Back in 2011, we named"The Way I Am"the third-best Eminem song of all time. And there's a really good reason for that. Up until this point in Em's career, his biggest singles were decidedly poppy—they didn't reflect who Em really was as a person or his scope as an artist. Bu...
This month's roundup of best verses is socially conscious, as America has recently been forced to look at itself in the mirror and acknowledge its history of racism. It's not the first time this conversation has arisen in rap, but it has not been at the forefront like this for quite so...
Hen and Chickens The “Hen” is in the’ garden, And the “Chickens” are there, too; They’ve traveled far to get here, Across the ocean blue. Of course, they do no scratching, The reason is they can’t; They’re not like other chickens, For they are just a plant. -JOHN CARRO...
the other natural. One is the essence of refinement, the other is the rawest of raw material. The one is the glossy vender; all external handsomeness, the other the sturdy fabric from which all strength is drawn. In fact, almost all good folk-lore (and by that I mean all real folk-l...