Music Tracking 2025

These are 2025 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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New Releases

  • 2hollis: Star (Interscope) [04-04] - experimental hip-hop [**]
  • Abbatia: Phantasma! In the Ends of the Loom () [03-21] - hip-hop
  • Action Figures of Speech: Action Figures of Speech () [02-15] - hip-hop
  • Anitek & Tabinstereo: Indigo Immaculate () [01-22] - hip-hop
  • Backxwash: Only Dust Remains (Ugly Hag) [03-28] - hip-hop [***]
  • The Bad Seed/Murda Megz: From Us With Love () [02-06] - hip-hop
  • MC Paul Barman: Tectonic Texts (Househusband) [03-25] - hip-hop [***]
  • Big Cheeko: Coulrophobia () [01-17] - hip-hop
  • Black Milk & Fat Ray: Food From the Gods (Computer Ugly/Fat Beats) [02-13] - hip-hop [**]
  • Blockhead: It's Only a Midlife Crisis if Your Life Is Mid (Future Archive) [02-21] - hip-hop [**]
  • Boldy James: Token of Appreciation () [02-27] - hip-hop
  • Brother Ali: Satisfied Soul (Mello Music Group) [02-14] - hip-hop [A-]
  • Buck 65: Keep Moving (Handsmade) [04-28] - hip-hop [A-]
  • Ken Carson: More Chaos (Opium/Interscope) [04-11] - hip-hop
  • Isaac Castor & Foul Mouth: The Rabbit Hole 3: Smoking Caterpillar () [02-23] - hip-hop
  • Central Cee: Can't Rush Greatness (CC4l/Columbia) [01-24] - UK hip-hop
  • Ciel: Spice (Nomad) [04-11] - UK hip-hop
  • JD Cliffe: Misfit. (APLCO -EP) [04-16] - UK hip-hop
  • Clipping.: Dead Channel Sky (Sub Pop) [03-14] - hip-hop [A-]
  • Confucius MC & Bastien Keb: Songs for Lost Travellers (Native Rebel) [02-07] - hip-hop
  • Miles Cooke: Ceci N'est Pas Un Portrait () [01-10] - hip-hop
  • Curren$y & Harry Fraud: Never Catch Us () [03-14] - hip-hop
  • Da Inphamus Amadeuz/The Punchline Academy: The Punchline Playbook: Lesson 1 () [02-07] - hip-hop
  • Dear Derrick Featuring Kool Keith: Galaxy Thot () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • DirtyDiggs: Gold Chain Music () [02-26] - hip-hop
  • Distrik22: Brooklyn Queens Expressway () [01-20] - hip-hop
  • Doodlebug & 80 Empire: A Galactic Love Supreme (Gladiator) [03-07] - hip-hop [B]
  • Doseone/Steel Tipped Dove: All Portrait, No Chorus (Backwoodz Studioz) [01-10] - hip-hop [**]
  • Dave East & Ransom: The Final Call () [02-21] - hip-hop
  • EST Gee: I Ain't Feeling You (Interscope) [01-31] - hip-hop
  • Farma G: How to Kill a Butterfly () [01-31] - hip-hop
  • FastLife, Madhattan & Spanish Ran: Bergin Hunt & Fish () [02-10] - hip-hop
  • Fines Double: Espejismo () [01-28] - hip-hop
  • G-Clef Da Mad Komposa & Jus-P: Xavier & Logan () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • John Glacier: Like a Ribbon (Young) [02-14] - UK hip-hop [*]
  • Grand Official: Supreme () [02-02] - hip-hop
  • Ghais Guevara: Goyard Ibn Said (Fat Possum) [01-24] - hip-hop [***]
  • Goya Gumbani: Warlord of the Weejuns () [03-21] - hip-hop
  • Handsome Gentlemen: Filmed by Quentin Tarantino () [02-01] - hip-hop
  • Omari Hardwick: BuffalOes & Butterflies () [02-03] - hip-hop
  • Benny Holiday: Holiday Land () [01-17] - hip-hop
  • ILL Tone Beats: The Outcome () [03-07] - hip-hop
  • Jeshi: Airbag Woke Me Up (Because Music) [01-24] - UK hip-hop
  • Josiah the Gift & Machacha: The Happening () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist: Life Is Beautiful (The Freeminded/ALC/Empire) [02-07] - hip-hop [**]
  • Eddie Kaine & Machacha: Crown Me Kaine () [02-03] - hip-hop
  • Eddie Kaine & Rim: Welcome to Stuyville () [01-08] - hip-hop
