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The 101 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs, Ranked

The 101 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs, Ranked

The Ringer Staff

The Ringer Staff

But First ... Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam Clubhouse Tour With Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament

By Bill Simmons • 1 min read

Pearl Jam Clubhouse Tour With Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament

Bill Simmons • 1 min read

A Lion Unleashed: The Enduring Legacy of Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”

By Steven Hyden • 15 min read

A Lion Unleashed: The Enduring Legacy of Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”

Steven Hyden • 15 min read

Green River, Mother Love Bone, and Temple of the Dog with Patty Schemel

Bandsplain • 2 hr 46 min

Green River, Mother Love Bone, and Temple of the Dog with Patty Schemel

• 2 hr 46 min

“Yellow Ledbetter”—Pearl Jam

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s • 1 hr 34 min

“Yellow Ledbetter”—Pearl Jam

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s

60 Songs That Explain the 90s

• 1 hr 34 min

Heavy Rotation: All the New Stuff

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

“Umbrella”—Rihanna

“Umbrella”—Rihanna

“Umbrella”—Rihanna

“Umbrella”—Rihanna

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s • 1 hr 26 min

The Ringer’s 30 Best Albums of 2024

The Ringer’s 30 Best Albums of 2024

Bandsplain’s *Favourite* Albums of 2024

Bandsplain’s *Favourite* Albums of 2024

The Ringer Guide to ‘A Complete Unknown’

1:27:00

‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?

‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?

How Does ‘A Complete Unknown’ Feel?

The Big Picture • Dec. 24, 2024

Turning Music Rights Into a Bob Dylan Biopic

The Town with Matthew Belloni • Dec. 25, 2024 • 33 min

Nothing Is Revealed: Bob Dylan in 1967 and Elsewhere

Sean Fennessey • Nov. 27, 2017 • 16 min read

The ‘Walk Hard’ School of Music Biopic Filmmaking

Kyle Wilson • May 17, 2024 • 10 min read

1:27:00

‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?

‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?

How Does ‘A Complete Unknown’ Feel?

