2003New York
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
A restrained voice makes danger and catchy songwriting coexist.
Open listening guide for Get Rich or Die Tryin'RAP REVIEWS DAILY / THE LISTENING LIBRARY
RAP DNA
Find your next album through the sounds, stories and ideas that stay with you.
100albums to explore
1987—2024
1987—2024
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2007Chicago
Kanye West
Graduation
Electronic brightness pushes the songs toward a larger public space.
Open listening guide for Graduation2017West Coast
Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.
Compact songs hold a larger argument about fear, pride and responsibility.
Open listening guide for DAMN.A listening map, with the reasoning visible.
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