Rap & Order

Case 163: Royalty

For Case 163, we take a look at Childish Gambino's Royalty mixtape and his career trajectory. Should he be recognized as an elite rapper?

Case 162: In Search Of...

Case 162 brings us to N.E.R.D's debut, In Search Of...
Considered to be a groundbreaking release, why was N.E.R.D not accepted by Rock and Alternative radio?

Case 161: The Ecstatic

For Case 161, we revisit Yasiin Bey, (formerly known as Mos Def)’s The Ecstatic album. We also begin to ponder what makes him so slept on.

Case 160 College Dropout

For Case 160, we revisit Kanye’s monstrous debut to see how much replay value remains.

Case 159: The Eminem Show

Case 159 has us revisiting The Eminem Show. Was it Eminem’s best work?

Case 158: Indicud

For this episode of Rap & Order, we revisit Kid Cudi's third studio album Indicud, while trying to figure out why his influence hasn't propelled him even more as a superstar.

Case 157: Ryan Leslie

For Case 157, we revisit Ryan Leslie's self-tilted debut. The multi-hyphenate continued to prove himself as a credible talent in the late 2000's, but how has this project held up over the years?

Case 156: Hip-Hop Is Dead

For Case 156, we revisit Nas' Hip-Hop Is Dead LP. A bold title at the time, was it really dead when he proclaimed it?

Case 155 H.N.I.C—Why Is Prodigy Never Mentioned In The GOAT Conversation?

For this episode of Rap & Order, we revisit Prodigy's solo debut, H.N.I.C, and ponder why Prodigy, although as respected as he is, never gets mentioned in the Greatest of All Time conversation.

Case 154: Tha Carter IV

For Case 154 of the Rap & Order pod, we revisit Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV. Where do you rank it in Tha Carter series?