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Plenty of rappers have challenged the U.S. President in office over the years.

Without a doubt, Hov is a businessman.

Best of both worlds.

Songs that make you mentally time travel back to the movie theater.

The good ol' days.

From Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Black Star to Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne, here are the best joint albums of all time.

Racks on rack on racks.

Rewriting history.

Not what you expected.

‘Ye sets the record straight.

Building a legacy through music.

Durkio is feeling himself.

XXL takes a look at the best guest verse runs from rappers dating back to 2000.

It's been a long wait.

Never saw it coming.

CD players, tall tees, dance song mania, jerseys and more, here's a look back at rap in the 2000s.

’Ye misses his big brother Hov.

Throwbacks, no Thursday.

XXL takes a look at the best rap albums released every summer since 2000.

Flows are recycled in music just as much as plastic is recycled on Earth.

XXL highlights the rappers who almost signed with another rap star but didn't.

XXL takes a look at Eminem's 23 best guest verses of all time.

50 Cent weighs in on Kanye's Harriet Tubman comments.

Another Watch The Throne moment?

XXL highlights the best rapper GIFs of all time.

City Girls, Smokepurpp, Lil Wayne, A$AP Ferg, Shy Glizzy and more salute the Queen Bee in their lyrics.

From Ice Cube's "I Wanna Kill Sam" to Jay-Z's "American Dreamin'," take a listen to hip-hop songs dedicated to the many sides of America.

Jay-Z's Team Roc is taking action and demanding justice.

What if Jay-Z rapped over Clipse's "Grindin'"? How about Kendrick Lamar on Tupac Shakur's "California Love"?

Team Roc is taking a stand for an innocent protester.