The five best self-titled hip-hop albums
Rappers defining themselves with total clarity.
Author: Isaac Phelan
Isaac is a passionate writer who loves all things music and film, and loves to write scripts for film and theatre.
Articles by Author: Isaac Phelan
The unreleased Jay-Z song that features Michael Jackson
Discovered two decades later in the studio archives.
Five times feature artists out-rapped the main card
Eclipsing the artist whose name tops the credits.
Authentic and unpolished: The DJ Quik album he thinks is underrated
Defined by a raspier voice, and unrealised ambitions.
Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg’s five best collaborative songs
The unmistakable rhythm of two artists who made California sound like forever.
The four women J Cole regrets he was too young to date
Turning a teenage crush into one of his most quoted verses.
The petty reason 50 Cent refused to sign Danny Brown
When branding outweighed originality in major label rap decisions.
