My Top Five Favourite Albums - Japhet
- Flex Admin
- Jul 11
- 2 min read
With the release of his latest single ‘Zack & Cody’, Japhet is proving he’s more than just another name in the melodic trap space—he’s a storyteller with a vision.
Blending cinematic beats with grounded lyricism, the track marks a moment of clarity and ambition, capturing both the struggle and success that shape his sound. From early days playing saxophone in church to racking up streams and turning heads with confident visuals, Japhet’s rise has been steady, intentional, and fuelled by an unwavering passion for music.
To get a deeper sense of the creative forces that shaped him, we sat down with Japhet to talk through the records that left the biggest mark. From emotional resonance to sonic inspiration, here are Japhet’s top five albums—and the stories behind them...
'Soulfly' by Rod Wave
this album just has a lot of real and raw emotions the melodies and singing are just really beautiful to me that’s why it resonates w me
'The GOAT' by Polo G
I like this album because this is the album that really made me feel like this is the style of rap I wanna get into because like him I also been through a lot so for him to have been able to put his challenges and past traumas into meaning and good songs was something that stuck out to me
'Platinum Hearts' by Toosii
I Like this album because he wasn’t afraid to talk about love and heartbreak in almost every song that’s something that caught my ear in the album I still have it in rotation till this day after 5 years of being dropped
'Feed the Streets II' by Roddy Ricch
It was a mixtape but it was so good it felt like an album I just liked the way he was able to switch the patterns of his flows and try things outside the box
'Die A Legend' by Polo G
this was his first album and one of the first albums I really listened to when I was younger in high school every song wa sa hit to me on this