  • Kool Keith & Dane Uno: The Yoohoo Bros. () [03-07] - hip-hop
  • Krept & Konan: Young Kingz II (Play Dirty) [02-07] - UK hip-hop
  • KRS-One: Temple of Hip Hop Global Awareness () [03-21] - hip-hop
  • Henny L.O. & Ewonee: The Coldest Season Ever () [03-21] - hip-hop
  • Lil Baby: Wham (Quality Control/Motown) [01-03] - hip-hop
  • M.W.P.: Temple of Roses () [01-09] - hip-hop
  • Maze Overlay & Slang Hugh: Word () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • MC Homeless: Stay Slick () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • Drayco McCoy: World Domination (self-released) [02-25] - hip-hop
  • Otis Mensah & the Intern: Before the Noise My Cousin () [03-14] - hip-hop
  • MIKE: Showbiz! (10k) [01-31] - hip-hop [**]
  • MindsOne: Stages () [02-07] - hip-hop
  • Murderers' Row & Snowgoons: Murderers' Row () [01-24] - hip-hop
  • Napoleon Da Legend & Giallo Point: F.L.A.W. (Legendary) [02-14] - hip-hop [***]
  • Nerves Baddington: Driving Off Cliffs () [02-28] - hip-hop
  • OC From NC: Project 25 () [01-01] - hip-hop
  • OsamaSon: Jump Out (Motion Music/Atlantic) [01-24] - hip-hop
  • Nino Paid: Love Me as I Am (Signal/Columbia) [02-04] - hip-hop
  • Phill Most Chill/Djar One: Deal With It () [02-07] - hip-hop
  • Pink Siifu: Black'!Antique (Dynamite Hill) [01-27] - hip-hop
  • Playboi Carti: [I Am] Music (AWGE/Interscope) [03-14] - hip-hop
  • PremRock: Did You Enjoy Your Time Here . . . ? (Backwoodz Studioz) [03-21] - hip-hop [***]
  • Queen Herawin: Awaken the Sleeping Giant () [02-28] - hip-hop
  • Recognize Ali & Stu Bangas: Guerilla Dynasty 3 () [03-14] - hip-hop
  • Redline the Ace: Origin Story () [01-13] - hip-hop
  • Rizzle Kicks: Competition Is for Losers (BMG) [02-14] - UK hip-hop
  • Saba & No I.D.: From the Private Collection of Saba and No I.D. (From the Private Collection) [03-18] - hip-hop [A-]
  • Skaiwater: #mia (GoodTalk/Capitol -EP) [02-14] - hip-hop [*]
  • Slik Jack/Vincent Pryce: Everyone's Gotta Pryce () [01-22] - hip-hop
  • Smif-N-Wessun: Infinity () [02-21] - hip-hop
  • Will Smith: Based on a True Story (Three Six Zero/NEON16/Slang Music) [03-28] - pop rap
  • Tetsuo: Gossamer () [01-19] - hip-hop
  • ERR: stream no grade: Transcendence: Music of Pat Metheny
  • Vega7 the Ronin/Machacha: The Ghost Orchid () [03-21] - hip-hop
  • WateRR & Machacha: Almighty II () [03-14] - hip-hop
  • Westside Gunn: 12 () [02-14] - hip-hop
  • Billy Woods: Golliwog (Backwoodz Studioz) [05-09] - hip-hop
  • Landon Wordswell & Es-K: Remember to Breathe () [02-21] - hip-hop
  • The Young Mothers: Better If You Let It (Sonic Transmissions) [02-21] - jazz-hop [**]
  • YT: Oi! (G2G) [03-28] - UK hip-hop
  • ZelooperZ & Real Bad Man: Dear Psilocybin () [02-07] - hip-hop

Reissues, Etc.

  • Homeboy Sandman: Rich 2.5 (self-released) [01-24] - hip-hop [***]
  • Homeboy Sandman & Illingsworth: Dancing Tree (self-released -EP) [02-28] - hip-hop [***]
  • Homeboy Sandman & Yeyts.: Corn Hole Legend (self-released -EP) [04-04] - hip-hop [*]
  • JPEGMafia: I Lay Down My Life for You (Director's Cut) (self-released) [02-25] - hip-hop
  • Mac Miller: Balloonerism (REMember Music/Warner) [01-17] - hip-hop [***]
  • Serengeti: Mixtape 2 (self-released) [03-07] - hip-hop [*]
  • Spectacular Diagnostics: Raw Game [Ten Year Edition] (2015, Vinyl Digital) [02-00] - hip-hop [***]

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 68
  • Priority 2: 1
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 25
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 94