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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2025.

Events

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January

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February

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November

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  • Max B is scheduled to be released from prison.[12]

Released albums

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January

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 03 Greedo 2025: The Streetz is Over Wiit Self-released[13]
Duwap Kaine Nobody Is Coming To Save You TAF[14]
3 Boldy James & RichGains Murder During Drug Traffic Self-released[15]
Jon Connor Food for the Soul Self-released[16]
Lil Baby WHAM Quality Control Music[17]
Various artists Death Row Revue Death Row Records, Gamma[16]
5 Bad Bunny Debí Tirar Más Fotos Rimas[18]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
8 Ransom Cabrini Green Black Soprano Family, Momentum[19]
10 Diamond D The Diam Piece 3: Duo Dymond Mine Records[20]
Rilès Survival Mode Self-released[21]
Rio da Yung OG Rio Free #Boyz[22]
  • Debuted at No. 157 on the Billboard 200
Skiifall Lovers Till I'm Gone Self-released[23]
The Heatmakerz The Anti-Social Experiment Self-released[19]
Ziak Essonne History X Errro, Chrome Castle[24]
11 Wiley Boom Bap Vol 4 Self-released[25]
17 Busta Rhymes Dragon Season... The Awakening Conglomerate[26]
Logic Aquarius III BMG Rights Management[27]
Mac Miller Balloonerism Warner[28]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Mick Jenkins Type Shit Self-released[29]
Myss Keta Myss Keta Island Records, Universal Music Italia[30]
OMB Peezy Drifting Away Overkill, Hitmaker[19]
Philthy Rich Real, Rich & Respected FOD[19]
Riff Raff Welcome to Shaolin Castles of Chrome, Black 17[19]
Verbal Jint Happy End Otherside[31]
Wu-Syndicate Wu-Rona Virus Self-released[32]
21 YGTUT Wash My Hands The House[33]
22 24hrs & King Kobi 24hrs on Saturn NORP[34]
23 Da Uzi Original Gangsta Warner France[35]
Zillionaire Doe D Boi Dreams CMG, Interscope[36]
24 Boldy James Permanent Ink Royal House[37]
Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness Columbia[38]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Ghais Guevara Goyard Ibn Said Fat Possum[39]
Homeboy Sandman Rich 2.5 Dirty Looks[40]
Hunxho For Us 300[41]
Jeshi Airbag Woke Me Up Because[42]
Jordan Adetunji A Jaguar's Dream 300 Entertainment, Warner UK[43]
Krizbeatz Daddy Daycare Streets Legend, ONErpm[44]
Moka Only & Reckonize Real More Vibes & B-Sides Real Deff[35]
OsamaSon Jump Out Atlantic Records, Motion Music[45]
  • Debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200
Uncle Murda Murda He Wrote ATM, Empire[33]
Young Franco It's Franky Baby! Neon[46]
Youssoupha Amour Supreme 99 Revolution, AllPoints[47][non-primary source needed]
27 Pink Siifu Black'!Antique Dynamite Hill[48]
30 Young Dro & Zaytoven 10 Piece Hot Grand Hustle[49]
31 BabyTron Song Wars Hip Hop Lab, Empire[50]
EST Gee I Ain't Feeling You CMG, Interscope[51]
Iniko The Awakening Columbia, Audio Angel[52]
Madrox More Music You Don't Wanna Hear From Someone You Barely Like Majik Ninja Entertainment[53]
Madvillain Madvillainy Demos Stones Throw[50]
Mike Showbiz! 10k[54]
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow XO, Republic[55]
V Don Sent For Black Soprano Family, Roc Nation Distribution[52]

