Larry June & Cardo - Until Night Comes
127 Recognize Ali - Back to Mecca 3
128. Vinnie Paz - God Sent Vengeance
129. Myka 9 & Blu - God Takes Care of Babies & Fools
130. Xzibit - Kingmaker
131. Substance810 & Observe since '98 - The Lion's Share 4
132. ShrapKnel & Ohbliv - Armature
133. Zilla Rocca - Easy Street
134 Blueprint - Vessel
135 Pro Dillinger & Futurewave - Dirtwave Vol. 3
136. Andreaus Haley & Custom Made - It's Nasty Outside
137. tu Bangas & A-F-R-O - The Bad and the Ugly Chapter 2
138. Neak & Cam Be - A Film Called Black
139. Mondo Slade & Minister Hyde - Cardiac Kings
140. Potatohead People & Slippery Elm - Emerald Tablet
141. Loyle Carner - Hopefully !
142. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp
143. Jay Worthy - Once Upon a Time
144. Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Conversational Pieces
145. Josiah the Gift & Machacha - The Happening
146. Tha God Fahim - Ultimate Rapper Guillotine 5000
147. Anti-Lilly & Phoniks - All Good Things
148. The Expert - Vivid Visions
149. Slick Rick - Victory
150. Benny the Butcher - Summertime Butch 2
151. Eddie Kaine & Rim - Welcome to StuyVille
152. Maze Overlay & Slang Hugh - Word
153. AJ Snow & Jansport J - God Don't Like Ugly
154. Cookin Soul & ANKHLEJOHN - The Michelin Man
155. Lloyd Banks - HHVI: The Six of Swords
156. Masta Killa - Balance
157 JeanJass & Jungle Jack - Cognacs & cigarettes
158. Confucius MC & Bastien Keb - Songs for Lost Travellers
159 Fel Sweetenberg - Reign of the Giants Part 1
160. Illpo & Kev Kaous - Thelonious Papers
161 OC From NC - Project 25: The Mandela Effect
162. The Doppelgangaz - Dumpster Dive, Vol. 2
163. Lords of the Underground & Snowgoons - So Legendary
164. Dezzy Hollow - Oceanside
165 The Game -Every Movie Needs a Trailer
166. Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist - Life Is Beautiful
167 Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back 2
168. Dumi Right - Foreword to the Future
169. RJ Payne - Leatherface 4
170 Blazy Green - Grim Forecast 3
171 Onyx - Lower East Side
172 Leaf Dog - Look Into the Mirror and Tell Yourself You Was Always Right)
173. Young Roddy, Jamaal, Kingikeem & Jameel Na'im X - The Company You Keep 2
174 The North Star - Introspection
175. The Musalini & $moove - Eye Candy

 

[Rekkapryde]

De La and Clipse 1A and 1B for me.

 

[Nostalgic]

De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky

 

[LevelUp]

Gotta check some of those @IronFist

 

[ReWiNd]

