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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Ted Bawno's Forward Foreword | |
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| Foundation | |
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| Important Firsts | |
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| First Hip Hop Signees To 22 Renowned Labels | |
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| Lauryn Hill's Greatest Musical Influences | |
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| Afrika Bambaataa's Blues and Soul List | |
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| Rap Celebrates Itself | |
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| Kool DJ Red Alert's Essential Old School DJ Round-Up | |
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| Guru's 11 Voices Of Inspiration | |
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| Most Disappointing Debut Rap LPs | |
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| 15 Artists Who Debuted As Guests | |
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| 10 Weak Debut Singles By Major Rap Performers | |
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| 12 Funky Fresh Old School Flyers | |
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| '90s Rap Hits That Lifted Their Hooks From '80s Classics | |
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| Pioneering DJs Of Uncle Jam's Army | |
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| Billy Jam Names The Essential West Coast Old School Rap Joints | |
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| Too $hort's 10 Secrets To Longevity | |
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| Lyrics | |
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| Greatest Emcees Of All-Time | |
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| 14 Lyrical Faux Pas | |
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| 12 Songs Slick Rick Wishes He Had Written | |
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| 13 Tongue-Twisting Talents | |
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| Rappers Who Use The Same Lyrics On Two Different Songs | |
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| 8 Songs With Notoriously Unintelligible Lyrics | |
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| 25 Intriguing (Parenthetical) Hip Hop Thoughts | |
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| Hard-Hitting Homophobic Lyrics | |
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| 16 Memorable Misogynistic Rap Music Moments | |
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| Lyrics That Hurt People's Feelings | |
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| Some Hot-Ass Song Title Acronyms | |
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| Certified Ghostwriters | |
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| Kool Moe Dee's Rap Report Card | |
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| Kool Moe Dee Rates The Rappers Of Today | |
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| Famous Last Words | |
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| DJs | |
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| 5 Records That Changed Funkmaster Flex's Life | |
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| 25 Compelling Homages To The DJ | |
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| 25 Deadly DJ Cuts | |
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| Dave Tompkins' Top 20 Modern DJ Tracks | |
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| DJ Cash Money's Favorite Scratch Inventions | |
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| 13 Rappers Recognized For Their DJ Skills | |
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| 14 Historical DJ-On-The-Mic Milestones | |
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| 18 Songs Kid Capri Appears On | |
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| 16 Rap Artists Who've Maintained 2 DJs | |
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| Tape Kingz' Iain McNee Chooses The 10 Greatest Mix Tapes Of All-Time | |
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| Production | |
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| Hip Hop's Greatest Producers | |
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| Little Known Facts About The Creations Of 21 Famous Rap Songs | |
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| 20 Indispensible Human Beat Box Songs | |
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| Great Uses Of Rock Samples and Interpolations In '80s Hip Hop | |
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| DJ Premier's Quarterpound Of Underacknowledged Hip Hop Cuts | |
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| Songs That Were Sabotaged By Sample Clearance Refusals | |
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| Rap Productions By Non-Rap Producers | |
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| 10 Songs Marley Marl Wishes He Had Produced | |
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| 20 Songs You'd Swear Were Done By Somebody Else | |
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| 20 Classic James Brown Productions and The Rap Songs That Made Them Famous Again | |
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| Producers and The Groups They Were In Before They Made A Name For Themselves | |
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| Artists Who Had Their Verses Removed From The Final Versions Of Songs | |
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| Prince Paul's All-Time Favorite Hip Hop Skits | |
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| Q-Tip's Notable Non-A Tribe Called Quest Productions | |
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| 17 Bumpy Songs On Otherwise Bumpin' LPs | |
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| Hip Hop's Greatest Two-Sided Singles | |
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| 10 Important Studio Musicians and Bands | |
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| Long-Ass Old School Songs | |
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| Long-Ass New School Songs | |
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| Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Remixes | |
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| Live! | |
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| Greatest Post-Old School Live Performers | |
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| Daddy-O's Top Tour Memories | |
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| 18 Live-Ass Songs About Performing | |
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| MC Serch's Favorite '80s Hip Hop Venues | |
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| Official All-The-Way-Live Songs | |
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| Official All-The-Way-Live Albums | |
