Rap Rankings

Moulz & Mel blast off into space to review Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon: The End of Day. Will the apparent patron saint of emo rap bless them, or is The Man Who Saved Everyone's Life pushing a bad religion? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @BrandonLyniv ------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:10 - 10:43) -- Man on the Moon: The End of Day Info (35:47) -- Track 1: "In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem)" (1:20:38) -- Track 2: "Soundtrack 2 My Life" (1:33:09) -- Track 3: "Simple As..." (1:49:10) -- Track 4: "Solo Dolo (Nightmare)" (2:01:24) -- Track 5: "Heart Of A Lion (Kid Cudi Theme Music)" (2:16:33) -- Track 6: "My World" (2:27:55) -- Track 7: "Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare)" (2:40:43) -- Track 8: "Sky Might Fall" (2:50:59) -- Track 9: "Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part I)" (3:01:37) -- Track 10: "Alive (Nightmare)" [w/ @BrandonLyniv] (3:07:56) -- Track 11: "Cudi Zone" (4:24:55) -- Track 12: "Make Her Say" (4:30:55) -- Track 13: "Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare)" (4:40:46) -- Track 14: "Hyyerr" (4:46:05) -- Track 15: "Up Up & Away" (4:55:08) -- Track 16: "Man On The Moon (The Anthem)" (5:01:28) -- Track 17: "T.G.I.F." (5:09:23) -- Track 18: "Is There Any Love?" (5:11:34) -- Ranking Man on the Moon: The End of Day (5:17:15) -- Outro (5:20:15)

Season 3 begins with none other than the arguable greatest hip-hop album of all-time, Nas' Illmatic. Will Moulz & Mel bow before its towering legacy? Or will they dare dispute the canon and risk uproar? ----------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:34 - 11:56) -- Illmatic Info (37:55) -- Track 1: "The Genesis" (1:05:37) -- Track 2: "N.Y. State of Mind" (1:21:55) -- Track 3: "Life's A Bitch" (1:50:45) -- Track 4: "The World Is Yours" (2:26:28) -- Track 5: "Halftime" (2:48:07) -- Track 6: "Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)" (3:00:38) -- Track 7: "One Love" (3:18:50) -- Track 8: "One Time 4 Your Mind" (3:36:18) -- Track 9: "Represent" (3:44:02) -- Track 10: "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (3:51:05) -- Ranking Illmatic (4:01:33) -- Outro (4:09:04)

For the first time in Rap Rankings history, there's a guest sitting in for the entire review. And it's none other than The 3rd Member himself, @fromoldharlem, joining Moulz & Mel to talk the new Busta Rhymes album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. --------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (29:31 - 34:30) -- Track 1: "E.L.E. 2 Intro" (18:28) -- Track 2: "The Purge" (35:00) -- Track 3: "Strap Yourself Down" (37:46) -- Track 4: "Czar" (41:59) -- Track 5: "Outta My Mind" (50:32) -- Track 6: "E.L.E. 2: The Wrath of God" (57:23) -- Track 7: "Slow Flow" (1:03:40) -- Track 8: "Don’t Go" (1:11:30) -- Track 9: "Boomp!" (1:20:49) -- Track 10: "True Indeed" (1:23:36) -- Track 11: "Master Fard Muhammad" (1:30:21) -- Track 12: "YUUUU" (1:39:54) -- Track 13: "Oh No" (1:50:04) -- Track 14: "The Don and The Boss" (1:53:19) -- Track 15: "Best I Can" (1:58:40) -- Track 16: "Where I Belong" (2:10:26) -- Track 17: "Deep Thought" (2:15:43) -- Track 18: "The Young God Speaks" (2:20:37) -- Track 19: "Look Over Your Shoulder" (2:25:31) -- Track 20: "You Will Never Find Another Me" (2:32:00) -- Track 21: "Freedom?" (2:36:44) -- Track 22: "Satanic" (2:41:35) -- Rating Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (2:45:45) -- Outro (2:48:39)

