The best rap albums of 2025
The top 3 according to 80 votes from people: Earl Sweatshirt – Live Laugh Love · Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out · Playboi Carti – MUSIC. (Updated Aug 19, 2026.)
Clipse's comeback, Tyler's dance turn and the underground: the rap albums critics rated highest in 2025 (Paste, BrooklynVegan, REVOLT).
Top 11
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1
Earl Sweatshirt – Live Laugh Love
One of the most emotionally precise rap albums of the year.
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2
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Pusha T and Malice reunite, with Pharrell on production.
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3
Playboi Carti – MUSIC
30 tracks after a four-year wait.
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Tyler, The Creator – DON'T TAP THE GLASS
A short, danceable album flirting with house and techno.
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5
Saba & No ID – From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D.
Two generations of Chicago rap over soul and jazz samples.
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6
Little Simz – Lotus
The London rapper's sixth album.
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7
Pink Siifu – BLACK!ANTIQUE
From club rap to noise punk in one restless album.
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8
Cardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?
Her long-awaited second album.
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9
Danny Brown – Stardust
The Detroit rapper goes full hyperpop.
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10
billy woods – GOLLIWOG
The New York underground poet goes into horror.
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11
Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – Life Is Beautiful
Laid-back luxury raps over Alchemist beats.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Let God Sort Em Out is the comeback of the decade, Pusha and Malice haven't lost anything.