G PERICO & DJ DRAMA – L.A. Gangster
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G PERICO & DJ DRAMA – L.A. Gangster

DJ Drama is a fantastic curator. On his "Gangsta Grillz" mixtapes, he invites rappers to be fully themselves, right down to cliché and formula, in order to better extract the very essence of their art. And he succeeds once again, even at this late stage in his career, when he teams up for a second time with G Perico and elevates the South Central rapper’s highly referential West Coast style.
FLAGBOY GIZ – I Got Indian In My Family
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FLAGBOY GIZ – I Got Indian In My Family

Flagboy Giz is a member of the Wild Tchoupitoulas, a group that has been enlivening New Orleans carnivals for decades while dressed in Native American regalia. Fifty years after his band worked with The Meters and the Neville Brothers, he delivers this Mardi Gras-flavored rap album. In doing so, he highlights the continuity of Louisiana music across genres and generations.
GHAIS GUEVARA – Goyard Ibn Said
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GHAIS GUEVARA – Goyard Ibn Said

Signed to Fat Possum and heard during Kendrick’s Super Bowl performance, Ghais Guevara is enjoying a major moment in 2025. But the Philadelphia native remains what he's been since "BlackBolshevik", his breakout release : a committed, politically engaged rapper. His latest album is a critique of rap-as-spectacle, even if, and thankfully so, Ghais Guevara also takes part in it.
50 CENT – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’
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50 CENT – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’

"Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" is one of the greatest successes in the history of rap, and of course, a milestone in the evolution of this music. With 50 Cent’s triumph, the gangsta register asserts itself ever more firmly as the heart of hip-hop, and blockbusters break free from regional formulas, drawing on whatever works best. Here, we truly enter the rap of the new century.
50 CENT & G-UNIT – 50 Cent Is The Future
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50 CENT & G-UNIT – 50 Cent Is The Future

The phenomenal success of 50 Cent and G-Unit starts here. It begins with this mixtape, on which the rapper and his crew hijack other artists' beats and make them their own. It begins with this masterfully executed release, that will become the soundtrack of the summer of 2002. It is here, also, that 50 Cent cements the image of the untouchable gangster that will define his career.
ABN – It Is What It Is
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ABN – It Is What It Is

Long before they came to blows, the so-called cousins Trae and Z-Ro worked together as a duo. This second Assholes By Nature album, in particular, is a real gem. The two Houston rappers unleash their tales of everyday crime at full throttle, with insolence, pride, and flash. Yet beneath the bravado, their warm voices and melodic, carefully crafted sounds also carry a hint of melancholy.