As the frontman for the politically charged rap group Public Enemy, this legendary rapper used his platform to address pressing social issues and empower listeners through thought-provoking, clean lyrics. His deep, authoritative voice and masterful flow have inspired countless rapper...
Modern technology advances make AI rap lyric generators a popular software for artists who seek to produce rap lyrics within the least amount of time. These tools apply artificial intelligence to supply rhymes, verses, and even entire songs as soon as the user has had its input, which saves ...
Over 70 fans have voted on the 100+ items on Best Rap Documentary Films And Series. Current Top 3: Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, ...
An unimpeachable pop-rap classic, “Bust a Move” broke the Top 10 and won the second Best Rap Grammy thanks to the squeaky clean and dazzlingly clever rhymes of Los Angeles-via-New York-via London wordsmith Young MC. The USC student already had two hits under his belt thanks to his ...
Drake always credits his father for introducing him to rap music. While behind bars, his father reportedly shared a cell with a rapper who went by the name Poverty. He used to swap lyrics with him via phone calls. 2012 was not only a year of victories for Drake. That year, he got in...
alongside his two friends who would grow up to be Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr. While Jeru took advantage of this affiliation (“Come Clean” was produced by Premier), he worked hard to establish himself as a solo star, and “Come Clean,” the centerpiece of his masterpiece,The Su...
Steve Lacy, “Gemini Rights” Photo:Courtesy Photo The emergence of alt-funk maestro Steve Lacy as one of 2022’s biggest breakouts may have caught the pop world off-guard, but you can’t surprise a Gemini. Lacy’s latest is the clear sound of an artist already at rock star levels of...
Is it in the first second, when the clean, guitar chords slowly wrap around the silence? Or how about in second two, when the warm swell of the strings come in? For casual fans, it may be all the way into the third second that they recognize the track, thanks to the hollow and ...
Offset the most memorable lyrics, and low key MVP Takeoff with a show stealing first verse. They’re outlaw banditos on the track, the perfect avatars for gangsta rap listeners trying to survive in an era of police shootings and overwrought pretension. They might have blown up, but the pop...
Adam Ant was the kind of rogue who would try absolutely anything for a hit, whether it was pirate gear, tribal drums, heavy guitar, even “Ant Rap.” But in “Strip,” he offers a philosophical inquiry into the topic of nudity, and why he’s in favor of it. As he pleads, “We’...