Gelo, \u2018Tweaker\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/liangelo-ball-gelo-tweaker.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\tGELO, AKA former basketball player LiAngelo Ball, set off 2025 with \u201cTweaker,\u201d which exemplified the power of a good hook \u2014 and a famous bloodline. The song feels like a relic of a late \u201890s, early 2000s sweet spot, with a bouncy beat and a Nellyesque \u201cwhoa\u201d refrain that feels like it, in another timeline, it would\u2019ve received major burn on BET\u2019s Cita\u2019s World<\/em>. Intentional or not, \u201cTweaker\u201d unlocked a new path for paying hip-hop homage. Yes, rappers take classic loops all the time, but the beats in their entirety don\u2019t often sound like a capsule of a bygone era unless they\u2019re honoring the well-explored \u201880s or golden era \u201cboom-bap\u201d archetypes. \u201cTweaker\u201d made us rethink the distinction between \u201cdated\u201d and dope, which is why he rode the momentum into a reported $8 million Def Jam deal.\u00a0\u2014 A.G. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nWale and Bnyx, \u2018Mirrorondabenz\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: youtube\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tTo many rap fans forged in the blog era, Wale\u2019s cultural footprint is as well known as the admitted challenges he confronts on \u201cMirroronnabenz.\u201d With a backdrop where Afrobeat meets hip-hop soul, feeling both characteristic of and evolutionary for the Nigerian-American rapper, \u201cMirroronnabenz\u201d finds Wale and producer BNYX (of the prolific Working on Dying collective) contemplating what the rapper has endured and where he\u2019s going. \u201cThose years of paranoia probably took a toll\/But depression gets old, mirror it ain\u2019t only you,\u201d he raps, accountably. Ahead of his first album in four years, Everything Is a Lot<\/em>, it revealed Wale\u2019s refreshed and reaffirmed state of mind. \u2013 M.C.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nMetro Boomin, \u2018They Wanna Have Fun\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"ATLANTA,](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/metro-boomin-list.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tWhile Atlanta rappers Pluto, YK Niece, Bunna B and Bankroll Ni seemed like the catalyst for the resurgence of the city\u2019s futuristic sound \u2013 exuberant party anthems that sounded like a block party on Mars, most popular between late aughts and early 2010s \u2013 Metro Boomin cooked up a full soundtrack to the comeback with his A Futuristic Summa <\/em>mixtape. With roughly a decade on those young women and a decorated career in southern hip-hop, he pulled out all the stops, especially on \u201cThey Wanna Have Fun,\u201d with era-makers Travis Porter, Young Dro, and Gucci Mane rapping like times hadn\u2019t changed at all. Dro goes especially hard, honoring the posse cut with \u201cI be keepin\u2019 it P, I\u2019ma give her the D, and when Travy through with her, they give her to me.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 M.C.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nVeeze, \u2018L.O.A.T\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/veeze-loat.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: youtube\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tOn \u201cL.O.A.T,\u201d Veeze leans fully into the off-kilter charisma that\u2019s made him one of rap\u2019s most quietly influential voices. Built around a skeletal beat and his unmistakably deadpan delivery, the Detroit rapper\u2019s quasi-self deprecating, and dry humor belies the rap perfectionist beneath the surface. \u201cL.O.A.T\u201d thrives on restraint, with Veeze delivering bars that feel casually quotable, capturing why his approach has become a blueprint for a new wave of rappers who value feel, timing, and personality over flash. \u2014 R.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nLatto, \u2018Somebody\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/latto-somebody-single.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Siggy*\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tIn 2025, Latto not only lured internet-cryptid Playboi Carti out of hiding for\u00a0a guest verse<\/a> but squashed her long-simmering beef with Ice Spice in the most viral manner imaginable: a high-camp, twerk-heavy\u00a0wrestling match<\/a>. But the easygoing single \u201cSomebody\u201d is the crown jewel in the Atlanta rapper\u2019s year. Riding waves of windblown \u201890s synth lines, Latto plays her dream-girl role so cool she earns the sly Aaliyah interpolations on the hook. It\u2019s her best play at the pop-R&B crown yet. <\/em>\u2014C.P.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nCentral Cee, 21 Savage, \u2018GBP\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gbp.