{{For|the psychopathology condition|Psychotic}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = psykotic | type = studio | artist = OsamaSon | cover = Psykotic Cover.jpg | alt = | released = October 10, 2025 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Rage|trap}} | length = {{Duration|m=42|s=37}} | label = {{hlist|Atlantic|Motion Music}} | producer = {{hlist|Warren Hunter|Gyro|Roxie|Rok|Skai|Shiloh Pena|Kasey Gibson|Adrick Abellera|D'Angelo Durosier|Andrew Edwards|Legion||Kalebh Sliva|OK|Lil O}} | prev_title = Jump Out | prev_year = 2025 | next_title = Nocturnal* | next_year = 2026 | misc = }} '''''Psykotic''''' (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth studio album by American rapper OsamaSon, released on October 10, 2025, through Atlantic and Motion Music.<ref>{{cite web | title=psykotic by OsamaSon on Apple Music | website=Apple Music | date=2025-10-10 | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/psykotic/1844725594 | access-date=2025-10-10}}</ref> The album is a successor to his January 2025 project ''Jump Out''. It features a sole guest appearance from Che, as well as production from producers including Warren Hunter, OK, Legion, Rok, Gyro, Skai and OsamaSon himself under the alias Lil O.
== Background and release == Following the release of his album ''Jump Out'', he would begin teasing ''Psykotic''. On August 20, 2025, OsamaSon would announce that he would have a tour for the upcoming album, which would begin on October 16, 2025, in St. Louis, and will end on December 20, 2025, in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gleason |first=Allie |title=Tour news: Primus, OsamaSon, PC Music, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Andrew Bird, Gezelligheid, more |website=BrooklynVegan |publisher=Pandora Media, LLC |date=October 18, 2025 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tour-news-primus-osamason-pc-music-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-andrew-bird-gezelligheid-more/ |access-date=October 19, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |title=OsamaSon Announces North American Psykotic Tour |website=Pitchfork |date=August 20, 2025 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/osamason-announces-north-american-psykotic-tour/ |access-date=October 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OsamaSon Announces Fall 2025 North American Psykotic Tour |website=The Music Universe |date=August 20, 2025 |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/osamason-announces-fall-2025-north-american-psykotic-tour/ |access-date=October 8, 2025 |archive-date=October 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251010042152/https://themusicuniverse.com/osamason-announces-fall-2025-north-american-psykotic-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Areliz |first=Oscar |title=OsamaSon Bringing 'Psykotic Tour' To North American Theaters This Fall |website=Pollstar |date=August 21, 2025 |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/21/osamason-bringing-psykotic-tour-to-north-american-theaters-this-fall/ |access-date=October 8, 2025 |archive-date=October 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251010042151/https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/21/osamason-bringing-psykotic-tour-to-north-american-theaters-this-fall/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Isthmus OsamaSon 2025">{{Cite web |title=OsamaSon – Isthmus |url=https://isthmus.com/events/osamason-2025/ |website=Isthmus |date=October 18, 2025 |access-date=October 15, 2025 |archive-date=October 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251031094759/https://isthmus.com/events/osamason-2025/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the tour announcement, on October 2, OsamaSon would reveal the official track list for ''Psykotic''. Five days later, on October 7, 2025, he announced the release date to be on October 10.<ref>{{cite web |author=OsamaSon |title=psykotic 10/10 💿 |website=Instagram |date=October 10, 2025 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DPhdxxvARMq |access-date=October 8, 2025}}</ref> To prevent the album from leaking, Osamason's team distributed advance copies of the album to select journalists via burned CDs.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
A day before the album's release, graphic designer Stunmic revealed the official cover art,<ref name="laut.de" /> and OsamaSon previewed a snippet of the track "Function" on his Instagram profile.<ref name=":1" /> The cover artwork sparked controversy amongst fans,<ref name=":1" /> with some viewing it as "corny" or criticizing its satanic imagery, although some fans defended it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Primetimer Staff |title=Very Corny and Performative: OsamaSon's *psykotic* Artwork Shared by Designer StunMic Sparks Divided Reactions Online |url=https://www.primetimer.com/news/very-corny-and-performative-osamasons-psykotic-artwork-shared-by-designer-stunmic-sparks-divided-reactions-online |access-date=October 13, 2025 |website=Primetimer |date=October 10, 2025 }}</ref> OsamaSon also defended the cover in an interview with ''Billboard'', stating:
<blockquote>It’s a fire cover art, man! It’s not even nothin’ to get — like if you want me to keep it 100% with you, bro — it wasn’t nothin’ crazy. Like we wasn’t tryin’ to be on some blasphemous s—t—Man, you know what?—We were. Yeah, we were trying to disrespect all the religions! ’em, everybody. F–k how everybody feels. That’s what the cover is, man: you. I sent this s—t to my mom and everything, and she was like, “This is perfect.”<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |last = Paul |first = Bryson “Boom” |date = October 28, 2025 |title = OsamaSon Talks About His New Album 'Psykotic' & How Leakers Still Threaten His Career |magazine = Billboard |url = https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/osamason-psykotic-album-interview-1236104560/ |access-date = November 8, 2025 }}</ref></blockquote>
==Composition== Nina Corcoran and Jazz Monroe of ''Pitchfork'' wrote how ''Psykotic'' embraces the true nature of SoundCloud rap, with the two writing, "rage rap earworms belted over hallucinatory beats that split the difference between cloud rap, malfunctioning chiptune, and some maniacally overdriven spin on hyperpop."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |last2=Monroe |first2=Jazz |title=13 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: PinkPantheress, OsamaSon, and More |website=Pitchfork |date=10 October 2025 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/13-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-pinkpantheress-osamason-and-more/ |access-date=October 11, 2025 |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011220408/https://pitchfork.com/news/13-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-pinkpantheress-osamason-and-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Elena Bernstein of ''Hypebeast'' wrote how ''psykotic'' is "A sonic rendering of the rapper's reckless, no-holds-barred surge to the top." She also wrote about how OsamaSon has been directly plugged into the rage-rap underground culture from the very beginning, writing that "his high-voltage trap sound serving as the crux of a rather symbiotic relationship with his fans."<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Elaina |title=OsamaSon Affirms His Underground Reign on 'psykotic' |website=Hypebeast |date=10 October 2025 |url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/10/osamason-psykotic-album-stream |access-date=October 11, 2025 |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011001931/https://hypebeast.com/2025/10/osamason-psykotic-album-stream |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cafasso |first=Joseph |title=OsamaSon's 'psykotic' is intense |url=https://www.ramaponews.com/2025/10/23/osamasons-psykotic-is-intense/ |website=The Ramapo News |date=October 23, 2025 |access-date=October 23, 2025 |archive-date=November 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251104115911/https://www.ramaponews.com/2025/10/23/osamasons-psykotic-is-intense/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = laut.de | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="laut.de">{{Cite web |last=Cordas |first=Yannick |title=Melodie und Chaos. |url=https://laut.de/Osamason/Alben/Psykotic-126018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251016173802/https://laut.de/Osamason/Alben/Psykotic-126018 |archive-date=2025-10-16 |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=laut.de |language=de}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Needle Drop'' | rev2score = 6/10<ref name="NeedleDrop review">* {{Cite news |last=theneedledrop |date=October 14, 2025 |title=OsamaSon – ''psykotic'' Album Review |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k59iq0B5Wo |access-date=October 15, 2025 |work=YouTube }} * {{Cite web |title=OsamaSon – ''psykotic'' (Album Review) |url=https://theneedledrop.com/album-reviews/osamason-psykotic-album-review/ |website=The Needle Drop |date=October 16, 2025 |access-date=October 15, 2025 |archive-date=November 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251103093815/https://theneedledrop.com/album-reviews/osamason-psykotic-album-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|Specifically, Fantano rated the album between a "strong six to light seven out of ten".}} | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 7.