Best Of The Decade
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5 Songs Defined Rihanna’s Decade
Rihanna, in the 2010s, became a genre-bending superstar.
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5 Songs Defined Childish Gambino’s Decade
Here’s to you, Donald Glover.
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5 Songs Defined Young Thug’s Decade
Young Thug has led a decade of hip-hop covered in slime.
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5 Songs Defined Kanye West’s Decade
“Kanye has always been an avatar for duality. But, over the past decade, this has become his defining trait.”
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5 Songs Defined J. Cole’s Decade
Long live, King Cole.
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5 Songs Defined Pusha-T’s Decade
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.
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5 (or so) Songs Defined Future’s Decade
F**k it, mask off.
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5 Songs Defined Drake’s Decade
“A man, a myth, and a meme that mastered being widespread in the new age of virality.”
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Rap Music’s 10 Decade-Defining Keywords
From “I” to “gang,” we break down the most prevalent keywords in rap this past decade.
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How the 2010s Changed Our Relationship to the Album — Forever
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.
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8 Most Influential Internet Rap Collectives of the 2010s
From Odd Future to A$AP Mob to 88Rising, we look back at the best rap collectives the internet birthed over the past decade.












