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This week on Rap Rankings, Moulz & Mel seek to find just what it is exactly that Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats UNLOCKED back in 2020. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @StiloVino --------------------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (8:33 - 11:14) -- The Rap Rankings Game (26:21) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:11:08) -- UNLOCKED Info (1:26:45) -- Track 1: "Track 01" (1:42:38) -- Track 2: "Take_it_Back_v2" (1:47:36) -- Track 3: "Lay_Up.m4a" [w/ @StiloVino] (2:04:48) -- Track 4: "Pyro (leak 2019)" (4:00:33) -- Track 5: "DIET_" (4:07:57) -- Track 6: "So.Incredible.pkg" (4:45:50) -- Track 7: "Track07" (4:53:16) -- Track 8: "'Cosmic'.m4a" (4:56:58) -- Ranking UNLOCKED (5:04:34) -- Outro (5:06:38)

Moulz & Mel use the title track of Aesop Rock's Daylight EP to pinpoint the evolution of his sound throughout the years while also discussing choppy song transitions and what a "lithium John Legend" melody sounds like.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-s16-134147230

It may just be a 6-track EP, but Moulz & Mel's review of Truly Yours 2 is the most high-stakes affair on Rap Rankings yet for J. Cole, arriving with a grave stipulation. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWERS: @Cam_Is_Like @calebcat23 ----------------------------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (12:24 - 15:06) -- The Rap Rankings Game (40:26) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (1:38:13) -- Truly Yours 2 Info (1:55:53) -- Track 1: "Cole Summer" (2:28:24) -- Track 2: "Kenny Lofton" [w/ @Cam_Is_Like and @calebcat23] (3:00:18) -- Track 3: "Chris Tucker" (4:55:43) -- Track 4: "Head Bussa" (5:38:58) -- Track 5: "3 Wishes" (6:16:53) -- Track 6: "Cousins" (6:31:03) -- Ranking Truly Yours 2 (7:22:34) -- Outro (7:28:27)

2014 Forest Hills Drive is J. Cole's highest selling album to date, but does that necessarily mean it's the crown jewel of his catalog? Moulz & Mel get to the bottom of things in their review. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @calebcat23 ------------------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (9:51 - 12:33) -- The Rap Rankings Game (46:06) -- RAB Express: Murphy Lee, Murphy's Law (1:32:35) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:01:13) -- 2014 Forest Hills Drive Info (2:24:15) -- Track 1: "Intro" (3:18:29) -- Track 2: "January 28th" (3:27:02) -- Track 3: "Wet Dreamz" [w/ @calebcat23] (3:46:13) -- Track 4: "03' Adolescence" (4:58:21) -- Track 5: "A Tale of 2 Citiez" (5:18:18) -- Track 6: "Fire Squad" (5:38:02) -- Track 7: "St. Tropez" (5:51:13) -- Track 8: "G.O.M.D." (6:10:11) -- Track 9: "No Role Modelz" (6:20:42) -- Track 10: "Hello" (6:36:16) -- Track 11: "Apparently" (6:44:21) -- Track 12: "Love Yourz" (6:53:23) -- Track 13: "Note to Self" (7:07:21) -- Ranking 2014 Forest Hills Drive (7:12:12) -- Outro (7:17:02)

It's certainly feels like Hell On Earth these days, but that aligning with Moulz & Mel reviewing Mobb Deep for the first time since Season 7 is purely coincidental. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @biglilkenny -------------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (12:50 - 15:32) -- The Rap Rankings Game (58:29) -- RAB Express: J.I.D, The Never Story (2:14:33) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:42:30) -- Hell On Earth Info (2:56:11) -- Track 1: "Animal Instinct" (3:28:08) -- Track 2: "Drop A Gem On 'Em" (4:07:10) -- Track 3: "Bloodsport" (4:35:33) -- Track 4: "Extortion" (4:55:18) -- Track 5: "More Trife Life" (5:22:54) -- Track 6: "Man Down" (5:33:40) -- Track 7: "Can't Get Enough Of It" (5:47:06) ---------------- Pt. 2: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s14e08-mobb-deep-hell-on-earth-pt-2

Pt. 1: https://raprankings.captivate.fm/episode/s14e08-mobb-deep-hell-on-earth-pt-1 ---------------- Track 8: "Nighttime Vultures" (0:00) -- Track 9: "G.O.D. Pt. III" (15:24) -- Track 10: "Get Dealt With" (43:07) -- Track 11: "Hell On Earth (Front Lines)" (59:11) -- Track 12: "Give It Up Fast" (1:27:04) -- Track 13: "Still Shinin'" [w/ @biglilkenny] (1:40:13) -- Track 14: "Apostle's Warning" (3:58:50) -- Ranking Hell On Earth (4:15:35) -- Outro (4:20:14)

