This is part of the GOAT conversation that we are still in. It’s powerful to understand who Jay Z is and how he fits into it all.

TRIGGER WARNING. These are the thoughts and reactions to Surviving R. Kelly: Thoughts and Reactions. It’s harsh.

Some people have good years and some people have bad years: everything is possible in this list.

Here’s the list of best songs of 2018, according to the RatedR. Do you agree with the list that he compiled?

Here is a list of what the RatedR thought was the Best Rap Album of 2018 and why in this edition of The Rap Clash!

How do we use the medium and the media to our advantage? To make it into a better world for all people.

Here is what Hip-Hop has to do with the #MeToo Movement: how can we be a positive source and how do we help others?

Let’s bring together faith and hip-hop in Kanye West’s newest release, Jesus is King!

Let’s look at what the Grammy’s think will win, what the RatedR thinks is acceptable and if it’s logical…

There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t vibed with Kanye West this year: here are the reasons why.

A classic album review of the 1996 effort by Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill!

The battle of the Rap God vs. The Rap Devil is being chronicled by your boy the RatedR: here are his thoughts!

Rest in Peace Mac Miller, you will be missed…

Here’s what the RatedR thinks about Eminem’s latest - and most controversial release yet - Kamikaze!

This is more than just her latest appearance on MTV’s Wild N’ Out: it’s a bigger problem than we once thought.

Welcome to Astroworld, from the perception of a very angry queen.

This is the RatedR perspective on a beef that is built on subliminal shots and perceived slights…

Let’s start a very controversial question and debate in your head and between friends, just for fun.

Who inspires the people that inspire you? Who makes them question everything that they do? Let’s figure it out.

Let’s bring about a super team to create a single track, again and again and again…