38 years after its release in 1988, "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock remains one of the greatest hip hop songs and a mainstream classic in the genre's history. Its high-energy, upbeat sound ...

Jay-Z, Ye, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj and more. An artist’s album cover is arguably the most critical piece when rolling out a new project. Whether it’s a debut album or a performer’s swan song or anywhere ...

Though Nas raps his ass off on the No I.D.-produced Magic standout cut "Meet Joe Black," the one thing that stands out the most about the track is that the duo decided to include a Soulja Boy rant ...

Lupe Fiasco could do it all in 2006. He was one of hip-hop’s most radical voices. No rapper touched on systemic injustices happening in America and on a global scale quite like the Chicago MC. He ...

The year 1991 was one of astonishing riches in the best hip-hop, landing (depending somewhat on your definition) somewhere in the middle of the genre’s “golden age”. Building on the innovations of ...