Nov 20, 2025also dababy being mainstream in the year 2025
Nov 20, 2025·1 replyhows taylor still #1 who the f*** is listening to that s*** bruh
Nov 20, 2025
Lets get itnumbers cooked no one cares lil bro
nice kbot dancing gif
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
Mainstream Rap Albums Released in 2025:
Lil Baby - WHAM
Mac Miller - Balloonerism
Central Cee - Can't Rush Greatness
Tory Lanez - Peterson
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - More Leaks
Playboi Carti - Music
Lil Durk - Deep Thoughts
Nav - OMW2 Rexdale
Will Smith - Based on a True Story
Ken Carson - More Chaos
Wiz Khalifa - Kush + Orange Juice 2
DaBaby - Please Say DaBaby, Vol. 1
Key Glock - Glockaveli
Snoop Dogg - Iz It a Crime?
Rico Nasty - Lethal
G-Eazy - Helium
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter VI
Little Simz - Lotus
EST Gee - My World
Lil Tecca - Dopamine
Vic Mensa - Sundiata
Russ - W!ld
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
JackBoys & Travis Scott - JackBoys 2
Joyner Lucas - ADHD 2
Tyler, the Creator - Don't Tap the Glass
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - MASA
Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz - A Futuristic Summa
Saweetie - Hella Pressure
$uicide Boy$ - Thy Kingdom Come
Yeat - Dangerous Summer
Gunna - The Last Wun
JID - God Does Like Ugly
Chance the Rapper - Star Line
BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're Happy
Earl Sweatshirt - Live Laugh Love
Offset - Kiari
Joey Bada$$ - Lonely at the Top
Cardi B - Am I the Drama?
Young Thug - UY Scuti
BIA - Bianca
Dave East - Karma 4
Gucci Mane - Episodes
Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp
Kodak Black - Just Getting Started
G Herbo - Lil Herb
Wale - Everything Is a LotThese aren't even close to being all the notable mainstream albums we've gotten this year. These are just some of them. Saying "barely any mainstream rappers have even dropped albums this year" is being delusional.
Mainstream rapper BIA
You really just googled mainstream rap albums 2025 and copy and pasted
Nov 20, 2025Divine may as well have added Slick Rick & De La Soul because they dropped albums this year too
But she probably isn’t even aware that they did
- Nov 20, 2025
Nigga said WILL SMITH dog
Legend but bro be serious
- Nov 20, 2025·editedFree YoungBoy
Mainstream rapper BIA
You really just googled mainstream rap albums 2025 and copy and pasted
You think "mainstream rappers" = only rappers who are massively successful and can debut an album with 100k+ units?
- Nov 20, 2025·1 reply
Bobby_96Drake was likely betting on a positive outcome from the lawsuit to be factored into the rollout.
But losing the case threw things off and didn't result in the comeback story he was expecting.
So, now he's regrouping and trying to test the waters to see how he can spin Iceman into a comeback album post beef.
You just made up an entire scenario on your head that has zero basis in reality lmao.
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replyFree YoungBoy
You can’t be serious with this list. If anything this just proves our point. Lol
You really do seem to think that an artist is only mainstream if they're massively successful and if you really do think that then you're even more stupid than I imagined.
Nov 20, 2025·2 repliesThose names definitely count in the “mainstream rap is not connecting with the public” convo, even if a lot of those names don’t have crossover level works. By virtue of being in a mainstream access bracket of the industry, having mainstream connects, and being relatively the highest charting rappers of the year, they count. Bia is nowhere near a household name but she just got in a beef with Cardi B, has a J Cole feature…yeah she has a mainstream platform. All those artists have the platform to hypothetically make mainstream albums that the general public can connect with in a crossover way, it’s not like they’re ktt artists or local musicians
- Nov 20, 2025BRAVE
Those names definitely count in the “mainstream rap is not connecting with the public” convo, even if a lot of those names don’t have crossover level works. By virtue of being in a mainstream access bracket of the industry, having mainstream connects, and being relatively the highest charting rappers of the year, they count. Bia is nowhere near a household name but she just got in a beef with Cardi B, has a J Cole feature…yeah she has a mainstream platform. All those artists have the platform to hypothetically make mainstream albums that the general public can connect with in a crossover way, it’s not like they’re ktt artists or local musicians
Exactly. Most of the names on that list aren't households names (which is a different level of success) but they're 100% mainstream acts. They have the exposure and access, even if it hasn't necessarily translated to widespread commercial success yet. Most of them have scored multiple hits on radio/the charts (even if they weren't smash hits), have toured nationwide at the very least (even if not playing massive venues) and have considerable followings online and in real life.
