J. Cole breaks down his competitive rap persona, explaining why his bold lyrics differ from how he views himself off the mic.

Following the release of last month's DAMN., Kendrick Lamar’s fourth straight stellar album, there’s been massive discussion about the Compton, California, wordsmith's credentials as the greatest ...

OPINION: I think J. Cole needs an outside producer to truly get him to the nastiness we get when he is featured on other folks’ songs. As a general rule, I try not to be too critical about great art ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in June 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Eminem is no stranger to greatest-rapper-of-all-time lists. The Detroit MC is seldom left ...

In August of 2025, hip-hop turned the still-very-young age of 52, but let some of its fans tell it the genre is still a young man’s game. However, upon looking at its current landscape, some of rap’s ...

Hip-hop artist Jude Abaga, aka M.I, has named his greatest Nigerian rapper of all time. Speaking in a recent episode of the ...

Nigerian Hip-hop artist Jude Abaga, popularly known as M.I, has named his greatest Nigerian rapper of all time. While ...

In a recent interview on the Big Talk 108 podcast, Jesse Jagz describes his brother MI Abaga as the greatest rapper from Africa Speaking on the legacy of his older brother MI Abaga, Jesse Jagz ...

Rap’s G League is looking healthy. Last year, when we put together our list of the best teenage rappers, it felt like a struggle to gather good, interesting names. In a genre supposedly dominated by ...