Upcoming releases

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February

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
6 Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals A City Drowned in God's Black Tears Self-released [56][non-primary source needed]
7 Bartees Strange Horror 4AD [57]
Krept and Konan Young Kingz II Play Dirty [58]
Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist Life is Beautiful The Freeminded Records, ALC Records, EMPIRE [59]
Tyga NSFW Last Kings [60]
14 Brother Ali Satisfied Soul Mello Music Group [61]
Drake & PartyNextDoor $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U OVO Sound, Republic Records [62]
John Glacier Like A Ribbon Young [63]
Westside Gunn 12 Griselda Records [64]
21 Lil Durk Deep Thoughts Alamo [65]
Roddy Ricch The Navy Album Atlantic Records [66]
Smif-n-Wessun Infinity Bucktown USA, Duck Down Music [67]
28 DeeBaby Ms. Salazar Already Platinum, , Create Music Group [68]
Lisa Alter Ego Lloud, RCA [69]
TBA Lil Baby Dominique Quality Control Music [70]

March

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
7 Capo Lee & Big Zuu Signed & Delivered Legacy Living [71]
De La Soul Clear Lake Audiotorium
(Re-release) 		Chrysalis Records [72]
Tokimonsta Eternal Reverie Young Art [73]
14 Clipping Dead Channel Sky Sub Pop [74]
21 Goya Gumbani Warlord of the Weejuns Ghostly International [75]
28 Busta Rhymes Dragon Season Conglomerate [76]
Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist Forensics TBA [77]

April

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
11 Bliss n Eso The Moon (The Light Side) Flight Deck, Mushroom [78]
25 Fly Anakin (The) Forever Dream Lex Records [79]
TBA Travis Scott TBA Cactus Jack, Epic [80]

June

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Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
15 Kanye West Bully Self-released [81]

