Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) Playlist 2.14.25
Written by djfrosty on February 15, 2025
CRT FRSH, Hip-Hop Wired’s playlist where we attempt to showcase music we believe is “Certified Fresh,” is back again! With just our second update of the year, we’ve had a lot of catching up to do.
Disclaimer:
The CRT FRSH playlist is a labor of love. We don’t take payments nor do we do favors. We only add joints to our playlist that fit the theme and vision we’re going for and don’t seek to waste the listener’s time. Further, we don’t stick to one lane of Hip-Hop. We believe that all aspects of the music should get some light, whether it’s young lions in the trenches or those hoping for that one shot to blow up to grizzled veterans puffing out their chests with lots more to say.
I want to explain how I approach curating the CRT FRSH playlist. Most importantly, I don’t segregate my Hip-Hop. Every form of music from the main cultural tree deserves a listen and a look. When I construct the playlist, I want to include all regions across the States and, when applicable, across the globe. I also want to entertain every fan of Hip-Hop, not just those who enjoy one segment of it. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get to it. — D.L. Chandler
Happy Valentine’s Day, Hip-Hop Wired Nation! We’re glad to be back to curating what’s about to be your new favorite Hip-Hop music playlist! We haven’t kept on top of the playlist so we’ll be digging into some records released in the last year along with some new offerings.
We open the playlist with the buzzing “GIMME A HUG” from Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s $$$4U ($ome $exy $ongs 4 U) album. It looks like Drizzy is completely done with the 20-v-1 and back to the music. We follow that with “Gacy” from Atlanta’s Big Cheeko and his excellent Coulrophia album. Lil Baby’s WHAM album got the deluxe treatment and “Running This Sh*t” is one of the four bonus tracks. Next up is “Munyon Canon” from Larry June, 2 Chainz, and the Alchemist’s collaborative project, Life Is Beautiful.
Gunna, who may have taken some shots in the aforementioned Lil Baby track, shows up with the hypnotic “GOT DAMN” and the dynamic duo of Issa Gold and AKTHESAVIOR, together as The Underachievers, delivers the atmospheric “Have Nots” and have more heat in the tuck.
Pardison Fontaine links with Cardi B for the strip club-ready “Toot It Up,” and MIKE, perhaps the most gifted rapper and producer under 30, gets into the mix with “What U Bouta Do?/A Star was born” from his potent Showbiz! album.
Salute to Offset, Sideshow, El Costeau, Central Cee, 21 Savage, Jadasea, Niontay, Teddy Swims, Coco Jones, GloRilla, Zelooperz, Real Bad Man, Doechii, jalenn., GELO, Lil Wayne, Black Milk, Fat Ray, NLE Choppa, Spectacular Diagnostics, Conway The Machine, Chris Crack, and Declaime.
Salute to all the creative minds that helped make this edition of CRT FRSH what it is, We’ll be back in the swing in two weeks. For now, enjoy the music.
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