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 rappers...
The group made its name with good-humored songs such as "Magic's Wand" (the first rap song accompanied by a video), "The Haunted House of Rock" (rewrite of "Monster Mash"), "Friends", "Five Minutes Of Funk" and "Freaks Come Out at Night". Live performances of...
It was a strange year for rap. For the first time in over two decades, an entire calendar year passed without a rap song topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” came to the rescue in August and broke the dry spell). That, and the overall drop in ...
Don't let Danny Brown's overstated rep as a drug-rap hedonist overshadow his essential musicality—the yelping sing-song variation of his flow may have been initially inspired by Adderall, but his Detroit-raised enthusiasm for a wide scope of electronic music propels the way he goes in. Th...
With Pimp gone, we'll never get another song like this one, a summit meeting of three of Southern rap's greatest duos. Three 6 Mafia's deliriously gorgeous Willie Hutch loop swoops and dives, while Outkast and UGK trace a relationship from beginning to end. On his starry-eyed, ar...
Coming fresh off a dominant night at the 2025 GRAMMYs, Lamar's hit record "Not Like Us" secured him awards for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. This clean sweep further solidified Lamar's status as a powerhouse — making...
This playlist is being called “the most influential playlist in music,” it has collected the top rap tracks from Spotify. If you are looking for the rap styled music, this playlist is the right one for you. 2. Morning Coffee Just like the name that's given to the playlist, when you...
Why It Works:While it may be over-inflating the merits of the line “slob on me knob,” it’s a perfect first hook into Future’s verse: With one phrase, it’s both a call back to one of rap’s preeminent Y2K anthems and furthers the theme ofPanther’sKillmonger as the song’s...
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space, clean vocals, and proper brightness and bass for your genre.Different effects are artistically used within each segment of your songs to keep them interesting, just like pro mixes on the radio. I do not use one vocal effect for the entire song, like most online sound engineers do. ...