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“Feel Good Inc.”—Gorillaz

“Feel Good Inc.”—Gorillaz

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

Hip-Hop, Ranked

The 101 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs, Ranked

By The Ringer Staff • 1 hr 34 min read

The 101 Best Kendrick Lamar Songs, Ranked

The Ringer Staff • 1 hr 34 min read

The 30 Best Years Rappers Have Ever Had, Ranked

The 30 Best Years Rappers Have Ever Had, Ranked

The 30 Best Rapper Years Ever, Ranked

By Justin Sayles and 2 more • 56 min read

The 30 Best Years Rappers Have Ever Had, Ranked

The 30 Best Years Rappers Have Ever Had, Ranked

The 30 Best Rapper Years Ever, Ranked

Justin Sayles and 2 more • 56 min read

The Top 100 Albums in the Rick Rubin Extended Universe, Ranked

By Corbin Reiff • 29 min read

The Top 100 Albums in the Rick Rubin Extended Universe, Ranked

Corbin Reiff • 29 min read

The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked

By The Ringer Staff • 1 hr 43 min read

The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked

The Ringer Staff • 1 hr 43 min read

Heavy Rotation: All the New Stuff

Noteworthy Reads

Noteworthy Reads

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down” With Cole Cuchna

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down” With Cole Cuchna

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down”

Bandsplain • 1 hr 10 min

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down” With Cole Cuchna

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down” With Cole Cuchna

Perfect Song: Radiohead’s “Let Down”

Bandsplain • 1 hr 10 min

‘Bangerz’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Bangerz’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

Every Single Album

‘Can’t Be Tamed’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Can’t Be Tamed’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Can’t Be Tamed’

Every Single Album

• 1 hr 7 min

‘Can’t Be Tamed’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Can’t Be Tamed’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Can’t Be Tamed’

Every Single Album

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | ESA: Miley Cyrus

Every Single Album

• 1 hr 13 min

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | Every Single Album: Miley Cyrus

‘Breakout’ | ESA: Miley Cyrus

Every Single Album

The Best (and Worst) of the Hannah Montana Discography

The Best (and Worst) of the Hannah Montana Discography

The Best (and Worst) of Hannah Montana

Every Single Album

• 1 hr 32 min

The Best (and Worst) of the Hannah Montana Discography

The Best (and Worst) of the Hannah Montana Discography

The Best (and Worst) of Hannah Montana

Every Single Album

Game Over: The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

Game Over: The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

Dissect’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown

Game Over: The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

Game Over: The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

The Dissect Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown Live Watch-Along

Dissect’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Breakdown

Britpop on Bandsplain

Oasis: Part 1 With Rob Harvilla

Bandsplain • Dec. 12, 2024 • 3 hr 26 min

FEUD: Blur Vs. Oasis With Miranda Sawyer

Bandsplain • Dec. 5, 2024 • 1 hr 42 min

The La’s With Ben Gibbard

• Feb. 27 • 1 hr 57 min

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 With Miranda Sawyer.

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 With Miranda Sawyer.

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1.

• April 17 • 3 hr 40 min

Oasis: Part 1 With Rob Harvilla

Bandsplain • Dec. 12, 2024 • 3 hr 26 min

FEUD: Blur Vs. Oasis With Miranda Sawyer

The La’s With Ben Gibbard

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 With Miranda Sawyer.

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 With Miranda Sawyer.

Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1.