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\t\u201cGBP\u201d pairs Central Cee with 21 Savage for a transatlantic flex that plays to both artists\u2019 strengths. Built on a spare, ominous beat, the track leans into icy minimalism and a sonic structure that gives each rapper just enough space to let their cadence breathe. Central Cee sounds especially comfortable, delivering sharp, understated bars with the cool detachment that\u2019s become his signature, while 21 Savage slides in with deadpan menace and surgical timing. The song is as good a cross-continental crossover as we saw in 2025. \u2014 R.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nSaba, \u2018How to Impress God\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/saba-how-to-impress-god.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mark Clennon*\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\t\u201cI had a year full of tour dates, last I checked,\u201d begins Saba. \u201cIt felt like I heard God say, \u2018I\u2019m not impressed.\u2019\u201d The highlight from his Chicago-themed collaboration, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID<\/em>, serves as a reminder to remember that jewels, cars, and millions of streams don\u2019t matter if one can\u2019t support and nurture his community. \u00a0<\/strong>It also confirms his position as an exemplar of a regional tradition for inquisitive lyricists that stretches from Common to Chance the Rapper and Noname. \u2014M.R.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nHunanmankind, \u2018Run It Up\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hanumankind-run-it-up-video.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\tHanumankind\u2019s 2024\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0\u201cBig Dawgs\u201d turned the live-wire Indian rapper into an instant action star, placing him in the center of a swarm of death-defying stunts \u2014 and racking up a few hundred million YouTube views in the process. For \u201cRun It Up,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0he goes even bigger, employing a cast of dozens for a martial-arts brawl. The beat keeps pace, full of Chenda drums growing more manic by the second; the raspy rapper stands square in the middle of the chaos, fighting against the beat and winning. <\/em>\u2014Clayton Purdom<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nRob49, \u2018WTHelly\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wthelly-rob49.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: youtube\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\n\tRob49\u2019s absurdist classic \u201cWTHelly,\u201d in which he affixes all kinds of words to the phrase \u201cwhat the hell,\u201d will remain lodged in the subconscious of millions of people around the world. The perfectly catchy track from the rising New Orleans rapper strikes a balance of humor and song craft to land on something undeniable. Bonus points for giving the lexicon a new phrase\u00a0\u201cWhat the helly?\u201d \u2014 which, oddly enough, has been an excellent go-to response for much of what\u2019s been going on this year. \u2014J.I.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nCardi B, \u2018Imaginary Playerz\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Imaginary-Playerz.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\tIn 1997, Jay-Z used a song called \u201cImaginary Players\u201d to cement his place as the wittiest dude in New York. Nearly 30 years later, Cardi B had no choice but to do it again with this spot-on remake. She\u2019s got hilariously crude punchlines for days (\u201cGloryhole \u2014 bitches don\u2019t know who they fuckin\u2019 with\u201d), but her cruelest cuts are the most matter-of-fact: \u201cMy flop and your flop is not the same\/If you did my numbers, y\u2019all would pop champagne\/If I did your numbers, I would hop out a plane.\u201d Please, Cardi, don\u2019t hurt \u2018em! <\/em>\u2014S.V.L.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nCuzzos, \u2018Moesha\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cuzzos-vid.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\tThank God Kendrick Lamar\u2019s epic Pop Out last summer introduced us to Cuzzos, five-woman rap crew out of Los Angeles that turn the type of quintessential, West Coast bounce Lamar paid homage to all over GNX into a playground of their own making. The best thing about the friend-group turned girl-group is that they don\u2019t take themselves too seriously, with \u201cMoesha\u201d being a prime example. Likening themselves to the teen sitcom character Brandy played in the 1990s \u2013 a girl who kept a cute guy on her side \u2013 the hook hilariously goes: \u201cCall me miss niggas.\u201d The girls all have a sense of humor about them, but South Central native Teaawhy especially slides when she raps \u201cNiggas still ain\u2019t seen the cat but got me tatted on his chest \/ All my niggas rep my name, it\u2019s a gang, bang the set.\u201d \u00a0 \u2013 M.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nSkrilla, Lil Yachty \u2018Rich Sinners\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"Screenshot\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skrilla-lil-yachty.jpg?w=300\")
