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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

Andrew Buckner’s 10 Favorite Albums and EPs of 2025 (So Far)

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

10. Black Hole Superette 

by Aesop Rock

9. GOLLIWOG

by Billy Woods

8. 12 

by Westside Gunn

7. Kingmaker 

by Xzibit

6. Victory 

by Slick Rick

5. 5816 Forest 

by Tech N9ne

4. Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon

by Chuck D

3. Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 

by Public Enemy 

2. The Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness 

by KRS-One

1. Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman 

by Wu-Tang Clan, Mathematics

Runners-up:

Excelsior (EP)

by Benny the Butcher

Hurry Up Tomorrow

by The Weeknd

RH3: Smoking Caterpillar

by Isaac Castor, Foul Mouth

Season of the Dragon…The Awakening (EP)

by Busta Rhymes

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