Opinion

As a new decade begins, snippets are clearly rap artists’ most confounding illusory trick.

“If only Eminem cared more about making the best music and not being the best rapper.”

At present, 070 Shake is another member of the orchestra. But when the time comes, she’ll be ready to take up the mantle as maestro.

Mac Miller’s sixth studio album, ‘Circles,’ is the moment he comes into himself as a man, as Malcolm.

“Jesus Christ, don’t break my heart.”

Death Row Records is The Weinstein Company.

Humility is revolutionary.

Mick Jenkins is a chess player, not a lion tamer. On ‘The Circus,’ the Chicago emcee reinforces his brand of thoughtful lyricism.

“I intended for this piece to be a lyrical break down of a superb song by my favorite artist...”

The city of light appears destined to be at the forefront of non-English language rap’s long overdue globalisation in the 2020s.

There’s no better example of a history-making career-artist than Beyoncé.

“Dust” is focused on appraising the past as a means of heading off into the future.

Here are the five choice picks from December 2019 in rap français.

“I reflected on my own previous romantic heartbreak and tried to put together sounds that reminded me of loss and rage and reflection.”

Rihanna, in the 2010s, became a genre-bending superstar.

Here’s to you, Donald Glover.

Young Thug has led a decade of hip-hop covered in slime.

“Kanye has always been an avatar for duality. But, over the past decade, this has become his defining trait.”

Long live, King Cole.

Pusha-T transitioned from being the brash and clever half of Clipse, into a lyrical tactician capable of weaving the two ends of the drug dealer spectrum.

F**k it, mask off.

“A man, a myth, and a meme that mastered being widespread in the new age of virality.”

This wasn’t easy.

Kendrick Lamar was the rapper’s rapper of the 2010s.

On the tenth anniversary of ‘Bastard,’ we break down “VCR Wheels,” the song that has defined Tyler, The Creator’s search for love.

From “I” to “gang,” we break down the most prevalent keywords in rap this past decade.

From Tyler, The Creator to Mac Miller, these are our favorite songs of 2019.

In the 2010s, viral rap allowed rappers to elevate themselves to unseen heights.

EPs are wonderful little snapshots of our favorite artists.

One day, soon, I promise you, we’ll wake up inside a virtual reality version of a new Beyoncé album. Nothing will ever be the same.

‘WWCD’ is pure hip-hop essence, bottled and sold to the eager streamer.

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” is just the latest intersection between Trent Reznor and hip-hop across his three-decade career.

Cardi B possesses a true hustler’s spirit, as does Nigeria.

These are the best hip-hop and R&B debuts of 2019.