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\n\n\tOn \u201cRich Sinners,\u201d Lil Yachty and \u201c6-7\u201d architect Skrilla meet over a moody, minimalist beat that favors atmosphere over punchlines, Yachty slides into his most restrained mode, letting weary reflections on money, faith, and temptation do the heavy lifting. Skrilla complements him with a sharper edge, grounding the track in street-level detail and moral ambiguity. Together, they frame wealth less as a victory lap than a spiritual dilemma, wrestling with guilt, ambition, and survival in the same breath. It\u2019s a somber, grown-up collaboration that lingers with repeat listens. \u2014 R.S. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nMobb Deep, Nas, \u2018Pour The Henny\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mobb-Deep-exclusive.jpg?w=300\")
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Danny Hastings*\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/p>\n
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\t<\/p>\n
\n\tGELO, AKA former basketball player LiAngelo Ball, set off 2025 with \u201cTweaker,\u201d which exemplified the power of a good hook \u2014 and a famous bloodline. The song feels like a relic of a late \u201890s, early 2000s sweet spot, with a bouncy beat and a Nellyesque \u201cwhoa\u201d refrain that feels like it, in another timeline, it would\u2019ve received major burn on BET\u2019s Cita\u2019s World<\/em>. Intentional or not, \u201cTweaker\u201d unlocked a new path for paying hip-hop homage. Yes, rappers take classic loops all the time, but the beats in their entirety don\u2019t often sound like a capsule of a bygone era unless they\u2019re honoring the well-explored \u201880s or golden era \u201cboom-bap\u201d archetypes. \u201cTweaker\u201d made us rethink the distinction between \u201cdated\u201d and dope, which is why he rode the momentum into a reported $8 million Def Jam deal.\u00a0\u2014 A.G. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tTo many rap fans forged in the blog era, Wale\u2019s cultural footprint is as well known as the admitted challenges he confronts on \u201cMirroronnabenz.\u201d With a backdrop where Afrobeat meets hip-hop soul, feeling both characteristic of and evolutionary for the Nigerian-American rapper, \u201cMirroronnabenz\u201d finds Wale and producer BNYX (of the prolific Working on Dying collective) contemplating what the rapper has endured and where he\u2019s going. \u201cThose years of paranoia probably took a toll\/But depression gets old, mirror it ain\u2019t only you,\u201d he raps, accountably. Ahead of his first album in four years, Everything Is a Lot<\/em>, it revealed Wale\u2019s refreshed and reaffirmed state of mind. \u2013 M.C.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tWhile Atlanta rappers Pluto, YK Niece, Bunna B and Bankroll Ni seemed like the catalyst for the resurgence of the city\u2019s futuristic sound \u2013 exuberant party anthems that sounded like a block party on Mars, most popular between late aughts and early 2010s \u2013 Metro Boomin cooked up a full soundtrack to the comeback with his A Futuristic Summa <\/em>mixtape. With roughly a decade on those young women and a decorated career in southern hip-hop, he pulled out all the stops, especially on \u201cThey Wanna Have Fun,\u201d with era-makers Travis Porter, Young Dro, and Gucci Mane rapping like times hadn\u2019t changed at all. Dro goes especially hard, honoring the posse cut with \u201cI be keepin\u2019 it P, I\u2019ma give her the D, and when Travy through with her, they give her to me.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 M.C.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tOn \u201cL.O.A.T,\u201d Veeze leans fully into the off-kilter charisma that\u2019s made him one of rap\u2019s most quietly influential voices. Built around a skeletal beat and his unmistakably deadpan delivery, the Detroit rapper\u2019s quasi-self deprecating, and dry humor belies the rap perfectionist beneath the surface. \u201cL.O.A.T\u201d thrives on restraint, with Veeze delivering bars that feel casually quotable, capturing why his approach has become a blueprint for a new wave of rappers who value feel, timing, and personality over flash. \u2014 R.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tIn 2025, Latto not only lured internet-cryptid Playboi Carti out of hiding for\u00a0a guest verse<\/a> but squashed her long-simmering beef with Ice Spice in the most viral manner imaginable: a high-camp, twerk-heavy\u00a0wrestling match<\/a>. But the easygoing single \u201cSomebody\u201d is the crown jewel in the Atlanta rapper\u2019s year. Riding waves of windblown \u201890s synth lines, Latto plays her dream-girl role so cool she earns the sly Aaliyah interpolations on the hook. It\u2019s her best play at the pop-R&B crown yet. <\/em>\u2014C.P.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cGBP\u201d pairs Central Cee with 21 Savage for a transatlantic flex that plays to both artists\u2019 strengths. Built on a spare, ominous beat, the track leans into icy minimalism and a sonic structure that gives each rapper just enough space to let their cadence breathe. Central Cee sounds especially comfortable, delivering sharp, understated bars with the cool detachment that\u2019s become his signature, while 21 Savage slides in with deadpan menace and surgical timing. The song is as good a cross-continental crossover as we saw in 2025. \u2014 R.