“Talking to my shadow, he advised me not to worry / Said I should plant my tree and let it rise out of the fury” Slug of Atmosphere is all about positivity, and on the title track of the duo’s second ...

We try to stick to one guiding principle when making our best rap verses of the year lists: one verse per rapper. This year was different. Two thousand and twenty-four featured the greatest rap battle ...

Hip-hop celebrated its fiftieth anniversary two years ago, and from its early renegade beginnings to becoming a big fish in the mainstream, many a clever lyric has been turned out by talented rhymers ...