Rap & Order

For Case 164, we take a deep-dive into Slim Thug’s 2005 debut Already Platinum.

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 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?

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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?

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.