Rap Rankings

Moulz & Mel touch road in the UK for their review of Dizzee Rascal's seminal debut album, Boy In Da Corner. ------------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (16:18 - 18:59) -- The Rap Rankings Game (37:16) -- RAB Express: Ludacris, Theater Of The Mind (1:30:57) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:19:15) -- Boy In Da Corner Info (2:45:15) -- Track 1: "Sittin' Here" (3:40:09) -- Track 2: "Stop Dat" (3:53:30) -- Track 3: "I Luv U" (4:06:55) -- Track 4: "Brand New Day" (6:34:53) -- Track 5: "2 Far" (6:45:04) -- Track 6: "Fix Up, Look Sharp" (7:32:46) -- Track 7: "Cut 'Em Off" (7:41:40) -- Track 8: "Hold Ya Mouf" (7:48:16) -- Track 9: "Round We Go" (7:53:49) -- Track 10: "Jus' A Rascal" (7:58:31) -- Track 11: "Wot U On?" (8:08:35) -- Track 12: "Jezebel" (8:12:41) -- Track 13: "Seems 2 Be" (8:21:15) -- Track 14: "Live O" (8:28:02) -- Track 15: "Do It!" (8:32:26) -- Ranking Boy In Da Corner (8:44:10) -- Outro (8:48:22)

It's back to the Future this week on Rap Rankings, as Moulz & Mel review the 2017 album named after one of his most compelling alter-egos, HNDRXX. ------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (11:15 - 13:57) -- The Rap Rankings Game (1:02:13) -- RAB Express: Asher Roth, Asleep In The Bread Aisle (2:04:07) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:36:53) -- HNDRXX Info (3:03:00) -- Track 1: "My Collection" (3:35:21) -- Track 2: "Comin Out Strong" (4:36:34) -- Track 3: "Lookin Exotic" (4:53:41) -- Track 4: "Damage" (5:19:31) -- Track 5: "Use Me" (5:34:58) -- Track 6: "Incredible" (5:50:20) -- Track 7: "Testify" (6:00:54) -- Track 8: "Fresh Air" (6:09:03) -- Track 9: "Neva Missa Lost" (6:16:58) -- Track 10: "Keep Quiet" (6:26:50) -- Track 11: "Hallucinating" (6:30:22) -- Track 12: "I Thank U" (6:37:18) -- Track 13: "New Illuminati" (6:39:04) -- Track 14: "Turn On Me" (6:41:23) -- Track 15: "Selfish" (7:08:40) -- Track 16: "Solo" (7:15:48) -- Track 17: "Sorry" (7:18:57) -- Ranking HNDRXX (7:23:11) -- Outro (7:27:12)

Elucid's "Army Of Me" leads Moulz & Mel to explore the history of rappers rapping over music that runs decidedly perpendicular to hip-hop.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-e37-94756744

Thinking they were far enough away from the blast of Busta Rhymes' 2006 album, The Big Bang, Moulz & Mel brought in @fromoldharlem and set to work on their review, but they still ended up getting caught in the explosion. -------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (9:04 - 11:46) -- The Rap Rankings Game (40:12) -- RAB Express: Cam'ron, S.D.E. (1:43:17) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:19:34) -- The Big Bang Info (2:35:48) -- Jesse's House (3:12:12) -- Track 1: "Get You Some" (3:48:16) -- Track 2: "Touch It" (4:22:28) -- Track 3: "How We Do It Over Here" (4:58:28) -- Track 4: "New York Shit" (5:15:36) ---------------- Pt. 2: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s15e03-busta-rhymes-the-big-bang-pt-2

Pt. 1: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s15e03-busta-rhymes-the-big-bang-pt-1 ---------------- Track 5: "Been Through The Storm" (0:00) -- Track 6: "In The Ghetto" (18:52) -- Track 7: "Cocaina" (47:08) -- Track 8: "You Can't Hold The Torch" (1:05:10) -- Track 9: "Goldmine" (2:20:05) -- Track 10: "I Love My Bitch" (2:46:49) -- Track 11: "Don't Get Carried Away" (3:38:02) -- Track 12: "They're Out To Get Me" (4:00:55) -- Track 13: "Get Down" (4:13:57) -- Track 14: "I'll Do It All" (4:29:02) -- Track 15: "Legend Of The Fall Offs" (4:43:07) -- Ranking The Big Bang (5:21:18) -- Outro (5:27:40)

