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So, after we ranked the best years in rap history earlier this week, it’s only right we rank the worst as well. So what makes a poor year in rap, and how does it happen? Several factors contribute.

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The featurette includes snippets of piano, auditions of drum lines, women singing “Sticky,” and more. Willow, Daniel Caesar, Thundercat, Teezo Touchdown, and others make appearances. At the end, he ...

Tribe was inducted after getting passed on the ballot in 2022 and 2023, now joining a slowly growing list of rap legends in the hall, including Jay-Z, Eminem, Public Enemy, and NWA. Their ...

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