READERS’ RANKING
Voting continues to decline compared to the past at Fake For Real. Participation levels are similar to those of our very first end-of-year polls. Still, certain favorites stand out among the many picks of our readers, once again reflecting the broad diversity of our audience, between the much-anticipated choices of an aging critical establishment and those emerging from more contemporary scenes.
- CLIPSE – Let God Sort Em Out
- BILLY WOODS – Golliwog
- RIO DA YUNG O.G. – F.L.I.N.T (Feeling Like I’m Not Through)
- FREDDIE GIBBS & ALCHEMIST – Alfredo 2
- MOBB DEEP – Infinite
- LARRY JUNE & 2 CHAINZ – Life Is Beautiful
- KEY GLOCK – Glockaveli
- EBK JAAYBO – Don’t Trust Me
- AESOP ROCK – I Heard It’s A Mess There Too
- MIKE – Showbiz!
- ARMAND HAMMER – Mercy
- METRO BOOMIN – A Futuristic Summa
- SABA x NO ID – From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID
- LEFTY GUNPLAY – Can’t Get Right
- EARL SWEATSHIRT – Live, Laugh, Love
- KP SKYWALKA – I Tried To Tell You
- PTITE SOEUR, FEMTOGO, NEOPHRON – Pretty Dollcorpse
- MCKINLEY DIXON – Magic, Alive!
- PLAYBOI CARTI – Music
- PAPO2004 & SUBJXCT 5 – Papaholic Vol. 1
Ranking finalized on January 31, 2026.