My favorite albums of 2025 (200 albums below, This was based on personal taste only, no set order after first 50)
1. De La Soul - Cabin in the Sky
2. Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist -Alfredo 2
3. Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth -Funeral for a Dream
4. Preservation & Gabe 'Nandez - Sortilège
5 Mobb Deep - Infinite
6 Lukah & Statik Selektah - A Lost Language Found
7 Blu & August Fanon - Forty
8 Phill Most Chill & Djar One - Deal With It
9 Navy Blue - The Sword & the Soaring
10 Killah Priest - Abraxas 2
11 McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
12 Fresh Daily & Parental -These Things Take Time
13. Westside Gunn - Heels Have Eyes 2
14. Jamil Honesty x JR Swiftz - M.E.M.O.I.R.S.
15. Evidence - Unlearning Vol. 2
16. John Michel & Anthony James - Egotrip
17. Apathy - Mom & Dad
18. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Late to My Own Funeral
19. Billy Woods - Golliwog
20. Nas & DJ Premier - Light-Years
21. Devine Carama & Amadeus360 - Guardians of the Boom Bap
22. Yugen Blakrok - The Illusion of Being
23. Conway the Machine - You Can't Kill God With Bullets
24. Willie the Kid & Real Bad Man - Midnight
25. Blame One & Preed One - Roadmap
26 Ill Conscious- The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
27. Godfather Don & Jazz Spastiks - Writer's Delight
28. Smif-n-Wessun - Infinity
29. Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams - Trainspotting
30. Dave East & Ransom - The Final Call
31. Skyzoo - Views of a Lifetime
32. Brother Ali - Satisfied Soul
33. Fly Anakin - (The) Forever Dream
34. Coast Contra & Marco Polo - In Case You Forgot
35. Kenn Starr & Kev Brown - Cold
36. Kofi Stone - All the Flowers Have Bloomed
37. Wu-Tang & Mathematics -Black Samson, the b*stard Swordsman
38. Napoleon da Legend & Giallo Point - F.L.A.W.
39. Lloyd Banks - A.O.N. 3: Despite My Mistakes
40. PremRock - Did You Enjoy Your Time Here…?
41. Theravada - The Years We Have
42. Verbz & Mr Slipz - The Way FWD
43. Edo. G & Parental - 500 Miles
44. The High & Mighty - Sound of Market
45. Oh No - Nodega
46. Him Lo - Grand Architect
47. Che Noir & The Other Guys - No Validation
48. Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette
49. MIKE - Showbiz!
50. Yesh - I'll Take Those Odds
51. Ramirez - Tha Playa$ Manual 2
52. Arrested Development -Adult Contemporary Hip Hop
53. Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
54. The Musalini & DJ Skizz -The Pierre Hotel
55. Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Goldfish
56. Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food From the Gods
57. Atmosphere - Jestures
58. UFO Fev & Big Ghost - Albizu's Revenge
59. Raekwon - The Emperor's New Clothes
60. Vega7 the Ronin & Machacha - The Ghost Orchid
61. ILL Tone Beats - The Outcome
62. Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder - Welcome Home
63 ANKHLEJOHN & August Fanon - LIVE! at the Disco
64. BodyBagBen & Daniel Son - Brown Body Bags
65. Apollo Brown & Ty Farris - Run Toward the Monster
66. Jon Connor - Food for the Soul
67. Lil Supa - ANIMAL
68. Little Simz - Lotus
69 Mickey Diamond & Big Ghost Ltd. - Wolf Tickets
70. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2
71. Rasheed Chappell & Mickey Blue - Speer Village Alum
72. Knowledge the Pirate & Roc Marciano - The Round Table
73. Paul Wall & DJ Fresh - The Tonite Show
74. YUNGMORPHEUS & Dirty Art Club - A Spyglass to One’s Face
75. MindsOne - Stages
76. Henny L.O. & ewonee - The Coldest Season Ever
77. Estee Nack x V Don - BRAP 2
78. Defcee & Parallel Thought - Other Blues
79. SmooVth & Wun Two - Prussian Blue
80. Joey Bada$$ - Lonely at the Top
81. Mr. Muthafukkin' eXquire - Vol. 2: The Y.O.Uprint
82. JID - God Does Like Ugly
83. Recognize Ali & Tragedy Khadafi - The Past the Present and the Future
84. Señor Kaos & Illastrate - Echoes in the Chain
85. DJ Scratch & Planet Asia - Kings Dominion
86. Jay Royale - Jacked for the City
87. Queen Herawin - Awaken the Sleeping Giant
88. Locksmith & The Heatmakerz - Wine & Circus
89. Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return of the King
90. Domo Genesis & Graymatter -Scram!
91. Crimeapple & DJ Skizz - Rose Gold
92. The Bad Seed & Shade Cobain - Flip Wilson
93. Ransom & Conductor Williams - The Uncomfortable Truth
