The 40 Best Rap Songs of 2025

Here are Pitchfork’s 40 best rap songs of 2025. Check out all of Pitchfork’s 2025 wrap-up coverage here. When Wham ( Lil Baby ...
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New music Friday: 21 Savage, Nas & DJ Premier, Latto, and Ella Langley's viral mashup

This week's New Music Friday features 21 Savage's anticipated album, a Nas & DJ Premier collab, Latto's rising presence, and ...
Uproxx

Sound Sipping: Pairing The Best New Rap Songs & The Best New Whiskey

Good music and a good drink often go hand in hand, but do we ever really stop to appreciate the pairing? We do now, because 2025 has been a banner year for rap music, but it’s also quietly been an ...

The 32 Best Rap Albums of 2025

Technically, Up My Standards is a mixtape, but it sounds more like one long radio freestyle. The only moments where Philly’s ...

The year women ran Atlanta rap’s scene — and made it fun again

Whim Whamiee,” performed by budding Atlanta rappers Pluto and YK Niece was released in February. The song’s undeniable ...
The New York Times

8 Early Rap Songs From a New York City in Turmoil

Inspired by a new book tracing four pivotal years in the city’s history, hear a playlist of songs from the dawn of hip-hop that were swirling at the time. By Jonathan Mahler This is Jonathan Mahler. I ...
Rolling Out

Billboard’s top 40 loses all rap songs for first time

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...
The FADER

The best rap songs of November 2025

The FADER rounded up the best rap songs of November 2025 with selections from Ice Spice, Fly Anakin, RRoxket, Chow Lee, MexicoDro, and more.