Top 25 Rap Albums of 2025 - Don’t Quote Me (Ep. 78)

In this episode, the pod sits down to break down the definitive list of the Top 25 Rap Albums of 2025. We talk everything from the return of legendary New York icons and high-stakes sequels to the independent grinders and Southern heavyweights who owned the year. Our producer Wolf steps from behind the camera to join the pod, bringing a fresh perspective as we debate which projects actually had the most impact on the culture and tell some legendary stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Timestamps:   0:00 Intro 3:38 DQM Awards Announcement 4:20 YFN Lucci - Already Legend 5:23 Vinnie Paz - God Sent Vengeance 8:04 Mobb Deep - Infinite 10:30 Black Milk - Food From the Gods 12:24 Monaleo - Who Did the Body 16:48 NBA YoungBoy - MASA 18:19 Errol Holden - Mulberry Silk Road 22:21 $ome $exy $ongs 4 U - PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake 24:46 A Futuristic Summa - Metro Boomin 27:07 The Game - Every Movie Needs a Trailer 29:01 Deante' Hitchcock - Good Things Take Time 30:17 Eli Goes Kanye! (Vzn Szn) 32:44 Wale - everything is a lot. 37:49 Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2 40:31 Key Glock - Glockaveli 43:19 Starlito and Don Trip - Step Brothers 4 Life 48:08 Conway the Machine - You Can't Kill God With Bullets 53:34 JID - God Does Like Ugly 58:52 Raekwon - The Emperor's New Clothes 1:03:56 Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo 2 1:08:09 Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp 1:15:50 Honorable Mentions 1:23:18 Outro