The 10 Best New York City Rap Albums of the Past 10 Years

Each record guaranteed packed with Big Apple anthems.

The 5 Lineups Even More Blasphemous Than Drake, Lil Wayne, and Baby as The Big Tymers

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From M.I.A. to Beyonce and Die Antwoord, this guy does it all.

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Extra P talks about working with Nas, Slick Rick, Busta, and more.

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Extra P talks about working with Nas, Kool G Rap, A Tribe Called Quest and more.

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He's made hits for everybody from 2Pac to Tony! Toni! Toné!—and worked behind the scenes on smashes like 50 Cent's "In Da Club." Is Quik the most s?

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With five cover appearances in 10 years, Mr. West and Complex go back like Bartles & Jaymes. Let's reminisce.

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The Green-Eyed Bandit talks about producing for Method Man and Redman, Ludacris, and many more.

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As the cofounder of Def Jam celebrates his birthday, Complex counts down the productions that made him a legend.

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In part one of our two part series, the Green-Eyed Bandit breaks down the stories behind the making of his biggest hits from EPMD to the Def Squad.

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We link up with the up-and-coming producer responsible for bangers like Meek Mill's "Tupac Back" and 2 Chainz' "Got One."

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Kid Cudi's WZRD bandmate talks about producing Cudder's early classics as well as working with Chip Tha Ripper and Kanye West.

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A track-by-track video breakdown of the new album by Kid Cudi and Dot Da Genius.

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In honor of the late James Yancey's birthday, Complex selects the tracks that made Jay Dee a hip-hop immortal.

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