Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake. Even though the rap genre offered plenty of memorable moments last year, it would be hard to find a more significant event than the beef between two of the biggest rappers of our time, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. A rap beef can be defined as a dispute between rappers who create songs whose main purpose is to verbally attack each other. This beef has been closely watched by the entire music scene and was at the birth of the most notable rap songs of last year. It can be read on many levels, but at its core we find a powerful story of exploitation and colonialism, a war for the very soul of rap culture that should make us think about how to discuss rap.

“You don’t know what is avant-garde.” Fatboi Sharif is an artist whose work breaks every conceivable standard. His albums create mind-bending worlds; his art is both innovative and avant-garde. In his own words, he seeks sound and expression not created yet. We recently asked Fatboi about his Top 5 mind-bending rap albums to share some of the interesting and innovative rap records that have shaped the artist. His great list, however, gave us the idea for the article. So we went to the very essence of avant-garde art to help us reflect on the importance of Fatboi Sharif’s work and the albums he chose as his favorites. But we did it differently. Full of inspiration, we also wanted to break down boundaries, and so we created our little fictional sci-fi world, an experimental article, a short story in which you and an unnamed hero will explore the nooks and crannies of avant-garde art, mind-bending rap, and the album Decay.

We are SudetyRaport, your favorite rap plug, and today is exactly two years since we launched our website. Yes, it’s unbelievable, but for two years now we’ve been taking you week after week into the depths of the best rap and introducing you to all the nooks and crannies of the genre. We’re really trying to be a place where culture flourishes, and where even those artists whose art the general public still hasn’t the slightest idea about get a space. Rap has no boundaries and tells stories that matter. In order to better continue our mission, we need to create a new website, which we are already working hard on. We have a lot of new things coming up, from audiovisual content to merch.

Put on the best headphones you can find at home, lie back, listen to RealLifeXperience (2022), and close your eyes. It’s almost fascinating how powerfully visual rap music is. From the first second, the album immerses you in another world that may be notorious but also exotic to you. RLX doesn’t write detailed storytelling or reveal too much about himself; we would rather describe RealLifeXperience as an album of constant movement. And moving, or rather, traveling, will be in our article as well. In the latest essay from the Rap Tales section, we look at Boston-based producer MichaelAngelo and his distinctive music videos and reflect on how important music videos are to the complete rap experience.

Rap, like any other art, deepens empathy, mirrors emotions, broadens perspectives, provides some emotional security, and allows listeners to identify with rappers. Art is the voice of the people, and in rap this is doubly true. In the following article, we reflect on why rap is one of the unique means to enhance empathy and can help you better understand people from distant countries, other cultures and vastly different backgrounds. And few rap albums are as thought-provoking as GUNAHANI (2022) by artists Obijuan and dylantheinfamous. Open with us the book of the bloody history of the island country of the Bahamas and the masterpiece GUNAHANI. In this article, we take a voyage through time where you’ll encounter colonizer Christopher Columbus, voodoo, Bahamian folklore and brave warriors. Obijuan takes you into a world that is steeped in history and magic, remembers, and does not forgive. Ain’t no shit for the weak hearted nah mean.