Billboard staffers are joined by DJ Drewski to debate who the best lyricist is among Nas, Jay-Z, and Biggie and more!

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Ma$e was an integral part of Bad Boy during thei r prime, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t prefer other artists before joining the collective. The 49-year-old rapper recently revealed his preference ...

Taking a brief look back at the genre, hip-hop was born from the competitive spirit of MCs going bar-for-bar at block parties ...

He saw Skribe Da God covering Ol' Dirty Bastard, Nas and Notorious B.I.G. at a concert in Rochester, which led to their first Biggie performance at Funk ‘n Waffles around 2017. It was easy to ...

Artists like Rakim, Nas, Tupac, and Biggie Smalls took storytelling to new heights, tackling issues like systemic racism, poverty, and personal struggles with unparalleled lyricism. This era ...

(The song sometimes lists Nas as a feature but it’s just his voice ... Shaq’s Superman alter-ego flew to new heights on this one with Biggie riding shotgun. The song was released a few months ...

“It was always hip-hop. It was Jay-Z or Nas or Biggie Smalls, rappers from the 90s from New York City. But it wasn’t until I got into college I started reading more Langston Hughes, Amiri ...