Valedictorian is the debut mixtape by American rapper ian. It was released on May 17, 2024, through Columbia and Dogdog Records.[1] The album includes production from sxprano and rapper tana. The deluxe edition was released two weeks later on May 31, 2024.
The album received a 4.1/10 from Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork, with him saying: "That said, none of Valedictorian is unlistenable—just devoid of any personality or imagination. Performing an amalgamation of melodic regional rap of the last decade or so, ian lacks the ability or intention to do anything other than replicate music that already exists".[1]
Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop wrote: "He knows how to create straight bangers with some hilariously blunt similes".[2]