debates
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Is Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ Album a Masterpiece? We Debate
Is ‘Graduation’ overrated or another Kanye classic? An album that spoke to your soul or ‘Ye’s emptiest effort?
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Is the Album Dying? A DJBooth Debate
Two writers debate whether the album is still alive and kicking or is slowly killed by the single and playlist. Who’s right?
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Stop Saying Rappers Got “Murdered on Their Own Shit”
Em didn’t murder Jay on “Renegade” and Jay Rock didn’t murder Kendrick on “Money Trees.” Stop it.
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Are You Excited for Ab-Soul’s New Album? We Debate
Is Ab-Soul about to take the TDE crown with his new album or is he a talented but over-rated emcee? Our writers go head to head.
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Who’s the Most Influential Rapper Alive? | DJBooth vs. Okayplayer
We go head to hear with our friends at Okayplayer to determine what rapper’s currently the most influential. (Spoiler alert, it’s Drake.)
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What’s the Best Label in Hip-Hop? | DJBooth vs. Okayplayer
It’s GOOD Music vs. TDE as we square off with our friends at Okayplayer to determine the best label in hip-hop.
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Freddie Gibbs Says He Can Rap on Kendrick & J. Cole’s Level, is Absolutely Right
“I don’t get put up there with the J. Coles and the Kendrick Lamars when I definitely think I’m rapping on they level.”
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Logic, ‘TITS’ & The Blurry Line Between Inspiration & Copying
Some songs on Logic’s new album are very similar to other artists. Does it matter? We debate.
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3 Big Mistakes in Billboard’s 10 Greatest Rappers of All-Time List
Tupac’s not in the Top 10. Seriously. FOH.
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If Jay Electronica Never Drops An Album, Will He Still Be Remembered in 10 Years?
Will the mystical emcee be remembered for what he did accomplish or the promise he never fulfilled?
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Who Has The Best Voice In Hip-Hop History?
We discuss some of the best voices – actual voices – in hip-hop’s illustrious history.
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New Study Says Popular Music Lyrics are Dumber Than Ever
We are all getting dumber. Okay, so that’s a huge over-simplification, but if popular music lyrics are any indication of the public’s intelligence as a whole, we’re trending much more towards Soulja Boy than Jay Electronica. Andrew Powell-Morse, a data…