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| Jon Shecter's Live Show Rules | |
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| Important Los Angeles Hip Hop Clubs | |
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| The Final Leg Of Run-D.M.C.'s Raising Hell Tour | |
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| Chris Lighty's Road Manager Rules To Live By | |
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| Is It Live? | |
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| Top 10 Things Most Commonly Banned From Hip Hop Clubs | |
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| Names | |
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| Countdown | |
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| Hi, My First Emcee Name Was... | |
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| How 10 Artists Received Their Rap Monikers | |
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| Amazing Artist Acronyms | |
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| Group Acronyms Made Easy | |
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| Original Names Of 15 Rap Groups | |
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| 20 Wack Album Titles | |
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| Rejected Titles Of 20 Rap Albums | |
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| 20 Great Album Titles | |
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| Wu-Tang Killer Aliases | |
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| Names Inspired By Characters From Comic Strips, Comic Books and Cartoons | |
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| Rap Artists With The Same Names | |
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| 14 Rap Artists Who Revel In Using Their Government Names | |
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| Sons Of The Father | |
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| Longest Rap Alias Ever | |
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| Broadcasting | |
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| Hip Hop Broadcast Personalities and The Groups They Were In Before Their Acclaimed On-Air Careers | |
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| Chuck D's 5 Reasons Why Radio Sucks More Than Ever | |
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| 10 Songs About The Radio | |
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| Doctor Dre's Greatest Comedic Influences | |
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| The History Of Super Rockin' Mr. Magic | |
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| Greg Mack's Top KDAY Memories | |
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| Great Fuckin' Clean Versions | |
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| Bobbito Recounts 11 Artists That Were Broken By The Stretch Armstrong Radio Show | |
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| 18 Notable Rappers Who've Made TV Or Radio Commercials | |
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| Rappers Who Appeared On The Penultimate Episode Of The Arsenio Hall Show | |
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| Rap Personalities Who've Appeared In Sprite Commercials | |
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| 10 Morsels Of Mildly Interesting Rap Video Trivia | |
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| Rap Songs That Flipped TV Show Themes Lovely | |
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| Rappers Who've Appeared In Animation | |
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| The ego trip Emmys | |
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| Body Movin' | |
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| Dance, Dance, Dance! | |
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| 10 MC Hammer Songs You Can't Dance To | |
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| Rap Artists Who Began Their Careers As Dancers | |
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| 16 Songs That, Contrary To Their Titles, Are Not About Dancing | |
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| The Electric Boogaloos' Top 10 Poppin' Songs | |
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| 21 Rap Songs Dedicated To Dances | |
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| Ben Higa Revisits 10 Early '80s Pop and RandB Videos Featuring B-Boying and Popping | |
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| 10 Songs Dedicated To The Pleasures Of Lap Dances | |
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| 25 Mighty Healthy Rap Cameos On RandB Tracks | |
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| Beats By The Pound's History Of Bounce Music | |
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| 10 Hip House Songs That Don't Suck... | |
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| ...and 10 More That Really, Really Do | |
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| Hot Steppin' Hip Hop Back-Up Dancers and The Artists They Hit The Floor For | |
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| Top 10 Reasons Hip Hop Dancers Are No More | |
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| 10 Anti-Dance Rappers | |
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| Clans, Posses, Crews and Cliques | |
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| Greatest Groups Of All-Time | |
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| Too Much Posse Cuts | |
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| One-Time Members Of Boogie Down Productions | |
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| Ice Cube Spin-Offs | |
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| Run-D.M.C. Spin-Offs | |
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| Hip Hop Supergroups | |
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| A Gangsta Rap Franchise | |
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| Rappers United For The Cause | |
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| Who Is The "Fourth" Beastie Boy? | |
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| People Who Left Or Were Kicked Out Of Major Hip Hop Groups Before They Blew Up | |
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| Rappers Who Have Recorded A Song With A Parent On Wax | |
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| Great Songs About Parents | |
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| Rhyme Related--It's A Family Affair: Brothers Gonna Work It Out (and Sisters Too); What's Up, Cousin? | |
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| 16 Songs About Kids | |
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| Twins 4 Life | |
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| Mother's Finest | |
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| Hip Hop Offspring Of Famous People | |