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI had a year full of tour dates, last I checked,\u201d begins Saba. \u201cIt felt like I heard God say, \u2018I\u2019m not impressed.\u2019\u201d The highlight from his Chicago-themed collaboration, From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID<\/em>, serves as a reminder to remember that jewels, cars, and millions of streams don\u2019t matter if one can\u2019t support and nurture his community. \u00a0<\/strong>It also confirms his position as an exemplar of a regional tradition for inquisitive lyricists that stretches from Common to Chance the Rapper and Noname. \u2014M.R.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tHanumankind\u2019s 2024\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0\u201cBig Dawgs\u201d turned the live-wire Indian rapper into an instant action star, placing him in the center of a swarm of death-defying stunts \u2014 and racking up a few hundred million YouTube views in the process. For \u201cRun It Up,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0he goes even bigger, employing a cast of dozens for a martial-arts brawl. The beat keeps pace, full of Chenda drums growing more manic by the second; the raspy rapper stands square in the middle of the chaos, fighting against the beat and winning. <\/em>\u2014Clayton Purdom<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tRob49\u2019s absurdist classic \u201cWTHelly,\u201d in which he affixes all kinds of words to the phrase \u201cwhat the hell,\u201d will remain lodged in the subconscious of millions of people around the world. The perfectly catchy track from the rising New Orleans rapper strikes a balance of humor and song craft to land on something undeniable. Bonus points for giving the lexicon a new phrase\u00a0\u201cWhat the helly?\u201d \u2014 which, oddly enough, has been an excellent go-to response for much of what\u2019s been going on this year. \u2014J.I.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tIn 1997, Jay-Z used a song called \u201cImaginary Players\u201d to cement his place as the wittiest dude in New York. Nearly 30 years later, Cardi B had no choice but to do it again with this spot-on remake. She\u2019s got hilariously crude punchlines for days (\u201cGloryhole \u2014 bitches don\u2019t know who they fuckin\u2019 with\u201d), but her cruelest cuts are the most matter-of-fact: \u201cMy flop and your flop is not the same\/If you did my numbers, y\u2019all would pop champagne\/If I did your numbers, I would hop out a plane.\u201d Please, Cardi, don\u2019t hurt \u2018em! <\/em>\u2014S.V.L.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tThank God Kendrick Lamar\u2019s epic Pop Out last summer introduced us to Cuzzos, five-woman rap crew out of Los Angeles that turn the type of quintessential, West Coast bounce Lamar paid homage to all over GNX into a playground of their own making. The best thing about the friend-group turned girl-group is that they don\u2019t take themselves too seriously, with \u201cMoesha\u201d being a prime example. Likening themselves to the teen sitcom character Brandy played in the 1990s \u2013 a girl who kept a cute guy on her side \u2013 the hook hilariously goes: \u201cCall me miss niggas.\u201d The girls all have a sense of humor about them, but South Central native Teaawhy especially slides when she raps \u201cNiggas still ain\u2019t seen the cat but got me tatted on his chest \/ All my niggas rep my name, it\u2019s a gang, bang the set.\u201d \u00a0 \u2013 M.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\n \n\tOn \u201cRich Sinners,\u201d Lil Yachty and \u201c6-7\u201d architect Skrilla meet over a moody, minimalist beat that favors atmosphere over punchlines, Yachty slides into his most restrained mode, letting weary reflections on money, faith, and temptation do the heavy lifting. Skrilla complements him with a sharper edge, grounding the track in street-level detail and moral ambiguity. Together, they frame wealth less as a victory lap than a spiritual dilemma, wrestling with guilt, ambition, and survival in the same breath. It\u2019s a somber, grown-up collaboration that lingers with repeat listens. \u2014 R.S. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \t<\/p>\nWale and Bnyx, \u2018Mirrorondabenz\u2019<\/h2>\n
Metro Boomin, \u2018They Wanna Have Fun\u2019<\/h2>\n
Veeze, \u2018L.O.A.T\u2019<\/h2>\n
Latto, \u2018Somebody\u2019<\/h2>\n
Central Cee, 21 Savage, \u2018GBP\u2019<\/h2>\n
Saba, \u2018How to Impress God\u2019<\/h2>\n
Hunanmankind, \u2018Run It Up\u2019<\/h2>\n
Rob49, \u2018WTHelly\u2019<\/h2>\n
Cardi B, \u2018Imaginary Playerz\u2019<\/h2>\n
Cuzzos, \u2018Moesha\u2019<\/h2>\n
Skrilla, Lil Yachty \u2018Rich Sinners\u2019<\/h2>\n
Mobb Deep, Nas, \u2018Pour The Henny\u2019<\/h2>\n
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