Rap Rankings

This week on Rap Rankings, Young Jeezy gave Moulz & Mel an ultimatum concerning their review of his cult classic mixtape: Trap Or Die. Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (5:20 - 8:01) -- The Rap Rankings Game (29:58) -- RAB Express: Bizarre, Hannicap Circus (1:43:44) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:27:48) -- Trap Or Die Info (2:56:47) -- Track 1: "We Tried To Tell 'Em" (3:22:56) -- Track 2: "Intro" (3:24:31) -- Track 3: "Get Ya Mind Right" (3:49:18) -- Track 4: "Trap Or Die" (3:49:53) -- Track 5: "Ether Freestyle" (3:51:06) -- Track 6: "Do The Damn Thing" (4:06:06) -- Track 7: "Street Niggaz" (4:06:58) -- Track 8: "Freestyle" (4:24:28) -- Track 9: "Get 'Em Jeezy" (4:31:06) -- Track 10: "Jeezy Talks To The People" (4:42:13) -- Track 11: "U Ain't Perfect [Snippet]" (4:46:28) -- Track 12: "Miss Me With That Rap Shit" (4:53:16) -- Track 13: "Grey Goose" (5:05:57) -- Track 14: "U.S.D.A. Part 2" (5:11:56) -- Track 15: "We Luv Ya" (5:20:48) -- Track 16: "Jeezy Talks 2" (5:27:01) -- Track 17: "GA Freestyle" (5:29:07) -- Track 18: "Gangsta" (5:35:17) -- Track 19: "3-6 Freestyle" (5:38:24) -- Track 20: "Slick Pulla Freestyle" (5:50:09) -- Track 21: "Chuuch" (6:01:21) -- Track 22: "Rollaz And Ridaz" (6:05:39) -- Track 23: "Pussy Ass Niggas" (6:11:05) -- Track 24: "Outro" (6:16:11) -- Track 25: "AirForces" (6:19:24) -- Track 26: "Icey [Bonus Track]" (6:19:41) -- Track 27: "Keep Fuckin' Around [Bonus Track]" (6:21:16) -- Ranking Trap Or Die (6:23:05) -- Outro (6:26:33)

While the South has something to say, Little Brother insists that it may not be what you expect to hear, a message that Moulz & Mel unpack in a review of the 2006 Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Separate But Equal. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Cam_Is_Like ------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:25 - 9:07) -- The Rap Rankings Game (41:29) -- RAB Express: Bahamadia, Good Rap Music (2:05:50) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:35:58) -- Separate But Equal Info (2:53:13) -- Track 1: "Separate But Equal" (3:09:29) -- Track 2: "Knock, Knock" (3:12:57) -- Track 3: "Don't Trust 'Em (Skit)" (3:28:31) -- Track 4: "Cross That Line" (3:33:50) -- Track 5: "Let It Go" (3:42:16) -- Track 6: "Can't Let Her" (4:02:08) -- Track 7: "The Singing Bums (Skit)" (4:11:23) -- Track 8: "Rollin' Out" (4:12:49) -- Track 9: "Macaroni" (4:21:44) -- Track 10: "Can We Get A Freestyle Please??? (Interlude)" (4:31:07) -- Track 11: "On My G" (4:32:03) -- Track 12: "Hate" (4:47:00) -- Track 13: "Lovin' It" (4:53:30) -- Track 14: "Not Enough" (4:53:47) -- Track 15: "Boondock Saints" [w/ @Cam_Is_Like] (4:55:18) -- Track 16: "Teedra Moses & MySpace" (Skit) (6:34:36) -- Track 17: "Home" (6:40:38) -- Track 18: "Horror Movie (Skit)" (6:46:49) -- Track 19: "I Need You" (6:54:27) -- Track 20: "Candy" (7:04:15) -- Track 21: "How Did This Happen? (Interlude)" (7:09:21) -- Track 22: "Speed Racin'" (7:10:32) -- Ranking Separate But Equal (7:20:15) -- Outro (7:22:12)

