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Community driven hip-hop list and rankings, where we celebrate the artists that leave their mark, from the old school originators to the new wave innovators and let our fans rank their songs and albums against their peers.

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The Rappers with the Most #1 Hits on the Billboard Hot 100

There have been plenty of successful rappers throughout history – countless artists have notched up multiplatinum plaques, sold out worldwide tours and put out smash hits. But when it comes to the number one spot on the Billboard…
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The Best Rap Album Covers of All Time

Yo, album covers might be small on your phone, but that don’t mean they ain’t important. A dope cover is part of the whole vibe, the same as the beats and the lyrics. It can capture the energy…
Best 50 Cent Hooks Of All Time

The 15 Best 50 Cent Hooks of All Time

50 Cent is straight up one of the greatest hook writers in hip hop history. It’s the main reason why his debut album (and subsequent releases) were such commercial successes.
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The 75 Greatest Rapper Hooks of All Time

The concept of a hook in a rap song has evolved over the decades. From starting out with DJ scratches (Nas’ “N.Y. State of Mind”) and crowd-hyping chants (Boogie Down Productions’ “South Bronx”) to now rappers fully singing…
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The Top 30 Best Rappers of the 2000s

On August 3, 1995, the Source Awards held their annual event at the Paramount Theater in New York to celebrate the very best in hip hop culture.
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The 29 Most Sampled Hip Hop Tracks of All Time

Ever since hip hop emerged as culture in the 1970s, the music has always been built around sampling other genres. Out necessity rather than desire, hip hop producers grabbed snippets and sounds from other records to create entirely…
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Most Streamed Rap Albums

The music industry has certainly come a long way since the early ’80s where hip hop acts didn’t even have a chart for their own, instead having to compete with R&B and dance acts. But now, with hip…
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Ranking the Best Rappers in the Wu-Tang Clan

One of the toughest thing a rapper has to do is stand out in a crowd of thousands upon thousands of other incredibly talented rappers. Well, how do you think members of the Wu-Tang Clan feel – being…
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50 Rappers and their First Number One Album

The highly-sought after Billboard number one album is a funny thing in hip hop. Some rappers come out hot straight through the gate, while others take their time building up to the top spot.
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The 30 Greatest Rapper Five-Year Runs of All Time

For the longest time, hip hop has been viewed as a young man’s sport. Up until recently, with the likes of Nas and Jay-Z dropping classic albums 30 years into their recording career, it was rare to see…
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The 50 Greatest Hip Hop Debut Albums of All Time

Hip-hop is a genre that is built on a foundation of innovation and creativity. And while many hip-hop legends have had long and fruitful careers, there’s something special about the debut album that holds a unique place in…
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The 50 Best Hip Hop Albums of the 1990s

The 1990s was the greatest decade in hip hop history, there’s no doubt about it. Wedged in between the innovative ’80s and the over-commercialised ’00s, the ’90s was the best of both worlds.
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The 50 Best Hip Hop Albums of the 2010s

The 2010s were a beautiful time for hip hop. Coming out the tumultuous 2000s , which saw the rise and (almost) fall of the music industry, hip hop was positioned to be the leading music genre across the…
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The Top 30 Best Rappers of the 2010s

When we dropped our list for the 50 greatest rappers of all time , there was a lot of feedback about the younger generation being squeezed off the list.
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The 25 Greatest Pusha T Songs Of All Time

King Push, kingpin, overlord. Over two decades in the game, Pusha T hasn’t strayed much away from coke rap. But goddamn there’s no one who does it better than him.
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The Best Beat Switches in a Hip Hop Song

A great beat switch in a rap song can be a magical thing. Think about the first time you listened to Jay-Z’s “A Million and One Questions” and Premo flipped the beat right on the line “Motherfuckers can’t…