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| Hip Hop's #1 Sidemen | |
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| It Was Written | |
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| 16 Songs That Assassinate The Media | |
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| Bill Adler's Top 5 Mainstream Media Rap Coverage Travesties | |
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| 6 Seminal Hip Hop Albums That Were Panned | |
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| Artists Whose Writings Have Been Published | |
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| Artists Who Appeared On The Cover Of The Village Voice's Hip Hop Nation Issue | |
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| Songs and Albums Based On Literature | |
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| 14 Rap Songs Based On Nursery Rhymes | |
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| 13 Special Moments In Rap Liner Notes History | |
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| 10 Rap LPs It Was Unnecessary To Print The Lyrics To In The Liner Notes But They Did Anyway | |
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| Public Enemy's "Disciples For The Future 17." | |
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| KRS-One's Greatest Quotes | |
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| Record Labels | |
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| Artists Who Were At One Time Rumored To Have Signed To Death Row Records | |
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| Notable Rap Albums That Were Never Released | |
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| Dante Ross Lists The Top 10 Things Rappers Do To Ruin Their Careers | |
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| 10 Anti-Record Company Songs | |
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| Best Rap Advertising Copy | |
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| Worst Rap Advertising Copy | |
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| Unforgettable Record Company Promo Items | |
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| 10 Things That Lyor Cohen Says To Motivate His Artists | |
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| Cash Money Records' Rules | |
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| R.A. The Rugged Man Reveals His Top 10 Ways To Get Dropped From A Record Label | |
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| 10 Milestones In Rap Artist--Record Label Relations | |
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| Defunct Label Imprints Of 15 Notable Artists | |
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| Art | |
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| 25 Great EP, 12" and CD Single Covers | |
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| 50 Great Album Covers | |
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| Butter Albums, Butt Covers | |
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| Butter Covers, Butt Albums | |
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| Butter Butt Covers | |
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| Cey Adams' Top 10 Things You Should Never Do On A Photo Shoot Or When Designing An Album Package | |
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| Infamous Rap Art Controversies | |
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| 5 Things Pen and Pixel Will Not Put On An Album Cover | |
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| Rap Album Artwork Based On Other LP Covers | |
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| Graf Writers Who Rapped and Rappers Who Wrote Graf | |
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| 10 Logos Haze Wishes He Had Created | |
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| 10 Cool Stickers | |
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| Rappers Who Attended Manhattan's High School Of Art and Design | |
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| Artsy Types Who've Made Contributions To Hip Hop | |
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| 13 Comic Book--Inspired Jacket Designs | |
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| Little Known Design Trivia | |
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| Art Ideas That Didn't Make The Cut | |
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| Personalities Pictured On The Cover Of A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders | |
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| Film | |
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| Noreaga's Favorite Cinematic Love Stories | |
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| Hollywood Types On Rap's Bozack | |
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| 26 Feature Film Cameos by Rappers | |
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| 34 Rap Song Titles Based On Movie Titles | |
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| 29 Rap Album Titles Based On Movie Titles | |
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| Rap-Related Career Highlights Of Hollywood Hot Boy, Ice Cube | |
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| Film-Inspired Rap Names | |
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| Music Videos Based On Movies | |
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| 20 Rap Theme Songs To Non-Rap Films | |
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| Rap Movie Soundtracks That Don't Suck | |
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| Sampled Movie Dialogue Quiz | |
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| Debi Mazar Recounts 6 Close Encounters With Hip Hop In The '80s | |
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| Rap Logos Based On The Godfather | |
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| The ego trip Oscars | |
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| Cheddar | |
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| Money Ain't A Thang | |
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| Rappers Who've Made Forbes Magazine's Annual Highest-Paid Entertainers List | |
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| Rappers Who Have Declared Bankruptcy | |
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| 7 Costly-Ass Artists To Sample | |
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| It All Comes Down To Money | |
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| Rap Artists Who've Owned Their Own | |
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| Most Expensive Hip Hop Records | |
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| 20 Invaluable Songs About Money | |
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| Rap Personalities Who Admit To Having Worked At Food Chains | |
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| Things Rappers Spend Their Money On | |