Despite knowing what The Boy would eventually become, you know Moulz & Mel still had to say what's real about Drake's paradigm-shifting, breakout 2009 mixtape, So Far Gone. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @fromoldharlem --------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (10:20 - 13:02) -- The Rap Rankings Game (41:36) -- RAB Express: Maxo Kream, Punken (2:08:24) This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:41:50) -- So Far Gone Info (3:19:55) -- Track 1: "Lust For Life" (3:56:17) -- Track 2: "Houstatlantavegas" (5:01:36) -- Track 3: "Successful" (5:25:46) -- Track 4: "Let's Call It Off" (6:16:39) ---------------- Pt. 2: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s10e06-drake-so-far-gone-pt-2

Pt. 1: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s10e06-drake-so-far-gone ---------------- Track 5: "November 18th" (0:00) -- Track 6: "Ignant Shit" (23:29) -- Track 7: "A Night Off" (34:05) -- Track 8: "Say What's Real" (51:43) -- Track 9: "Little Bit" (1:18:09) -- Track 10: "Best I Ever Had" (1:42:02) -- Track 11: "Unstoppable" (2:14:44) -- Track 12: "Uptown" (2:25:39) -- Track 13: "Sooner Than Later" (2:41:12) -- Track 14: "Bria's Interlude" (2:50:34) -- Track 15: "The Calm" (3:10:39) -- Jesse's House (3:22:41) -- Track 16: "Outro" [w/ @fromoldharlem] (5:40:52) -- Track 17: "Brand New" (6:02:54) -- Ranking So Far Gone (6:12:53) -- Outro (6:15:32)

Surprise! In celebration of RAB Day, here's Blog Era Gems 2: A Rap Rankings Retrospective, a mixshow/discussion about music released from '04-'14 that can't be found on a DSP or digital marketplace.

A$AP Rocky certainly helped define an era with his sensation of a debut mixtape, LIVE.LOVE.A$AP. But will all of that purple swag still hit in 2022? Moulz & Mel find out in their review. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @CineMasai_ -------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:49 - 9:30) -- The Rap Rankings Game (36:27) -- RAB Express: RiFF RAFF, NEON iCON (1:48:31) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:41:09) -- LIVE.LOVE.A$AP Info (3:11:34) -- Track 1: "Palace" (3:45:06) -- Track 2: "Peso" (4:26:33) -- Track 3: "Bass" (4:48:18) -- Track 4: "Wassup" (5:03:28) -- Track 5: "Brand New Guy" [w/ @CineMasai_] (5:16:21) -- Track 6: "Purple Swag: Chapter 2" (6:34:11) -- Track 7: "Get Lit" (6:53:02) -- Track 8: "Trilla" (6:56:39) -- Track 9: "Keep It G" (7:11:47) -- Track 10: "Kissin' Pink" (7:36:08) -- Track 11: "Houston Old Head" (7:58:15) -- Track 12: "Acid Drip" (8:08:04) -- Track 13: "Leaf" (8:12:37) -- Track 14: "Roll One Up" (8:23:07) -- Track 15: "Demons" (8:27:05) -- Track 16: "Out Of This World" (8:31:05) -- Ranking LIVE.LOVE.A$AP (8:36:07) -- Outro (8:37:42)

