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This week, Moulz & Mel prick their fingers and join Jay-Z's Roc La Familia, then promptly break their oath of omertà to bring you tales from inside the dynasty. Don't tell Don Jigga! SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @NotYouRaps ------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (5:14 - 7:55) -- The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Info (31:22) -- Track 1: "Intro" (52:05) -- Track 2: "Change The Game" (1:08:29) -- Track 3: "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)" (1:22:50) -- Track 4: "Streets Is Talking" (1:46:33) -- Track 5: "This Can't Be Life" (2:05:35) -- Track 6: "Get Your Mind Right Mami" (2:21:54) -- Track 7: "Stick 2 The Script" (2:32:19) -- Track 8: "You, Me, Him, and Her" (2:42:52) -- Track 9: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (2:55:40) -- Track 10: "Parking Lot Pimpin'" (3:21:26) -- Track 11: "Holla" (3:27:45) -- Track 12: "1-900-Hustler" [w/ @NotYouRaps] (3:35:11) -- Track 13: "The R.O.C." (5:07:21) -- Track 14: "Soon You'll Understand" (5:16:20) -- Track 15: "Squeeze 1st" (5:26:46) -- Track 16: "Where Have You Been" (5:34:31) -- Ranking The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (5:45:07) -- Outro (5:49:32)

A stabbing, a reluctant Pimp C verse and the turn of the millennium. Just some of the events surrounding Jay-Z's infamously leaked Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Moulz & Mel investigate. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @AYoo0509 ---------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (2:43 -4:50) -- Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Info (31:25) -- Track 1: "Hova Song (Intro)" (45:11) -- Track 2: "So Ghetto" (56:23) -- Track 3: "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (1:08:24) -- Track 4: "Dope Man" (1:20:05) -- Track 5: "Things That U Do" (1:28:35) -- Track 6: "It's Hot (Some Like It Hot) (1:45:14) -- Track 7: "Snoopy Track" (1:55:23) -- Track 8: "S. Carter" (2:05:30) -- Track 9: "Pop 4 Roc" (2:14:27) -- Track 10: "Watch Me" (2:26:34) -- Track 11: "Big Pimpin'" (2:42:47) -- Track 12: "There's Been A Murder" (2:56:26) -- Track 13: "Come and Get Me" [w/ @AYoo0509] (3:08:24) -- Track 14: "NYMP" (4:05:48) -- Track 15: "Hova Song (Outro)" / "Jigga My Nigga" / "Girl's Best Friend" (4:14:26) -- Ranking Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (4:24:27) -- Outro (4:28:37)

Moulz & Mel put on their shiny suits and get jiggy with The Jigga Man for Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, the latest entry in their Hov-themed, "Back In Black" season. ---------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (4:30 - 6:42) -- Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life Info (29:42) - Track 1: "Intro - Hand It Down" (52:42) -- Track 2: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (1:13:45) -- Track 3: "If I Should Die" (1:40:52) -- Track 4: "Ride or Die" (1:54:30) -- Track 5: "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" (2:04:39) -- Track 6: "Money, Cash, Hoes" (2:15:59) -- Track 7: "A Week Ago" (2:32:12) -- Track 8: "Coming of Age (Da Sequel)" (2:48:17) -- Track 9: "Can I Get A..." (3:06:33) -- Track 10: "Paper Chase" (3:23:10) -- Track 11: "Reservoir Dogs" (3:30:15) -- Track 12: "It's Like That" (3:54:24) -- Track 13: "It's Alright" (3:58:16) -- Track 14: "Money Ain't A Thang" (4:05:43) -- Ranking Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (4:13:59) -- Outro (4:17:48)

Moulz & Mel check in on Nas in the hospital, as he presents his brand new album, King's Disease, produced by Hit-Boy. Will he succumb to the disease's effects and lose the crown, or will he pull through and return to the throne? -------- Intro (0:00) -- Track 1: "King's Disease" (10:45) -- Track 2: "Blue Benz" (23:55) -- Track 3: "Car #85" (26:59) -- Track 4: "Ultra Black" (39:04) -- Track 5: "27 Summers" (48:11) -- Track 6: "Replace Me" (52:11) -- Track 7: "Til The War Is Won" (1:02:00) -- Track 8: "All Bad" (1:07:11) -- Track 9: "The Definition" (1:11:46) -- Track 10: "Full Circle" (1:16:14) -- Track 11: "10 Points" (1:21:44) -- Track 12: "The Cure" (1:23:56) -- Track 13: "Spicy" (1:27:37) -- Rating King's Disease (1:32:42) -- Outro (1:37:37)

Continuing their Hov-themed season, Moulz & Mel tackle Jay-Z's sophomore album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Will Jay fall victim to the sophomore slump, or will Young Hova deliver back-to-back classics? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Slangdini ----------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (3:30 - 6:54) -- In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Info (33:30) -- Track 1: "Intro / A Million And One Questions / Rhyme No More" (52:11) -- Track 2: "The City Is Mine" (1:14:44) -- Track 3: "I Know What Girls Like" (1:33:28) -- Track 4: "Imaginary Player" (1:46:56) -- Track 5: "Streets Is Watching" (2:05:54) -- Track 6: "Friend or Foe '98" (2:18:28) -- Track 7: "Lucky Me" (2:24:19) -- Track 8: "(Always Be My) Sunshine" (2:32:31) -- Track 9: "Who You Wit II" (2:46:02) -- Track 10: "Face Off" (2:53:47) -- Track 11: "Real Niggaz" (2:59:03) -- Track 12: "Rap Game / Crack Game" (3:04:42) -- Track 13: "Where I'm From" [w/ @Slangdini] (3:11:58) -- Track 14: "You Must Love Me" (4:22:03) -- Ranking In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (4:29:23) -- Outro (4:32:03)