The Big Picture • Dec. 24, 2024

Turning Music Rights Into a Bob Dylan Biopic

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Town with Matthew Belloni

Nothing Is Revealed: Bob Dylan in 1967 and Elsewhere

The ‘Walk Hard’ School of Music Biopic Filmmaking

Spotlight

Ringer Films Presents ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
Rap’s Love Affair With Yacht Rock, Explained
Dissect • Dec. 4, 2024
- The (Slightly Abridged) Yacht Rock Dictionary
  Justin Sayles • Nov. 27, 2024 • 18 min read
- Pass the Gravy, Pass the Remote: A Music Documentary Thanksgiving Survival Guide
  The Ringer Staff • Nov. 27, 2024 • 19 min read
- ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Nate Dogg, Warren G, and the Apex of the G-Funk Era
  Rob Harvilla • July 5, 2023 • 7 min read
- ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’
  ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’
  ‘Hot Frosty,’ ‘Moana 2,’ and ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
  ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’
  The Big Picture
  • Nov. 27, 2024 • 1 hr 35 min
- ‘Running Scared’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
  ‘Running Scared’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
  ‘Running Scared’ (1986)
  The Rewatchables
  • Nov. 26, 2024 • 1 hr 30 min
- Are You Relivin’ the Years?: How Steely Dan Became a Cult Favorite for Millennials
  Derek Robertson • July 21, 2021 • 16 min read
Watch ‘Yacht Rock’ on Max Now
Ringer Films Presents ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
Rap’s Love Affair With Yacht Rock, Explained
Dissect • Dec. 4, 2024
Watch ‘Yacht Rock’ on Max Now
Music, Ranked
The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked
By The Ringer Staff • May 7, 2024 • 1 hr 43 min read
- The Ringer’s 100 Best Jay-Z Songs, Ranked
  The Ringer Staff • June 24, 2021 • 1 hr 13 min read
- The Cure’s 50 Best Songs, Ranked
  Michael Tedder • May 10, 2023 • 26 min read
- The Top 100 Albums in the Rick Rubin Extended Universe, Ranked
  Corbin Reiff • June 25, 2020 • 29 min read
- The Rosewood Ranking: An Obsessive Rundown of Every ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and G.O.O.D. Friday Kanye Song, Plus a Few Extras
  The Rosewood Ranking: An Obsessive Rundown of Every ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and G.O.O.D. Friday Kanye Song, Plus a Few Extras
  ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ Song Rankings
  Justin Sayles and 1 more • Nov. 23, 2020 • 38 min read
- The Top 100 Beyoncé Songs, Ranked
  Kyla Marshell • July 31, 2020 • 17 min read
- The Ringer’s Top 100 Radiohead Songs, Ranked
  Matthew Sigur • Oct. 1, 2020 • 21 min read
- The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of the Past 50 Years
  The Ringer Staff • Dec. 9, 2021 • 37 min read
- Ranking Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Surprise Song Sets
  Nora Princiotti and 1 more • Aug. 10, 2023 • 15 min read
- The Biggest Album Release Dates in Modern Music History, Ranked
  Justin Sayles • Sept. 24, 2021 • 18 min read
Go Yell About ’Em Here
Music, Ranked
The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked
By The Ringer Staff • May 7, 2024 • 1 hr 43 min read
Go Yell About ’Em Here
The Pop Ladies of 2024
2024 Was the Year the Pop Girls Ruled the Music World
2024 Was the Year the Pop Girls Ruled the Music World
The Pop Girls Ruled 2024
By Nora Princiotti • Dec. 31, 2024 • 8 min read
- Every Single Album’s Best Five Albums of 2024
  Every Single Album
  • Dec. 5, 2024 • 1 hr 3 min
- The Taylor Swift We Know Now Was Born on ‘1989’
  Nora Princiotti • Oct. 28, 2024 • 9 min read
- What’s Next for Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” and Taylor Swift’s Style
  What’s Next for Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” and Taylor Swift’s Style
  What’s Next for Chappell Roan and Lady Gaga’s “Disease”
  Chappell Roan’s Next Move and Lady Gaga’s “Disease”
  Every Single Album
  • Nov. 15, 2024 • 1 hr 4 min
- The End of the Eras Tour and More
  Jam Session
  • Dec. 10, 2024 • 51 min
- Brat summer and it’s the same except it’s winners and losers so it’s not
  Julianna Ress • Aug. 9, 2024 • 10 min read
- Did Sabrina Carpenter Really Get NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted? An Investigation.
  Nora Princiotti • Sept. 30, 2024 • 4 min read
- All Things Go Recap, the Short n’ Sweet Tour Kicks Off, and Where’s Taylor Swift?
  Every Single Album
  • Oct. 4, 2024 • 1 hr 6 min
- The Billie Eilish Divide
  Julianna Ress • May 22, 2024 • 7 min read
- How Taylor Swift Writes About Being Taylor Swift
  Nora Princiotti • April 25, 2024 • 6 min read
Or Go Listen to ‘Every Single Album’
The Pop Ladies of 2024
2024 Was the Year the Pop Girls Ruled the Music World
2024 Was the Year the Pop Girls Ruled the Music World
The Pop Girls Ruled 2024
By Nora Princiotti • Dec. 31, 2024 • 8 min read
Or Go Listen to ‘Every Single Album’

Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.

Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.

Kendrick Lamar Is Out for Blood on ‘GNX’

Cole Cuchna • 5 min read

Kendrick Lamar Is Out for Blood on ‘GNX’

‘GNX’ Is Kendrick Lamar’s Turbo-Powered Victory Lap

Paul Thompson • 7 min read

‘GNX’ Is Kendrick Lamar’s Turbo-Powered Victory Lap

Joe Biden Pardons, Kendrick Drops, and Drake Takes Legal Action

Joe Biden Pardons, Kendrick Drops, and Drake Takes Legal Action

Joe Biden Pardons and Drake Takes Legal Action

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning

• 1 hr 35 min

Joe Biden Pardons, Kendrick Drops, and Drake Takes Legal Action

Joe Biden Pardons, Kendrick Drops, and Drake Takes Legal Action

Joe Biden Pardons and Drake Takes Legal Action

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: Start Here

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”—Nirvana with Courtney Love

• May 17, 2023 • 2 hr 40 min

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”—Nirvana with Courtney Love

• May 17, 2023 • 2 hr 40 min

Alanis Morissette—”You Oughta Know”

