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![20 of the Best Hometown Hip-Hop Anthems From ‘South Bronx’ to ‘California Love’](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/10/attachment-hip-hop-hometown-anthems-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
20 of the Best Hometown Hip-Hop Anthems From ‘South Bronx’ to ‘California Love’
There's nothing like repping the place called home with these anthems.
![50 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Beats](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/10/attachment-hip-hop-beats-greatest-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
50 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Beats
The best beats across five decades of hip-hop.
![Here Are 20 Unnecessary Hip-Hop Beefs That Never Should’ve Happened](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/09/attachment-hip-hop-beef-not-happened-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Here Are 20 Unnecessary Hip-Hop Beefs That Never Should’ve Happened
Take a look at 20 modern-day beefs that probably never should've happened.
![30 of the Greatest Rapper-Producer Duos in Hip-Hop](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/08/attachment-rapper-producer-duos.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 of the Greatest Rapper-Producer Duos in Hip-Hop
These are some of the greatest rapper-producer duos that have transcended time in hip-hop.
![40 of the Best Hip-Hop Album Covers From the 1990s](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/08/attachment-1990s-hip-hop-albums-covers-photos.jpg?w=980&q=75)
40 of the Best Hip-Hop Album Covers From the 1990s
Hip-hop albums were dropping at a dizzying pace throughout the 1990s.
![Here’s Memorable Hip-Hop Slang From the 1990s to Never Forget](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/08/attachment-1990s.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Here’s Memorable Hip-Hop Slang From the 1990s to Never Forget
The best 1990's slang words—"dope" or not.
![10 of the Most Impactful Executive Producers in Hip-Hop](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/08/attachment-dr-dre-kanye-west-diddy-jermaine-dupri.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 of the Most Impactful Executive Producers in Hip-Hop
The role of executive producer in hip-hop is an undeniably important one.
![15 of the Best Rapper-Penned Biographies](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/07/attachment-rick-ross-50-cent-gucci-mane.jpg?w=980&q=75)
15 of the Best Rapper-Penned Biographies
There are no shortage of books written by famous rappers, but there are a handful of them that stand out among the rest.
![25 of the Most Impactful Producers in Hip-Hop](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/03/attachment-rza-kanye-west-metro-boomin.jpg?w=980&q=75)
25 of the Most Impactful Producers in Hip-Hop
Masters of production.
![Here Are 15 Women Rappers Who Made Hip-Hop History](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/02/attachment-women-rappers-making-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Here Are 15 Women Rappers Who Made Hip-Hop History
History can't be rewritten.
![Bun B Shares 10 of His Favorite Hip-Hop Songs for Today’s Young Rap Fans](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2023/01/attachment-bun-b.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bun B Shares 10 of His Favorite Hip-Hop Songs for Today’s Young Rap Fans
Bun B is putting the youth on to greatness.