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{Cite news |last=Lafontant |first=Olivier |date=October 13, 2025 |title=OsamaSon: ''psykotic'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/osamason-psykotic/ |access-date=October 13, 2025 |work=Pitchfork |archive-date=October 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251013043802/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/osamason-psykotic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev4 = ''AllMusic'' | rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=psykoticallmusic /> | title = ''psykotic'' ratings | noprose = yes }}''Psykotic'' received positive reviews. ''HotNewHipHop'' described it as "one of the wildest albums you'll hear in 2025," praising its "glitchy, blown out beats, and heavy autotuned vocals," though also noting that "this may not be for you."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Alexander |date=2024-05-02 |title=psykotic - Album by OsamaSon |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/952023-psykotic-osamason |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=October 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251011031442/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/952023-psykotic-osamason |url-status=live }}</ref> Fred Thomas of AllMusic believed the album "will most likely prove to be too much for fans of traditional rap, but for those who can hear the vibrancy and experimental spirit in the waves of distortion, [it] will represent another thrilling expansion of the boundaries of rage."<ref name=psykoticallmusic>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=psykotic - OsamaSon {{!}} Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/psykotic-mw0004637427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106152249/https://www.allmusic.com/album/psykotic-mw0004637427 |archive-date=2025-11-06 |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
''Pitchfork'' gave the album a 7.2 out of 10, with reviewer Olivier Lafontant describing it as "a blur of muggy distortion, Auto-Tune chirrups, and synth-heavy adornments" that captures OsamaSon's growing command of the rage-rap sound. Lafontant praised the project's production and emotional depth, highlighting songs such as "Whats Happening" which he called "one of OsamaSon's hardest tracks," and "Get Away," for its mix of heavy 808s and yearning vocal delivery. However, the review also noted that the project "rarely departs from the established rage-rap template," suggesting that ''Psykotic'' refines rather than reinvents OsamaSon's sound. Despite this, Lafontant concluded that ''Psykotic'' "shows OsamaSon nearing a peak in his discography," balancing aggression with glimpses of vulnerability.<ref name="Pitchfork review"/>
Anthony Fantano of ''The Needle Drop'' was fairly graceful when it came to rating ''Psykotic''. He stated how the album combines the genres of rage with industrial hip hop, and sees OsamaSon incorporate "hype, "synthy, trap beats, paired with mixes that are a wash of apocalyptic levels of distortion." He also labeled how "', absolutely fried". He compared the beats to that of earthquakes blended with TV static, and avalanches of mortar fire, or how a Chief Keef song must sound like at full volume after one has been exposed to a super close range of muzzle blasts from assault rifles. Anthony Fantano also compares OsamaSon's lyricism to that of the actual mood of the album, making it feel like one is actually experiencing it. Despite the screeching noises of distortion paired with grimy synthesizers, Fantano also mentions how the album does see OsamaSon try to approach a more ear-pleasing melodic, and flirtier lyrically, with examples of this being "Worldwide", "She woke Up", "Get Away", which he labeled as a "deep fried Travis Scott song", and "In It", which Fantano personally did not like, with him calling it a "lame" track compared to some of the "harder" songs. Although Fantano didn't love the album, he did mention how ''Psykotic'' is an "impressive display of rage-type curation", he labeled how the beat and mix choices will be some of the best that people will hear from the rage genre, and saw OsamaSon featured some pretty "locked in" and "engaged" flows throughout the tracks from the album. Fantano also wrote how this album to his ears sounds like the "truest and most finalist" form, seeing OsamaSon embrace the true sound of underground rap, following his criticism, he gave the album a "six to light seven out of ten".<ref name="NeedleDrop review" />
Yannick Cordas of laut.de summarized ''Psykotic'' as an album that blends dark melodies, rage beats, and distorted 808s. He also stated that this project marks a departure from OsamaSon's usual sound, adopting a new, darker tone and claiming how "His autotune-tinged voice blends well with the synths and loud 808s." Outside of the grungy, distorted tracks paired with ear-frying 808s, Cordas complements OsamaSon's diversity, addressing how OsamaSon switches from "an aggressive and chaotic atmosphere to a relaxed and melodic one." Overall, Cordas gave the album a good review, emphasizing how well OsamaSon can slide on any given beat, writing how "OsamaSon flows through almost any chaotic beat with ease. Overall, ''Psykotic'' offers a good mix of chaotic and melodic elements."<ref name="laut.de" />
