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Can anyone beat Jay-Z at a Verzuz? We lay out the odds.
From Future to Eminem to Missy Elliott to Lil Wayne, a look at how these dream battles would play out
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Jadakiss is 2021’s hip-hop MVP
The Yonkers OG and Lox veteran and his year to remember
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Our top musical moments of 2021, from best verse to radio freestyle
Interviews, performances, earworms, songs to get on it — here’s how we’ll remember the past year
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Best albums of 2021: ‘Vince Staples’
The California native delivered a brutally honest masterpiece
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Best albums of 2021: Blackstarkids’ ‘Puppies Forever’
Their album eludes the nostalgia trap
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Best albums of 2021: Tyler, The Creator’s ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’
The rapper’s lyrical ability mirrors that of a literary memoir, further proving the beauty of rap
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The tangled history of hip-hop and boxing
From Mike Tyson and Tupac to Zab Judah and Lil’ Kim, new book examines the connections between musicians and the fight game
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30 years after Magic’s diagnosis, a look at the intersection of hip-hop and the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Were hip-hop lyrics influenced by Johnson, Eazy-E’s death and the arrival of the lifesaving drug cocktail?
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Why Lil Nas X’s ‘Dead Right Now’ is the song of the year
The rapper’s vulnerability about abandonment and hatred eerily times with Boosie’s harassment of him