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Hip-Hop Rap

Revisiting the Best Rap Rankings from the 100th Issue of “The Source” [January 1998]

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For most of the ’90s, there was really only one hip-hop magazine that truly mattered.

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Hip-Hop Lists Rap

R.A.G.U. – Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Collaborations

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They’re the dynamic duo of hip-hop.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Nate Dogg (Guest Appearances)

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He was the soul of G-Funk.

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Art Hip-Hop Rap Wu-Tang Clan

Explosion When My Pen Hits: My Favorite Wu-Tang Illustrations

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At some point, Wu-Tang Clan became known more as an entity – a thing – than simply music.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Canibus

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He was regaled as the future of lyricism.

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Greatness Hip-Hop In Appreciation of Rap

In Appreciation Of: Sticky Fingaz

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“Who had the last verse you was always waitin’ for?”

Every time you heard an Onyx song, you knew it was coming.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Scarface

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In my opinion, he’s the greatest MC from the south and, honestly, it’s not even close.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Jay-Z

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Whether or not Jay-Z is the greatest rapper of all time is a matter of debate (he’s certainly in the conversation), he’s undoubtedly the most successful and influential rapper in history.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Nas

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The formerly Nasty Nas made a name for himself as a featured artist.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Classic Non-Album Cuts: André 3000

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Some have proclaimed André 3000 to be one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, an especially impressive honor considering he’s never officially released a solo album (The Love Below was basically a lone LP but it was still packaged, marketed, and sold as an Outkast project).