Rap Rankings

Moulz & Mel go barking up the tree of hip-hop canon with their review of Snoop Dogg's (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg) Doggystyle, the Season 8 finale and conclusion of the Tag-Team Tournament. --------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (11:27 - 14:09) -- The Rap Rankings Game (39:13) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:33:27) -- Doggystyle Info (1:58:59) -- Track 1: "Bathtub" (2:41:14) -- Track 2: "G Funk Intro" (2:49:03) -- Track 3: "Gin And Juice" (3:12:53) -- Track 4: "W Balls (Interlude)" (3:53:38) -- Track 5: "Tha Shiznit" (3:56:14) -- Track 6: "Domino Intro (Interlude)" (4:12:53) -- Track 7: "Lodi Dodi" (4:22:22) -- Track 8: "Murder Was The Case (DeathAfterVisualizingEternity)" (4:31:26) -- Track 9: "Serial Killa" (4:47:23) -- Track 10: "Who Am I (What's My Name?)" (4:55:06) -- Track 11: "For All My Niggaz & Bitches" (5:05:05) -- Track 12: "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" (5:17:52) -- Track 13: "Chronic Relief Intro (Interlude)" (5:37:54) -- Track 14: "Doggy Dogg World" (5:39:08) -- Track 15: "Class Room Intro (Interlude)" (6:14:38) -- Track 16: "Gz And Hustlas" (6:16:44) -- Track 17: "Checkin (Interlude)" (6:22:27) -- Track 18: "Gz Up, Hoes Down" (6:26:22) -- Track 19: "Pump Pump" (6:33:50) -- Ranking Doggystyle (6:40:59) -- Outro (6:46:53)

For the first time in Rap Rankings history, Moulz & Mel are reviewing an album released before either of them were born, and the honor goes to LL Cool J's groundbreaking 1985 debut, Radio. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Dart_Adams ------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (10:48 - 13:30) -- The Rap Rankings Game (34:31) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:14:06) -- Radio Info (1:31:11) -- Track 1: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" [w/ @Dart_Adams] (1:49:24) -- Track 2: "You Can't Dance" (2:50:52) -- Track 3: "Dear Yvette" (3:03:42) -- Track 4: "I Can Give You More" (3:18:32) -- Track 5: "Dangerous" (3:31:36) -- Track 6: "El Shabazz" (3:37:20) -- Track 7: "Rock The Bells" (3:42:10) -- Track 8: "I Need A Beat (Remix)" (3:53:29) -- Track 9: "That's A Lie" (3:59:37) -- Track 10: "You'll Rock" (4:05:51) -- Track 11: "I Want You" (4:09:21) -- Ranking Radio (4:22:38) -- Outro (4:25:22)

It's Almost Dry, but patience is a virtue that Moulz & Mel don't have when it comes to 1st Listen, New Album Reviews, so they hit up The Third Member, @fromoldharlem, to help cover the latest from Pusha T. --------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (10:33 - 12:12) -- Track 1: "Brambleton" (25:03) -- Track 2: "Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes" (43:19) -- Track 3: "Dreamin Of The Past" (51:21) -- Track 4: "Neck & Wrist" (1:11:31) -- Track 5: "Just So You Remember" (1:22:59) -- Track 6: "Diet Coke" (1:38:10) -- Track 7: "Rock N Roll" (1:41:58) -- Track 8: "Call My Bluff" (1:48:01) -- Track 9: "Scrape It Off The Top" (2:00:18) -- Track 10: "Hear Me Clearly" (2:09:16) -- Track 11: "Open Air" (2:12:20) -- Track 12: "I Pray For You" (2:19:29) -- Rating It's Almost Dry (2:24:04) -- Outro (2:28:35)

21 Savage & Metro Boomin ran it back with Savage Mode II, the Morgan Freeman-hosted affair that asks "Are things better or worse the second time around?" Moulz & Mel seek to answer that exact question with their review. ------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (11:36 - 14:18) -- The Rap Rankings Game (35:52) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:04:17) -- Savage Mode II Info (1:27:16) -- Track 1: "Intro" (1:56:42) -- Track 2: "Runnin" (2:05:07) -- Moulz's Mukbangs (2:20:51) -- Track 3: "Glock In My Lap" (2:41:00) -- Track 4: "Mr. Right Now" (2:55:20) -- Track 5: "Rich Nigga Shit" (3:09:18) -- Track 6: "Slidin" (3:30:45) -- Track 7: "Many Men" (3:42:25) -- Track 8: "Snitches & Rats (Interlude)" (3:56:35) -- Track 9: "Snitches & Rats" (3:58:58) -- Track 10: "My Dawg" (4:02:44) -- Track 11: "Steppin On Niggas" (4:17:46) -- Track 12: "Brand New Draco" (4:41:06) -- Track 13: "No Opp Left Behind" (4:48:09) -- Track 14: "RIP Luv" (4:57:37) -- Track 15: "Said N Done" (5:02:01) -- Ranking Savage Mode II (5:07:55) -- Outro (5:11:35)

