The 125 Best Rap Singles of 2003
November 14, 2023
As the industry slowly crumbled, action figures like 50 Cent and Lil Jon rolled off the assembly line with muscular, eardrum-popping sounds.
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The 125 Best Rap Singles of 2003
November 14, 2023
As the industry slowly crumbled, action figures like 50 Cent and Lil Jon rolled off the assembly line with muscular, eardrum-popping sounds.
The 60 Best Rap Singles of 1983
October 23, 2023
In a year defined by electro kingdoms and fresh wild styles, Run-D.M.C., Afrika Bambaataa and others sought to explore rap’s future.
The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1981
September 22, 2023
Most of the best hip-hop of 1981 didn’t appear on rap records — with Grandmaster Flash’s “Wheels of Steel” a gloriously historic exception.
The 60 Best Rap Singles of 1983
October 23, 2023
In a year defined by electro kingdoms and fresh wild styles, Run-D.M.C., Afrika Bambaataa and others sought to explore rap’s future.
The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1981
September 22, 2023
Most of the best hip-hop of 1981 didn’t appear on rap records — with Grandmaster Flash’s “Wheels of Steel” a gloriously historic exception.
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The 125 Best Rap Singles of 2003
November 14, 2023
As the industry slowly crumbled, action figures like 50 Cent and Lil Jon rolled off the assembly line with muscular, eardrum-popping sounds.
Best Rap Singles: Class of 1983
November 7, 2023
These nine artists were early sprouts of what would soon be called the “new school,” a generation of musicians who’d remake hip-hop culture.
The 60 Best Rap Singles of 1983
October 23, 2023
In a year defined by electro kingdoms and fresh wild styles, Run-D.M.C., Afrika Bambaataa and others sought to explore rap’s future.
The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1981
September 22, 2023
Most of the best hip-hop of 1981 didn’t appear on rap records — with Grandmaster Flash’s “Wheels of Steel” a gloriously historic exception.
The 125 Best Rap Singles of 2003
November 14, 2023
As the industry slowly crumbled, action figures like 50 Cent and Lil Jon rolled off the assembly line with muscular, eardrum-popping sounds.
Best Rap Singles: Class of 1983
November 7, 2023
These nine artists were early sprouts of what would soon be called the “new school,” a generation of musicians who’d remake hip-hop culture.
The 60 Best Rap Singles of 1983
October 23, 2023
In a year defined by electro kingdoms and fresh wild styles, Run-D.M.C., Afrika Bambaataa and others sought to explore rap’s future.
The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1981
September 22, 2023
Most of the best hip-hop of 1981 didn’t appear on rap records — with Grandmaster Flash’s “Wheels of Steel” a gloriously historic exception.