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| Sports | |
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| D.M.C.'s AII-NFL Dream Team | |
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| 14 Great Lyrical References For The Real Players | |
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| Rappers Who've Assisted The World's Tallest Emcee | |
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| Rappers Who Ball (Well) | |
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| 15 Pro Hoopsters Who Rap (Badly) | |
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| Legendary Ballers Mentioned On Hurt 'Em Bad's "NBA Rap." | |
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| Legendary Ballers Mentioned On Kurtis Blow's "Basketball." | |
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| '70s Baseball Players Who Get Shouted Out On "Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey)." | |
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| Negro League Baseball Players, Teams and Personalities Mentioned In "Saga Of Dandy, The Devil and Day." | |
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| Inspectah Deck Picks His Favorite Professional Wrestlers Of All-Time | |
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| Nuthin' But The Very Best Tyson Lyrical References | |
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| When Rap and Sports Collide | |
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| 12 Sports Lyrics That Lose | |
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| In Full Gear | |
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| Models On Rap's Bozack | |
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| Hip Hop's Greatest Sweater References Of All-Time | |
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| Items De La Soul Dismisses On "Take It Off." | |
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| Rappers and Their Signature Accessories | |
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| Rappers Who Have Been Photographed In The Buff Or In Their Drawers | |
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| Tattoos That Make An Impression | |
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| You Gotta Reckon With Fashion | |
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| Products Slick Rick Plugs In "La Di Da Di." | |
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| Leave My Jheri Curl Alone | |
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| Good Hair | |
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| Cock-Diesel Rap Dudes | |
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| Short But Funky | |
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| 6 Feet High and Rising | |
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| Skinny and Proud | |
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| Rap Heavyweights (Literally) | |
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| Go See The Dentist | |
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| The ego trip Fashion Awards | |
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| Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop | |
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| Freakiest Songs About Doin' The Nasty | |
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| Songs About The Dangers Of Not Practicing Safe Sex | |
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| Kool Keith's Favorite Places To Pleasure Himself In Public | |
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| The Essential Likwit Tit-ography | |
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| 69 Songs Dedicated To That Special Lady | |
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| The Love Movement: Rap Love; Rap/Celebrity Love and Rap/RandB Love | |
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| A Teenage Love | |
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| Women Russell Simmons Wishes He Could Have Dated Before He Got Married | |
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| 23 Sneaky Tales About Infidelity | |
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| OutKast's Big Boi Puts You Up On His Favorite Atlanta Strip Clubs | |
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| DJ Mister Cee Names The 10 Best Ways For DJs To Get Ass | |
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| Cat Got Their Tongue | |
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| Rocket In The Pocket | |
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| Potluck | |
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| 20 Dope Anti-Drug Songs | |
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| Smokin' Weed Anthems | |
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| People Ricky Powell Wishes He Could Have Gotten Zooted With | |
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| Crack Attack | |
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| Last Call | |
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| Rap's Lyrical Obsession With The Material Girl | |
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| Songs About Fame | |
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| Songs About Paranoia | |
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| Songs About Falling Off | |
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| Beef | |
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| Hip Hop's Wonderful World Of Wax Wars | |
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| Mo' Beef, Mo' Problems | |
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| Artists Roxanne Shante Targets On "Bite This." | |
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| 16 Adversarial Male-Female Rap Duets | |
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| 6 Battles On Wax That Were Staged In The Studio | |
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| 8 Rappers Who Took It To The Stage, Sucka | |
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| Sir Mix-A-Lot's 10 Signs That You're Being Player Hated | |
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| Strictly Answer Records, No Questions | |
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| 5 Acts Of Random Violence Between Rappers | |
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| Unforgettable Video Disses | |
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| Shit That Rappers Do That Gets On Fat Joe's Nerves | |
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| 52 Disses You Might Have Missed | |
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| Dis Songs That Were Never Commercially Released | |
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| Makaveli's Most Venomous Unreleased Dis Records | |
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| The ego trip Shit List | |
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| The Realness | |
