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Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Nitty Scott, MC juggles some elaborate wordplay

2:31 PM on 05/19/2012

RAP GENIUS - Jay Rock sticks up for his crew; Nitty Scott, MC juggles some elaborate wordplay; and Yasiin Bey drops a shady metaphor. These are the lines of the week...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- veterans drop verses

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5:17 PM on 05/12/2012

RAP GENIUS - This past week had an abundance of new material for hip-hop fans. Current favorites, up-and-comers, and veterans all dropped verses we hadn't heard before, and all are ably represented in our Lines of the Week...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Kanye reminds us of best hip-hop urban legends

By Rap Genius

2:09 AM on 05/05/2012

RAP GENIUS - Kool Keith gets poetic, Diamond D throws some internal rhymes at us, Freeway gives us dieting tips, and Kanye reminds us of one of the best urban legends in hip-hop...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Jadakiss tells us creative ways to get new cars

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10:04 PM on 04/27/2012

RAP GENIUS - Consequence big-ups the lady who tells him what clothes to wear; and veteran Jadakiss tells us about creative ways to get new cars. Here is the week that was...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Busta Rhymes makes the cut

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10:46 AM on 04/21/2012

RAP GENIUS - Our favorite lines this week cover a wide spectrum, from tributes to rap heroes to dirty jokes. It was also a good week for up-and-comers, with Busta Rhymes being the only veteran to make the cut...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Highlights from Noreaga's new mixtape

By Rap Genius

8:10 AM on 04/14/2012

RAP GENIUS - We at Rap Genius are celebrating this week, as the world has blessed us with a new mixtape by one of our absolute favorite artists. Victor Santiago, Jr., best known as N.O.R.E. or Noreaga...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Childish Gambino takes 1st and worst

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9:55 PM on 04/06/2012

RAP GENIUS - This week saw the return of some of the genre's biggest stars, with new music from Nicki Minaj, The Game, and a last-minute new tune by superstar Kanye West...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Bragging takes the day

By Rap Genius

10:00 AM on 03/31/2012

RAP GENIUS - In the rap world, life went on more or less as normal -- bragging, drugs, violence, sex, and money, as ever, took the day. Below, the lines of the week...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Jasiri X pays tribute to Trayvon

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5:10 PM on 03/24/2012

RAP GENIUS - This week saw a mix of the tragic and the triumphant, as the Trayvon Martin case took up headlines around the country at the same time as the long-awaited return of prodigal son Earl Sweatshirt...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Action Bronson reads the paper

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3:41 PM on 03/16/2012

RAP GENIUS - Action Bronson reads the paper, Sene pays tribute to a legend, it's all Greek to El-P, Los takes a ride, and newcomer 360 gives us cooking tips. This was the week that was...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Snoop Dogg tells us about Soul Brother #1

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1:44 PM on 03/09/2012

RAP GENIUS - Homeboy Sandman plays art critic, Saigon gets vicious with your family, and Snoop Dogg tells us about Soul Brother #1...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Bun B shows his superiority

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8:37 AM on 03/03/2012

RAP GENIUS - Bun B shows his superiority, Ras Kass shouts out television's greatest comedienne, Common shills for the phone company, and Action Bronson gives us a grammar lesson. ..

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- K'naan takes us to the doctor

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8:26 PM on 02/24/2012

RAP GENIUS - K'naan takes us to the doctor, Nas teaches us a new word, Emilio Rojas catches Bieber fever, Pusha T returns to our list with a shout-out to New Jack Swing, and Joell Ortiz reveals what's hiding underneath his baseball cap...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Kendrick Lamar continues recent stellar run

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8:01 AM on 02/18/2012

RAP GENIUS - Phenom Kendrick Lamar continued his recent stellar run with a look back at his childhood, for both good and ill...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Pusha T talks money

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7:20 PM on 02/03/2012

RAP GENIUS - The week that was had more than its fair share of exceptional punchlines...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week -- Drake continues to inspire

By Rap Genius

5:00 PM on 01/28/2012

RAP GENIUS - While the Drake/Common war of words may have reached a detente recently, Drizzy continues to inspire...

Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

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8:00 AM on 01/21/2012

RAP GENIUS - This was the week that saw a song commemorating the "most widely anticipated baby since Lucy and Ricky's little one, but plenty of other childhood-related events also happened...

The Roots' 'beautiful' evolution continues on 'undun'

By Rap Genius

9:40 AM on 12/06/2011

REVIEW - The sound and feel of 'undun' won't surprise anyone who's followed The Roots' recent evolution, but it should delight believers in hip hop's capacity to be beautiful and mind-expanding...

Why you can thank Drake now for 'Take Care'

By Rap Genius

2:24 PM on 11/07/2011

REVIEW - Drake's sophomore album is really his first album if you consider that 'Thank Me Later' was a rush job. Now that he's actually put a quality album together, we can finally thank him...