This week on Rap Rankings, Moulz & Mel review Detroit's very own Black Milk and his critically-acclaimed 2008 album, Tronic. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @Cam_Is_Like ---------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (16:55 - 19:37) -- The Rap Rankings Game (56:00) -- RAB Express: H.A.W.K., Endangered Species (1:59:04) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:32:09) -- Tronic Info (2:54:12) -- Track 1: "Long Story Short" (3:16:38) -- Track 2: "Bounce" (3:32:54) -- Track 3: "Give The Drummer Sum" (3:47:00) -- Track 4: "Without U" (4:14:01) -- Track 5: "Hold It Down" (4:30:06) -- Track 6: "Losing Out" (5:07:49) -- Track 7: "Hell Yeah" (5:50:30) -- Track 8: "Overdose" [w/ @Cam_Is_Like] (6:01:48) -- Track 9: "Reppin For U" (6:49:48) -- Track 10: "The Matrix" (6:59:52) -- Track 11: "Try" (7:46:13) -- Track 12: "Tronic Summer" (8:07:03) -- Track 13: "Bond For Life" (8:08:39) -- Track 14: "Elec (Outro)" (8:12:44) -- Ranking Tronic (8:18:58) -- Outro (8:22:15)

Moulz & Mel do it real big for their review of Mannie Fresh's 2004 album, The Mind Of Mannie Fresh, as Season 14: The Producer-Rapper Season hits its halfway point. ----------------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (12:27 - 15:09) -- The Rap Rankings Game (1:07:06) -- RAB Express: Will Smith, Willennium (2:06:54) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:57:16) -- The Mind Of Mannie Fresh Info (3:15:28) -- Track 1: "Intro" (3:47:19) -- Track 2: "Conversation" (4:00:04) -- Track 3: "Answering Machine (Skit)" (4:09:24) -- Track 4: "Chubby Boy" (4:11:47) -- Track 5: "Phone Message #1 (Skit)" (4:19:48) -- Track 6: "Beautiful Bitch" (4:45:35) -- Track 7: "Wayne's Takeover 1" (4:49:29) -- Track 8: "Pussy Power" (4:57:50) -- Track 9: "Phone Message #2 (Skit)" (5:07:00) -- Track 10: "We Fresh" (5:07:44) -- Track 11: "Mississippi (Skit)" (5:23:47) -- Track 12: "Go With Me" (5:26:39) -- Track 13: "Lady Lady" (5:33:42) -- Track 14: "Nothing Compares To Love" (5:55:33) -- Track 15: "Wayne's Takeover 2" (6:06:46) -- Track 16: "How We Ride" (6:20:04) -- Track 17: "Not Tonight" (6:55:28) -- Track 18: "The DJ" (6:59:04) -- Track 19: "Real Big" (7:18:26) -- Track 20: "Great Moments In The Ghetto #1" (7:31:24) -- Track 21: "Tell It Like It Is" (7:32:42) -- Track 22: "Dinnerlude" (7:36:33) -- Track 23: "Day In The Life (Cadillac Doors)" (7:38:33) -- Track 24: "Great Moments In The Ghetto #2" (7:45:31) -- Track 25: "I Know You Ain't Happy" (7:46:49) -- Track 26: "Phone Message #3 (Skit)" (7:49:04) -- Track 27: "Fight Song" (7:52:53) -- Track 28: "Mayor Song" (7:56:52) -- Track 29: "Swingers & Singers (Skit)" (8:07:55) -- Track 30: "Shake That Ass" (8:09:04) -- Ranking The Mind Of Mannie Fresh (8:40:30) -- Outro (8:42:39)

Moulz & Mel discuss their appreciation for "Yesterday", Big K.R.I.T.'s touching tribute to his grandmother, during their Patreon-exclusive review of 4Eva N A Day.

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rap-rankings-e34-89542182

In what's surely a main event level match, Moulz & Mel take on J Dilla & Madlib, specifically the time that the two legendary producers stepped behind the mic together, in their review of Champion Sound. ------------------------------ Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (10:31 - 13:12) -- The Rap Rankings Game (45:11) -- RAB Express: Ying Yang Twins, Me & My Brother (1:54:25) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:29:37) -- Champion Sound Info (2:59:15) -- Track 1: "L.A. To Detroit" (3:40:56) -- Track 2: "McNasty Filth" (3:44:50) -- Track 3: "Nowadayz" (4:02:16) -- Track 4: "Champion Sound" (4:41:32) -- Track 5: "The Red" (4:50:50) -- Track 6: "Heavy" (5:09:15) -- Track 7: "Raw Shit" (5:17:34) -- Track 8: "The Official" (5:26:40) -- Track 9: "The Heist" (5:52:45) -- Track 10: "The Mission" (6:06:02) -- Track 11: "React" (6:17:01) -- Track 12: "Strapped" (6:23:17) -- Track 13: "Strip Club" (6:48:33) -- Track 14: "The Exclusive" (7:01:50) -- Track 15: "Survival Test" (7:09:18) -- Track 16: "Starz" (7:19:42) -- Track 17: "No Games" (7:32:36) -- Track 18: "Raw Addict" (7:46:44) -- Track 19: "Ice" (7:52:57) -- Ranking Champion Sound (8:06:52) -- Outro (8:14:20)