On their year-end ranking, ''The Fader'' had OsamaSon's ''Psykotic'' at #16 out of 50.<ref name="TheFADER_BestAlbums2025">{{Cite web |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2025 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/12/08/the-50-best-albums-of-2025 |website=The FADER |date=2025-12-08 |access-date=2025-12-08 |archive-date=December 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221190051/https://www.thefader.com/2025/12/08/the-50-best-albums-of-2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Commercial performance== ''Psykotic'' debuted at No. 81 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, the album also sold a total of 13,000 album-equivalent units in its first week it jumped fifty spots higher than OsamaSon's previous album, ''Jump Out'', which debuted at No. 151 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it his highest-charting album to date.<ref name="Billboard200" /><ref>{{cite web |author=Kurrco (@Kurrco) |title=OsamaSon's 'Psykotic' officially debuts at No. 81 on the Billboard 200 with 13K units 📊|url=https://x.com/Kurrco/status/1980654157309829584 |website=X |access-date=October 21, 2025}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Psykotic'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | all_writing = OsamaSon (Amari Middleton) and credited producers. "FMJ" written with Chase Mitchell. "What's Happening" written with Radric Davis, and Xavier Dotson. | total_length = {{Duration|m=42|s=37}} | title1 = Habits | length1 = 3:19 | extra1 = Warren Hunter | title2 = Worldwide | length2 = 3:36 | extra2 = Gyro | title3 = Addicted | length3 = 2:18 | extra3 = {{hlist|Gyro|Lil O}} | title4 = Get Away | length4 = 1:40 | extra4 = {{hlist|Hunter|Roxie}} | title5 = Maag Dump | length5 = 2:37 | extra5 = Hunter | title6 = T193 | length6 = 2:33 | extra6 = Hunter | title7 = FMJ | note7 = featuring Che | length7 = 3:09 | extra7 = Hunter | title8 = Inferno | length8 = 2:24 | extra8 = {{hlist|Rok|Lil O}} | title9 = She Woke Up | length9 = 1:54 | extra9 = OK | title10 = Function | length10 = 2:17 | extra10 = Legion | title11 = In It | length11 = 2:45 | extra11 = {{hlist|Rok|Hunter}} | title12 = Yea I Kno | length12 = 2:06 | extra12 = {{hlist|Rok|Gyro}} | title13 = What's Happening | length13 = 2:10 | extra13 = Gyro | title14 = It's A Party | length14 = 2:16 | extra14 = {{hlist|Rok|Hunter|Legion|Skai}} | title15 = Gintama | length15 = 2:07 | extra15 = {{hlist|Gyro|Lil O}} | title16 = Guap Man | length16 = 2:48 | extra16 = OK | title17 = Victory Lap | length17 = 2:30 | extra17 = {{hlist|Rok|Lil O}} }}
=== Notes === *"She Woke Up" is stylized as "She woke Up". *"Yea I Kno" is stylized in lowercase. *"What's Happening" and "It's A Party" are stylized without their apostrophes. *"yea i kno" is listed as "yeah i kno" on YouTube.
=== Sample credits === *"What's Happening" samples "Shirt Off" by Gucci Mane, written by Radric Davis and Xavier Dotson.
== Personnel == All credits adapted from Tidal.<ref>{{cite web |last=OsamaSon |title=psykotic |website=TIDAL |date=10 October 2025 |url=https://tidal.com/album/465538710}}</ref>
*OsamaSon – vocals (all tracks), songwriting, programming (3, 8, 15, 17) * Moustafa Moustafa – recording, mixing, mastering *Warren Hunter – programming (1, 4–7, 11, 14) *Gyro – programming (2, 3, 12, 13, 15) *Rok – programming (8, 11, 12, 14, 17) *OK – programming (9, 16) *Legion – programming (10, 14) *Roxie – programming (4) *Skai – programming (14) *Che – vocals (7) *Gucci Mane – sampled vocals, songwriting (13) *Zaytoven – songwriting (13)
=== Artwork === * Stunmic – cover art<ref>{{cite web |last=OsamaSon |title=Cover By Me. PSYKOTIC 10.10 @osamason |website=Instagram |date=10 October 2025 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DPkcD3jjLfh/}}</ref>
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Psykotic'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" | US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Billboard200">{{Cite magazine |date=2025-10-25 |title=Billboard 200™ |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021134939/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2025-10-25/ |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-10-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | 81 |- ! scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2025-10-23 |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2025-10-25/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023172351/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2025-10-25/ |archive-date=2025-10-23 |access-date=2025-10-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |20 |- |}
==See also== *2025 in hip-hop
== Notes == {{notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist}} {{OsamaSon}} {{Authority control}}
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