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Hip-hop albums were dropping at a dizzying pace throughout the 1990s.

A look at the greatest album covers from different eras within the genre.

These rappers that are related may be surprising.

The illest illustrations.

Celebrating the vast vocabulary of artists like Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and more.

From Lil Wayne's Tha Carter II to 50 Cent's The Massacre, 2005 gave birth to plenty of respected rap releases.

Prepare to binge.

The 13 songs you need to hear.

Dust off your Discman.

These rappers left the '90s with a bang.

From A$AP Mob to YoungBoy Never Broke Again, check out the meanings behind rappers' acronyms.

Here are some of the more memorable instances in which hip-hop and NPR's Tiny Desk concert series collided.