Imagine thinking that being mainstream only counts if you have Drake's level of commercial success. If that's the case then there's less than 5 mainstream rappers active right now and that simply isn't true.
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
You just made up an entire scenario on your head that has zero basis in reality lmao.
So, why did you think he paused the rollout out of the blue?
- Nov 20, 2025BRAVE
Those names definitely count in the “mainstream rap is not connecting with the public” convo, even if a lot of those names don’t have crossover level works. By virtue of being in a mainstream access bracket of the industry, having mainstream connects, and being relatively the highest charting rappers of the year, they count. Bia is nowhere near a household name but she just got in a beef with Cardi B, has a J Cole feature…yeah she has a mainstream platform. All those artists have the platform to hypothetically make mainstream albums that the general public can connect with in a crossover way, it’s not like they’re ktt artists or local musicians
The convo wasn’t “mainstream rap isn’t connecting with the public”
The convo was that no big rappers dropped this year.
When we say that we’re talking niggas like future, Kendrick, Cole, Travis, Uzi, Rod Wave, etc. so I’d say 70% of the rappers she listed are very out of place on this list.
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
You really do seem to think that an artist is only mainstream if they're massively successful and if you really do think that then you're even more stupid than I imagined.
I said no big name rappers dropped in 2025 and you gave me a list with BIA and Saweetie on it.
- Nov 20, 2025·edited·1 replyBobby_96
So, why did you think he paused the rollout out of the blue?
I don't know. We still have zero idea what the album will sound like or what its overarching theme will be. Many people (including fans) have taken the title "Iceman" and ran with it like it will be some sort of revenge album and we don't know that to be true at all.
I imagine he started writing/recording for Iceman before the lawsuit was even filed so I doubt he hinged the entire narrative of the album on the possibility of him winning the lawsuit.
Will he likely address the beef and everything that happened around that? Very likely. But this is Drake we're talking about. There'll also be tons of songs about love and other things going on in his life.
- Nov 20, 2025·2 repliesFree YoungBoy
I said no big name rappers dropped in 2025 and you gave me a list with BIA and Saweetie on it.
You mocked the idea of BIA being a mainstream rapper and that was a silly thing to do because she is indeed mainstream and many of the names on that list are big name rappers. You seem to be missing the point with the whole "mainstream rap is dead" narrative. It's not that we don't have any big name rappers or that big name rappers haven't dropped this year — it's that the big names are dropping but their music is flopping/massively underperforming/not sticking. I didn't even listen Doja Cat because she dropped a pop album this year but she's a big name rapper that's selling out arenas but dropped an album that flopped. Lil Wayne dropped and flopped. Tyler, the Creator dropped and flopped. Cardi B dropped and while her album didn't flop, it has failed to produce any hits (so far). Travis Scott dropped and even though it was technically a JackBoys album, that s*** also flopped.
It's like you think the only "big name" rappers are Drake and Kendrick or something lmao. We have many established mainstream rappers who have dropped this year and didn't see their albums do s***. That's just the state of the things right now.
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
You mocked the idea of BIA being a mainstream rapper and that was a silly thing to do because she is indeed mainstream and many of the names on that list are big name rappers. You seem to be missing the point with the whole "mainstream rap is dead" narrative. It's not that we don't have any big name rappers or that big name rappers haven't dropped this year — it's that the big names are dropping but their music is flopping/massively underperforming/not sticking. I didn't even listen Doja Cat because she dropped a pop album this year but she's a big name rapper that's selling out arenas but dropped an album that flopped. Lil Wayne dropped and flopped. Tyler, the Creator dropped and flopped. Cardi B dropped and while her album didn't flop, it has failed to produce any hits (so far). Travis Scott dropped and even though it was technically a JackBoys album, that s*** also flopped.
It's like you think the only "big name" rappers are Drake and Kendrick or something lmao. We have many established mainstream rappers who have dropped this year and didn't see their albums do s***. That's just the state of the things right now.
BIA is not mainstream her album sold 2,800. Any other context this would be laughable but because it’s a thinly veiled Drake defense you’re trying to act like she’s some big mainstream rapper.
The only true top dog names in rap that dropped this year are
Carti
Lil baby
Gunna
Wayne - legacy act
Tyler
Cardi bOnly true flop on here was Tyler and arguably Wayne. Thug if you wanna count him.