The journey through Jay-Z's discography begins, as Season 2 kicks off with Reasonable Doubt. Will Moulz & Mel discover 24 years later that he was actually guilty of impersonating a rapper, or will the exoneration stand? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @KilApt5B --------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (6:10 - 11:05) -- Reasonable Doubt Info (35:46) -- Track 1: "Can't Knock The Hustle" (57:24) -- Track 2: "Politics As Usual" (1:23:20) -- Track 3: "Brooklyn's Finest" (1:36:17) -- Track 4: "Dead Presidents II" (1:59:43) -- Track 5: "Feelin' It" (2:17:30) -- Track 6: "D'Evils" [w/ @KilApt5B] (2:40:54) -- Track 7: "22 Two's" (3:57:40) -- Track 8: "Can I Live" (4:12:39) -- Track 9: "Ain't No Nigga" (4:26:29) -- Track 10: "Friend Or Foe" (4:40:37) -- Track 11: "Coming Of Age" (4:49:15) -- Track 12: "Cashmere Thoughts" (5:02:46) -- Track 13: "Bring It On" (5:17:33) -- Track 14: "Regrets" (5:28:52) -- Ranking Reasonable Doubt (5:48:40) -- Outro (5:56:24)

Rap Rankings. Season 2. Back In Black. Every Jay-Z album. Reviewed. Rated. Ranked. Coming August 12th, 2020, on all podcast platforms.

The first season of Rap Rankings concludes with a MASSIVE, nearly eight-hour review of Take Care. Is it the best Drake album like many say? Or will mans turn that narrative into a duppy? SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @ottergawd -- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (12:13 - 15:33) -- Take Care Info (32:52) -- Track 1: "Over My Dead Body" (1:07:22) -- Track 2: "Shot For Me" (1:39:12) -- Track 3: "Headlines" [w/ @ottergawd] (2:02:47) -- Track 4: "Crew Love" (3:21:55) -- Track 5: "Take Care" (3:36:40) -- Track 6: "Marvins Room / Buried Alive Interlude" (3:53:23) -- Track 7: "Under Ground Kings" (4:28:59) -- Track 8: "We'll Be Fine" (4:45:52) -- Track 9: "Make Me Proud" (4:58:17) -- Track 10: "Lord Knows" (5:11:38) -- Track 11: "Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude" (5:35:18) -- Track 12: "Doing It Wrong" (5:53:24) -- Track 13: "The Real Her" (6:04:01) -- Track 14: "Look What You've Done" (6:24:37) -- Track 15: "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right) (6:35:30) -- Track 16: "Practice" (6:48:54) -- Track 17: "The Ride" (7:04:14) -- Track 18: "The Motto" (7:16:34) -- Track 19: "Hate Sleeping Alone" (7:23:13) -- Ranking Take Care (7:35:18) -- Outro (7:49:11)

Moulz & Mel head back to the West Coast for a funkified adventure with DJ Quik. Is the album hot enough to give them a perm, or is Rhythm-Al-Ism a philosophy not worth pursuing an education in? ----- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (3:36 - 7:35) -- Rhythm-Al-Ism Info (42:48) -- Track 1: "Rhythm-Al-Ism (Intro)" (1:04:36) -- Track 2: "We Still Party" (1:13:41) -- Track 3: "So Many Wayz" (1:28:29) -- Track 4: "Hand In Hand" (1:41:00) -- Track 5: "Down, Down, Down" (1:58:43) -- Track 6: "You'z A Ganxta" (2:08:51) -- Track 7: "I Useta Know Her" (2:19:19) -- Track 8: "No Doubt" (2:31:39) -- Track 9: "Speed" (2:38:21) -- Track 10: "Whateva U Do" (2:45:11) -- Track 11: "Thinkin' Bout U" (2:53:25) -- Track 12: "El's Interlude" (3:00:47) -- Track 13: "Medley For A "V" (The Pussy Medley)" (3:06:16) -- Track 14: "Bombudd II" (3:14:52) -- Track 15: "Get 2Getha Again" (3:22:06) -- Track 16: "Reprise (Medley For A "V")" (3:27:14) -- Ranking Rhythm-Al-Ism (3:31:49) -- Outro (3:39:57)

Punch a hole in your wall, bleach your hair, take a seat next to Ken Kaniff and quiet down. We're at The Eminem Show. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: Jesse Fairfax (@fromoldharlem) ------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (8:09) -- The Eminem Show Info (33:20) -- Track 1: "Curtains Up (Skit)" (50:59) -- Track 2: "White America" (53:58) -- Track 3: "Business" (1:15:11) -- Track 4: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (1:25:14) -- Track 5: "Square Dance" (1:41:21) -- Track 6: "The Kiss (Skit)" (1:52:11) -- Track 7: "Soldier" (1:55:58) -- Track 8: "Say Goodbye Hollywood" (2:09:03) -- Track 9: "Drips" (2:17:11) -- Track 10: "Without Me" (2:31:14) -- Track 11: "Paul Rosenberg (Skit)" (2:39:25) -- Track 12: "Sing For The Moment" (2:40:21) -- Track 13: "Superman" (2:46:15) -- Track 14: "Hailie's Song" (2:56:26) -- Track 15: "Steve Berman (Skit)" (3:08:52) -- Track 16: "When The Music Stops" (3:10:50) -- Track 17: "Say What You Say" (3:17:34) -- Track 18: "'Till I Collapse" (3:24:28) -- Track 19: "My Dad's Gone Crazy" [w/ @fromoldharlem] (3:32:37) -- Track 20: "Curtains Close" (4:32:18) -- Ranking The Eminem Show (4:33:52) -- Outro (4:38:13)