Best Of The Decade

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.”

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

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.

From Odd Future to A$AP Mob to 88Rising, we look back at the best rap collectives the internet birthed over the past decade.

Ouch.

“Maybe I was naïve, but in 2009, it felt like artist growth was purely organic and fan-driven.”

Perfection in list form.

Long live overstuffed new-music-Fridays.

Another perfect list.