Al’s 2025 run feels like a clear statement of control and range, with production spread across many of the year’s most respected rap releases. His sound moves easily between dusty loops and stripped back beats, showing craft without feeling repetitive.

Life Is Beautiful, the full collaborative project with Larry June and 2 Chainz, set the tone early in the year. Followed by the darker and more abstract Mercy with Armand Hammer, and Later on, Goldfish with Hit Boy expanded the scope again by pairing a full album with a short film.

Additional contributions on projects such as Mobb Deep’s Infinite reinforced how constant his presence has been throughout the year. Taken together, the scale and level of this output position Alchemist as the standout producer of 2025, with little space left for debate, if any space.