by Andrew Buckner

*Please note: The albums, mixtapes, and EPs included in this list are done so based on the criteria of an original release date of 2025.

35. Heels Have Eyes 3

by Westside Gunn

34. Say Wynne

by Wynne

33. Stans (The Official Soundtrack)

by Eminem 

32. Heels Have Eyes 2

by Westside Gunn

31. Summertime Butch 2

by Benny the Butcher

30. Alfredo 2

by Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist 

29. You Can’t Kill God With Bullets

by Conway the Machine

28. A Written Testimony: Mars, the Inhabited Planet

by Jay Electronica

27. HGG5 Basement Jazz

by Bizarre, Foul Mouth

26. 12 

by Westside Gunn

25. Unlearning Vol. 2

By Evidence

24. Freestyle Fridays

by Bizarre 

23. Gangsta Grillz: Every Movie Needs a Trailer

by The Game, DJ Drama

22. GOLLIWOG

by Billy Woods

21. Dynamic Duos, Volume 1

by Erick Sermon

20. Views of a Lifetime

by Skyzoo

19. Kingmaker 

by Xzibit

18. Victory 

by Slick Rick

17. 5816 Forest

by Tech N9ne

16. Jestures

by Atmosphere

15. Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon

by Chuck D

14. Let God Sort Em Out

by Clipse

13. I Heard It’s a Mess There Too

by Aesop Rock

12. Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 

by Public Enemy 

11. Man Up

by Ice Cube

10. Black Hole Superette 

by Aesop Rock

9. Supreme Clientele 2

by Ghostface Killah

8. The Emperor’s New Clothes

by Raekwon

7. Infinite

by Mobb Deep

6. Don’t Tap the Glass

by Tyler, the Creator

5. Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King

by Big L

4. The Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness 

by KRS-One

3. Cabin in the Sky

by De La Soul

2. Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman 

by Wu-Tang Clan, Mathematics

1. Light Years

by Nas, DJ Premier