Getty Image 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 of formidable full-length albums. But like I cried the blues on The Bigger Picture about more than a few times — there was a shortage of slaps. Has the hip-hop industry forgotten how to make hit songs? I know most dismissed the reports about hip-hop’s lack of presence on the charts, but that’s exactly the kind of thing that ruffles the feathers of a curmudgeonly OG vet hip-hop jour...

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