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Andrew Buckner’s 35 Favorite Rap Albums, Mixtapes, and EPs of 2025

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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

The 35 Best Albums/ EPs of 2023

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*The inclusion of the albums/ EPs on this list are done so based on the criteria of an original release date of 2023. *

35. Faith is a Rock

by MIKE, Wiki, The Alchemist

34. Tortures of the Damned

by Mr. Hyde

33. The Aux

by Blockhead

32. Integrated Tech Solutions

by Aesop Rock

31. Some Like it Hot (EP)

by Wynne

30. JFKLAX (EP)

by Kxng Crooked, Joell Ortiz

29. Blood on Da X

by Onyx

28. Tech N9ne Presents: NNUTTHOWZE – Signaling the Siqly (EP)

by Tech N9ne, Zkeircrow, and Phlaque

27. Michael

by Killer Mike

26. To What End

by Oddisee

25. MellowLOvation Music

by Rittz

24. College Park

by Logic

23. The Patience

by Mick Jenkins 

22. Dear California (EP)

by Crooked I

21. HGG2

by Bizarre, Foul Mouth

20. Won’t He Do It!

by Conway the Machine

19. And Then You Pray for Me

by Westside Gunn

18. So Many Realities Exist Simultaneously

by Atmosphere

17. Bliss

by Tech N9ne

16. Magic 2

by Nas

15. To See a Sunset

by Kotah the Friend, Statik Selektah 

14. In the Beginning (Vol. 3)

by Madlib, Declaime 

13. Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988)

by John Carpenter

12. Round Trip

by Statik Selektah

11. Sardines

by Apollo Brown, Planet Asia

10. Period.

by Paradime

9. The Mind of a Saint

by Skyzoo

8. Maps

by Billy Woods, Kenny Segal 

7. Goon Mode

by Snowgoons, Lingo, Ayok

6. God’s Carpenter

by Chino XL, Stu Bangas

5. Liberation 2

by Talib Kweli, Madlib

4. Vedic Vape Room

by Killah Priest

3. Glorious Game

by Black Thought, El Michels Affair

2. Magic 3

by Nas

1. New Blue Sun

by Andre 3000

Runners-up:

Blockbusta

by Busta Rhymes

The Curse of the Inevitable III: Pieces of My Pain

by Lloyd Banks

Flying High, Pt. 2

by The Alchemist

A Gradual Decline in Morality

by Kim Dracula

Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hr

by Lloyd Banks

Illdren

by King Iso

18159 Stout

by Bizarre

The Spoken Word

by Jason Henderson

Voir Dire

by Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist

World Take Over

by Onyx

The 55 Best Albums/ EPs of 2021

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 *The recordings featured in this list are included based on an official 2021 release date.*

55. 30 by Adele

54. Keys by Alicia Keys

53. Cycles (Original Score) by The Alchemist

52. Blacklight by Apollo Brown, Stalley

51. Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

50. Yellow River Blue by Yu Su

49. Bizarre of D-12 Presents Starvin’ Artists (Mixtape) by Various Artists

48. S.O.S (EP) by Rittz

47. Turquoise Tornado by Yelawolf, Riff Raff

46. Bushido by Mello Music Group

45. Imaginary Everything by L’Orange, Namir Blade

44. If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed by Conway the Machine, Big Ghost Ltd

43. Wasteland: What Ails Our People is Clear by Lice

42. Slumafia (EP) by Yelawolf, DJ Paul

41. Squirrel Tape Instrumentals, Vol. 1 by Evidence

40. Mouse on Mars by AA1

39. Mile Zero by Yelawolf, DJ Muggs

38. Shane by Madchild

37. Gary Bartz JID006 by Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad

36. Maquishta by Patricia Brennan

35. The American Negro by Adrian Younge

34. Milestones (EP) by Skyzoo

33. The Plugs I Met 2 (EP) by Benny the Butcher, Harry Fraud

32. Haram by Armand Hammer, The Alchemist

31. Throw Aways 96 by Goblin

30. Sound Ancestors by Madlib

29. Season of the Se7en by Bronze Nazareth, Recognize Ali          

28. La Maquina by Conway the Machine

27. Word? by Atmosphere

26. An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic

25. Shane 2 by Madchild

24. The Blue of Distance by Elori Saxl

23. Lovesick by Apollo Brown, Raheem DeVaughn

22. Onyx 4 Life by Onyx

21. Ghostbusters: Afterlife: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Rob Simonsen

20. Dumpster Juice by Bizarre

19. Exodus by DMX

18. All the Brilliant Things by Skyzoo

17. Autograph by Joell Ortiz

16. The Lost Themes III: Alive After Death by John Carpenter

15. The Last Ride by HRSMN

14. The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy by Rob Zombie

13. Doe or Die II by AZ

12. Big Sleepover by Big Boi, Sleepy Brown

11. Long Story Longer by Swifty McVay, Ras Kass, Yukmouth, MRK SX

10. Mudmouth by Yelawolf

9. Unlearning Vol. 1 by Evidence

8. Gotham by Talib Kweli, Diamond D

7. Super What? by Czarface, MF DOOM

6. Asin9ne by Tech N9ne

5. Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, The Creator

4. Summer End Café by Killah Priest

3. A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 by Common

2. King’s Disease II by Nas

1. Remedy Meets Wu-Tang by Remedy, Wu-Tang Clan

The 40 Best Albums of 2020

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40. ADHD by Joyner Lucas

39. Detroit 2 by Big Sean

38. Evolution by Joyner Lucas

37. The Devil Hates Sundays by J’L

36. Molocular Meditation by Jan St. Werner

35. Versus (EP) by Jonezen

34. After Hours by The Weeknd

33. Mystic by Mackenzie Nicole

32. Ceremony by Phantogram

31. Closer Than They Appear by Lyric Jones

30. Cut Throat City Soundtrack (EP) by Various Artists

29. My Brother’s Keeper by Kuniva & Swifty McVay

28. The Allegory by Royce Da 5’9

27. EnterFear by Tech N9ne

26. Fear Exodus (EP) by Tech N9ne

25. Guided Meditations (EP) by RZA

24. Pray For Paris by Westside Gunn

23. Who Made the Sunshine by Westside Gunn

22. The Food Villain by The Alchemist

21. Picture Perfect by Rittz

20. Your Birthday’s Cancelled by Iron Wigs

19. RTJ4 Run The Jewels

18. Gorilla Twins by Ill Bill & Nems

17. Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

16. No Hermano by Sean Strange

15. Loud Is Not Enough by Public Enemy

14. Felt 4 U by Felt

13. Detroit Life by Swifty McVay

12. Alpha Underdog by Kuniva

11. Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God by Busta Rhymes

10. Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up by Elzhi

9. What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? by Public Enemy

8. From King to a God by Conway the Machine

7. Summer of Sam by Serial Killers (Xzibit, B-Real, Demrick)

6. Flag by Kxng Crooked

5. Streams of Thought, Volume 3: Cane and Abel by Black Thought

4. King’s Disease by Nas

3. All My Heroes Are Dead by R.A. the Rugged Man

2. A Beautiful Revolution (Pt.1) by Common

  1. Music to Be Murdered By and Music to be Murdered By: Side B by Eminem