Let's cut to the chase and give rankings. I'll explain later.

Best Albums

1. Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse (Pusha T & Malice) -> jump
2. ♡ (Heart) — Jane Remover -> jump
3. two house — food house (gupi & Fraxiom) -> jump

So. A traditional hip hop album, an experimental electronic album, and an hyperpop album... Typical Iris stuff!

Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse

I don't know if you heard, but the Thornton brothers (Pusha T and Malice), linked up with historical collaborator Pharrell Williams and released a new album in 2025. It's the brothers' first album together since 2009's Til The Casket Drops, and so, naturally, expectations were high for Let God Sort Em Out.

In case you missed it, during the rollout of this album, a collaboration with one Kendrick Lamar was announced, and Clipse's label was not having it.
You see, Kendrick took the better part of 2024 to not just diss, but bully Canadian rapper Drake, with plenty allegations thrown around, and tracks like meet the grahams which lyrically and sonically paints this picture of Kendrick as the boogeyman, as a serial killer, but one that has motive and justification, leading an intervention on Drake, his family and those who enable him.

With the character assassination of Drake on BOTH of Pusha T and Kendrick's track records (see: "Story of Adidon") the label was rightfully concerned that a collaboration between the two would be a PR nightmare.

At this point, Clipse had two options: either scrap the track, or, get this, terminate their label contract early, paying the label a fee, and release the entire album independently. They chose the latter. I kid you not, they paid a SEVEN FIGURE sum to get out of their contract, and released the album under Roc Nation.
Okay, cool, the independence and drama is interesting, but it's not OVER.

In So Be It, Pusha T admits to owning a video of Travis Scott crying and threatens to send it to TMZ. The Genius annotations for this section are so spicy they're hot sauce, not tea.

Anyways, the album is fantastic, and it's a return to form for the duo. It's a perfectly crafted showcase of how real hip-hop is immortal and ageless. I love the sonics of it so much. The way Pharell arranges the kick drum to create pockets for Clipse to rap in, the melodies and choruses, the arabic singing sample on So Be It, the way the beat cuts out and reverb goes up on M.T.B.T.T.F., the heartfelt tribute/reflection on their parents' passing on The Birds Dont Sing, with John Legend's majestic vocals.
It's really, really good.

The production and mastering is immaculate, you can feel the breathiness in Pusha's voice, the fry in Malice's, which culminates in the title track, Let God Sort Em Out, where the brothers take turns and exchange bars. As for you, Pharell, you managed to make every single instrument modern, to slide pianos everywhere, to use new drums on oldstyle beats, you slayed it. Like, holy fuck.

Rating: 9/10 — If you like hip-hop, you'll love this album.

♡ (Heart) — Jane Remover

Yes, really! I preferred this to Jane's Revengeseekerz! I'm serious! I preferred the pop album to the hip-hop album! :D JAAAAAAAANE what the hell!! This production is really well balanced, it's so smooth yet detailed, it can get gritty and noisy but it feels delicate, purposeful, with a cover art to match!

I feel like Jane was fully in her pop-girl bag while writing this. It is such a shame that this project came out as late as it did, but I genuinely love almost everything about it. I do wish we had gotten proper music videos like we did for Revengeseekerz instead of just visualizers. Then again, this technically is not a full album - it is more of an EP.

Even so, I think it deserved more attention. While this EP won't give you the dopamine hit that Revengeseekerz does, it is a much more well-rounded and cohesive project, and I think it is a better showcase of Jane's artistry. A lot of people see Revengeseekerz as this crazy good, genre-defining, personality and pfp changing worthy, almost flawless concept album. I don't see it that way. It is more of a TURN UP OR DIE project. That is not inherently a problem, but it does mean some tracks land better than others, and that it ultimately loses a lot of replay value... so, if you were asking, Revengeseekerz is a 7.5 for me.

Instead, ♡ (Heart) has less tracks, which are all more cohesive, and the EP overall has no misses. This EP contains tracks Jane has already given us before, especially if you follow their SoundCloud, but that is not inherently a bad thing! For example, we got an extended cut of How To Teleport! Also, this project is self referential and even samples itself. Even Revengeseekerz samples Music Baby, it is such a treat to listen to once you catch it.

I also love the way Jane's voice is mixed on this project. It is so clear and upfront, and you can hear what they are trying to do with it, when they make their voice more airy or when they make it drier, adding a much needed layer of emotion.
I don't think any of the tracks necessarily stand out or fall short, but while fitting together in the same vibe, they vary in mood and energy, which makes the EP overall more dynamic and interesting to listen to.

On So What? and Music Baby we get this really fun, upbeat, love-centric, bubbly, snappy, get up and dance feeling, which perfectly contrasts the more melancholic, introspective, and emotional vibe of Dream Sequence. We even get songs in-between those two vibes, like How To Teleport, Flash in the Pan and Magic I Want U

Sidenote

I think So What? might sample or interpolate Roygbiv by Boards of Canada. The synth bass is very similar in melody and texture. No one else has pointed it out, so maybe I am wrong, but I have messed around with the stems of that song and I can hear the similarity even in the master if I squint.

Also, what's up with firework screech samples and 2025? Between Jane and 2hollis, I feel like I'm on Minecraft flying around with a pair of Elytra.
Actually, a lot of the samples on this album had me absolutely gagged, flabbergasted at the fact that they fit so well. Jane sampled this 1.50KHz seatbelt alarm on So What?, and like, she's in a car in the cover art, of course.

Rating: 8.5/10 — Should've been a full album.

two house — food house

this that fag furry shit. 8/10

Jokes aside, I have been waiting for this ever since their debut album food house. How does two house compare? It's a sequel... A worthy sequel but nothing mindblowing.
The production is out of this world on tracks like computerpunk, get it and credit card knife. This album is chock full of hilarious references, from jumpin the cacc which literally samples the titular YTP of That's What I Like by Bruno Mars, to dancing on your grave which is basically a blackwinterwells diss track, but it is all laced in this infectious, hilarious vocabulary, with frax's best voice yet.

That earworm-like quality applies to frax's vocals throughout the better part of this album! It's shockingly good!
I find gupi a bit lacking in this project, especially in production (see: the melody in hot problems and td bank). I also wish gupi was more present on the mic, they only appear on la la la and it definitely is not enough. gupi has already showcased and proven their vocal prowess with solo tracks such as spiralcourse, so I really do not understand the decision to make them sing less.

Or do I? :3
You see, this album feels very personal to fraxiom, so much so that I think it should've been hers with gupi as a producer, not released under food house!
None of that matters however, when one of my favorite tracks from food house: 8 now, gets a sequel! now 2 is an absolute banger, even with that acid lead.

This song slaps. frax opening up about her transition and family two food house albums in a row is iconic. We are witnessing levels of aura never seen before by mankind, maybe because frax is an anthro bunny. Yes, frax opens up about being a furry on this album! And with the track kutna hora she confesses her love for big buff hairy bara men, a theme that repeats in her 2026 album The Adventures of Jester Jackalope. There's also an hilarious line about assvore and catholicism, but it's not for everyone.

Before closing off this review, I really want to shine a light on the tracks special and everybody's eyes, which really resonate with me and my relationships. I love you all.

Rating: 8/10 — Could've been better.

Honorable Mentions

• I Love My Computer — Ninajirachi
• SISTER — Frost Children
• The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu — Ray Vaughn
• Revengeseekerz — Jane Remover
• star — 2hollis
• Rebel — EsDeeKid
• MUSIC — Playboi Carti