Rich & Mel find out what it means to be Rich Forever in their review of Rick Ross' acclaimed 2012 mixtape. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @CrowleyHead ---------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:32 - 10:14) -- The Rap Rankings Game (31:29) -- RAB Express: Big Sean, I Decided (1:44:23) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:17:10) -- Rich Forever Info (2:41:35) -- Track 1: "Holy Ghost" [w/ @CrowleyHead] (2:57:15) -- Track 2: "High Definition" (4:29:35) -- Track 3: "MMG Untouchable" (4:41:20) -- Track 4: "Yella Diamonds" (5:04:33) -- Track 5: "Fuck 'Em" (5:25:51) -- Track 6" "London (Skit)" (5:36:37) -- Track 7: "Rich Forever" (5:40:20) -- Track 8: "Triple Beam Dreams" (6:00:46) -- Track 9: "Mine Games" (6:40:03) -- Track 10: "New Bugatti" (6:46:34) -- Track 11: "Keys To The Crib" (7:10:15) -- Track 12: "Last Breath" (7:15:18) -- Track 13: "I Swear To God" (7:21:31) -- Track 14: "Off The Boat" (7:25:01) -- Track 15: "King Of Diamonds" (7:27:41) -- Track 16: "Ring, Ring" (7:33:01) -- Track 17: "MMG: The World Is Ours" (7:37:06) -- Track 18: "Party Heart" (7:45:32) -- Track 19: "Stay Schemin'" (7:50:25) -- Track 20: "Shaheem Reid Speaks" (8:18:09) -- Ranking Rich Forever (8:20:07) -- Outro (8:24:01)

Action Bronson's "Rolling Thunder" prompts Moulz & Mel to explore doo-wop samples in hip-hop, plus the biggest hip-hop what-ifs of the 2010s after learning of the Cam'ron feature that never was, in their Patreon-exclusive review of Blue Chips 2.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-s10-71105717

You oughta know by now, but The Mixtape Season is in full effect, continuing with Moulz & Mel reviewing Diplomats: Vol. 4, hosted by the late, great DJ Kay Slay. -------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:08 - 8:46) -- The Rap Rankings Game (27:49) -- RAB Express: Jadakiss, The Last Kiss (1:26:42) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:57:41) -- Diplomats: Vol. 4 Info (2:17:54) -- Track 1: "Intro" (2:37:41) -- Track 2: "Streets Is Watching" (2:39:30) -- Track 3: "Ur Gonna Love Me" (2:51:31) -- Track 4: "Yayo" (3:09:45) -- Track 5: "You Oughta Know" (3:34:43) -- Track 6: "Freestyle" (4:41:30) -- Track 7: "Gangsta Music" (4:42:19) -- Track 8: "Let's Get It On" (4:43:04) -- Track 9: "Purple Haze" (4:43:34) -- Track 10: "Money, Cash, Hoes" (4:45:06) -- Track 11: "Harlem Music" (4:50:43) -- Track 12: "Ground Zero" (4:53:36) -- Track 13: "This Goes Out" (4:54:24) -- Track 14: "Fly Boys" (5:00:44) -- Track 15: "Freestyle" (5:33:41) -- Track 16: "Freestyle" (5:34:37) -- Track 17: "What's Really Good" (5:37:28) -- Track 18: "Once Again It's On" (5:38:34) -- Track 19: "That Simple" (5:39:43) -- Track 20: "Gangsta" (5:43:23) -- Track 21: "Freestyle" (5:51:21) -- Track 22: "Freestyle" (5:53:01) -- Rankings Diplomats: Vol. 4 (5:55:16) -- Outro (5:57:56)

They're not orthopedic surgeons, but Moulz & Mel, along with @fromoldharlem, had to try to make heads or tails of Roc Marciano & The Alchemist's The Elephant Man's Bones in the latest edition of 1st Listen, New Album Reviews. -------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (8:06 - 10:10) -- Track 1: "Rubber Hand Grip" (28:25) -- Track 2: "Daddy Kane" (37:41) -- Track 3: "Deja Vu" (1:10:34) -- Track 4: "Quantum Leap" (1:19:08) -- Track 5: "The Elephant Man's Bones" (1:28:50) -- Track 6: "Bubble Bath" (1:34:49) -- Track 7: "Liquid Coke" (1:43:10) -- Track 8: "Trillion Cut" (1:54:50) -- Track 9: "The Horns of Abraxas" (2:00:15) -- Track 10: "JJ Flash" (2:07:26) -- Track 11: "Zig Zag Zig" (2:11:18) -- Track 12: "Stigmata" (2:21:49) -- Track 13: "Zip Guns" (2:33:46) -- Track 14: "Think Big" (2:38:43) -- Rating The Elephant Man's Bones (2:42:08) -- Outro (2:44:39)