East Coast
West Coast
Dirty South
Chingy’s slot machine
“Jackpot”, the Southern banger made in Saint Louis
Kno’s dark and morbid melancholy
“Death Is Silent”, the path to a slow death
8Ball & MJG’s rise to the top of the world
“On The Top of the World”, the Funk made in Memphis
The spiritual poetry of Goodie Mob
A sticky and melancholic “Soul Food”
Lord Willin, Clipse
The Neptunian avant-garde touch for a tough “drug rap”
The Fix, Scarface
After taking this fix proposed by Scarface, we are fixed.
West Coast Bad Boyz: High Fo XMas
When Master P’s G-Funk parodies Christmas
ATLiens, Outkast
A journey in space, outside of time…
Chicago / Detroit
The hope of the savior of the rap game Lupe Fiasco
“Food & Liquors”, a fresh wind in a lost Hip Hop
The pure elegance of Slum Village
A low frequency soundprint, “Fantastic Vol. 2”
Obie Trice, real name, no gimmicks !
“Cheers”, the Detroit rapper’s humble performance
Electric Circus, Common
The experimental turn to electric sounds
808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West
An experimental R&B turn a la Kanye West
Alternative rap
Handsome Boy Modeling School’s anti-consumerist comedy
“So… How’s Your Girl?”, a concept inspired by a TV series
Deltron 3030, Deltron 3030
Epic adventures in a cyber-punk atmosphere for a powerful social message
Whodini, Whodini
The beginnings of rap with an Electro synthesizer
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, Tyler The Creator
The mix of a career in double measure
Madvillainy, Madvillain
Two acid soaked brains defying the laws of music
French rap
Stomy Busgy’s comical ego-trips
“Le Calibre Qu’il Te Faut”, a French-style mafia comedy