In the Season 2 finale, Moulz & Mel head to the art gallery for their final meeting with Jay-Z's discography, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Is it a masterpiece? Or will they chop an ear off, finally driven mad by Hov's shenanigans? --------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:57 - 9:58) -- Magna Carta Holy Grail Info (49:28) -- Track 1: "Holy Grail" (1:21:53) -- Track 2: "Picasso Baby" (1:36:52) -- Track 3: "Tom Ford" (2:05:01) -- Track 4: "Fuckwitihmeyouknowigotit" (2:14:07) -- Track 5: "Oceans" (2:24:59) -- Track 6: "F.U.T.W." (2:43:21) -- Track 7: "Somewhereinamerica" (2:49:58) -- Track 8: "Crown" (3:01:50) -- Track 9: "Heaven" (3:12:44) -- Track 10: "Versus" (3:20:23) -- Track 11: "Part II (On The Run)" (3:25:16) -- Track 12: "Beach Is Better" (3:35:30) -- Track 13: "BBC" (3:37:18) -- Track 14: "JAY Z Blue" (3:43:24) -- Track 15: "La Familia" (3:55:43) -- Track 16: "Nickels And Dimes" (4:05:38) -- Ranking Magna Carta Holy Grail (4:10:45) -- Outro (4:32:27)

Jay-Z returns to his flagship series with The Blueprint 3, his third post-retirement album. Is it a worthy addition to the lineage, or is it DOA? Only one way for Moulz & Mel to find out. ---------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:43 - 10:53) -- The Blueprint 3 Info (50:58) -- Track 1: "What We Talkin' About" (1:22:06) -- Track 2: "Thank You" (1:41:39) -- Track 3: "D.O.A." (1:53:08) -- Track 4: "Run This Town" (2:26:55) -- Track 5: "Empire State of Mind" (3:06:28) -- Track 6: "Real As It Gets" (3:32:15) -- Track 7: "On To The Next One" (3:38:57) -- Track 8: "Off That" (3:51:48) -- Track 9: "A Star Is Born" (4:05:00) -- Track 10: "Venus vs. Mars" (4:15:04) -- Track 11: "Already Home" (4:25:47) -- Track 12: "Hate" (4:31:50) -- Track 13: "Reminder" (4:39:12) -- Track 14: "So Ambitious" (4:47:21) -- Track 15: "Young Forever" (4:59:39) -- Ranking The Blueprint 3 (5:07:13) -- Outro (5:11:14)

Moulz & Mel crash the set of Jay-Z's American Gangster. Will they find stellar audio cinema, or will it be a dollar bin disaster? ------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (12:25 - 15:26) -- American Gangster Info (39:58) -- Track 1: "Intro" (1:17:03) -- Track 2: "Pray" (1:24:49) -- Track 3: "American Dreamin'" (1:40:29) -- Track 4: "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" (2:00:42) -- Track 5: "No Hook" (2:16:18) -- Track 6: "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)" (2:25:45) -- Track 7: "Sweet" (2:48:11) -- Track 8: "I Know" (3:03:15) -- Track 9: "Party Life" (3:23:28) -- Track 10: "Ignorant Shit" (3:37:41) -- Track 11: "Say Hello" (3:58:22) -- Track 12: "Success" (4:10:30) -- Track 13: "Fallin'" (4:33:28) -- Track 14: "Blue Magic" (4:48:40) -- Track 15: "American Gangster" (5:07:10) -- Ranking American Gangster (5:14:54) -- Outro (5:19:34)

Don't call it a comeback. Jay-Z returns from retirement, as promised, with Kingdom Come. But was it "like Jordan, wearing the 4-5" like he claimed? Or was he more like Wizards Jordan? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @JibriHashim ----- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (7:20 - 10:17) -- Kingdom Come Info (34:40) -- Track 1: "The Prelude" [w/ @jibrihashim] (1:04:08) -- Track 2: "Oh My God" (1:58:58) -- Track 3: "Kingdom Come" (2:15:11) -- Track 4: "Show Me What You Got" (2:32:30) -- Track 5: "Lost Ones" (2:58:04) -- Track 6: "Do U Wanna Ride" (3:13:25) -- Track 7: "30 Something" (3:29:12) -- Track 8: "I Made It" (3:44:56) -- Track 9: "Anything" (3:52:29) -- Track 10: "Hollywood" (4:04:25) -- Track 11: "Trouble" (4:11:15) -- Track 12: "Dig A Hole" (4:28:09) -- Track 13: "Minority Report" (4:43:34) -- Track 14: "Beach Chair" (4:58:54) ------------ TRANSITION TO BONUS DISC (5:20:45) ---------- Track 1: "Politics As Usual" (5:22:17) -- Track 2: "Can't Knock The Hustle" (5:23:50) -- Track 3: "Can I Live" (5:27:21) -- Ranking Kingdom Come (5:29:38) -- Outro (5:33:31)

