LARRY JUNE AND CARDO WINGS RELEASE SECOND JOINT PROJECT “UNTIL NIGHT COMES” FEATURING E-40, DON TOLIVER, WIZ KHALIFA, MORE

Never change a winning formula. Larry June’s year has been one to remember, from working with The Alchemist, to dropping Until Night Comes with business partner and longtime friend Cargo Got Wings

EARL SWEATSHIRT’S VERY FIRST PROJECT IN 2 YEARS: LIVE LAUGH LOVE

PUSHA T AND MALICE COME TOGETHER FOR FIRST CLIPSE PROJECT IN 16 YEARS, A SUCCESS AND CONTENDER FOR BEST ALBUM OF 2025

Look nowhere else for rap album of the year contender, as Clipse embark you on a journey, alongside the industry’s finest emcees: Kendrick Lamar, Nas and Stove God Cooks

THE 10 DEFININING PROJECTS OF 2025

What a year 2025 has been for Hip-Hop. From a first half giving us a range of different sounds like Lefty Gunplay, Larry June, Curren$y, Rome Streetz and Westside Gunn to hearing Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Tyler The Creator, and more than enough body of work available to please both Boldy James and Nicholas Craven’s fans, it’s been one hell of a year.

Alfredo 2
Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist - Alfredo 2
Lotus
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
Life Is Beautiful
Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist – Life Is Beautiful
I Am Music
Metro Boomin - A Futuristic Summa
Token of Appreciation
Boldy James, Nicholas Craven - Late To My Own Funeral
From The Private Collection of Saba and No ID
Lefty Gunplay & JasonMartin - Can't Get Right
Never Catch Us
Rome Streetz, Conductor Williams - Trainspotting
12
Ransom, Dave East - The Final Call
The Final Call
Westside Gunn - 12
Trainspotting
Curren$y, Harry Fraud - Never Catch Us

And that’s not even including the return of the legendary Clipse, Metro Boomin releasing a tape dedicated to the city of Atlanta, Benny the Butcher releasing consistent music to add to his discography. Oh, and speaking of Atlanta, JID may have just dropped one of the best projects of the year.

Did we mention Nas was still dropping a tape with DJ Premier this week? No. You’re welcome.

These are our ten defining projects of 2025, as curated by HHS

RAEKWON RELEASES 8TH STUDIO ALBUM EMPORER’S NEW CLOTHES, FEATURING WESTSIDE GUNN, NAS AND MORE

GOD DOES LIKE UGLY”, JID’S FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM, FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CASTING , AMONGST THIS YEAR’S BEST

Tyler the Creator is slowly but surely building one of the strongest music catalogs in Hip-Hop, from Wolf, Cherry Bomb, to Flower Boy and IGOR, the Californian has never shied away from making music that speaks to him depending on his mood

OREGON’S FINEST UNITED: MILC AND WYNNE DROP THE SMOOTHEST TRACK OF THE YEAR

Portland standouts MILC and Wynne showcase elite lyricism and effortless chemistry on a laid-back, soulful collaboration that puts Oregon hip-hop on the map.