We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

As 2025 is almost over, the inevitable drops of year-end album lists and the arguments they spark online are upon us. Hip-Hop Wired is joining the fray, and we’ve compiled our top Hip-Hop releases of ...

2025 proved Hip-Hop is alive, but the future requires more. 2025 was a great year for Hip-Hop. One of the best in a long time, honestly. The culture showed itself in a way that felt expansive, ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

Whether guiding whole albums or elevating rap’s elites, The Alchemist’s fingerprints were all over Hip-Hop’s most respected music in 2025. The Alchemist stood tall in 2025. He was at the center of Hip ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...