Grand opening, grand closing. Only two-thirds of the way through their Jay-Z season, Moulz & Mel somehow arrive at his "retirement" with The Black Album. Will Hov go out on top, sad, or not at all? ------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (8:21) -- The Black Album Info (53:28) -- Track 1: "Interlude" (1:17:36) -- Track 2: "December 4th" (1:26:33) -- Track 3: "What More Can I Say" (1:41:50) -- Track 4: "Encore" (2:05:19) -- Track 5: "Change Clothes" (2:35:56) -- Track 6: "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" (2:59:48) -- Track 7: "Threat" (3:23:25) -- Track 8: "Moment of Clarity" (3:38:27) -- Track 9: "99 Problems" (3:45:08) -- Track 10: "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" (3:57:30) -- Track 11: "Justify My Thug" (4:13:56) -- Track 12: "Lucifer" (4:32:30) -- Track 13: "Allure" (4:45:18) -- Track 14: "My 1st Song" (4:53:09) -- Ranking The Black Album (5:05:38) -- Outro (5:08:16)

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? Moulz & Mel unwrap The Gift and grapple with The Curse of The Blueprint². Will this blueprint be as masterful as the first, or should Jay not have tried to fix what wasn't broken? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @yungestilos ---------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:52 - 9:47) -- The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse Info (33:10) -- Track 1: "A Dream" (56:24) -- Track 2: "Hovi Baby" (1:08:05) -- Track 3: "The Watcher 2" (1:23:47) -- Track 4: "'03 Bonnie and Clyde" (1:34:15) -- Track 5: "Excuse Me Miss" (1:58:49) -- Track 6: "What They Gonna Do" (2:15:17) -- Track 7: "All Around The World" (2:24:13) -- Track 8: "Poppin' Tags" (2:34:08) -- Track 9: "Fuck All Nite" [w/ @yungestilos] (2:44:04) -- Track 10: "The Bounce" (3:43:26) -- Track 11: "I Did It My Way" (3:56:31) ------- TRANSITION TO DISC 2 (4:08:30) ------- Track 1: "Diamond Is Forever" (4:12:31) -- Track 2: "Guns and Roses" (4:21:22) -- Track 3: "U Don't Know [Remix]" (4:33:13) -- Track 4: "Meet The Parents" (4:43:20) -- Track 5: "Some How Some Way" (4:50:35) -- Track 6: "Some People Hate" (4:59:13) -- Track 7: "Blueprint 2" (5:09:15) -- Track 8: "Nigga Please" (5:26:55) -- Track 9: "2 Many Hoes" (5:35:28) -- Track 10: "As One" (5:43:37) -- Track 11: "A Ballad For The Fallen Soldier" (5:48:20) -- Track 12: "Show You How" (5:56:34) -- Track 13: "Bitches and Sisters" (6:00:53) -- Track 14: "What They Gonna Do, Part 2" (6:17:29) -- Ranking The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse (6:20:44) -- Outro (6:27:37)

Jay-Z's The Blueprint is considered one of his indisputable classics. But did Hov truly show the world how to design a timeless album? Or was it a blueprint for disaster? Moulz & Mel examine. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @fromoldharlem ---------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:02 - 9:08) -- The Blueprint Info (37:01) -- Track 1: "The Ruler's Back" (1:06:49) -- Track 2: "Takeover" (1:27:35) -- Track 3: "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (2:09:28) -- Track 4: "Girls, Girls, Girls" (2:29:46) -- Track 5: "Jigga That Nigga" [w/ @fromoldharlem] (2:42:00) -- Track 6: "U Don't Know" (3:57:17) -- Track 7: "Hola Hovito" (4:07:18) -- Track 8: "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" (4:20:21) -- Track 9: "Never Change" (4:36:24) -- Track 10: "Song Cry" (4:48:07) -- Track 11: "All I Need" (5:08:11) -- Track 12: "Renegade" (5:14:08) -- Track 13: "Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) / Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise) / Girls, Girls, Girls, Part 2 (5:26:29) -- Ranking The Blueprint (5:46:08) -- Outro (5:49:23)