Spotlight

Rap Beefs Reviewed
Poetic Justice: The Year of Kendrick Lamar
Ringer Dish • Feb. 6 • 1 hr 20 min
- The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked
  The Ringer Staff • May 7, 2024 • 1 hr 43 min read
- Why Drake Lost
  Justin Charity • May 9, 2024 • 11 min read
- Drake and Kendrick Lamar Is the Last Great Rap Beef. Thank God.
  Charles Holmes • May 4, 2024 • 10 min read
- What’s Beef? With Kanye and Drake, It’s Boring.
  Justin Charity • Sept. 29, 2021 • 4 min read
- Drake Lost: The Ruthlessness of Pusha-T’s Ferocious Diss Track
  Justin Charity • May 29, 2018 • 3 min read
- The Pusha-T vs. Drake Beef Is Now a War of Political Campaigns
  Micah Peters • Oct. 17, 2018 • 3 min read
- Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.
  Charles Holmes • Nov. 25, 2024 • 8 min read
- The Drake-Kendrick Beef May Be Over, but Diss Tracks Remain Big Business
  Justin Charity • June 13, 2024 • 6 min read
Or Revisit Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show With ‘Dissect’
Rap Beefs Reviewed
Poetic Justice: The Year of Kendrick Lamar
Ringer Dish • Feb. 6 • 1 hr 20 min
Or Revisit Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show With ‘Dissect’
Music’s Newest Stars
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
- A Doechii Discussion, and What Exactly Is an Industry Plant?
  A Doechii Discussion, and What Exactly Is an Industry Plant?
  A Discussion on Doechii and Industry Plants
  Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
  Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
  Higher Learning
  • March 14 • 1 hr 24 min
- ‘Forever Is a Feeling’
  Every Single Album
  • April 3 • 58 min
- MJ Lenderman, Indie Rock’s No. 1 Prospect, Goes Pro
  Eric Ducker • Sept. 6, 2024 • 12 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
- 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
- Mannequin Pussy Isn’t Shying Away From the Rage
  Ian Cohen • Dec. 11, 2024 • 11 min read
- Did Sabrina Carpenter Really Get NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted? An Investigation.
  Nora Princiotti • Sept. 30, 2024 • 4 min read
- New Music Corner: HAIM, Chappell Roan, Jennie, and Selena Gomez
  New Music Corner: HAIM, Chappell Roan, Jennie, and Selena Gomez
  HAIM, Chappell Roan, Jennie, and Selena Gomez
  Every Single Album
  • March 20 • 1 hr 2 min
Or Go Listen to ‘Every Single Album’
Music’s Newest Stars
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’
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
- ‘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

What’s the Best Song on ‘GNX’?

What’s the Best Song on ‘GNX’?

Last Song Standing

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

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

Explore All Podcasts

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Against All Odds

Will There Be Another 3K-Strikeout Pitcher? Plus, 60 Days to NFL Kickoff and the Knicks Hire Mike Brown.

Will There Be Another 3K-Strikeout Pitcher? Plus, 60 Days to NFL Kickoff and the Knicks Hire Mike Brown.

Will There Be Another 3K-Strikeout Pitcher, 60 Days to NFL, and Knicks Hire Mike Brown

Will There Be Another 3K-Strikeout Pitcher, 60 Days to NFL, and Knicks Hire Mike Brown

The Ringer’s Philly Special

The Ringer’s Philly Special

Zack Wheeler’s Dominance, VJ Edgecombe’s Debut, and the WNBA Is Coming to Philly!

The Full Go with Jason Goff

The Full Go with Jason Goff

“These Free Agent Streets Ain’t Nothing” With Brian Geltzeiler

New York, New York with John Jastremski

New York, New York with John Jastremski

New York, New York

John Harper Recaps the Subway Series Split, and Andrew Yang Talks Nets’ Future and NYC Mayoral Race

John Harper Recaps the Subway Series Split, and Andrew Yang Talks Nets’ Future and NYC Mayoral Race

John Harper Recaps the Subway Series Split and Andrew Yang Joins the Show

John Harper Recaps the Subway Series Split and Andrew Yang Joins the Show

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Higher Learning

Draymond’s Punch, Daddy Trump, and Dropping Loaves! Plus, a Diddy Trial Update.

Draymond’s Punch, Daddy Trump, and Dropping Loaves! Plus, a Diddy Trial Update.

Draymond’s Punch, Daddy Trump, Dropping Loaves, and a Diddy Trial Update

Draymond’s Punch, Trump, and the Diddy Trial

Explore All Podcasts

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

Sadie Sartini Garner

Sadie Sartini Garner

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