2015 was both a triumph and a tragedy for Meek Mill, and Moulz & Mel revisit it all during their review of Dreams Worth More Than Money. ------------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (35:57 - 38:38) -- The Rap Rankings Game (55:34) -- RAB Express: Big Noyd, Episodes Of A Hustla (2:02:07) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:32:04) -- Dreams Worth More Than Money Info (2:49:22) -- Track 1: "Lord Knows" (3:42:49) -- Track 2: "Classic" (4:08:27) -- Track 3: "Jump Out The Face" (4:15:14) -- Track 4: "All Eyes On You" (4:25:39) -- Track 5: "The Trillest" (4:53:12) -- Track 6: "R.I.C.O." (5:18:58) -- Track 7: "I Got The Juice" (6:18:26) -- Track 8: "Ambitionz" (6:21:37) -- Track 9: "Pullin' Up" (6:25:08) -- Track 10: "Check" (6:35:28) -- Track 11: "Been That" (6:46:02) -- Track 12: "Bad For You" (6:53:05) -- Track 13: "Stand Up" (7:08:15) -- Track 14: "Cold Hearted" (7:13:59) -- Ranking Dreams Worth More Than Money (7:21:29) -- Outro (7:25:52)

The Season 15 premiere sees Moulz & Mel check in with "the world's most dangerous group" and the album that put gangsta rap on the map, in their review of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Dart_Adams ------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (17:36 - 20:18) -- The Rap Rankings Game (40:16) -- RAB Express: Tyga, The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty (2:02:58) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:37:02) -- Straight Outta Compton Info (3:03:40) -- Track 1: "Straight Outta Compton" (4:00:19) -- Track 2: "---- Tha Police (Fill In The Blanks)" (4:32:50) -- Track 3: "Gangsta Gangsta" [w/ @Dart_Adams] (5:38:07) -- Track 4: "If It Ain't Ruff" (7:23:20) -- Track 5: "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" (7:38:03) -- Track 6: "Express Yourself" (7:47:47) -- Track 7: "Compton's N The House (Remix)" (8:08:47) -- Track 8: "I Ain't Tha 1" (8:18:55) -- Track 9: "Dopeman (Remix)" (8:38:02) -- Track 10: "Quiet On Tha Set" (8:57:58) -- Ranking Straight Outta Compton (9:11:51) -- Outro (9:14:14)

(This review, formerly a Patreon exclusive, is being made available for you, the public, to reward your patience and hold you over as Moulz & Mel take their first ever week off from the show to handle life developments. Season 15 will begin on 12/6. To hear more bonus reviews like this one, sign up at patreon.com/raprankings.) ----------------------- Moulz & Mel cruise down Crenshaw to review Nipsey Hussle's standout 2013 mixtape, exclusively on Patreon. ----------------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Jack Harlow Meal Review (0:43 - 33:55) -- [Mel Reviews The Jack Harlow Meal footage: https://youtu.be/vx39vyAp9VY] -- Crenshaw Info (47:51) -- Track 1: "Crenshaw Blvd" (1:16:33) -- Track 2: "U See Us" (1:19:53) -- Track 3: "Checc Me Out" (1:34:11) -- Track 4: "The Weather" (1:47:31) -- Track 5: "All Get Right" (1:56:21) -- Track 6: "More Or Less" (2:19:06) -- Track 7: "4 In The Mornin" (2:33:30) -- Track 8: "Don't Take Days Off" (2:39:06) -- Track 9: "H-Town" (2:43:13) -- Track 10: "Drop Coupes" (2:48:15) -- Track 11: "Face The World" (2:59:16) -- Track 12: "Blessings" (3:07:00) -- Track 13: "Summertime In That Cutlass" (3:13:46) -- Track 14: "Change Nothing" (3:20:27) -- Track 15: "If U Were Mine" (3:24:53) -- Track 16: "Come Over" (3:29:55) -- Track 17: "Hate It Or Love It" (3:32:28) -- Track 18: "1 of 1" (3:34:32) -- Track 19: "Go Long" (3:48:10) -- Track 20: "No Regrets" (3:53:15) -- Track 21: "Crenshaw & Slauson (True Story)" (3:57:00) -- Ranking Crenshaw (4:09:43) -- Outro (4:12:17)

Moulz & Mel discuss Alchemist and Evidence's separate approaches to rapping throughout history, as well as the Lord Steppington album, during their review of Step Brothers' "More Wins".

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-s14-92687478

A villainous finale concludes Season 14: The Producer-Rapper Season, when Moulz & Mel once again come face to face with the dastardly MF DOOM, reviewing his seminal 1999 album, Operation: Doomsday. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @fromoldharlem ---------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:18 - 10:00) -- The Rap Rankings Game (56:15) -- RAB Express: Birdman & Juvenile, Just Another Gangsta (2:01:47) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:31:19) -- Operation: Doomsday Info (2:47:06) -- Track 1: "The Time We Faced DOOM (Skit) (3:30:28) -- Track 2: "Doomsday" (3:35:39) -- Track 3: "Rhymes Like Dimes" (4:11:40) -- Jesse's House (4:40:05) ---------------- Pt. 2: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s14e12-mf-doom-operation-doomsday-pt-2