• Oct. 15, 2020 • 31 min

Alanis Morissette—”You Oughta Know”

• Oct. 15, 2020 • 31 min

“Closing Time”—Semisonic

• March 13, 2024 • 1 hr 28 min

“Closing Time”—Semisonic

• March 13, 2024 • 1 hr 28 min

“It’s Good to Be King”—Tom Petty

• Feb. 2, 2022 • 1 hr 8 min

“It’s Good to Be King”—Tom Petty

• Feb. 2, 2022 • 1 hr 8 min

“Macarena”—Los del Rio

• Feb. 8, 2023 • 1 hr 11 min

“Macarena”—Los del Rio

• Feb. 8, 2023 • 1 hr 11 min

“Friends in Low Places”—Garth Brooks

• March 6, 2024 • 1 hr 37 min

“Friends in Low Places”—Garth Brooks

• March 6, 2024 • 1 hr 37 min

“My Name Is”—Eminem

• Oct. 18, 2023 • 1 hr 25 min

“My Name Is”—Eminem

• Oct. 18, 2023 • 1 hr 25 min

” … Baby One More Time”—Britney Spears

• May 4, 2022 • 1 hr 21 min

” … Baby One More Time”—Britney Spears

• May 4, 2022 • 1 hr 21 min

The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream

The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream

From the archives, one of our favorite long reads, about the rise and fall of ’90s pop music’s most infamous villain

The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream

The (Mostly) True Story of Vanilla Ice, Hip-Hop, and the American Dream

From the archives, one of our favorite long reads, about the rise and fall of ’90s pop music’s most infamous villain

From the Vault: Our Favorite Oral Histories

Welcome to Paradise: The Oral History of Green Day’s ‘Dookie’

By Alan Siegel • 31 min read

“You Keep Filming!”: The Oral History of Odd Future’s Chaotic, Joyous “Oldie” Video

By Patrick Lyons • 23 min read

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

By Alan Siegel • 28 min read

Three Feet From God: An Oral History of Nirvana ‘Unplugged’

By Alan Siegel • 37 min read

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

By Alan Siegel • 30 min read

“A Strange Bolt of Lightning”: The Oral History of the Gaslight Anthem’s ‘The ’59 Sound’

By Robert Mays • 43 min read

Welcome to Paradise: The Oral History of Green Day’s ‘Dookie’

By Alan Siegel • 31 min read

“You Keep Filming!”: The Oral History of Odd Future’s Chaotic, Joyous “Oldie” Video

By Patrick Lyons • 23 min read

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

By Alan Siegel • 28 min read

Three Feet From God: An Oral History of Nirvana ‘Unplugged’

By Alan Siegel • 37 min read

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

By Alan Siegel • 30 min read

“A Strange Bolt of Lightning”: The Oral History of the Gaslight Anthem’s ‘The ’59 Sound’

By Robert Mays • 43 min read

The Best of Bandsplain Got Four or Five Hours to Spare?

Red Hot Chili Peppers with Brittany Spanos and Joseph Patel

• June 17, 2021 • 2 hr 23 min

Red Hot Chili Peppers with Brittany Spanos and Joseph Patel

• June 17, 2021 • 2 hr 23 min

Pavement with Chris Ryan

• Feb. 17, 2022 • 3 hr 52 min

Pavement with Chris Ryan

• Feb. 17, 2022 • 3 hr 52 min

Radiohead with Cole Cuchna, Part 1

• March 31, 2022 • 2 hr 41 min

Radiohead with Cole Cuchna, Part 1

• March 31, 2022 • 2 hr 41 min

The 1992 Music Draft

• Dec. 22, 2022 • 1 hr 42 min

The 1992 Music Draft

• Dec. 22, 2022 • 1 hr 42 min

The Cure: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

• March 9, 2023 • 4 hr 35 min

The Cure: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

• March 9, 2023 • 4 hr 35 min

Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 1 with Grayson Haver Currin

• May 18, 2023 • 2 hr 56 min

Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 1 with Grayson Haver Currin