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
I don't know. We still have zero idea what the album will sound like or what its overarching theme will be. Many people (including fans) have taken the title "Iceman" and ran with it like it will be some sort of revenge album and we don't know that to be true at all.
I imagine he started writing/recording for Iceman before the lawsuit was even filed so I doubt he hinged the entire narrative of the album on the possibility of him winning the lawsuit.
Will he likely address the beef and everything that happened around that? Very likely. But this is Drake we're talking about. There'll also be tons of songs about love and other things going on in his life.
Sometimes I forget that Drake is almost Carti/Kanye levels of making his rollouts unpredictable and sloppy.
I should've taken that into consideration. Word to "Views From The 6."
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replyFree YoungBoy
BIA is not mainstream her album sold 2,800. Any other context this would be laughable but because it’s a thinly veiled Drake defense you’re trying to act like she’s some big mainstream rapper.
The only true top dog names in rap that dropped this year are
Carti
Lil baby
Gunna
Wayne - legacy act
Tyler
Cardi bOnly true flop on here was Tyler and arguably Wayne. Thug if you wanna count him.
This has nothing to do with Drake so I don't know why you're bringing him up. You clearly don't understand the full context of the word "mainstream" because it doesn't just mean "big act."
Also, I never said BIA was a big artist so I don't know where you're getting that from. She is, however mainstream. She doesn't have to have an album debut with 100k units to be considered mainstream. She has the exposure on radio, she has multiple hits to her name, she's on a major label getting a sizeable push and she's worked with a handful of other mainstream acts.
Tyler, the Creator, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne and Young Thug all flopped with their latest albums. There's nothing debatable about it, so I don't know what you're trying to suggest there.
However you wanna slice it, mainstream rap is in the gutter and all the big mainstream rappers you think can magically drop albums and save it can't do it. I didn't need Billboard pointing out there being zero rap songs in the top 40 to know that s*** was bleak. This is something I've been pointing out since at least 2022 — how rap didn't have any new legit superstars that could keep the genre afloat and how stupid it was to keep relying on rappers who have already done their part and are on their way out of the game, as well as reports of records labels divesting from rap and focusing their funds and support on other genres instead.
- Nov 20, 2025Bobby_96
Sometimes I forget that Drake is almost Carti/Kanye levels of making his rollouts unpredictable and sloppy.
I should've taken that into consideration. Word to "Views From The 6."
At this point, I'm fine with just getting the album. Don't really care for any sort of rollout tbh.
Nov 20, 2025Lets get itnumbers cooked no one cares lil bro
This gif is f***ing killing me
- Nov 20, 2025CGI Dog
hows taylor still #1 who the f*** is listening to that s*** bruh
Swifties are the Army, better yet the Navy.
Nov 20, 2025·1 replyCarti album doing really well. His fanbase gravitating to different songs on the album which is why some make the album smaller than it is
- Nov 20, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
This has nothing to do with Drake so I don't know why you're bringing him up. You clearly don't understand the full context of the word "mainstream" because it doesn't just mean "big act."
Also, I never said BIA was a big artist so I don't know where you're getting that from. She is, however mainstream. She doesn't have to have an album debut with 100k units to be considered mainstream. She has the exposure on radio, she has multiple hits to her name, she's on a major label getting a sizeable push and she's worked with a handful of other mainstream acts.
Tyler, the Creator, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne and Young Thug all flopped with their latest albums. There's nothing debatable about it, so I don't know what you're trying to suggest there.
However you wanna slice it, mainstream rap is in the gutter and all the big mainstream rappers you think can magically drop albums and save it can't do it. I didn't need Billboard pointing out there being zero rap songs in the top 40 to know that s*** was bleak. This is something I've been pointing out since at least 2022 — how rap didn't have any new legit superstars that could keep the genre afloat and how stupid it was to keep relying on rappers who have already done their part and are on their way out of the game, as well as reports of records labels divesting from rap and focusing their funds and support on other genres instead.
It does have something to do with Drake because the original debate started with someone saying everyone flopped besides Drake.
If you’re not saying Bia is a big artist then why bring her up? My original comment was that barely any big name rappers dropped this year.
And you gotta stop it with this BIA is a mainstream artist. Her label has tried to push her and failed but she is not a mainstream artist. That’s why this whole BIA s*** is really laughable to me cause I’m from around here she’s from, she could walk downtown nobody would know who she was