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I Just Was Not That Into Rap Music…Until I Heard The College Dropout
This is an embarrassing thing to admit, but the first rap album I ever owned was Beware of Dog by Lil’ Bow Wow. In my defense, I was young and that “Puppy Love” video was lit. But I still cringe thinking about it — my early insistence that Shad Moss was the GOAT — especially…
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Musiq Soulchild Is A Rapper Now And I'm Annoyed
The artist formerly known as Musiq Soulchild is now an Atlanta-based rapsinger who refers to his former self in the third person. I know. I’m annoyed already, too. Mr. 143 is no more (for now?). The artist formerly known as Taalib Johnson and Musiq Soulchild is now to be known as…. …wait for it… The…
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Drake, The Most Talented Rapper…Ever
He will not be as revered by history as Tupac and Biggie. He’ll never capture hip-hop’s collective consciousness the way Wu-Tang did in the mid-90s. He won’t be defended as fervently as Nas will always be. He’ll never be considered a creative genius the way Kanye is. He won’t be as loved by White people…