• May 18, 2023 • 2 hr 56 min

Talking Heads: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

• Aug. 17, 2023 • 3 hr 18 min

Talking Heads: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

• Aug. 17, 2023 • 3 hr 18 min

Pearl Jam: Part 1 with Kevin Clark

• April 25, 2024 • 4 hr 56 min

Pearl Jam: Part 1 with Kevin Clark

• April 25, 2024 • 4 hr 56 min

Blur With Chris Ryan

• Nov. 21, 2024 • 3 hr 34 min

Blur With Chris Ryan

• Nov. 21, 2024 • 3 hr 34 min

From the Archives Long Reads We Pulled From the Crates

A Deal With the Devil: The Triumph and Tragedy of ‘All Eyez on Me’

By Justin Sayles • 18 min read

May He Have Your Attention? ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ at 20

By Jeff Weiss • 24 min read

The Man and the Machine: On 20 Years of 50 Cent and ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’’

By Paul Thompson • 14 min read

Live Forever: Oasis, ‘Definitely Maybe,’ and the Definitely Misunderstood Legacy of Britpop

Live Forever: Oasis, ‘Definitely Maybe,’ and the Definitely Misunderstood Legacy of Britpop

Before the blokes go back on tour, revisit their big break out—and how the ’90s U.K. music scene came to define a generation of argy-bargy

Go Sell It on the Mountain

By Lex Pryor • 9 min read

Go Sell It on the Mountain

Lex Pryor • 9 min read

The Duality of Tim

By Justin Sayles • 18 min read

The Duality of Tim

Justin Sayles • 18 min read

Go Get Your Knife: The Oral History of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’

By Matthew Sigur • 27 min read

Go Get Your Knife: The Oral History of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’

Matthew Sigur • 27 min read

“Cocaine, Speed, and Gallons of Jack Daniel’s”: The Last Rock ’n’ Roll Superstars Were … Korn?

By Steven Hyden • 18 min read

“Cocaine, Speed, and Gallons of Jack Daniel’s”: The Last Rock ’n’ Roll Superstars Were … Korn?

Steven Hyden • 18 min read

“In My Mind I Was Already Gone”: The Endless End of Outkast

“In My Mind I Was Already Gone”: The Endless End of Outkast

Collections

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The Rock Collection

Guitar music and air-bass playing, as told by Rob Harvilla

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The Rock Collection

‘GNX,’ Beef, and the Year of Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Is Out for Blood on ‘GNX’

By Cole Cuchna • Nov. 26, 2024 • 5 min read

‘GNX’ Is Kendrick Lamar’s Turbo-Powered Victory Lap

By Paul Thompson • Nov. 25, 2024 • 7 min read

The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked

The Ringer Staff • May 7, 2024 • 1 hr 43 min read

Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.

Charles Holmes • Nov. 25, 2024 • 8 min read

Kendrick Lamar Is Out for Blood on ‘GNX’

By Cole Cuchna • Nov. 26, 2024 • 5 min read

‘GNX’ Is Kendrick Lamar’s Turbo-Powered Victory Lap

The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked

The Ringer Staff

Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.

Podcasts

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Off The Pike with Brian Barrett

Off The Pike with Brian Barrett

Celtics Check-in With Bobby Manning

Steph Hits 4K! Plus, Are We Headed for an OKC-Boston Finals Matchup?

Steph Hits 4K! Plus, Are We Headed for an OKC-Boston Finals Matchup?

Steph Hits 4K! Plus, Are We Headed for an OKC-Boston Finals Matchup?

Steph Hit 4K, OKC-Boston Finals Matchup?

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Against All Odds

The Best Sports Media Feuds, and Kenny Mayne Joins

The Best Sports Media Feuds, and Kenny Mayne Joins

Best Sports Media Feuds, and Kenny Mayne Joins

Will Anyone Ever Break Steph’s 3-Point Record? Plus: Standings Watch, the Importance of Size, and Our Loves and Loathes.

Will Anyone Ever Break Steph’s 3-Point Record? Plus: Standings Watch, the Importance of Size, and Our Loves and Loathes.

Steph’s 3-Point Record, Standings Watch, and the Importance of Size

Steph’s 3-Point Record and Standings Watch

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning

Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s Vision for Gaza, and DEI in the NFL

Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s Vision for Gaza, and DEI in the NFL

Trump’s Vision for Gaza and DEI in the NFL

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A Requiem for the Dead

A Requiem for the Dead

From the archive: A farewell to the Dead and Co. and a relic of boomer culture that found a way to regenerate, time and time again

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