The Most Anticipated Rap Albums Of 2025
Written by Dj Rage on September 2, 2020
2024 will go down as one of the most defining years in Hip Hop history.
Kendrick Lamar went to war with Drake (and briefly J. Cole). Kanye West, The Weeknd, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and A$AP Rocky also chose violence against the 6 God. And 50 Cent continued to be the internet’s biggest menace (just ask Diddy).
Beef disrupted Hip Hop in a way not seen since Nas declared the genre “dead” in 2006 or Kendrick’s “Control” verse shook up the game in 2013. The fallout led to a chart-topping diss track featuring accusations of pedophilia, a polarizing apology live on stage, and even more unprecedented legal filings that have the potential to topple the music industry as we know it.
Oh, and there was some good music released too
Some of Hip Hop’s biggest names dropped albums in 2024 — from Eminem, Kendrick, Future (three times) and Kanye West (twice) to Tyler, The Creator, 21 Savage, J. Cole and Megan Thee Stallion. GloRilla, ScHoolboy Q, Doechii, Vince Staples, Common, Rapsody, LL Cool J and more also blessed listeners with solid projects.
But such is the nature of the beast, eyes are already on what’s next. As an especially eventful year winds down, HipHopDX looks ahead to see which albums fans can look forward to and how Hip Hop might shape up in 2025. New stars will be crowned, legends will return and the storylines that dominated 2024 will no doubt continue to unfold
