You only get one chance to make a first impression. Rap fans can be a fickle bunch, so you better grab their ear quick. Come wack or—worse—come boring early on your album, and we may never live to ...

Nas, Meek Mill, 50 Cent, Chief Keef, and many more have mastered the art of opening an album with powerful intros. Check out ...

Before iTunes and Amazon gave us the luxury of picking and choosing which tracks we want off an album, we had to buy the entire CD or cassette tape to listen to everything we paid for. The intro ...

The 2010s saw the rise of hip-hop/rap to levels of popularity that it has never seen before with its evolution into the wide array of sounds that are present today. The variety of sounds in today’s ...

The intro track of a Hip Hop album often sets the tone for the entire record and provides listeners with a preview of what’s to come. These opening bars can be introspective, explosive, or simply a ...