Unscheduled and TBA

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Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Ref.
André 3000 TBA TBA [82]
Anuel AA & Ozuna Los Dioses 2 Real Hasta la Muerte, Aura Music [83]
A$AP Rocky Don't Be Dumb AWGE, Polo Grounds [84]
Baby Keem Child with Wolves PGLang, Columbia Records [85]
B.G. Heart of the Streets 3 Chopper Brick Records [86]
Big Sean & The Alchemist TBA TBA [87]
Boosie Badazz & B.G. TBA TBA [88]
Burna Boy No Sign of Weakness Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic [89]
Cardi B TBA TBA [90]
Chance the Rapper Star Line Gallery Self-released [91]
Clipse Let God Sort Em Out Def Jam [92]
Conway the Machine & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League TBA Empire Distribution [93]
Coolio Long Live Coolio Tommy Boy Records [94][needs update]
Damon Dash & Freeway 365 TBA [95]
Denzel Curry Unlocked 2.0 PH Recordings, Loma Vista [96][needs update]
Designed By Angels [97][needs update]
DJ Khaled Til Next Time We The Best Music, Def Jam Recordings [98]
DJ Quik TBA Ingrooves [99]
DMC TBA TBA [100]
Doechii TBA TDE [101]
Dres & J Dilla TBA Stones Throw [102]
E-40 Rule of Thumb: Rule 2 Heavy On The Grind Entertainment [103]
Fabolous SOUL Tape 4 Def Jam Recordings, Roc Nation [104]
Flipmode Squad TBA TBA [105]
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib Montana TBA [106]
Griselda WWCD 2 Griselda Records [107]
Hot Boys TBA Cash Money Records [108]
J. Cole The Fall Off Dreamville [109]
Ja Rule TBA M-PIRE Records, Def Jam Records [110]
Jadakiss TBA SoRaspy, Roc Nation, Def Jam [111]
Jay Rock Eastside Johnny Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records [112]
JID Forever & A Day Dreamville [113]
JID & Metro Boomin JIDTRO Dreamville, Boominati Worldwide [114]
Jim Jones TBA Hitmaker Music Group [115]
Juelz Santana & DJ Drama We In Motion Def Jam Recordings, Diplomat Records, Generation Now, MNRK Music Group [116]
Juicy J & BeatKing Ratchet P TBA [117]
Ken Carson More Chaos Opium [118]
Key Glock Glockaveli Paper Route Empire [119]
Kid Cudi The Soundtrack of Moon Man Wicked Awesome, Republic [120]
K.O I Think You Spoke Too Soon Sony Music Entertainment Africa, Skhanda Republic [121]
Leikeli47 Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only Acrylic, Hardcover, Thirty Tigers [122]
Lil Baby & Young Thug TBA Glass Window, Wolfpack, Quality Control, Motown, YSL, 300, Atlantic [123]
Lil Nas X TBA Columbia [124]
Lil Wayne Tha Carter VI Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records [125]
Logic Phonkadelic BobbyBoy Records, Three Oh One Productions, BMG [126]
Logic & Juicy J Live and In Color Trippy Music, BobbyBoy Records [127]
Ludacris TBA Disturbing Tha Peace, Def Jam Recordings [128]
Mac Miller & Madlib Maclib Stones Throw, Rostrum [129]
Mach-Hommy & Conductor Williams TBA TBA [130]
Meek Mill Dream Chasers Vol. 1: La Familia Dream Chasers Records, Atlantic Records [131]
Mike Will Made It R3SET Eardrummers Records [132]
Mobb Deep TBA TBA [133]
Nas & DJ Premier TBA Mass Appeal [134]
Nav On My Way 2 Rexdale XO, Republic [135]
Nelly TBA Derrty, Motown Records [136]
N.E.R.D. TBA I Am Other [137]
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 3 Young Money [138]
Offset Kiari Motown Records [139]
Pharoahe Monch External Affairs TBA [140]
Playboi Carti I Am Music AWGE, Interscope Records [141]
Project Pat & Juicy J Them Goats TBA [117]
Pusha T & DJ Drama TBA Heir Wave Music [142]
Rick Ross Champagne Moments Maybach Music Group, Def Jam Recordings [143]
Remy Ma TBA TBA [144]
Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 5 Jewel Runners, BMG [145][needs update]
Russ Chomp 3 Diemon Records [146]
Saba & No I.D. From the Private Collection of Saba & No I.D. ARTium [147]
Saint Jhn & London on da Track TBA Warner, Gødd Complexx, Hitco [148]
Saweetie Pretty Bitch Music Artistry, Warner [149]
ScarLip Scars and Stripes Epic Records [150]
Skepta Knife and Fork Boy Better Know [151]
Slick Rick TBA Def Jam Recordings [152]
Smino She Always Dancing Zero Fatigue, Motown [153]
Snoop Dogg & Dave East TBA Death Row [154]
Styles P & Black Thought TBA D-Block, Def Jam Recordings [155]
Sylvan LaCue Nobody's Coming to Save You LaCue Enterprises [156]
Takeoff TBA Quality Control Music, Motown Records [157][needs update]
Tay-K TBA TBA [158]
The D.O.C. TBA Death Row Records [159]
The Lox TBA D-Block, Ruff Ryders [160]
The Roots TBA TBA [161]
T.I. Kill the King Grand Hustle Records [162]
Kiss the King [162]
Treach TBA Tommy Boy, Arista [163]
Westside Gunn Flygod Is An Awesome God III Griselda Records [164]
Will Smith Dance In Your Darkest Moments Interscope Records, Columbia Records, RCA Records [165]
Wiz Khalifa Wizzlemania Taylor Gang, Asylum Records [166]
Kush & O.J. 2 [167]
Xzibit Kingmaker Greenback Records [168]
Your Old Droog & Madlib TBA Madlib Invazion [169]
Yung Lean Jonatan World Affairs [170]
Yung Miami Yams Quality Control Music, Motown Records [171]

Highest-charting songs

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United States

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[172]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"4x4" Travis Scott TBA 1
"Dum, Dumb, and Dumber" Lil Baby, Young Thug, and Future WHAM 16
"Fat Juicy & Wet" Sexyy Red and Bruno Mars TBA 17
"Tweaker" G3 Gelo — 29

United Kingdom

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Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2025 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart[173]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"GBP" Central Cee and 21 Savage Can't Rush Greatness 6
"CRG" Central Cee and Dave

Highest first-week consumption

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List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of January 2025 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 WHAM Lil Baby 140,000 1 [174]
2 Balloonerism Mac Miller 81,000 3 [175]
3 Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee 37,000 9 [176]

All critically reviewed albums ranked

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Metacritic

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Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Mac Miller Balloonerism 77 9 reviews [177]
2 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness 77 8 reviews [178]
3 Lil Baby WHAM 55 4 reviews [179]

See also

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