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| Songs About The Projects | |
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| Albums That Were Released While The Artists Or Group Members Were Incarcerated | |
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| 12 Pieces Of Suggested "Evidence" That 2Pac Is Still Alive | |
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| Bonz Malone's Real Nigga Rules 4 Life | |
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| 99 "Nigga" Songs | |
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| 99 "Bitch" Songs | |
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| Nigga-Bitch Connection | |
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| Freddie Foxxx's 10 Tips For Playing Ceelo | |
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| 13 Gang-Related Rhymes | |
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| 8 Rappers With Certified Handskills | |
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| Rap Artists Who've Survived Shootings | |
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| How About Some Hardcore Parodies? | |
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| 10 Forgotten Guest Vocal Appearances By The Notorious B.I.G.... | |
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| ...and 10 Forgotten Guest Vocal Appearances By 2Pac | |
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| Rappers Who Have At One Time Announced Their Retirements | |
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| Mobb Deep's Back Catalog Of Unreleased Gems | |
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| It Gets No Realer Than This | |
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| Gone But Not Forgotten... | |
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| Race | |
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| Prominent Five Percent Rappers | |
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| Stay Black | |
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| How Can I Be Black? | |
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| Stretch Armstrong's Most Embarrassing Moments As A White DJ In The Rap Game | |
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| White Rappers...and Their Black Affiliations | |
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| White Mainstream Media Darlings | |
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| 10 Remarkably Racist Recordings | |
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| 20 Colorful Songs About Racism | |
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| Rhettmatic and Babu Of The World Famous Beat Junkies Name The Top 5 Reasons Why Asian Hip Hop DJs Cut So Fresh | |
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| 28 Scathing Songs About Racist Punk Police | |
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| Top 10 Lyrical Mexican References | |
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| Notable Bilingual Rap Songs | |
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| 22 Interracial Rap Groups | |
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| 22 Biracial Rap Artists | |
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| Cypress Hill's Sen Dog Gives Props To His Cuban Heroes | |
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| # Of Times The "N" Word Appears On N.W.A's Albums | |
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| Awards | |
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| First 10 Gold Rap Singles | |
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| First 10 Gold Rap Albums | |
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| First 10 Platinum Rap Singles | |
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| First 10 Platinum Rap Albums | |
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| Rap Artists With The Most Platinum Albums | |
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| Major Hip Hop Artists Who Have Never Had A Gold Album | |
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| Grammy Award-Winning Hip Hop Artists By Year | |
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| Rap Recipients Of MTV Music Video Awards By Year | |
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| 13 Artists Chubb Rock Felt Deserved Grammy Recognition | |
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| New Music Seminar and Supermen DJ Battle Winners By Year | |
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| New Music Seminar and Supermen MC Battle Winners By Year | |
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| Technics DMC DJ Competition Winners By Year | |
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| 5 Most Underrated Hip Hop Artists | |
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| 5 Most Overrated Hip Hop Artists | |
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| Slept-On Albums For Dat Ass | |
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| The ego trip Achievement Awards | |
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| Bonus Beats | |
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| The B-Side Wins Again | |
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| The Dubwiser Selects The 10 Worst Rap-Reggae Songs Of All-Time | |
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| Rappers Who've Collaborated With Michael Jackson | |
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| Worst Rap-Rock Collabos Of All-Time | |
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| Rap Covers Of Rock Songs | |
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| 5 Rock 'N Roll Memories From Cee-Lo Of The Goodie Mob | |
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| Songs That End With Explosions | |
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| Can't Get Enough... Of That Monkey Stuff! | |
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| 25 Bumpin' Car Songs | |
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| ego trip's 15 Favorite Goddamn Christmas Songs | |
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| 50 Songs With Food Titles | |
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| Songs By Common With Food Titles | |
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| Mia X's Creole Shrimp and Crabmeat Stew Recipe | |
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| 50 BK Big-Ups | |
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| Songs About Compton | |
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| 10 Reasons Why Will Smith Loves Miami | |
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| Give Me Body | |
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| Give Me Bodily Functions | |
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| 8 Songs About Body Odor | |
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| A Few Of Biz Markie's Favorite Things | |
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