The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: BWP
BWP’s sharp, raunchy shot at under-performing men remains catnip for fans looking for precursors to today’s smack-talking rap women.
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The 50 Best Rap Singles of 1980
The first full year of recorded rap music was marked by novelty 12-inches, rapping deejays, and one 1979 smash that overshadowed them all.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: Boogie Down Productions
This 12-inch is arguably Bronx heroes Boogie Down Productions’ last great single, and one of the finest story raps of the era.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: EPMD
On “Gold Digger,” EPMD sticks to their rugged jeep-funk formula with an amusing concept about devious ladies and a Funkadelic sample.
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Cover Art Gems: Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin Ellis, House
Life during a pandemic is given an impressionist perspective. Cover art by the late Peter Gellatly.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: Big Daddy Kane
“Cause I Can Do It Right” is an inflection point for a rapper struggling to maintain momentum as a New Jack lover man.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: Above the Law
Throughout the 90s, Above the Law would score bigger and better music. But they never matched the impact of their first two hits.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: M.C. Mitchski
Before transitioning into a behind-the-scenes industry role, Coney Island rapper MC Mitchski self-released this 12-inch beloved by diggers.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: Mac Dre
It would be several years before Mac Dre evolved into the Thizz jester. But the blueprint of the Vallejo rap legend was already present.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest formally introduced themselves to the MTV audience with three classic singles marked by infectious optimism.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: The Automator
This is the second release from Bay Area producer Dan “the Automator” Nakamura, who’d later find fame as part of Dr. Octagon and Gorillaz.
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The 100 Best Rap Singles of 1990: A.N.M.
Before Mike D found fame with the Screwed Up Click, he starred in A.N.M., a short-lived group signed to Lil Troy’s production company.
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