94. BlabberMouf - Da Whole Nine
95. Saigon & Buckwild - Paint the World Black
96. Mike Shabb - Fight the Power!
97. Payroll Giovanni- If Not Me Then Who
98. Dell-P- Transition of Power
99. Napoleon da Legend & JR Swiftz - Great Minds
100. DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest Profession
101. OT the Real & 38 Spesh - Possession With Intent
102. uMaNg & B.B.Z Darney - Monu-mEnTaL
103. Saba & No I.D. - From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID
104. Rim & Vanderslice - Corner Disciple
105 O the Great - NYU
106. Eddie Kaine & Machacha - Crown Me Kaine
107. Bruiser Wolf - POTLUCK
108. Raz Fresco & Futurewave - Stadium Lo Champions
109. Slaine & Statik Selektah - A New State of Grace
110. M-Dot & Confidence - Library of Sound
111. Ferris Blusa & Observe Since '98 - And That's When I Saw Gawd
112. Earl Sweatshirt - Live Laugh Love
113. Landon Wordswell & Es-K - Remember to Breathe
114. Sleep Sinatra - TIMESOFPERIL
115. Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods Unlimited
116. Buck 65 - Keep Moving
117. J.U.S & Raphy - Treasures
118. Public Enemy - Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025
119. DJ Moya & Daniel Son - Shuffle With the Left
120. UBU - Radical Spiritual Aggression (Reissue)
121. Westside Gunn - 12
122. Juicy J & Endea Owens - Caught Up in This Illusion
123. Tom Caruana - Salsa verde
124. Che Noir & 7xvethegenius - Desired Crowns
125.Key Glock - Glockaveli
126. Larry June & Cardo - Until Night Comes
127 Recognize Ali - Back to Mecca 3
128. Vinnie Paz - God Sent Vengeance
129. Myka 9 & Blu - God Takes Care of Babies & Fools
130. Xzibit - Kingmaker
131. Substance810 & Observe since '98 - The Lion's Share 4
132. ShrapKnel & Ohbliv - Armature
133. Zilla Rocca - Easy Street
134 Blueprint - Vessel
135 Pro Dillinger & Futurewave - Dirtwave Vol. 3
136. Andreaus Haley & Custom Made - It's Nasty Outside
137. tu Bangas & A-F-R-O - The Bad and the Ugly Chapter 2
138. Neak & Cam Be - A Film Called Black
139. Mondo Slade & Minister Hyde - Cardiac Kings
140. Potatohead People & Slippery Elm - Emerald Tablet
141. Loyle Carner - Hopefully !
142. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp
143. Jay Worthy - Once Upon a Time
144. Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Conversational Pieces
145. Josiah the Gift & Machacha - The Happening
146. Tha God Fahim - Ultimate Rapper Guillotine 5000
147. Anti-Lilly & Phoniks - All Good Things
148. The Expert - Vivid Visions
149. Slick Rick - Victory
150. Benny the Butcher - Summertime Butch 2
151. Eddie Kaine & Rim - Welcome to StuyVille
152. Maze Overlay & Slang Hugh - Word
153. AJ Snow & Jansport J - God Don't Like Ugly
154. Cookin Soul & ANKHLEJOHN - The Michelin Man
155. Lloyd Banks - HHVI: The Six of Swords
156. Masta Killa - Balance
157 JeanJass & Jungle Jack - Cognacs & cigarettes
158. Confucius MC & Bastien Keb - Songs for Lost Travellers
159 Fel Sweetenberg - Reign of the Giants Part 1
160. Illpo & Kev Kaous - Thelonious Papers
161 OC From NC - Project 25: The Mandela Effect
162. The Doppelgangaz - Dumpster Dive, Vol. 2
163. Lords of the Underground & Snowgoons - So Legendary
164. Dezzy Hollow - Oceanside
165 The Game -Every Movie Needs a Trailer
166. Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist - Life Is Beautiful
167 Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back 2
168. Dumi Right - Foreword to the Future
169. RJ Payne - Leatherface 4
170 Blazy Green - Grim Forecast 3
171 Onyx - Lower East Side
172 Leaf Dog - Look Into the Mirror and Tell Yourself You Was Always Right)
173. Young Roddy, Jamaal, Kingikeem & Jameel Na'im X - The Company You Keep 2
174 The North Star - Introspection
175. The Musalini & $moove - Eye Candy

I saw Billy woods in your top 20 but didn’t see Armand hammer- mercy. Just curious on your opinion on that album.

 

[LevelUp]

De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky

 

[IronFist]

I saw Billy woods in your top 20 but didn’t see Armand hammer- mercy. Just curious on your opinion on that album.

its a cool album actually but i still feel its not on the same level as HARAM (personal opinion)

 

[IronFist]

also ill say this too
theres an album i been coming back to because i think the production on it is stellar

067 Red -RED,SHOT MY PORSCHE WINDOW check it out.