This week on Rap Rankings, Moulz & Mel find a couple seats in the pews to see what the hype is with Suga Free's Street Gospel. Will they end up joining the congregation for good, or will they seek their spiritual fulfillment elsewhere? ------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:46 - 10:28) -- The Rap Rankings Game (26:43) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:30:59) -- Street Gospel Info (1:49:11) -- Track 1: "Intro" (2:10:11) -- Track 2: "Why U Bullshittin'?" (2:15:25) -- Track 3: "I'd Rather Give You My Bitch" (2:35:04) -- Track 4: "Doe Doe And A Skunk" (2:51:57) -- Track 5: "Don't No Suckaz Live Here" (3:11:28) -- Track 6: "Tip Toe" (3:25:32) -- Track 7: "I Wanna Go Home (The County Jail Song)" (3:46:02) -- Track 8: "If U Stay Ready" (3:54:09) -- Track 9: "Fly Fo Life" (4:06:24) -- Track 10: "On My Way" (4:11:29) -- Track 11: "Secrets" (4:24:10) -- Track 12: "Table Interlude" (4:33:57) -- Track 13: "Dip Da" (4:35:47) -- Track 14: "Tip Toe (Reprise)" (4:45:43) -- Ranking Street Gospel (4:50:02) -- Outro (4:57:02)

The opening track of Stove God Cooks' Reasonable Drought, "Rolls Royce Break Lights", provides Moulz & Mel an opportunity to talk about his strengths and weaknesses, as well as where he fits in the lineage of coke rappers.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-s8-64417120

It must be Moulz & Mel's lucky day, because they're reviewing KEY! & Kenny Beats' 777 on this week's episode of Rap Rankings. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Cam_Is_Like ------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (5:36 - 8:17) -- The Rap Rankings Game (22:42) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (51:34) -- 777 Info (1:12:28) -- Track 1: "Demolition 1 + 2" (1:31:42) -- Track 2: "Hater" (1:57:22) -- Track 3: "Blurry" (2:06:25) -- Track 4: "Boss" (2:16:24) -- Track 5: "Move" (2:22:34) -- Track 6: "Famous" (2:30:07) -- Track 7: "It Gets Better" (2:43:10) -- Track 8: "Kelly Price Freestyle" (2:54:23) -- Track 9: "Love On Ice" [w/ @Cam_Is_Like] (3:07:11) -- Track 10: "Dig It" (4:50:09) -- Track 11: "Toronto" (4:54:16) -- Track 12: "True Love Interlude" (5:04:07) -- Track 13: "Control" (5:10:40) -- Track 14: "Twisted (5:16:13) -- Track 15: "Squeamish" (5:24:48) -- Ranking 777 (5:32:28) -- Outro (5:36:32)

We all must meet our Moment Of Truth, said Gang Starr with their legendary album, but Moulz & Mel, along with @fromoldharlem, certainly weren't expecting the meeting to happen during their review. ------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (11:12 - 13:54) -- The Rap Rankings Game (36:47) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:08:15) -- Moment Of Truth Info (1:41:14) -- Jesse's House (2:02:32) -- Track 1: "You Know My Steez" (2:35:30) -- Track 2: "Robbin Hood Theory" (3:10:35) -- Track 3: "Work" (3:40:21) -- Track 4: "Royalty" (4:01:55) -- Track 5: "Above The Clouds" (4:24:19) -- Track 6: "JFK 2 LAX" (4:47:22) -- Track 7: "Itz A Set Up" (5:26:30) -- Track 8: "Moment Of Truth" (5:46:04) -- Track 9: "B.I. vs. Friendship" (5:56:12) -- Track 10: "The Militia" (6:07:53) -- Track 11: "The Rep Grows Bigga" (6:22:10) -- Track 12: "What I'm Here 4" (6:36:40) -- Track 13: "She Knowz What She Wantz" (6:57:55) -- Track 14: "New York Strait Talk" (7:01:23) -- Track 15: "My Advice 2 You" (7:13:41) -- Track 16: "Make 'Em Pay" (7:20:58) -- Track 17: "The Mall" (7:26:29) -- Track 18: "Betrayal" (7:36:52) -- Track 19: "Next Time" (7:42:26) -- Track 20: "In Memory Of..." (7:46:43) -- Ranking Moment Of Truth (7:50:09) -- Outro (7:53:25)

Blu & Exile's Below The Heavens defied its title and became a cult classic, ascending into a realm of hip-hop divinity. But Moulz & Mel had to find out if it should be let through the pearly gates of Rap Rankings. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @thisisversis ------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:05 - 8:47) -- The Rap Rankings Game (29:22) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:09:07) -- Below The Heavens Info (1:34:45) -- Track 1: "My World Is..." (2:00:59) -- Track 2: "The Narrow Path" (2:16:51) --Track 3: "So(ul) Amazin' (Steel Blazin')" [w/ @thisisversis] (2:28:04) -- Track 4: "Juicen' Dranks" (3:41:49) -- Track 5: "In Remembrance Of Me" (3:53:08) -- Track 6: "Blu Colla Workers" (4:09:00) -- Track 7: "Dancing In The Rain" (4:22:12) -- Track 8: "First Things First" (4:32:26) -- Track 9: "No Greater Love" (4:40:25) -- Track 10: "Show Me The Good Life" (4:49:08) -- Track 11: "Simply Amazin'" (5:07:05) -- Track 12: "Cold Hearted" (5:13:25) -- Track 13: "The World Is (Below The Heavens...)" (5:19:24) -- Track 14: "You Are Now In The Clouds With (The Koochie Monstas)" (5:24:17) -- Track 15: "I Am..." (5:28:11) -- Ranking Below The Heavens (5:34:34) -- Outro (5:38:42)

Murs & 9th Wonder's "The Pain" provided another opportunity for Moulz & Mel to discuss how hip-hop explores romance, during their Patreon-exclusive review of Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-s8-63675441